Kuwait pledges US$5 million for Cambodian Muslims
Written by Bunlin on August 8, 2008
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Kuwait has pledged US$5 million to help support religious activity and education for Cambodia’s Muslims, a government official said Friday.
Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah made the pledge during his visit here earlier this week, said Ahmad Yahya, a government adviser who heads the Cambodian Muslim Community Development.
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Kuwait pledges US$5 million for Cambodian Muslims
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Kuwait has pledged US$5 million to help support religious activity and education for Cambodia’s Muslims, a government official said Friday.
Prime Minister Sheik Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah made the pledge during his visit here earlier this week, said Ahmad Yahya, a government adviser who heads the Cambodian Muslim Community Development.
QSR gets nod to operate Pizza Hut in Cambodia
KUALA LUMPUR: QSR Brands Bhd has obtained franchise rights to operate Pizza Hut outlets in Cambodia to capitalise on the fast growing food and beverage market in the country.
In a statement yesterday, the company said it planned to become a major restaurant player in the Indo China region particularly in Cambodia. QSR obtained approval in [...]
Three Parties Maintain Government Boycott
VOA Khmer
Original reports from Phnom Penh
08 August 2008
The newly elected members of three parties in opposition to the ruling coalition will not swear in later this month, preventing the formation of the National Assembly and retaining a deadlock in the new government, leaders said Friday.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who held a press conference with the [...]
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Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
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Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
Category 5
Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
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Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
Category 7
Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
Category 8
Singapore labor chief urges firms not to use layoff as first resort
SINGAPORE,– Singapore’s labor chief Lim SweeSay on Friday urged companies not to use layoff as the first resort to cutting costs in the economic slowdown period.
In a statement, Lim expressed his disappointment in the sudden decision by Singapore-based DBS Bank, the largest lender in Southeast Asia, to cut 900 jobs.
Japan plans to invest $2 bln in World Bank fund
WASHINGTON, — The Japanese government would become a key founding partner in a World Bank fund by investing 2 billion U.S. dollars to help recapitalize banks in smaller emerging markets, the World Bank said on Friday.
The Japanese contribution would be the first to the fund, which was announced this week by [...]
Anthrax outbreak kills six people in Zimbabwe
HARARE, — At least six people and more than 200 cattle have died in Lupane District in Zimbabwe’s western province of Matabeleland North following an outbreak of anthrax, the daily newspaper The Chronicle reported on Friday.
Although Provincial Medical Director for Matabeleland North Irene Ndiweni could not comment, saying she was attending [...]
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