Statement in response to allegations by associations and NGOs
On Wednesday evening, 12 February 2020, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement in response to allegations by several associations and non-governmental organizations accusing the Royal Government of not being willing to amend the Law on Association and Non-government Organization (LANGO).
Ministry of Interior
CNM: Malaria cases decrease by half, dengue fever triples
A 49 percent decrease has been recorded last year for the number of malaria cases in the Kingdom compared to the same period in 2018, the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control revealed.
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50695524/cnm-malaria-cases-decrease-by-half-dengue-fever-triples
Chinese state-run hydropower companies fall short on green promises
China’s state-owned dam builders are failing to keep their promises to protect the planet when developing hydropower projects abroad – increasing the threat of environmental and social problems, according to a new study by green group International Rivers.
Draft law on accountability and abuse of government authority in the works: SCC
The Supreme Consultative Council drafted a law on the violation of duties, aiming to punish government officials, including those in the military, who infringe on their duty to serve the public or abuse their power to drive personal interests.
Chinese may prioritise Cambodia in meeting raw materials demand
A ranking Chinese Chamber of Commerce official has revealed to Khmer Times that China may prioritise supply Cambodia for its immediate raw materials need to allow the factories here to continue operating.
Khmer Times Staff
http://khmertimeskh.com/50696721/chinese-may-prioritise-cambodia-in-meeting-raw-materials-demand
National Assembly to discuss Vietnam prisoner exchange treaty
The draft law on transfer of convicted inmate treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam will be debated at the National Assembly’s special sitting next week, the first-ever treaty the Kingdom has with a foreign country.
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698749/national-assembly-to-discuss-vietnam-prisoner-exchange-treaty
SME Bank operation date accelerated to counter sectors economic headwinds
The state-run Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Bank has been confirmed to bring forward their opening date to earlier this year than previously planned, stated a senior government official yesterday at the Council of Ministers.
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698611/sme-bank-operation-date-accelerated-to-counter-sectors-economic-headwinds
Cambodian gets Covid-19
The government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and several vocational training centres in Siem Reap town after a 38-year-old Cambodian man was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Saturday.
Niem Chheng
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-gets-covid-19
Education Ministry and partners launch #ReadEveryDay campaign
In the spirit of nurturing the love for reading, a nationwide campaign dubbed #ReadEveryDay was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the Asia Foundation and other partners.
Anith Adilah Othman
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50699624/education-ministry-and-partners-launch-readeveryday-campaign
Emerald Resources, Sprott enter credit agreement
Australia-listed Emerald Resources NL has entered into an investment committee approved term sheet with Sprott Private Resource Lending II LP to provide a $60 million facility that will be used to finance the Okvau Gold Project in Mondulkiri.
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/emerald-resources-sprott-enter-credit-agreement
BIN & TGB Charity support children’s education in Cambodia
TGB Charity, a subsidiary charity brand of BBIN, partnered with Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) this year and donated US$40,000 to various educational projects to support vulnerable children in Cambodia.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50697539/bin-tgb-charity-support-childrens-education-in-cambodia
Cambodia among 40 using HKU quick COVID-19 testing technology
Cambodia is among one of the 40 countries who have resorted to using a quick testing technology for the novel coronavirus developed by the University of Hong Kong to help contain the worldwide spread of the epidemic.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701257/cambodia-among-40-using-hku-quick-covid-19-testing-technology/
Nation’s banks adopt NBC’s COVID-19 crisis measures
As COVID-19 continues to carve out a path of economic destruction in the Kingdom, several financial institutions are considering re-classifying their loan-repayment structures to help relieve customers in fiscal trouble, in line with recent guidelines released by the National Bank of Cambodia.
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712853/nations-banks-adopt-nbcs-covid-19-crisis-measures/
World Bank: Real-estate boom could backfire on economy
The World Bank has warned that the significant growth recorded in the construction and real-estate sector, considered one of the country’s economic pillars, could ultimately affect overall growth due to a trinity of unanticipated and now negative factors.
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712701/world-bank-real-estate-boom-could-backfire-on-economy/
Four Cambodian river cruise vessels denied docking in Vietnam
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered his officials to intervene in helping four Cambodian river cruise vessels which are stuck at Vietnam’s water border as its authorities denied their docking due to fear of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/702304/four-cambodian-river-cruise-vessels-denied-docking-in-vietnam/
Kingdom closes border with Vietnam over outbreak
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday shut down the border with Vietnam amid COVID-19 fears. “We will be closing down the border [today],” Mr Hun Sen said. “This is not a response to Vietnam’s closure of its border with us.”
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703485/kingdom-closes-border-with-vietnam-over-outbreak/
Cross-border deal inked to maintain trade amid Covid-19
Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to allow cargo trailers to enter the common Bavet-Moc Bai border, located in Cambodia’ Svay Rieng province (Bavet) and Vietnam’s Tay Ninh province (Moc Bai) after movement restrictions were enforced to prevent a Covid-19 outbreak.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cross-border-deal-inked-maintain-trade-amid-covid-19
Governors told to look at public land seizures
The Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, Hing Thorasky, has issued a report ordering ministers and three provincial governors to check for irregularities among lower-level officers who have illegally seized public land.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/governors-told-look-public-land-seizures
Cambodia’s aviation sector hard hit by Coronavirus pandemic
Cambodia has recorded a staggering 40 percent decline in flights coming in or going out due to COVID-19. Of the three international airports, Siem Reap is the worst hit as international flights have all but dried off with many countries going into lockdown mode.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50706043/cambodias-aviation-sector-hard-hit-by-coronavirus-pandemic/
