Myanmar appreciates Cambodia’s efforts to reopen safe tourism
In a recent meeting with Minister of Tourism, H.E Thong Khon, in Sihanouville, Preah Sihanouk, on the sidelines of the 40th ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF 2022), Myanmar’s Minister of Hotels and Tourism, H.E Htay Aung, expressed appreciation for Cambodia’s step toward reopening safe and responsible tourism.
The bilateral meeting has been discussed tourism marketing research and cooperative promotion, direct flight connections, mutual human resource development collaboration, and exchange of visits for the public, private, and media sectors.
The two ministers also discussed the strengthening of cooperation under sub-regional frameworks such as Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), Mekong-Lancang Cooperation, Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) and Cambodia–Lao PDR–Myanmar–Vietnam (CLMV) cooperation.
World Bank Financing will strengthen education in Cambodia
The World Bank has confirmed financing, which will provide $69.25 million in fresh funds, coupled with a grant from the Global Partnership for Education, to help Cambodia promote equal access to basic education and respond quickly to challenges affecting the education system.
The World Bank’s International Development Association will give a $60 million loan, while the Global Partnership for Education will contribute a $9.25 million grant.
The funding will support the five-year General Education Improvement Project (GEIP), which aims to support Cambodia in achieving the vision outlined in its Education Strategic Plan (ESP 2019-2023).
The government of Cambodia has expressed a commitment to address two main challenges: low student learning outcomes and inequal access to quality basic education.