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Date: November 21, 2022 (Mon.) Time and Location: 12 – 6 PM, Angkor Green Gardens (formerly Cambodian Cultural Village) Mekong Institute (MI) is currently implementing “Sustainable and Smart Tourism Development in the Mekong Region”. Supported by the Mekong-Republic of Korea Cooperation Fund (MKCF), this three-year project introduces smart tourism tools, techniques, and technologies through learning…
Every year on November 9, Cambodia celebrates its Independence Day. This holiday honors Cambodia’s independence from France on November 9, 1953. Cambodians celebrate this day in various parts of the country. The main location for the ceremony’s official celebrations is the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital. Every year on this day, a high-ranking…
Cambodia will send deminers to train Ukrainians in the removal of UXOs left by Russian forces during the ongoing conflict. During a phone call on Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Hun Sen conveyed this to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr Hun Sen promised to work with the Japanese government to obtain equipment for Cambodian deminers to…
After the UN Secretary-General’s appointment as the UN Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, Mr. Joseph Scheuer of Luxembourg presented his letter of credentials to H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Royal Government of Cambodia to officially take up his assignment in the country. During the courtesy call…
The fifth ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit concluded yesterday. The two-day hybrid event had the theme “Together ASEAN IBee” (Inclusive Business enabling environment). The event was organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Cambodia in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat; ESCAP; iBAN, a global program funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic…
According to a recent report released jointly by UN Women and ASEAN Chair Cambodia, Cambodia leads ASEAN in women’s employment with 49 women out of every 100 employed people, a number that is greater than Singapore, the region’s most advanced economy, which could account for only 47. In terms of employment, the Lao People’s Democratic…
The French author Annie Ernaux was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2022 “for the courage and clinical precision with which she discovers the roots, estrangements, and collective restrictions of personal memory.” The Swedish Academy announced it on October 6, 2022. Ernaux is the 16th French writer to earn the prize, the first Frenchwoman,…
According to Sok Siphana, senior advisor to the government and chairman of Asian Vision Institute, the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits, which will be held next month, would be a major turning point for the Kingdom as the 2022 Chair. The post-Covid 19 recovery, the US-China rivalry, the political crisis in Myanmar, the long-standing issues…
As Covid-19 is in control in Cambodia, organisers have announced that the 9th Cambodia Book Fair will take place this year. The 9th Cambodia Book Fair Organizing Committee, according to Hok Sothy, Director of Sipar, will reorganise the Cambodia Book Fair, which will take place from December 9 to 11 at the National Library in…
Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, Minister of Sports and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) and Vice President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), will lead the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the OCA Executive Board and General Assembly, which begins today and will last two days in Cambodia. Prince…
Cambodia and Cuba will sign a series of agreements that will broaden their bilateral collaboration in a wide range of areas. The signing ceremony will take place during Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz’s official visit to Cambodia from October 4-6, 2022, at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen. During the visit, His Majesty Preah…
Mahatma Gandhi is regarded as one of the most influential personalities in Indian and global history, and he played a vital role in the Indian Independence Movement. Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in the western Indian city of Porbandar. Every year on Gandhi Jayanti (October 2nd), his birthday is celebrated. Many people are…
A USAID-funded project has identified an adult giant salmon carp, a fish species that may weigh up to 66 pounds (30 kilograms), in the Mekong River for the first time in 18 years. One of the world’s most endangered fish species was unexpectedly rediscovered in northern Cambodia. No adult giant salmon fish (Aaptosyax grypus) have…
