Sokhonn, Blinken to co-chair summit
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will co-chair the second Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial Meeting, which will be held on August 3 via video conference. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sokhonn-blinken-co-chair-summit
Floating home owners urged to come ashore
The Boribor district authorities in Kampong Chhnang province have dismantled more than 100 fish farming cages that were floating in the portion of the river running through his district before relocating the owners to land for the rest of this year’s rainy season. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/floating-home-owners-urged-come-ashore
Cashew, pepper firms have shot to sell products on Alibaba.com
Growers and suppliers of cashew nuts and geographical indication- (GI) certified Kampot pepper will soon have a chance to sell their products to Chinese consumers through the e-commerce platform Alibaba.com, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF) on August 3. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cashew-pepper-firms-have-shot-sell-products-alibabacom
Trade draft laws ‘effective in 2021’
Three major draft laws on trade are expected to take effect before the end of 2021, after receiving full support from National Assembly (NA) leaders and specialised committees, as well as the Senate, according to a Ministry of Commerce spokesman. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/trade-draft-laws-effective-2021
K Speu villagers protesting mystery land encroachers
About 35ha of Toap Mean community forest land in Kampong Speu province’s Thpong district has been encroached on by unknown individuals who fenced off and planted crops on 30ha of the land. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/k-speu-villagers-protesting-mystery-land-encroachers
RCEP is key to post-pandemic recovery here
As a member of the world’s largest trade deal, Cambodia’s post-pandemic economic reality is likely to be forged by the 15-nation deal that will encompass about 30 percent of global gross domestic product, according to experts. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50918763/rcep-is-key-to-post-pandemic-recovery-here/
Oddar Meanchey rushes to cope with dire situation
Oddar Meanchey province has embarked on the construction of a 3,000-bed treatment centre and a 3,000-bed quarantine centre in order to meet the deluge of returning migrant workers from Thailand through its borders. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919674/oddar-meanchey-rushes-to-cope-with-dire-situation/
Health Minister raps youths for spreading C-19 to elderly
The Health Minister yesterday in a bold statement said that the careless actions of young people are transmitting Covid-19 to their elderly family members causing serious infections and even deaths of the older generation. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50887005/health-minister-raps-youths-for-spreading-c-19-to-elderly/
Thai border reopened for workers – many with Covid
In the two days following the government’s reopening of border crossings with Thailand, more than 2,300 migrant workers have returned through checkpoints in four provinces and hundreds of them have tested positive for Covid-19, according to authorities. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-border-reopened-workers-many-covid
NSSF provides $2,500 funeral grant
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) on September 16 provided a funeral grant of 10 million riel ($2,500) to the bereaved family of an unnamed civil servant who died in a tragic work accident. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nssf-provides-2500-funeral-grant
Conference on ‘smart cities’ being created across nation
The government has been discussing plans to turn three of the Kingdom’s cities into “smart cities”, more environmentally friendly urban hubs that improve the standard of living for locals and make them more attractive to tourists. ...
Michael Firn
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50892662/conference-on-smart-cities-being-created-across-nation/
Villagers in Koh Kong seek land dispute resolution
197 families in Koh Kong province’s Chi khor loeu commune, Sre Ambel district have filed a complaint to the Ministry of Interior to take legal action against the Heng Huy Company which has supposedly encroached on more than 400 hectares of their land. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50931236/villagers-in-koh-kong-seek-land-dispute-resolution/
Sixty endangered bird species seen flocking to Kingdom wetland areas
The Kampong Thom provincial Department of Environment and BirdLife Cambodia have recorded the presence of more than 60 endangered species in the Stung Sen “Ramsar site” and the Boeung Chhma core area within the Tonle Sap biosphere reserve in Kampong Thom province. ...
Key Siem Reap tourism plan on Oct 20
A modest, gradual upshift in tourism metrics is expected for Siem Reap after the Ministry of Tourism announces the implementation of a crucial 15-year road map for the provincial industry, at a virtual ceremony planned for this week. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/key-siem-reap-tourism-plan-oct-20
King Sihamoni to address UNESCO’s General Assembly
King Norodom Sihamoni will attend the 41st General Assembly of UNESCO on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, which is scheduled for November 10-14 in the French capital Paris. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-sihamoni-address-unescos-general-assembly
Ministry trains 700 educators weekly to boost online learning
Since the end of September, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has trained 3,292 teachers from secondary resource schools and network schools on how to manage distance learning to run online classes in a high-quality and efficient manner. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-trains-700-educators-weekly-boost-online-learning
Emergency nod given to Merck’s Covid pills
The Ministry of Health has authorised the emergency use of the US-produced drug Molnupiravir which was recently developed to treat Covid-19, with the government planning to spend around $2.5 million to ensure Cambodian patients have access to the medicine. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/emergency-nod-given-mercks-covid-pills
Modern Chinese-funded hospital in Tbong Khmum nearing completion
The construction of the Tbong Khmum Cambodia-China Friendship Hospital in Tbong Khmum province is scheduled to be completed at the end of this month, with its opening planned for early next year. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/modern-chinese-funded-hospital-tbong-khmum-nearing-completion
Koh Kong aims to develop province’s coastal islands
Koh Kong provincial authorities are compiling detailed data on the 23 islands in the province to facilitate the development of them as the number of tourists is on the increase and businesses continue to show interest in investing heavily in the islands. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-aims-develop-provinces-coastal-islands
Forestry Administration issues wrap-up on 2021 enforcement
There were over 4,000 cases total of fisheries and wildlife crimes in 2021 nationwide, with nearly 200 suspects referred to court, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forestry-administration-issues-wrap-2021-enforcement