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Provinces of Cambodia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khaet, singular and plural). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 25th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density, but is the second smallest in land area. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province. Mondulkiri has the lowest population density despite being the largest province.
Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior.
Cambodia is subdivided into 163 districts (srok, ស្រុក). The 12 districts of Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ), but even in official documents they are sometimes misidentified as srok. The number of districts in each province varies, from two in the smallest provinces to 14 in Battambang, Prey Veng, and Siem Reap. Further subdivision levels are khum (ឃុំ)(subdistricts), sangkat (សង្កាត់)(quarters) and finally, phum (ភូមិ) (villages). In Phnom Penh there are no khum.
Cambodia is divided into 25 provinces (Khmer: ខេត្ត, khaet, singular and plural). The capital Phnom Penh is not a province but a special administrative area and is included as the 25th province since it is administered at the same level as the other 24 provinces.
Phnom Penh has both the highest population and the highest population density, but is the second smallest in land area. The largest province by area is Mondulkiri and the smallest is Kep which is also the least populated province. Mondulkiri has the lowest population density despite being the largest province.
Each province is administered by a governor, who is appointed by the Ministry of Interior.
Cambodia is subdivided into 163 districts (srok, ស្រុក). The 12 districts of Phnom Penh are called khan (ខណ្ឌ), but even in official documents they are sometimes misidentified as srok. The number of districts in each province varies, from two in the smallest provinces to 14 in Battambang, Prey Veng, and Siem Reap. Further subdivision levels are khum (ឃុំ)(subdistricts), sangkat (សង្កាត់)(quarters) and finally, phum (ភូមិ) (villages). In Phnom Penh there are no khum.
Vietnam: Why Hanoi plans to ban motorbikes by 2030
The city had the second worst air pollution in the region in 2016.
The pollution peaks from December to February, during the drier months of the year. This is also the time when winds draw dirty air from southern China across the region. Studies have shown that the pollution largely originates from the vast cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.
To combat the air quality problem, Hanoi city council took the drastic measure earlier this month of banning motorcycles by 2030, hoping to boost public transport.
It has also planted more than 80 percent of a target of a million trees, is pushing people to switch to cleaner-burning heaters from the polluting honeycomb charcoal stoves and trying to encourage people to replace petrol with cleaner biofuel.
It is hoped that these changes will bring a definite and visible improvement to the quality of the air in Vietnam's capital, and therefore an improvement in the quality of the life of the locals.
Authorities in Vietnam
are taking major steps to improve the air quality in one of the most
polluted cities in Southeast Asia, including an ambitious plan to ban
motorbikes by 2030.
In 2016, Hanoi had the second worst air pollution in the region, only beaten by Saraburi, in Thailand's industrial heartland. And in 2017, only 38 days had air quality that was considered good by the World Health Organization.
The city, home to 7.7 million people, is famous for the thousands of motorbikes that descend on its streets every day.
These bikes, together with coal-fired power plants, heavy industry, a
surge in construction projects and the seasonal agricultural burning,
are largely blamed for the pollution.The pollution peaks from December to February, during the drier months of the year. This is also the time when winds draw dirty air from southern China across the region. Studies have shown that the pollution largely originates from the vast cities of Chengdu and Chongqing.
To combat the air quality problem, Hanoi city council took the drastic measure earlier this month of banning motorcycles by 2030, hoping to boost public transport.
It has also planted more than 80 percent of a target of a million trees, is pushing people to switch to cleaner-burning heaters from the polluting honeycomb charcoal stoves and trying to encourage people to replace petrol with cleaner biofuel.
It is hoped that these changes will bring a definite and visible improvement to the quality of the air in Vietnam's capital, and therefore an improvement in the quality of the life of the locals.
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Exhibit explores what binds ASEAN art together
DESPITE OUR differences in religion, culture, and lifestyle, the
Philippines and its neighboring countries are held together by the
language of art. To demonstrate both the contrasts and the resemblances,
the Philippines is hosting a contemporary art exhibition called Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia.
Curated by Patrick D. Flores, the exhibit also concludes the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is one of the founding members.
Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia will feature 10 artists from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and the Philippines.
It will be held simultaneously in three major art institutions: the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (MET), the University of the Philippines’ Vargas Museum, and the Yuchengco Museum.
