CLMV News – 4 May 2023

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CAMBODIA

Chea Vandeth, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, has confirmed that the Hong Kong-Phnom Penh submarine fiber optic cable network project will meet the needs of the Internet in Cambodia. (Khmer Times)

The number of women giving birth with the assistance of skilled midwives in Cambodia has risen from 34% in 2000 to 99% last year, leading to an extraordinary reduction in maternal, neonatal and infant mortality rates. (Khmer Times)

LAO PDR

A 78-km section of National Road 13 South from km190 to km168, passing through Borikhamxay and Khammuan provinces, is now 45 percent complete. (Vientiane Times)

The progress of the South-East Asian nation of Laos in strengthening the legal system to protect the rights of citizens, residents and businesses across its jurisdiction has received a major boost with the release of two key texts produced with help from experts from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. (Vientiane Times)

MYANMAR

Myanmar’s ruling military council on Wednesday said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving nonviolent protests or criticism of military rule, which began when the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. (AP)

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