1. Politics/Human Rights
2.
Diplomatic Issue
Korea’s
Loan with the Amount of 200 Million USD Signed
The Republic of Korea provided
a loan with the amount of 200 million USD to Cambodia for the implementation of
the four projects in order to develop the country. H.E. Hor Namhong, Minister
of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and H.E. Kim Han Soo,
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Cambodia yesterday signed an agreement
for the framework arrangement concerning loans from economic development
cooperation fund (EDCF) from the year 2013 to 2016 with the amount of 200
million USD under the Presidency of PM Hun Sen. The four projects are:
1.
Project for rehabilitation of national road No.
2 and national road No. 22.
2. Project for
rehabilitation of national road No. 48
3. Dauntri multipurpose dam
development project between Battambang and Pursat province
4.
Project for improvement of rural roads on phase 2 in 9 provinces
including Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang,
Pursat, Kompong Chhnang, Kompong Speu and Takeo province.
Mr. Koy Kuong, the spokesman of the Cambodian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told the reporters after the
signing ceremony that on behalf of the government of Cambodia, we would like to
express our profound thanks the government and the nations of the Republic of
Korea for so far providing loans and other aids so as to develop the social
economy, reduce poverty as well as infrastructures development. Besides, the
bilateral trade between the two countries worth over 1 billion USD in 2012, while
Korean investment in Cambodia worth over 286 million USD last year. Furthermore,
Cambodia imports from Korea worth over 900 million USD, while Cambodia export
to Korea worth over only 70 million USD, he added. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 11 July
2013)
3.
Economy/Development
4.
Korean’s News
Korean
Man Drives Overspeed and Crash 3 Motorbikes of Citizen Protectors
Korean man’s car crashed into three motorbikes
of the citizen protectors and police officer which have been parked in front of
the headquarter office. The accident happened on 9 July 2013 at 22:50 PM in the
South village, Sangkat Kork Chork, Siem Reap province. A car, model Lexus 470,
silver color, car’s plate number 2J-8851, drove by a Korean man named Chin and accompanied
by his girlfriend with overspeed and crashed into three motorbikes of the citizen
protectors and police officer which have been parked in front of the headquarter
office. Fortunately, nobody was injured in this accident, said the police. The owner
of the motorbikes named 1. Mr. Seung Sambath, the citizen protector of the South
village 2. Mr. Hak Samoeurn, the police officer of Sangkat Kork Chork 3. Mr. Ith
Pun, is also the citizen protector of the South village. According to Mr. Ith
Pun, after the accident, the police confined and confiscated a car key from Korean
man so as to wait the experts to solve the problem; anyhow, a Korean man’s
behavior was appalling since he wanted to fight the victims. Finally, Mr. Noun
Sopheap, representative of Korean man, assisted to facilitate by paying 1,000
USD to the victims in order to repair those three motorbikes. (Kampuchea Tmey,
11 July 2013)
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