It will open on Aug. 8 at the MET, Aug. 9 at the Yuchengco Museum, and Aug. 10 at the Vargas Museum, with a series of programs for each venue. The exhibit will run until Oct. 6 at all three venues.
The participating artists are Singapore’s Amanda Heng, the Philippines’ Roberto Feleo, Indonesia’s Anusapati, Vietnam’s Do Huang Tuong, Laos’ Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, Malaysia’s Chris Chong Chan Fui, Thailand’s Jedsada Tangtrakulwong, Myanmar’s Min Thein Sung, Cambodia’s Vuth Lyno, and Brunei’s Yasmin Jaidin.
In a press release, Dr. Flores said of the exhibition: “This undertaking…, draws attention to the thoughtful and sensitive process of artistic transformation and maturity and tries to avoid the tendency of survey exhibitions to merely select the most popular or the most accessible.”
He added that “it also reminds us that artistic practice is not fully formed but rather gleaned in the condition of constant forming. It is this constant forming that the project endeavors to curate.”
The title of the exhibition, Ties of History, is a phrase taken from the document signed by the ASEAN’s five founding members on Aug. 8, 1967. It describes “a region already bound together by ties of history and culture.” A region that is “conscious that in an increasingly interdependent world, the cherished ideals of peace, freedom, social justice, and economic well-being are best attained by fostering good understanding, good neighborliness and meaningful cooperation among the countries of the region.” The document gave birth to ASEAN, which, taken as a collective, is the world’s fifth largest economy.
Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia is not only a survey of contemporary art in Southeast Asia, but it is also a study of a particular practice and realities that each artist has in his or her country.
The project is presented by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the Dalubhasaan Para sa Edukasyon sa Sining at Kultura with the support of the Office of Senator Loren Legarda.
NCCA Chairman Virgilio S. Almario said of the importance of the ASEAN in the current political climate: “ASEAN is a unique regional organization because it aims to be known to the world as one community despite its diversity in religion, race, and culture. In a world troubled by differences in belief, finding peace may be meditated through art that lets us see the threads that string us together.”
Curated by Patrick D. Flores, the exhibit also concludes the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is one of the founding members.
Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia will feature 10 artists from Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and the Philippines.
It will be held simultaneously in three major art institutions: the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (MET), the University of the Philippines’ Vargas Museum, and the Yuchengco Museum.
It will open on Aug. 8 at the MET, Aug. 9 at the Yuchengco Museum, and Aug. 10 at the Vargas Museum, with a series of programs for each venue. The exhibit will run until Oct. 6 at all three venues.
The participating artists are Singapore’s Amanda Heng, the Philippines’ Roberto Feleo, Indonesia’s Anusapati, Vietnam’s Do Huang Tuong, Laos’ Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, Malaysia’s Chris Chong Chan Fui, Thailand’s Jedsada Tangtrakulwong, Myanmar’s Min Thein Sung, Cambodia’s Vuth Lyno, and Brunei’s Yasmin Jaidin.
In a press release, Dr. Flores said of the exhibition: “This undertaking…, draws attention to the thoughtful and sensitive process of artistic transformation and maturity and tries to avoid the tendency of survey exhibitions to merely select the most popular or the most accessible.”
He added that “it also reminds us that artistic practice is not fully formed but rather gleaned in the condition of constant forming. It is this constant forming that the project endeavors to curate.”
The title of the exhibition, Ties of History, is a phrase taken from the document signed by the ASEAN’s five founding members on Aug. 8, 1967. It describes “a region already bound together by ties of history and culture.” A region that is “conscious that in an increasingly interdependent world, the cherished ideals of peace, freedom, social justice, and economic well-being are best attained by fostering good understanding, good neighborliness and meaningful cooperation among the countries of the region.” The document gave birth to ASEAN, which, taken as a collective, is the world’s fifth largest economy.
Ties of History: Art in Southeast Asia is not only a survey of contemporary art in Southeast Asia, but it is also a study of a particular practice and realities that each artist has in his or her country.
The project is presented by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the Dalubhasaan Para sa Edukasyon sa Sining at Kultura with the support of the Office of Senator Loren Legarda.
NCCA Chairman Virgilio S. Almario said of the importance of the ASEAN in the current political climate: “ASEAN is a unique regional organization because it aims to be known to the world as one community despite its diversity in religion, race, and culture. In a world troubled by differences in belief, finding peace may be meditated through art that lets us see the threads that string us together.”
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