PHNOM PENH, March 3 (Xinhua) — Indonesia will soon start to provide scholarship for Cambodian students in the fields of dance, cinematography and fine arts, said the official news agency AKP (Agence Kampuchea Presse) on Tuesday. Minister of Culture and…
Day: March 4, 2009
Micro-lenders run reality check
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s microfinance sector is one of the fastest growing in the world. There’s just one snag: nobody knows if it actually helps the poor who receive the loans and whether its lending practices are sustainable. While…
U.S. provided $5.6 mln of aid to Cambodia in 2008
PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) — U.S. altogether provided 5.6 million U.S. dollars of aid to Cambodia in 2008, Chinese-language newspaper the Jian Hua Daily on Wednesday quoted a senior official as saying. The amount of U.S. aid for Cambodia…
An update on Khvien school ~ a brief report
The year so far: Happy reports from R________ and V___________ who are doing well in their studies in English at High School and University respectively. Both are Khvien students who have the goal of becoming teachers themselves and so benefit their…