DAP: The breaking news in Cambodia: “Internet price in Cambodia downs to $100 per megabyte” plus 9 more

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, August 08, 2011-Internet Price in Cambodia has downed subsequently after the services industry has many competitors in the kingdom of about 15 million in Southeast Asia, an official of service provider said on Monday.  

Cambodia considered as country which has high cost for telecommunication and internet services in ASEAN and that is an obstacle to develop the country, educate and reduce poverty reduction, trade challenges.

In 2008, the price of internet service was worth 1,000 dollar per megabyte but now it cost $100.  Than Chana, market manager for Ezecom, an internet service provider told DAP that Internet is a good connector that could provide services for entertainment, trade, social network, and education. "We are trying to provide a proper cost for local consumers especially at Universities and trying to build confidence with our users," he added.

Consumers said it is still high spending for internet services if it went down than this it will have many people who could access to modern Hi-tech. Over 80 per cent of local people are farmers , who has difficult to use internet to search about the market for their product and expand business transaction.

Currently we are providing three types of services including call from foreign countries with paying charges, MPLS which could connect data from other countries, and providing the office work for internet trade. "The latter is the new style for business and it is a good process and support from publics, he stresses. according to report from ministry of telecommunication, Cambodia has nearly
20 companies.

MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A passenger plane with 36 people aboard skidded off the runway in Blagoveshchensk in Russia's Far East on Monday, leaving at least five people injured, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, August 08, 2011-Over 1,000 Cambodian youth on Monday joined the army services to protect the country and those trainees will be sent to train.

Prom Din, commander of the special regional military unit said in the congratulation ceremony: The ministry of defense under the government's order decided to recruit the voluntary youth for serving army recently and now we 800 youth from Phnom Penh and other 200 joined the service to protect the territory.

"They are so brave and we will be trained soon" he said, adding that as country we need to have soldier to protect the territory.  "I am very happy to take part the services to build capacity and skills to protect the country from enemies," Sen Rachana, a trainee said in the ceremony. Cambodia decided 5,000 soldiers to replace retired and died armed forces. Military officials said: the recruitment of new soldiers did not involve with border issues with Thailand, who invaded Cambodia on July 15, 2008 after Cambodia enlisted 900 year old Preah Vihear temple with UNESCO.

No real figure was announced about the number of Cambodian soldiers because it is problem of national security.

TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Monday that excess volatility and disorderly exchange- rate movements were not desirable in global currency markets.

Speaking after an emergency teleconference between financial chiefs and central bankers of the Group of Seven nations, Noda said all leaders were in agreement that market moves should be monitored carefully forthwith.

"We will continue to carefully monitor market moves. We also confirmed the G7 stance on currencies," Noda said following the conference call.

He also added that Japan explained to its G7 counterparts that Tokyo's currency intervention last week was aimed at checking " speculative and disorderly market moves," but avoided mentioning whether Japan's foray into the markets had been fully backed by the G7 financial leaders.

Noda confirmed, however, that debt problems in the single currency eurozone were discussed along with the U.S. ratings downgrade that threatens to further rattle global markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

In a bid to calm international concerns about heightened market volatility, the financial leaders issued a joint statement following the conclusion of their meeting, highlighting their pledge to consult closely together and act appropriately to quell excess volatility in the markets.

"These actions, together with continuing fiscal discipline efforts will enable long-term fiscal sustainability," the statement released before stock markets in Tokyo opened.

"No change in fundamentals warrants the recent financial tensions faced by Spain and Italy. We welcome the additional policy measures announced by Italy and Spain to strengthen fiscal discipline and underpin the recovery in economic activity and job creation," the statement said.

The Group of Seven nations comprise Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.

Along with Noda, Bank of Japan chief Masaaki Shirakawa, also spoke on Japan's behalf during the emergency teleconference.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sunday it welcomed the commitment from European leaders and the Group of Seven (G7) countries to ensure the stability of the world' financial markets.

HANOI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and Lao President Choummaly Sayasone arrived in Hanoi on Sunday, beginning his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Truong Tan Sang.

JINAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- More than 100,000 people were evacuated in east China's Shandong Province on Monday as tropical storm Muifa continues to move along the country's eastern coast.