Japan marked the fourth and final stage of the restoration of Bayon Temple this month, with its Embassy celebrating on December 12 the Japan Apsara Safeguarding Angkor team’s completion of the third phase.

The Australian Embassy held a send-off for the 33 Cambodians who won scholarships to study at the postgraduate level in Australia on December 14 at Ambassador Penny Richard’s residence.

Benoît Duchâteau-Arminjon, founder of the association Krousar Thmey (“New Family”), received the National Order of Merit from the Ambassador of France in Phnom Penh.

Australia made an additional US$6.35 million contribution for landmine clearance, building on the US$78.2 million provided to Cambodia since 1994 to help clear mines from productive land.

Ten students left from Phnom Penh to Tokyo today to participate in a youth film festival.

The French Ambassador and representatives of Handicap International gathered for a show of support for Cambodian landmine victims.

Israel’s Ambassador to Thailand visited flood-hit villages to personally deliver relief packages to families affected by the worst flooding to hit Cambodia in more than one year.