Siem Reap town’s 38-road expansion 100% finished
The 38-road expansion project in Siem Reap town is now 100 per cent complete, while the installation of accompanying infrastructure such as street lights and security cameras is now 70 per cent finished, according to Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-towns-38-road-expansion-100-finished
E-commerce VAT from April 1: GDT
The government will start implementing the e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) from April 1, as the General Department of Taxation (GDT) updates a variety of technology systems for taxpayers. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-commerce-vat-april-1-gdt
Hun Sen meets with UN envoy Heyzer on Myanmar
The UN and ASEAN special envoys to Myanmar, and the Southeast Asian bloc’s chair have all pledged to work together on the emergency de-escalation of violence in the crisis-stricken nation and for the provision of humanitarian aid to its people. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-meets-un-envoy-heyzer-myanmar
Next week’s ATF likely to prop ASEAN tourist spots open: Khon
Minister of Tourism Thong Khon is optimistic that next week’s ASEAN Tourism Forum 2022 (ATF 2022) will be a major catalyst for the broader reopening of tourist attractions in the bloc, and put Cambodia on the map as a safe regional travel destination. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/next-weeks-atf-likely-prop-asean-tourist-spots-open-khon
PM Hun Sen shares thoughts developing regional tourism
Prime Minister Hun Sen who is also ASEAN Chair 2022, has shared some thoughts to continue to strengthen ASEAN relations, as well as supporting and encouraging efforts to develop regional tourism towards a common future and prosperity in line with the theme “ASEAN – A ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501009386/pm-hun-sen-shares-thoughts-developing-regional-tourism/
Rice exports close January with a bang
Cambodia exported more than $96.3 million worth of milled and paddy rice in the first month of this year, providing positive signs for the industry on the whole, according to the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exports-close-january-bang
New traffic legislation on the way
A complete new set of road traffic laws is expected to be introduced to the parliament later this year after passing through many working groups and reaching Minister of Interior Sar Kheng for final review. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-traffic-legislation-way
24 more former NagaWorld protesters diagnosed with COVID
From February 19-20, 2022, the results of samples of 24 more NagaWorld protesters were found to be positive for COVID-19, while some involved have not submitted themselves for the 2nd test. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028433/24-more-former-nagaworld-protesters-diagnosed-with-covid/
Rush for antiviral meds as new Omicron cases rocket
The Ministry of Health and Covid-19 commissions across the country have urged the public to increase vigilance amid a surge in Omicron cases, as some in the capital began stocking up on antiviral medication to prepare for the possibility of catching the virus. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rush-antiviral-meds-new-omicron-cases-rocket
Kingdom’s Covid vaccinations surpass 90%: ministry
The Ministry of Health has announced that Covid-19 vaccinations have now surpassed 90 per cent of the total population, while the campaign to inoculate children aged 3 to 4 began on February 23. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-covid-vaccinations-surpass-90-ministry
Dengue cases sharply drop
In 2021, nearly 2,000 cases of dengue fever were detected, while the number of deaths nationwide was eight, a significant reduction over the previous year, according to the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (NCM). ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengue-cases-sharply-drop
Ministry says Molnupiravir use only after positive tests
A senior Ministry of Health official has warned that use of the Covid-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir before an individual has contracted the disease is dangerous as the treatment is to be used only when one tests positive, and is not to prevent infection. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-says-molnupiravir-use-only-after-positive-tests
Singapore minister reiterates bilateral trade commitment
Singaporean Minister of Commerce and Industry Gan Kim Yong has reiterated the city-state’s commitment to strengthening bilateral trade cooperation with Cambodia, as he pledged full support in helping the Kingdom succeed during its chairmanship of ASEAN, according to the Cambodian commerce ministry on March 14. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/singapore-minister-reiterates-bilateral-trade-commitment
PM: One-year contracts for civil servants
The government has agreed in principle to the recruitment of nearly 46,000 contract officials to serve in various ministries and institutions, while not allowing the recruitment of new civil servants into the state employment framework to replace any retirees, with a few notable exceptions. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-one-year-contracts-civil-servants
Five million China vaccines arrive over two-day period
Another 3.5 million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by China touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport on March 30, just a day after the first shipment of 1.5 million doses arrived. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-million-china-vaccines-arrive-over-two-day-period
Electronic port data exchange system set for August
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced plans to implement an online-only electronic data exchange system in Cambodia’s ports in August to facilitate a more efficient management of ship transport and transfer activity. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electronic-port-data-exchange-system-set-august
Koh Kong governor Mithona Phuthong on her building boom and famous grandfather
Koh Kong provincial governor Mithona Phuthong was the first woman to ever have been appointed to the top job in any province back in 2017. She is the daughter of a veteran politician who fought to liberate the country and extinguish the flames of war ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-governor-mithona-phuthong-her-building-boom-and-famous-grandfather
Cambodia’s 2022 economic census starts on March 1
Prime Minister Hun Sen called on the owners of companies, factories and various enterprises to participate in the 2022 economic census, set to start on March 1. The objective of the survey is to compile statistics on establishments and enterprises in the country. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501032690/cambodias-2022-economic-census-starts-on-march-1/
Capital-Kampot National Road 3 inaugurated
Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated a 134km stretch of National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kampot town on March 2 after 34 months of construction with over $200 million in funding from China. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-kampot-national-road-3-inaugurated
Kingdom open to WHO-approved Covid jabs
Cambodia does not discriminate among the different makes of Covid-19 vaccines or bring politics into its fight against the novel coronavirus, which includes jabs that originate from a variety of countries, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-open-who-approved-covid-jabs