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 Her Majesty The Queen -Mother and The King Meet with Mourners

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 PM: The Abdication to His Majesty King Si- and The King Meet with Mourners hamoni Is The King- Father’s Last Big Achievement for Cam- bodia

U.S. Donates Laptops to Ministry of National Defense

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Interna- tional Airport To Ac- commodate Five Addi- tional Boeing 747s

Three New Airlines To Launch Direct Flights to

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 WHO Hails Cambodia’s Success in Combating Tuberculosis

Cambodia, Indonesia To Sign on 4 Agreements

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More than 10,000 Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace on Oct. 23 to chant and pray for the seventh and final day of official mourning for Cambodia’s late King-Father Samdech Preah .

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100,000 Cambodian People Attend Last Day of The Official Mourning for The King-Father

Her Majesty Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and His Majesty , King of Cam- bodia, join with crowded mourners including more than 10,000 Buddhist monks in front of the Royal Palace on Oct. 23 to chant and pray for the seventh and final day of official mourning for Cambodia’s late King-Father Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk. Photo: Royal Palace AKP Phnom Penh, monks from different crowded mourners for state at the Royal Pal- October 24, 2012 — pagodas across the the final day of official ace for at least three country chanted and mourning. months before being An estimated 100,000 prayed for the soul of cremated. Cambodian people the Late King-Father, The week-long official from all walks of life the father of independ- mourning period for yesterday evening ence, territorial integ- the King-Father began Leaders of friendly gathered in front of the rity, and national on Oct. 17 when his countries have subse- Royal Palace in unity. body returned home quently sent condo- Phnom Penh for the after he passed away lence letters and trav- last day of the official His Majesty King No- in the early morning of eled to Cambodia to mourning for King- rodom Sihamoni and Oct. 15 in Beijing, pay their last respects Father Samdech Preah Her Majesty Queen- China at the age of 90. to the Cambodian re- Norodom Sihanouk. Mother Norodom vered former King. Monineath Sihanouk The King-Father’s Some 10,000 Buddhist also joined the body will be lying in ******** P A G E 3

PM: The Abdication to His Majesty King Sihamoni Is The King-Father’s Last Big Achievement for Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, Oc- throne at that time, we first week of February later, the Royal Council tober 28, 2012 – would now be are un- next year. of the Throne selected der the throne cri- Cambodian Prime Min- sis,” Samdech Techo In addition, Samdech one of his sons, Noro- ister Samdech Akka said at the Techo Hun Sen said the dom Sihamoni, as Moha Sena Padei Te- land title certificate King-Father’s statue the new King of Cam- cho Hun Sen on Satur- handover ceremony in will be built at a park bodia. day said King-Father Rolea Pa-ear district of near the Independence

Samdech Preah Noro- Kampong Chhnang Monument for people dom Sihanouk’s abdi- province, some 90 kilo- to pay their respects to ******** cation to the cur- meters north of Phnom the Cambodian revered rent King Norodom Penh capital city. former king. Sihamoni is his last big achievement for the The Cambodian pre- King-Father Samdech mier further announced Cambodian citizens. Preah Norodom Siha- that the cremation of “If there was no Late King-Father’s nouk abdicated on Oct. smooth transfer of body will be held in the 7, 2004 and a week

U.S. Donates Laptops to Ministry of National Defense

AKP Phnom Penh, Oc- of Mission, and Lieu- RCAF priority units, ment, English-language tober 28, 2012 – tenant General Suon many of which are cur- training program, and Samnang, Deputy Di- rently receiving train- maritime security ca- The U.S. Embassy, rector General of Pol- ing and capacity build- pacity building, he through its Office of icy and Planning at the ing assistance from the pointed out. Defense Cooperation’s Ministry of National U.S. government. Foreign Military Fi- Defense presided over For his part, Lieutenant nancing (FMF) pro- the handover cere- The U.S. Office of De- General Suon Samnang gram, handed over mony. fense Cooperation’s expressed profound some 330 computer FMF program has also thanks to the U.S. side laptops, hard drives, Addressing the func- provided excess mili- for its assistance to the and other equipment, to tion, Mr. Jeff Daigle tary transportation RCAF. the Ministry of Na- said the donation will equipment, English- tional Defense with a allow the Royal Cam- language training labo- ******* total value of over bodian Armed Forces ratories, military train- US$250,000. (RCAF) to better inte- ing in the U.S., and grate its activities and technical assistance, Mr. Jeff Daigle, U.S. utilize its resources which support RCAF’s Embassy Deputy Chief through issuance to professional develop- P A G E 4

