Sar Kheng asks provincial governors to stem illegal border crossings
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from sneaking into Thailand in a move to curb the coronavirus. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-asks-provincial-governors-to-stem-illegal-border-crossings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723189/sar-kheng-asks-provincial-governors-to-stem-illegal-border-crossings/
Cambodia’s COVID-19 positives rise to 128, three active cases currently
The Ministry of Health in a news release this morning announced this and said that the two new cases are both Cambodian men, aged 22 and 29, from Kampong Cham province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-covid-19-positives-rise-to-128-three-active-cases-currently/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50733645/cambodias-covid-19-positives-rise-to-128-three-active-cases-currently/
Vietnam ambassador questioned over border tents
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has questioned Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh over the setting up of tents by its soldiers in a disputed border area in Kandal province. .. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-ambassador-questioned-over-border-tents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729509/vietnam-ambassador-questioned-over-border-tents/
Masterplan Lays out Future Developments of Airport in Sihanoukville
Cambodia Airports, the longstanding concessionaire of Cambodia’s network of 3 international airports unveiled a 20-year development and investment program for the international airport in Sihanoukville. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/masterplan-lays-out-future-developments-of-airport-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
New NBC guidelines on financial institutions
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has requested financial institutions to reduce credit-related fees and lift fines until the end of December 2020, according to a letter it wrote. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-nbc-guidelines-on-financial-institutions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50717330/new-nbc-guidelines-on-financial-institutions/
Ministry refutes NGO’s claim about cleared protected forest
The Environment Ministry yesterday refuted a claim by Wildlife Alliance that more than 200 hectares of mangrove forest had been cleared inside protected areas in Koh Kong province’s Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-refutes-ngos-claim-about-cleared-protected-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720988/ministry-refutes-ngos-claim-about-cleared-protected-forest/
Unemployment rate in Cambodia at 0.3 percent
Some 99.7 percent of the total 10 million workforces in Cambodia have jobs, according to a message of Prime Minister Hun Sen on the 134th International Labour Day. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unemployment-rate-in-cambodia-at-0-3-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50719240/unemployment-rate-in-cambodia-at-0-3-percent/
Thai company donates COVID-19 aid to the Kingdom
Thai Fermentation Industry Co Ltd which produces Rachachuros Genuine MSG, donated $155,000 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a bid to support the Cambodia government to combat the COVID-19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-company-donates-covid-19-aid-to-the-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720140/thai-company-donates-covid-19-aid-to-the-kingdom/
Cambodia exported over 186,000 tonnes of cashew nuts in first 4 months of 2020
Cambodia exported 186,205 tonnes of cashew nut to foreign markets in the first four months of this year, according to a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-exported-over-186000-tonnes-of-cashew-nuts-in-first-4-months-of-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720899/cambodia-exported-over-186000-tonnes-of-cashew-nuts-in-first-4-months-of-2020/
NEC registers 500k voters in first four days
The National Election Committee claims to have signed up more than half a million people in its first four days of voter registration. The registration period, which began on Thursday and ends on December 1, requires more than 100,000 Cambodian citizens to be registered each day. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-registers-500k-voters-in-first-four-days/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Bun Sengkong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-registers-500k-voters-first-four-days
India aids Kingdom’s fight against Covid-19
In a bid to assist the Cambodian government in the fight against Covid-19, the Indian embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday donated protective supplies to the Chey Chumneas Referral Hospital in Kandal province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/india-aids-kingdoms-fight-against-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Phuon Chansereivuth
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/india-aids-kingdoms-fight-against-covid-19
Capital to construct 27 overpasses
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng said on Monday that the capital will boast a total of 27 pedestrian overpasses if the public approves the five now in the trial phase. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-to-construct-27-overpasses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-construct-27-overpasses
Cambodia to delay school opening till year’s end
Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will delay school openings and high school graduation examinations until the end of the year to prevent a second wave of COVID-19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-delay-school-opening-till-years-end/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737447/cambodia-to-delay-school-opening-till-years-end/
70 percent decline in Malaria cases
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that in the first nine months of this year, there has been a 70 percent decrease in malaria cases when compared to the same period last year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/70-percent-decline-in-malaria-cases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50779318/70-percent-decline-in-malaria-cases/
PM seeks more digitalisation across region
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for countries in the region to increase digital connection development in a bid to help the economy recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-seeks-more-digitalisation-across-region/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787340/pm-seeks-more-digitalisation-across-region/
All Cinemas, Museums and Theatres closed
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has announced that all cinemas, museums and theatres in Cambodia are to be closed immediately for a period of 2 weeks from today. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-cinemas-museums-and-theatres-closed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50787688/all-cinemas-museums-and-theatres-closed-for-2-weeks/
Cassava price up as harvest starts
As the 2020-2021 harvest season kicks off, cassava prices in the powerhouse provinces of Preah Vihear and Tbong Khmum register a slight uptick compared to the same period last year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cassava-price-up-as-harvest-starts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cassava-price-harvest-starts
One-window plans improvements
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is pushing through a plan to further improve and expand the so-called one-window service at the local level. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/one-window-plans-improvements/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/one-window-plans-improvements
ADB approves loans worth $70 million for Cambodia’s agriculture
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $70 million in loan to improve the capacity of agribusinesses in six provinces across Cambodia to process key agricultural products. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-approves-loans-worth-70-million-for-cambodias-agriculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50789891/adb-approves-loans-worth-70-million-for-cambodias-agricultur/
Kampot pepper sales losing their spice
Kampot pepper, a certified geographical indication (GI) product, and along with other organic and non-GI peppers are now struggling with market’ demand as sales fall drastically. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampot-pepper-sales-losing-their-spice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50757895/kampot-pepper-sales-losing-their-spice/