A new drug treatment centre in Kandal will ease prison overcrowding in the province as most detainees are involved with drug offences, according to provincial governor Kong Sophorn.
Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn issued a stern reminder to provincial authorities at all levels, urging them to continue to suppress illegal gambling from the grassroots up. This is a crucial part of strengthening the safe village-commune policy, he explained.
Kandal province will organise a December 22 ceremony to celebrate the announcement that the province had been declared open defecation free (ODF). Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn chaired a December 19 meeting to prepare the ceremony.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): After two days of boat racing on the Bassac River in Kandal province’s Takhmao town came to an end on Oct 30, Prime Minister Hun Sen praised the event, saying that it had occurred because Cambodia has peace and progress across all sectors of the economy and society.