Author: Niem Chheng
A UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has approved more than $100 million in funding which will allow the Cambodian Climate Financing Facility’s (CCFF) to finance high-impact climate projects. The UN Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved $109 million, during its 38th board meeting in Rwanda on March 7. According to a project summary published by the GCF, the $109 million consists of a GCF co-financing loan of $50 million and $5 million in grants, with the remaining $54 million provided by additional co-financing. The climate adaptation and mitigation programme, referred to as FP228, will go through the Korean Development Bank.…
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has dismissed at least 160 police officers from various departments within the ministry’s jurisdiction for returning positive tests for illegal narcotics. According to documents dated March 1 and seen by The Post on March 7, the officers were from different units across the country, including the National Police. Interior ministry spokesman Touch Sokhak confirmed to The Post that all of them returned positive drug tests. “We are testing nationwide. We began in Prey Veng province, and moved on to the National Police headquarters in Phnom Penh,” said Sokhak. He explained that the decision to test…
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has dismissed at least 67 police officers from different provincial forces, as well as the immigration department, for returning positive tests for illegal narcotics. According to documents dated March 1 and obtained by The Post on March 7, they were from different several capital districts and provinces across the country. Among them, 8 were immigration police officers, while 13 were from different districts in Phnom Penh. Battambang and Ratanakkiri provinces each saw 6 officers fired. Interior ministry spokesman Touch Sokhak confirmed to The Post that all of them returned positive drug tests. Prime Minister Hun…
UK minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan has called on people to visit Cambodia following her recent “excellent” trip to the country. Her comments were seen as positive by both nations, especially as Cambodia looks to promote the post-Covid-19 recovery of the tourism sector. Trevelyan paid her first official visit to Cambodia from March 2-4. During her time in the country, she met with several high-profile leaders from the economic, culture and foreign affairs sectors. In a video clip posted by the UK embassy in Phnom Penh on March 5, Trevelyan shared her impression of Cambodia, as well as…
Australia has agreed to work with Cambodia on ASEAN priorities, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also unveiled a $2 billion business engagement package. Albanese met for bilateral talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 5. “Australia will continue to work with Cambodia on ASEAN priorities. We both benefit from an open, stable and prosperous region. A productive meeting with Prime Minister Hun Manet today,” Albanese tweeted after the meeting. According to Manet’s social media, during the meeting, Albanese expressed his admiration for the “marvellous resilience” of Cambodia,…
Prime Minister Hun Manet has instructed Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth to chair a working group to determine measures to improve the safety of the Kingdom’s railway crossings. He noted that many cars and trucks, and even cattle, have been hit by trains. While speaking to members of the Cambodian diasapora in Melbourne – who came out to welcome Manet during his Australian trip to attend ASEAN-Australia Special Summit – the prime minister said he often received reports of such collisions from Minister of Public Works and Transport Peng Ponea. “He [Ponea] often informs me of incidents where…
Many Cambodian people might have never heard of the nation of Liechtenstein, so they would be doubly surprised to hear that the small, German-speaking European state has selected the Kingdom as one of its nine priority nations for the development of bilateral relations. The new relationship was revealed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a February 29 statement, released during the February 29 to March 2 visit of Dominique Hasler, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education and Sports of Liechtenstein. Her arrival marked the first ministerial visit from Liechtenstein to Cambodia. Analysts described the move as part…