Announcement on the suspension of gym businesses for health of inside and outside hotels across the capital, and provinces
On 26 February 2021, the Ministry of Tourism released an announcement on the suspension of gym businesses inside and outside hotels across the capital and provinces to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in the community transmission event on 20 February 2021. ...
Ministry of Tourism
Japan grants more than $116,000 to aid NIPES and six schools
The government of Japan has agreed to provide a total of $116,174 in assistance to Cambodia for the development of an eight-lane running track at the National institute of Physical Education and Sport (NIPES) and for the construction of hand washing stations for six schools ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50821773/japan-grants-more-than-116000-to-aid-nipes-and-six-schools/
Business councils talk Thai trade
Two Bangkok-based business councils have demonstrated their commitment to join forces and ensure frictionless cross-border trade between Cambodia and Thailand amid tightened border controls imposed in the harsh times of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/business-councils-talk-thai-trade
Emergency aid to be given to poor people under lockdown areas
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has announced to repeal mechanism and procedure for providing social assistance to support people who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 community outbreak during the lockdown, but they are given emergency aid in the “Red Zone” areas. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50841445/emergency-aid-to-be-given-to-poor-people-under-lockdown-areas/
Bakheng water treatment facility construction breaks ground
The groundbreaking ceremony of the water treatment facility in Bakheng, outskirt of Phnom Penh, takes place today, presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen. The plant, designed and built by Vinci Construction Grands Projets, will have the capacity to supply drinking 195,000 cubic metres of ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50809207/bakheng-water-treatment-facility-construction-breaks-ground/
Delayed new casino confirms opening target
Century Entertainment has confirmed the opening target and relocation of a new casino to Dara Sakor. The project had been delayed since January. The delay was down to pandemic related business conditions including logistics problems in the delivery of essential equipment. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50812067/delayed-new-casino-confirms-opening-target/
Cambodia to make auto-rickshaws
Locally-assembled electric auto-rickshaws could hit the Cambodian market as soon as early in May after the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) gave the greenlight to an investment project at the weekend. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-make-auto-rickshaws
Gov’t expands public services
The government’s project to support phase II of the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (ISAF) for a period of five years was launched on February 18 with officials saying that there were many areas in need of reforms at the sub-national level even though ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-expands-public-services
MoC responds to UN study citing negative RCEP impact on revenue
An official from the Ministry of Commerce said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will definitely open up opportunities for Cambodia. He was speaking in response to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) citing potential serious negative ...
Pricing talks on wind energy project underway
State-run Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) and Singapore-based The Blue Circle are in preliminary talks on the price of wind generated power, as senior officials place high hopes for having the renewable energy factor into the nation’s energy mix soon. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50832275/pricing-talks-on-wind-energy-project-underway/
Over 100 CSOs call for debt relief
A coalition of 103 civil society organisations (CSOs) reiterated a call for the government to issue a set of guidelines for all financial institutions in Cambodia to suspend loan payments, set interest rates to zero per cent and waive accrued interest for at least three ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/over-100-csos-call-debt-relief
Gov’t imposes inter-province travel ban ahead of New Year
The government has imposed inter-provincial travel ban from April 7-20 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. However, Phnom Penh and neighbouring Kandal province are treated as one administrative region, so travel between them can continue. ...
Gov’t imposes inter-province travel ban ahead of New Year Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-imposes-inter-province-travel-ban-ahead-new-year
Kampong Speu governor orders intruders off state forest land
Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang has issued an order prohibiting clearing and settling on more than 281ha of state forest land in two locations after some residents illegally occupied and farm the land. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampong-speu-governor-orders-intruders-state-forest-land
Koh Kong families granted land from national park
The Koh Kong Provincial Administration has decided to grant land for housing and farming as part of the government’s land allocation policy to 131 families who have been affected by a development project of Sinomex Sim, a private firm, in Botum Sakor district’s Andong Teuk ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-families-granted-land-national-park
CCF enforces ban on Covid-19 antibody rapid test kits
Officers from the Directorate-General of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF) launched a campaign on June 29 to enforce the Ministry of Health ban on the sales of Covid-19 antibody rapid test kits in markets and pharmacies across the capital. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ccf-enforces-ban-covid-19-antibody-rapid-test-kits
ARDB loans set for rice sector
The state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank of Cambodia (ARDB) announced that it has reserved a large number of financial packages of working capital loans for rice millers and exporters to buy paddy from farmers during the upcoming harvest season, in a bid to push ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/ardb-loans-set-rice-sector
Cambodia readies Phnom Penh Statement for ASEM
Cambodia is preparing the draft of the Phnom Penh Statement on the Post-Covid-19 Socio-Economic Recovery for adoption by the leaders of the Asia and Europe during the 13th ASEM Summit hosted by Cambodia in November, Foreign Affairs Ministry Secretary of State Luy David said. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50901237/cambodia-readies-phnom-penh-statement-for-asem/
Private sector gets nod to sell jabs amid Delta fears
The Ministry of Health has granted permission to authorised pharmaceutical import-export companies to import Covid-19 vaccines approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO), as part of response to the more contagious and deadly coronavirus Delta variant in Cambodia. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-sector-gets-nod-sell-jabs-amid-delta-fears
PM lays out overarching 2022 ASEAN approaches
Prime Minister Hun Sen said even though ASEAN is facing enormous challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geo-political rivalry between China and the US, Cambodia is ready to take the chair of the ASEAN community in less than five months from now. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/pm-lays-out-overarching-2022-asean-approaches
Negotiations underway to buy third booster shots
To enhance immunity and to protect against the increasing prevalence of new coronavirus variants, Cambodia is in negotiation with its friendly countries to buy the AstraZeneca vaccine to administer as the booster shot to those who already took two doses of the Covid-19 vaccines. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50914848/negotiations-underway-to-buy-third-booster-shots/