Ministry studies apps for coronavirus response
Posts and Telecommunication Minister Chea Vandeth on Monday held a meeting to review research findings for two mobile applications and a ventilator, which could be used in the Kingdom’s response to the coronavirus. ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50713138/ministry-studies-apps-for-coronavirus-response/
COVID-19 cases double to 24
The Health Ministry has detected 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh and five other provinces, bringing the Kingdom’s total to 24. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702670/covid-19-cases-double-to-24/
Preah Ang Duong hospital starts building $8 million ENT wing
Preah Ang Duong hospital in the capital on Saturday held a ground breaking ceremony for a new building costing $8million, funded by the Korea international Cooperation Agency, to provide specialised treatment for people with ear, nose and throat problems. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704588/preah-ang-duong-hospital-starts-building-8-million-ent-wing/
Public service fees reduced to up growth
The government has decided to revise three types of public service fees to boost business registration and draw more investment both locally and abroad, said the ministries of Economy and Finance; and Commerce in a joint statement. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/public-service-fees-reduced-growth
Eight charged over protected land encroachment
Stung Treng Provincial Court has jailed eight villagers accused of encroaching a protected area in Thala Barivat district. They were charged under Article 62 of the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50705624/eight-charged-over-protected-land-encroachment/
Donors give $9M to fight virus
PRIME Minister Hun Sen announced that the government had received nearly $9 million from Cambodian donors for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. There are 96 who tested positive in the Kingdom as of Wednesday. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/donors-give-9m-fight-virus
Vietnamese-owned rubber plantations looking to hire
Vietnamese-owned rubber plantations in the Kingdom’s northeast are short on workers and are looking to recruit as many as 105,000 of them from now until the end of 2021. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-owned-rubber-plantations-looking-hire
Energy Lab’s stimulus plan for clean energy investment
The Cambodian government is close to signing a deal with the local subsidiary of French-owned, Singapore-based renewable power producer The Blue Circle to construct the energy-lacking country’s first wind power farm in Kampot. ...
Yeshi Dema
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714011/energy-labs-stimulus-plan-for-clean-energy-investment/
Hu wants Cambodia help on China Sea dispute, pledges aid
Chinese President Hu Jintao asked close economically Cambodia on Saturday not to push talks on the vexed issue of the South China Sea “too fast” as he pledged to double bilateral trade to $5 billion and announced fresh aid to the impoverished country. Cambodia holds the ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/31/us-cambodia-china-idUSBRE82U04Y20120331
Tourism not hurt by outbreak
Cambodia’s tourism sector has emerged from a “mystery disease” scare unscathed, industry insiders said yesterday, although some regional health authorities noted what the World Health Organisation called an outbreak of Enterovirus-71 (EV-71), which has killed at least 52 children in the Kingdom. “The disease has only ...
Kingdom set to mark International Day for Biological Diversity
The Ministry of Environment is set to mark the international Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, with a celebration intended to improve cooperation with international partner organisations. The theme of the event is “Our solutions are in nature.” ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-set-mark-international-day-biological-diversity
Prime Minister reiterates, strenuously for social distancing to be continued
Prime Minister Hun Sen advised the public yet again to stay away from crowded places to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 infection after two new cases have been reported in the Kingdom. ...
Cambodia reaffirms commitment to host the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Nov 2020
Cambodia has reaffirmed that it will host the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit in November, said Luy David, Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation, stressing that it will be the world’s largest summit post-COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50728976/cambodia-reaffirms-commitment-to-host-the-asia-europe-meeting-asem-nov-2020/
Local pepper prices rebound
Local pepper farmers have reported a sharp increase in the price of the commodity rising almost 100 percent, after Chinese buyers resumed fulfilling orders as the country slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50729705/local-pepper-prices-rebound/
Cambodia requires foreigners to pay for COVID-19 test, quarantine, treatment services
Cambodia has required foreigners to pay for COVID-19 lab test, quarantine and treatment services, Economy and Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth said in a letter dated Monday and released to the media on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50732293/cambodia-requires-foreigners-to-pay-for-covid-19-test-quarantine-treatment-services/
Malaria sees no death since 2018
Cambodia will celebrate National Malaria Day on April 25 under the theme, “Zero malaria starts with me”, although there have been no reported deaths from malaria in the Kingdom since 2018. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaria-sees-no-death-2018
Gold mine extraction expected this year with more than 40 exploration licences issued
Extraction of the first gold mines in Cambodia has been confirmed to be made within this year, as more than 40 exploration licences on non-mantel mines including gold have been issued to private companies. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50716170/gold-mine-extraction-expected-this-year-with-more-than-40-exploration-licences-issued/
Locals seek spirits’ help
More than 300 ethnic villagers at two separate locations in Preah Vihear province conducted traditional ceremonies yesterday beseeching the spirits for an end to their ongoing land dispute with the Chinese-owned Rui Feng sugar company. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/locals-seek-spirits-help
Kuoy cry foul over land loss
The Kuoy indigenous community in Preah Vihear are seeking Prime Minister Hun Sen’s intervention after they claimed provincial authorities moved the Chheb district land border 3km into their commune land. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743340/kuoy-cry-foul-over-land-loss/
Cambodia lifts cross-border travel restrictions with Vietnam
The government yesterday informed Vietnam regarding its decision to lift the ban on cross-border movement via borders shared with the country but said prevention guidelines remain in place to mitigate risks of coronavirus transmission. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50736881/cambodia-lifts-cross-border-travel-restrictions-with-vietnam/