Tbong Khmum enforces curfew
After the government imposed nationwide Covid-19 restrictions to stem the new coronavirus Delta variant, Tbong Khmum province has begun enforcing them with a night-time curfew effective through August 12.
So Visal
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tbong-khmum-enforces-curfew
Farmers propose lower tax on agriculture imports
The Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) has asked the government to intervene and solve the high price of agriculture products for poor farmers and lower the tax on agriculture imports and find a way to help farmers produce fertilizers and pesticides locally rather than using all
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50913318/farmers-propose-lower-tax-on-agriculture-imports/
Delta in check, extension of capital curfew unlikely: Chhe
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has no plans to extend its nighttime curfew as the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 – the pathogen that causes Covid-19 – is now largely under control and new infections are low in number, a senior official said.
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/delta-check-extension-capital-curfew-unlikely-chhe
Prime Minister to the rescue of longan farmers
The government has come up with a subsidy scheme to help longan farmers in Battambang and Palin provinces to overcome their inability to export their fruits to Thailand following China placing an indefinite ban on Thai longan over contamination with mealybugs.
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50918075/prime-minister-to-the-rescue-of-longan-farmers/
K Speu villagers seek solution to land row
A group of families have demanded Kampong Speu provincial authorities expedite the distribution of 54ha of land in Daun Ath village in the province’s Samrong district’s Skuh commune after they claimed rich and powerful individuals conspired with commune authorities to change ownership by altering the
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/k-speu-villagers-seek-solution-land-row
Jabs could swell 2022 GDP by 6%: think-tank
Cambodia’s “well-strategised and rapidly-executed” Covid-19 vaccination programme are set to underpin economic growth that may top six per cent next year, eclipsing the preponderance of regional and global peers, according to a new report from consulting firm Mekong Strategic Partners Co Ltd (MSP).
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jabs-could-swell-2022-gdp-6-think-tank
Six listed firms post Q2 recovery
Six companies with securities listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) reported a recovery in business performance in the second quarter of this year over the early days of the health crisis, on the back of the rapid pace of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/six-listed-firms-post-q2-recovery-0
Four provinces extend restriction against the Delta variant
Even as the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions in most parts of the country on August 19, at least four provinces have decided to extend the measures for another week in a bid to contain the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant.
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-provinces-extend-restriction-against-delta-variant
COVID-19 leads to $3.6 billion financing flow losses for Cambodia last year
COVID-19 has led to financing flow losses of $3.6 billion for Cambodia, accounting for 19.8 percent of the country’s total financing flows in 2020, said a new report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released on Friday.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50895602/covid-19-leads-to-3-6-billion-financing-flow-losses-for-cambodia-last-year/
Closed Vietnam borders drive down prices of rice on domestic markets
Farmers in provinces bordering Vietnam are complaining about a drop in the price of rice in domestic markets due to an inability to export to Vietnam because of the closed border, leaving too much supply in Cambodia and not enough demand.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/closed-vietnam-borders-drive-down-prices-rice-domestic-markets
Ministries, 2 provinces talk waste management
The Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Administration co-chaired a two-day online meeting from August 16-17 with two provincial administrations on identifying locations for landfills, while the Ministry of Environment continues to assist sub-national administrations in procedures to manage urban solid waste.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-2-provinces-talk-waste-management
New digital push for MSMEs
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on August 18 launched an open joint effort to build an inclusive digital ecosystem aimed at sparking the development of a robust post-Covid-19 economy.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/new-digital-push-msmes
Domestic trips jump 29% on-week
Rising Covid-19 vaccination rates and generally high adherence to preventative measures and health-protective behaviour, as encouraged by the tourism and health ministries, have led to a steady recovery in domestic tourism.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/domestic-trips-jump-29-week
Phnom Penh to kick off Covid booster shot campaign Oct 11
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration calls on residents in the capital’s 14 districts who have received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to get their booster shot after a four-month interval.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-kick-covid-booster-shot-campaign-oct-11
World Bank to address concern about proposed Kandal landfill
The World Bank said they will address concerns raised by 292 families regarding a landfill project in Kandal province’s Sa’ang district through meetings with all stakeholders. The families have requested that the landfill project in the Prek Raing reservoir area be relocated.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/world-bank-address-concern-about-proposed-kandal-landfill
NGOs mark World Cleanup Day, bag 8 tonnes of waste
A group of NGOs bagged eight tonnes of rubbish over two days to celebrate World Cleanup Day this year in four provinces. They said the purpose of the event was to urge people to care for the environment and fight climate change by better management
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-mark-world-cleanup-day-bag-8-tonnes-waste
K Thom village participates in REDD+ project
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has registered 1,359ha of land as the O’Bosleav Forest Community Land in Kampong Thom province in an effort to implement a REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) project to preserve forests for carbon forest sales.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/k-thom-village-participates-redd-project
Unvaccinated people the majority of Covid fatalities
A senior Ministry of Health official said most Covid-19 patients who had died were unvaccinated, while the death of vaccinated people was caused by underlying health problems.
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unvaccinated-people-majority-covid-fatalities
2030 innovation roadmap to make headway on key economic visions
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has launched the five-pillared Cambodia Science, Technology and Innovation Roadmap for 2030, in a bid to create an ecosystem of knowledge management, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, designed to be inclusive, sustainable and conducive to the relevant economic sectors and
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2030-innovation-roadmap-make-headway-key-economic-visions
National Social Protection Broadcasting Mechanism launched
Oxfam in collaboration with the General Secretariat of the National Social Protection Council (GS-NSPC), is developing a mechanism to broadcast information on social protection nationwide, which will also be capable of serving as an emergency broadcasting mechanism in the case of future pandemics, floods and
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50927009/national-social-protection-broadcasting-mechanism-launched/
