Daily Update from Local Newspapers July 31, 2013

1.                               Politics/Human Rights

CPP Rejects a Rumor and Determines to Strengthen

Internal Unity  

Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) rejected a rumor that Samdech Techo Hun Sen resigned his post as the Prime Minister and left Cambodia to abroad. This is a psychological warfare was made by the unfair groups in order to poison the social environment, according to a statement from CPP. The CPP would like to confirm that Samdech Techo Hun Sen is still in the country and fulfills his post as the Prime Minister. Once again, the CPP would like to express profound thanks the citizens who support and vote for CPP to win the elections, which continue to be the Prime Minister for the 5th legislature of the National Assembly. Besides, the CPP furthers strengthen solidarity and internal unity so as to protect the interests of the nation in every situation and circumstance, it added. (Kampuchea Tmey, 31 July 2013)

  

2.                 Diplomatic Issue

3.                 Economy/Development

4.                 Korea’s interest in Cambodia

KOICA Grants Aid of over 3 Million USD to UNICEF to Improve Maternal and Child Health Care in Cambodia

Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) granted aid of over 3 million USD to UNICEF so as to improve maternal and child health care among the poor people in Cambodia. Mothers and their newborns as well as the children under 5-year-old, who living in the deprived areas in Cambodia will get benefit from any intervention which enhance their health. Therefore, we would like to thanks KOICA for its fund with the amount of 3.4 million USD through a joint partnership with UNICEF, said a joint press release of KOICA and UNICEF. Over the next three years, a fund will be used by UNICEF to achieve the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Health Strategic Plan 2 (HSP2) from 2008 to 2015 by improving the essential of maternal and child health care as well as improving nutritional status of women and children in 14 health operational districts in the provinces of Kratie, Stung Treng, Rattanakkiri, Mondulkiri, Kompong Thom, Preah Vihear, Kompong Speu and Phnom Penh, it added. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 31 July 2013)