Cambodia builds $40,000 lakeside toilet for Thai princess's visit - and plans to demolish it when she leaves

Edit The Times of India 21 Feb 2016
The visit of a Thai princess to one of Cambodia's poorest provinces has sparked controversy after at least $40,000 was spent building an air-conditioned outhouse in anticipation of her arrival ... An SCG manager identified as Mr Pursat told the newspaper the community could use the small building as an office after the royal delegation had left, and defended spending such a figure on a facility that will be used only once ... ....

A throne of her own: $40,000 toilet built for Thai royal's visit to Cambodia

Edit The Guardian 21 Feb 2016
Imported commode will be dumped after princess’s three-day trip and freestanding outhouse converted into office. A toilet estimated to have cost up to $40,000 has been built for the personal use of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand when she visits Cambodia on Monday, officials have said ... The final touch will be added on Monday when a special imported commode will arrive ... A manager from SCG, identified only as Mr Pursat, said ... ....

Reaching the “last mile” in Cambodia’s rural healthcare system (United Nations Capital Development Fund)

Edit Public Technologies 16 Feb 2016
(Source. United Nations Capital Development Fund). The was specifically developed to support the transfer of primary public healthcare functions from central government to the district administrations ... Paul Martin. Regional Technical Advisor for Local Development Finance ... The LDHHS grant has allowed support for the 'last mile' to be realized in one of the most isolated locations in the Pursat province ... Mr ... Original Document ... (noodl....

Decline of Cambodia's Honeybees Raises Concerns

Edit Voa News 15 Feb 2016
Cheng Hong. Honeybees have a huge role in the ecosystems of tropical climates, but illegal logging and unsustainable honey harvesting are hurting their population ... "You don't find them in a lot of places ... Some non-governmental organizations are dedicated exclusively to helping with beekeeping, such as the Angkor Center for the Conservation of Biodiversity in Siem Reap, and private-sector promotion projects in Pursat province ... ....

Implementing decentralization in rural Cambodia's healthcare functions (United Nations Capital Development Fund)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Feb 2016
(Source. United Nations Capital Development Fund). The UN Capital Development Fund has completed the project in Cambodia, with the funding and support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) ... Paul Martin ... Mr ... The LDHSS pilot project was implemented in two provinces, which are Battambang and Pursat, in order to test out the transfer of permissive functions to the SNAs in the health sector ... Original Document ... (noodl....

The art of spotting the odd one out

Edit Topix 23 Jan 2016
Visiting Pursat in 2004 during the first ever comprehensive survey of Cambodia's monasteries, Danielle and Dominique GuA©ret found a painting in Wat Sbov Rik's temple - or vihara - depicting the birth of Siddhartha . The scene was fairly typical apart from one detail. the women looking on were wearing wristwatches ... ....

Pursat police official charged with murder

Edit Topix 19 Jan 2016
The chief of police of Prey Veng town's Svay Anthor district was charged with murder by the provincial court on Saturday after allegedly fatally shooting an unarmed man in the head during a raid on a cockfight last week, police said ... ....

Media Availability: Current Malaria Treatment Fails in Cambodia Due to Drug-Resistant Parasites (NIAID - National ...

Edit Public Technologies 08 Jan 2016
After monitoring parasite levels in the blood for 63 days, investigators found parasites had reemerged despite initial clearance in 45.7 percent of participants in Pursat, 15.9 percent of participants in Preah Vihear and 1.67 percent of participants in Ratanakiri. The results indicate the ACT is failing in Pursat and Preah Vihear, where artemisinin ......

Police net eight in Pursat over illegal fishing methods

Edit Topix 02 Jan 2016
Eight men caught illegally fishing in a protected area of Pursat's Krakor district on Wednesday were charged yesterday at the provincial court. Pin Vuthy, a Kampong Luong commune fishery administration official, said the suspects are aged 15 to 42 and that seven are ethnic Vietnamese while one is Cambodian ... ....

PM calls for tougher scrutiny on pardons

Edit Topix 16 Dec 2015
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday told the Ministry of Justice to re-check pardon applications from convicted robbers and drug dealers, saying that recidivism is a big problem in the Kingdom. The premier's statement, made in a speech on Koh Pich, follows a turbulent weekend rife with armed robberies in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Pursat and Battambang ... ....

Spate of robberies over the weekend

Edit Topix 14 Dec 2015
Police in Battambang province question a suspect in the armed robbery of gold and jewellery vendors at a market there over the weekend. Photo supplied A rash of armed robberies struck multiple businesses in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Pursat and Battambang on Friday and Saturday, resulting in one death and four arrests so far, police said ... ....

Cambodian villagers opt for renewable energy with help of UNIDO (UNIDO - United Nations Industrial ...

Edit Public Technologies 20 Nov 2015
(Source. UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization) ... In doing so, it also helps reduce expenditures for diesel use and battery charging fees while at the same time mitigate greenhouse gas emissions ... Sok Narin, Head of UNIDO Operations in Cambodia, said that construction of other stations is still ongoing in different communes in Battambang and Pursat provinces ... For more information, please contact.. Sok Narin ... email. Or....
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