World Bank grant aims to overhaul statistics system in Laos

The World Bank has agreed to provide a grant of US$8 million grant to further support the Lao government's efforts to strengthen the National Statistical System and improve the production, availability and use of high-quality statistics.The agreement was signed in Vientiane on Friday between Deputy Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane and World Bank Country Manager to Laos Keiko ...

Musicians rebuild Cambodias lost ancient harp

A Cambodian composer has revealed the sound of an ancient harp which has gone unheard for more than eight centuries.The pin harp is shown being played by maidens in the stone reliefs on the walls of the Angkor Wat temple complex.It lends its name to pinpeat orchestras, which perform ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples in Cambodia.Archaeology lecturer Preap Chanmara says unlike the ...

How a shoe factory collapsed in model Cambodia - Deming Headlight

Cambodian rescuers work at the site of a factory collapse in Kai Ruong village, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Hem Navy lies on a stretcher in the emergency room of a local hospital, hours after she was pulled out from under the collapsed ceiling of an Asics shoe factory in the southwestern province of Kompong Speu. Half her ...

Strong turnout for Cold Storage Kids Run as S$11000 raised for Caring For ... - TODAYonline

SINGAPORE -- An estimated 5,000 children and 15,000 parents, grandparents and supporters took part in the 6th Cold Storage Kids Run at the Padang on Sunday morning, as S$11,000 was also raised for the Caring For Cambodia Fund Singapore.Aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle for the family and encouraging family bonding through exercise, the 3GEN Family Chase was flagged off by former national ...

Kay Burley on enchanting Cambodia where and heaven and hell seem to collide - Daily Mail

There's a new kid on the Indo-Chinese bloc. Actually Cambodia is not that new to the seasoned traveller, but hardly a blip on the radar for most British tourists. Only about 100,000 of us visited last year. Compare that to Spain, where more than 11 million Brits headed to the Costas in ...