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NEWS: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet received a courtesy call by President of the Women’s Business Council Philippines Rosemarie P. Rafael and her delegations on Wednesday (Jan. 22) at the Peace Palace.

During the meeting, Rosemarie P. Rafael briefed Samdech Thipadei about the delegation’s visit to Cambodia, comprising 35 Filipino women leaders and businesspersons who are members of the Women’s Business Council Philippines and are currently operating businesses in various sectors.

She also mentioned that the delegation would participate in a business forum jointly organized by the Women’s Business Council of the Philippines and the Ministry of Commerce of Cambodia.

On this occasion, the delegation expressed interest in investing in several key sectors in Cambodia, including agriculture (rice industry), aviation, tourism, automotive, education, healthcare, transportation and logistics, retail, and manufacturing. Additionally, they showed interest in seeking collaboration with Cambodian women entrepreneurs, particularly in areas such as vocational upskilling, exchanging experiences and best practices, and capacity building.

For his part, Samdech Thipadei highly valued the council’s activities in promoting the role of women in business. The premier welcomed the council’s interest in exploring investment and trade opportunities in Cambodia and expressed his delight at the organisation of the upcoming business forum in Cambodia, as well as the planned forum in the Philippines in the future. Samdech Thipadei noted that these forums would help bridge businesspersons or investors from both countries and create more investment opportunities.

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet added that the Royal Government has always prioritized the success of the private sector by implementing supportive policies and incentive measures to encourage investment and business activities in Cambodia. He also highlighted that, in Cambodia, women’s roles in the business sector have made a remarkable progress, and the country’s socio-economic development can only advance with the participation of multiple sectors to ensure and foster the drive of national economic growth.
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NEWS: A spokesperson for the General Commissariat of National Police reported that on 15 January 2025, the Ministry of Interior successfully intervened to rescue Yu Emil, an American citizen of Chinese-Taiwanese descent, who had been kidnapped in Bangkok, Thailand, and smuggled into Cambodia.

The operation was launched immediately after the victim’s family contacted the Ministry of Interior via its Facebook page on 14 January 2025, triggering a search that led to the rescue of the victim from a criminal network connected to an organised group in Thailand.

The victim had been deceived by a Taiwanese-Chinese criminal syndicate in Thailand, who lured him to travel from Shanghai, China, to Bangkok under the pretense of attending a bakery’s opening ceremony. Upon arrival, the group drugged him, smuggled him into Cambodia, held him captive, tortured him, and extorted money from him.

Following the successful rescue, the operations team arrested a Taiwanese-Chinese suspect, along with other accomplices, who were responsible for restraining the victim and torturing him. These actions enabled the criminal network in Thailand to contact the victim’s family and demand ransom money for his release.

The victim is currently under the care and supervision of the Cambodian National Police, who are monitoring his health and preparing to transfer him to the US Embassy for further assistance and repatriation. Investigations into the Taiwanese-Chinese criminal syndicate and its mastermind, believed to be operating from Thailand, are ongoing, with authorities exploring potential cooperation with Thai counterparts to dismantle the entire network.
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NEWS: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed gratitude to Nek Oknha Leng Navatra and other benefactors for purchasing rice from local farmers during the price crisis. He added that every contribution, big or small, serves as valuable support and encouragement for farmers during this critical time.

The premier spoke on Monday (Jan. 20) at the inauguration of the newly established village “Bun Rany Sen Chey Damnak Troyeung” in Pro’ngel commune, Phnom Kravanh district, Pursat province.

On the occasion, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet stated that the philanthropists’ generosity is far more meaningful than the actions of those who, while claiming patriotism abroad, seek to persuade foreign nations to cut aid and restrict Cambodia’s state markets.

It should be noted that on 15 January 2025, Nek Oknha Leng Navatra, CEO of Galaxy Navatra Group, pledged to purchase 1,000 tons of rice to provide free annual rice supplies to Borey Leng Navatra 6A buyers in need. Beyond Leng Navatra, numerous philanthropists, including artists and online sellers, have also committed to buying rice from struggling farmers. While a short-term fix, this initiative offers vital relief and exemplifies solidarity in difficult times.
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NEWS: Cambodia’s Minister of Information H.E. Neth Pheaktra (L, Pic. 1) this afternoon leads a delegation of Turkish trainers to pay a working visit at the state-owned Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP), National Television of Cambodia (TVK) and National Radio of Cambodia (RNK).

NEWS: His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, has spoken highly of Buddhism and laid stress on four key roles played by pagodas in Cambodian society development since ancient times to the present.

Addressing at the inauguration ceremony of the Samdech Preah Sangharaja Chuon Nath Grand Building and Khmer Manuscript Research and Conservation Institute, as well as other achievements at Ounalom Pagoda in Phnom Penh this morning, His Majesty the King said Buddhist pagodas have promoted and cultivated morality and virtue, contributing to the harmonisation in the Cambodian society, both religiously and socially.

Moreover, he continued, Cambodian Buddhist pagodas are the place of education, both physically and mentally, building all kinds of human resources; and a repository for preserving culture, traditions, customs, and rich knowledge.

The monarch underlined that Cambodian Buddhist pagodas are also a place of great importance in mainstreaming and preserving the identity and soul of the nation since ancient times.

Besides, pagodas provide shelter and a learning place for the underprivileged, and some of them have become leaders,” he said. “Buddhist pagodas become an inseparable catalyst of Cambodian people’s daily life and social development, i.e. pagoda and society are one.”

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate and President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King; Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly; Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister; and many others senior leaders and foreign ambassadors.

This pagoda (Ounalom) is known to be an ancient Buddhist monastery that is the birthplace of the Khmer dictionary through the work of Samdech Preah Sangharaja Chuon Nath, said His Majesty the King.

Until now, Ounalom is known as a place of worship and an active and dynamic place contributing to the education and academic studies in Cambodia.

His Majesty the King also expressed his appreciation to the Royal Government of Cambodia for its support to the Buddhism development in the country.

The Kingdom has in total 5,146 pagodas with more than 70,000 monks across the country