The Mirror, Vol. 11, No. 516
“Phnom Penh: According to a press release of the Japanese Embassy in the Kingdom of Cambodia on 13 July, a delegation of state and private companies of Japan will come to visit Cambodia from 16 to 20 July 2007 as a result of the signing of agreements on the liberalization, promotion, and protection of investments between Japan and Cambodia during Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen’s visit to Japan in June 2007. The delegation, will be led by Mr. Yamamoto Kôzô, Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, accompanied by a number of officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and 30 businesspeople from Japanese companies.
“During the visit from 17 to 18 July 2007, Mr. Yamamoto will meet with Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen and other leaders of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The delegation will visit Sihanoukville Port on 19 July 2007.
“The plan of the visit of the Japanese delegation of state and private companies to Cambodia includes, besides meeting with Samdech Prime Minister, also to meet with Mr. Keat Chhon, Senior Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance on 17 July. On 18 July the delegation will meet with Mr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Council of Ministers, and with Mr. Suy Sem, Minister of Industry, Mines, and Energy, and also with Mr. Kim Sithan, the Acting Minister of Commerce.
“On 19 July 2007, the delegation will also meet with Mr. Lou Kim Chhon, the Director-General of the Sihanoukville Privatized Port Administration. The delegation’s plan includes also a visit to Siem Reap on 20 July, the final day of the visit.
“Such a visit has never taken place before, that such a group of investors especially from Japan came to visit. It is a result of the recent visit to Japan by the head of the Royal Government of Cambodia.” Koh Santepheap, Vol.40, #6091, 14-15.7.2007
Newspapers Appearing on the Newsstand:
Saturday, 14 July 2007
Chakraval, Vol.15, #2697, 14.7.2007
- Five Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarians [names not mentioned] Prepare to Leave Sam Rainsy Party [because they are disappointed for not being able to be priority parliamentary candidates]
Kampuchea Thmey, Vol.6, #1391, 14.7.2007
- Samdech Krom Preah Orders Closure of the Negotiations [with Funcinpec] Starting from This Hour
- People Concerned about Bird Flu Epidemic through Eggs and Chicken Bones Imported without Testing [from Thailand – Battambang]
Koh Santepheap, Vol.40, #6091, 14-15.7.2007
- Fruit of Samdech Hun Sen’s Visit to Japan: Japanese Delegation of State and Private Companies Will Visit Cambodia
- Samdech Prime Minister Urges Officials to Be Responsible by Learning Experiences from the Plane Crash
- National Election Committee Deletes Ghost Names [of dead people]; From 15 September Starts the Time for Registration of Voters
- America Provides 49 Laptops to Royal Cambodian Armed Forces
- South Korea Transports Fuel to Provide to North Korea [in exchange for suspension of nuclear program]
- US Congress Votes to Demand Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq
Moneaksekar Khmer, Vol.14, #3210, 14-15.7.2007
- Mr. Sam Rainsy Demands Independent People to Clean Voter Lists
Sralanh Khmer, Vol.3, #452, 14.7.2007
- Yuon [Vietnam] Sends Chief Monk Tim Sakhan [who has recently been defrocked on accusation of perpetrating an offense against the Buddhist law, because he broke the unity between Vietnam and Cambodia] from Military Region 9 [Vietnam] to Be Detained in Takeo Prison
- New Scenario [an offer decided by Funcinpec standing committee]: Samdech Krom Preah Will Be President of Funcinpec, Keo Puth Rasmey Will Be President of Standing Committee, and Nhek Bun Chhay Will Be Funcinpec Secretary-General
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