NEWSPAPER
Volume 5 Issue 55
29 February 2008
Environment In Cambodia
ZAMAN NEWSPAPER Zaman, Publisher Kemal Yavuz, Editor-in Chief Gurkan Cil, Editor at Large
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Prepared By 11-A
On the 8th January 2008, 6 students from 2 classes went to the Ministry of Environment for the interview with the Minister of Environment, H.E Mok Mareth. Those 6 students were: Heng Bodyka, San Chakta and Sok Sochetra from 11A. The other students were from 11B class. Before we went for interviewing, we had prepared some questions for the minister. Those questions were arranged by Heng Bodyka, San Chakta and Nuon Borey from 11A class. We left Zaman International School around 2:30PM towards the Ministry of Environment. We arrived there approximately 3:00PM. After we arrived we were welcomed warmly by the cabinet of the Minister to the meeting room. After a few minutes, H.E Mok Mareth came
H.E Mok Mareth The policy of ministry of environment are to work across the government to highlight the success about the policy, to gain experience from other countries, go parallel with the Ministry of development have technical tool of social development. In addition to this, the Ministry of environment is working basically with the law, the main law. There are 6 departments: Planning Department, Biology Department, Pollution Centre, Environment Education, District The first question which was Department, and Monitoring Environment Accession. There asked to the minister was; are around 500 staff in the What is the policy of ministry ministry and another 200 000 of environment? How many staff in Cambodia. employees are there in the Next question was; ministry? Continued on page 2 in the room and we greeted each o t h e r v e r y w a r m l y. F o r t h e introduction of the speech, the minister told us that our school is a qualified school and he was very glade to meet all of us. He also said that environment is very important for human's life, which depends on natural environment, and all the people have to protect it. Especially, the development of Cambodia also depends on the environment. The interview began after the introduction of the minister.