Transparency International (TI) has ranked Cambodia as having the lowest score in the ASEAN region, corresponding to the highest level of corruption. Government officials dismissed the rating as not reflective of the reality in the country.
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The Cambodian government has made significant progress in combating human trafficking over the past year, according to US and Cambodian officials, as the Kingdom prepares to receive results of a new evaluation from Washington.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has asked Cambodia to nominate a candidate for the Counter-Trafficking Award, citing that the Kingdom has taken great initiative among countries to combat human trafficking.
The US Embassy is taking a targeted approach to strengthen and showcase the American-Cambodian partnership this year through its AmCam 2021 initiative.
Cambodia is now one of Korea’s key partner countries in terms of Official Development Assistance (ODA) programmes, said Republic of Korea’s Ambassador Park Heung-kyeong.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has granted 3,170 million yen or $30 million to expand facilities of two pedagogical institutes in Phnom Penh and Battambang province.
