Brief Report “ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia” Monday- Saturday, August 17-22, 2009, 2009

Brief Report

“ODA News and Donors’ Activities in Cambodia”

Monday- Saturday, August 17-22, 2009, 2009

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Monday, August 17, 2009

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

1-Koh Santepheap, Vol.42, #6733, 20.8.2009

A Thai Cultural Committee Granted Bath 1 Million [approx. US$30,000] to Repair an Old Building of the Battambang Municipality [the building was built in 1905 by a Thai official]

2-JICA Promotes Cambodian Development

Source: Source: DAP News , http://www.dap-news.com/en/

US$72 million is a concession loan to develop Sihanoukville Port to expand its capacity and another US$10 million is grant aid for economic and social development.  Japan so far continues to be the top donor to Cambodia.

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Friday, August 21, 2009

Koh Santepheap, Vol.42, #6734, 21.8.2009

Japan Has Helped to Construct the Telecommunications Network in Phnom Penh since the 1990s

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

1- “Korea Urges Rural Focus in Cambodia”

Source: DAP News, http://www.dap-news.com/en/

The Korean Government on Friday pledged its willingness to help in the building of a university in every province in Cambodia in a bid to pave the way for provincial and rural development.

2- JICA, Cambodia Ink Sihanoukville Port Agreement

Source: Source: DAP News , http://www.dap-news.com/en/

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Economy (MEF) Keat Chhun cosigned a loan agreement with President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Suzuki Yasujiro amount for ¥7,176 million to but use in developing Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Port, an MEF official said on August 21