Instruction for sub-national authorities to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 during the upcoming holidays
On 17 July 2020, Ministry of Health has posted an instruction guideline to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the upcoming holidays to all sub-national authorities and all relevant actors. Those guidelines are as follow: 1 Choose a safe family reunion or safe family trip without ...
Ministry of Health
Joint statement: Drop all charges against arrested union leader Rong Chhun
On 03 August 2020, 141 undersigned civil society groups issued a joint statement to strongly condemn the nighttime arrest of Rong Chhun and call on the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to immediately drop all charges against the union leader ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Distribution of the new COVID-19 Asan Easy Test to the public
On 06 September 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a notification on Distribution of the new COVID-19 Asan Easy Test to the public.In order to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner and to save costs, the Ministry is ...
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
PM wants more Japanese investment in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaking at the Mekong- Japan Business Forum in Tokyo on October 9, invited Japanese firms to visit Cambodia and convince themselves that it a worthy country for their investments. ...
Ven Rathavong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50540098/pm-wants-more-japanese-investment-in-cambodia/
Government propaganda film rehashes unsupported claims of ‘terrorism’ plots
The Cambodian government issued an 18-minute propaganda film on Monday, insinuating that political dissidents Sam Serey, Sourn Serey Ratha and Sam Rainsy are “terrorists” working together to overthrow Hun Sen’s regime. ...
Ben Sokhean and Andrew Nachemson
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-propaganda-film-rehashes-unsupported-claims-terrorism-plots
PM calls for ethical party campaigns
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on all political parties to campaign ethically and refrain from attacking their competitors using improper rhetoric during the election campaign period as the upcoming national election nears. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50504422/pm-calls-for-ethical-party-campaigns/
Japan provides more than $7 million in aid to NEC
The Japanese government has provided more than $7 million in aid to the National Election Committee (NEC), including the cost of 11,000 ballot boxes and 40 pickup trucks, it said on Saturday. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-provides-more-7-million-aid-nec
China should invest in Battambang milling plant
The Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak urged a Hunan-based company to take advantage of the vast, untapped potential in the agricultural sector and to invest in an export processing plant in Battambang. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50519249/china-should-invest-in-battambang-milling-plant/
Ministry issues warning over rabies vaccine
The Health Ministry on Saturday warned all pharmacies, hospitals and other health service providers to immediately stop selling a China-made rabies vaccine over concerns it was not manufactured according to strict guidelines. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/529499/ministry-issues-warning-over-rabies-vaccine/
Supreme Consultative Council officially created
King Norodom Sihamoni has legitimised the Supreme Consultative Council and appointed 30 representatives of 15 political parties as advisors to the government at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50531950/supreme-consultative-council-officially-created/
Cambodia PM hopes Trump meeting can bring peace to Korean peninsula
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said he hoped that the forthcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would bring peace to the region. ...
Neou Vannarin
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-pm-hopes-trump-meeting-can-bring-peace-to-korean-peninsula/4394820.html
Child traffickers get seven years each
Six Cambodian women were convicted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court and sentenced to seven years in prison each for conspiring to traffic three Cambodian girls to be sold as brides in China. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/child-traffickers-get-seven-years-each
Border scrap off talks agenda
The territorial conflict between Thailand and Cambodia will not be discussed during Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Thailand this week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha says. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/796340/border-scrap-off-talks-agenda
Fire guts market in Stung Treng city, causing $1M in damage
More than 1,000 stalls and shops were destroyed in an overnight fire at a market in Stung Treng City, causing about $1 million in property damage, local police said on Friday. ...
Senior NEC members to go to South Korean for election training
Eleven members and department directors of the National Election Committee (NEC) will depart Cambodia departed today to attend a 10-day training course on election in Republic of Korea. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/senior-nec-members-to-go-to-south-korean-for-election-training-9034
Emerald takes a new direction with Cambodia gold JV
ASX-listed Emerald on Wednesday announced that it had signed a farm-in and joint venture (JV) agreement with fellow-listed Renaissance Minerals to earn a majority interest in a Cambodian gold project. ...
Esmarie Swanepoel
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/emerald-takes-a-new-direction-with-cambodia-gold-jv-2016-03-30
Ratanakkiri running out of water amid worst drought in years
With a severe drought choking the northeast, it’s only a matter of weeks before many residents of Ratanakkiri province run dry, according to villagers, local officials and organizations working in the province. ...
Aisha Down
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rkiri-running-out-of-water-amid-worst-drought-in-years-110781/
Cambodia says urged ASEAN to avoid words that would 'escalate tension'
Cambodia advised a grouping of South East Asian nations to avoid using words that “would escalate tension between China and the Philippines” in a weekend statement, the country’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday. ...
Clarence Fernandez and Simon Webb
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cambodia-asean-idUSKCN1071PD
Sustainable energy options for Cambodia discussed
Representatives from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Ministry of Environment and a handful of climate advocates met in Phnom Penh yesterday to brainstorm ways the country can transition to a “sustainable energy future”. ...
Cristina Maza
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sustainable-energy-options-cambodia-discussed
Sa’s role in world’s children’s prize ceremony to be celebrated
The World’s Children’s Prize (WCP) ceremony, to be held on Sunday at the Artscape Theatre, will tell the story of the 2015 award ceremony in Sweden and South Africa’s participation. ...
World’s Children’s Prize
http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/sas-role-in-worlds-childrens-prize-ceremony-to-be-celebrated-1991682