May 7, 2021 may have come and gone, but it’s going to be a red letter day in the lives of thousands. Major General (Senator) Muhammad Magoro (Rtd) turned 80 on this day. He is a soldier turned administrator, business tycoon, politician and an elder statesman who has impacted and continues impacting greatly on the lives of thousands of people. To him, and particularly those who have benefited from his large heart including this author, 80 is not ‘just a number’, but a PIN to the service of his fatherland. His 80th birthday is therefore a profound anniversary to reflect his humble beginning and how he propelled into prominence by a sequence of unpredictable events, or providence.
The Japanese government has agreed to provide $754,321 through the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects framework to promote organic cashew nut cultivation among farmers in Preah Vihear province as well as for development of a four-year University of Physical Education Course, according to a press release from the Japanese embassy in Cambodia.
Japanese ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami said at the signing ceremony for the grant on February 12 that non-governmental organisations had received a grant of $371,000 from the organisation Hearts of Gold for the project of developing a four-year University of Physical Education Course at the National Institute of Physical Education and Sport.