Phnom Penh International Airport To Accommodate Five Additional Boeing 747s

AKP Phnom Penh, Oc- aircrafts at a time, said tober 26, 2012 — Mr. Emmanuel Menanteau. Phnom Penh Interna- tional Airport will be The number of passen- able to accommodate ger arrivals through five additional Boeing Phnom Penh Interna- 747s soon, affirmed tional Airport is ex- here on Wednesday Mr. pected to grow by 7 Emmanuel Menanteau, percent to 2.25 million Chief Executive Officer in 2013, while Siem of Cambodia Airports, Reap International Air- the developer and op- port would welcome erator of Cambodia’s mid November], the project ended (expected some 2.55 million pas- international airports. airports have undergone to be before the upcom- sengers next year, or an improvement works ing ASEAN Summit), increase of 10.5 per- “To welcome foreign with over US$12 mil- Phnom Penh Interna- cent, he added. dignitaries and dele- lion investment,” he tional Airport will be gates [to the 21st said. able to accommodate ******** ASEAN Summit and seven Boeing 747s and Related Summits in Once the improvement other 11 medium range

Three New Airlines To Launch Direct Flights to Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, Oc- Condor Air is sched- Central Airlines – are ane and Phnom Penh tober 25, 2012 — uled to start charter car- subjected to get the ap- with Boeing 737-400 rier from Frankfurt, proval from the State for 168 passengers, he Three international air- Germany to Siem Reap Secretariat of Civil added. lines including Condor province, Cambodia Aviation of Cambodia. Air of Germany, Qatar and Phuket, in Twenty-five (25) air- Airways and Lao Cen- early next month using Qatar Airways is slated lines have been cur- tral Airlines will launch Boeing 767-300 with to operate in February rently operating at their direct flights to 270 passengers, he next year between Doha Phnom Penh and Siem Cambodia soon, Mr. pointed out. and Phnom Penh with Reap International Air- Emmanuel Menanteau, its Airbus A330-300 for ports. Chief Executive Officer According to Mr. Em- 305 passengers; while of Cambodia Airports manuel Menanteau, the Lao Central Airlines is ******** said. other two airlines – due to operate daily Qatar Airways and Lao flights between Vienti- P A G E 5

WHO Hails Cambodia’s Success in Combating Tuberculosis

AKP Phnom Penh, Octo- was highlighted in the JICA, the World Bank, TB care at the grassroots ber 23, 2012 – Global Tuberculosis Re- United Nations World level. At the core of the port 2012 published by Food Program, the United new approach was the Cambodia has recently the World Health Organi- States Agency for Inter- WHO - recommended remarkably achieved in zation (WHO). national Development, DOTS (Directly Observed Tuberculosis elimination United States Centers for Therapy-Short Course), and has maintained the He added that the TB pro- Diseases Control and Pre- with its emphasis on sup- TB infection rate to the gram owes its success to a vention and the Global porting TB patients as lowest level, according to clear evidence-based pol- Fund to Fight AIDS, Tu- they follow a six-month Dr. Mao Tan Eang, Direc- icy and plan, strong tech- berculosis and Malaria. treatment regimen. tor of National Center for nical expertise, govern- Tuberculosis and Leprosy ment commitment and Cambodia has now trans- ******** Control. leadership, as well as sus- formed its TB program tained support from inter- from a hospital-based sys- Dr. Mao Tan Eang further national donors and part- tem to one that provides added that the success ners, including WHO, free, universal access to

Cambodia, Indonesia To Sign on 4 Agreements

AKP Phnom Penh, Octo- nesia by 2015, said H.E. Indian investors, have in- tries, the President of ber 22, 2012 – Hor Namhong, also Minis- vested in rice mills in South Korea H.E. Lee ter of Foreign Affairs and Cambodia. Hence, Cam- Myung-bak, the President Cambodia and Indonesia International Cooperation bodia expects that the rice of United States H.E. are going to sign on four after his bilateral meeting exports will be further Barack Obama, Prime agreements during the here this morning with his increased. Minister of China H.E. joint commission meeting Indonesian counterpart Wen Jiabao, and Prime between the two coun- H.E. Dr. Marty Natale- Both Cambodian and In- Minister of Japan H.E. tries’ foreign ministers or gawa, who led a delega- donesian foreign ministers Yoshihiko Noda, etc., un- during the future visit by tion to pay tribute to Late also discussed about the derlined H.E. Hor Nam- the President of the Re- King-Father Samdech preparations of the 21st hong. public of Indonesia in Preah Norodom Sihanouk ASEAN Summit and re- Cambodia, said Cambo- at the Royal Palace. lated Summits to be held ******** dian Deputy Prime Minis- in Phnom Penh from Nov. ter H.E. Hor Namhong. We hope that there will be 15 to 20. an increase in milled rice These are the agreements exports to Indonesia after The upcoming ASEAN in the fields of agriculture, 2015, he emphasized. Summit and related Sum- tourism, propaganda and mits will be participated information, and on the So far, he added, two In- by the Heads of State/ annual export of 100,000 donesian companies, to- Government of the tons of milled rice to Indo- gether with Chinese and ASEAN member coun-

Published in November 2012 by: Royal Embassy of Cambodia to Switzerland

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