Toul Sangke Market shuttered from last night due to COVID-19
Authorities have decided to lock down Samhan Market, also known as Toul Sangke Market, Sangkat Toul Sangke I, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh on the night of April 18, 2021, after the authorities cooperated with a team of health officials to find people with Covid-19 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50841010/toul-sangke-market-shuttered-from-last-night-due-to-covid-19/
Hun Sen: Enjoy Khmer New Year, but take precautions
Thanks to a steady decrease in Covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Hun Sen has permitted the return of Khmer New Year celebrations in mid-April, though he urges the public to continue practising all preventive measures that have so far succeeded in slowing the spread of the ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-enjoy-khmer-new-year-take-precautions
17 parties set for commune election
As of the final day of the registration period 82,786 candidates including 25,963 women had registered for the June 5 commune council elections, according to the National Election Committee (NEC). ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/17-parties-set-commune-election
98% villages electrified but power used drops
The consumption of electricity in the country has dropped to just over 2,000 megawatts in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a huge loss to the government. Cambodia has a capacity to supply about 3,800 megawatts. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501077941/98-villages-electrified-but-power-used-drops/
ACU urged to probe Phnom Tamao land irregularities
Baitong Warriors, a local environment activist group, have submitted a letter to the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) seeking an investigation into alleged irregularities concerning more than 2,000ha of the Tamao Mountain forest reserve following news of a dairy farm’s relocation to the area. ...
Pann Rethea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-urged-probe-phnom-tamao-land-irregularities
Sar Kheng urges unity after official vote results
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed all commune council members elected in the recent 5th-mandate elections to work together to provide public services to the people under their authority regardless of political affiliations. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/sar-kheng-urges-unity-after-official-vote-results
Social health insurance scheme extended to tuk-tuk drivers
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is rolling out a pilot of its Social Health Insurance scheme for tuk-tuk drivers in the capital in April as part of a move to extend social security coverage to the nation’s informal workers. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-social-health-insurance-scheme-extended-to-tuk-tuk-drivers
Angkor Park revenue surges by ‘300%’ in 2023
Over 600,000 international tourists purchased tickets to the Angkor Archaeological Park in the first 10 months of 2023, boosting revenue for Angkor Enterprise – a state body tasked with overseeing ticket sales – to nearly $28 million. This represents a staggering increase of over 300% ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-park-revenue-surges-300-2023
Thailand slashes work permit fees for Cambodians to $13
From December, Cambodians can obtain a work permit from Thailand by spending $13, instead of the current fee of $52. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501382526/thailand-slashes-work-permit-fees-for-cambodians-to-13/
Migrant worker brokers arrested
Police in Pailin province yesterday arrested two suspects accused of brokering illegal passage for migrant workers into Thailand. ...
Sen David
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5077920/migrant-worker-brokers-arrested/
Ly Hour eyes next borey development
Housing Development Association of Cambodia president Ly Hour has unveiled plans to erect a borey in Tboung Khmum province. ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/ly-hour-eyes-next-borey-development
Lao President in Cambodia for state visit
Mr. Choummaly Sayasone, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, is paying a two-day state visit to Cambodia starting Thursday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/lao-president-in-cambodia-for-state-visit-8239
Cambodia condemns terrorism act Australia's Sydney
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday condemned the terror act of taking civilians hostage in a cafe in Australia’s Sydney. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2014-12/16/c_133858471.htm
Police find marijuana plantation
Scores of marijuana plants were seized by police in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district on Saturday morning. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-find-marijuana-plantation
Cambodia to host talks on protecting heritage
Cambodia will this week host a regional seminar on the Unesco convention for the protection of cultural heritage during armed conflicts. ...
Michelle Vachon
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-to-host-talks-on-protecting-heritage-93055/
Cambodia backs Timor-Leste ASEAN membership
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that Cambodia supported Timor-Leste’s bid to become the 11th member of Asean. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25747/cambodia-backs-timor-leste-asean-membership/
Typhoid a ‘burden’ near Tonle Sap: study
A new study has found that there is a “substantial burden” of pediatric typhoid fever in rural communes in Cambodia. ...
Yesenia Amaro
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/typhoid-burden-near-tonle-sap-study
Hundreds caught at illegal border crossings
Banteay Meanchey provincial police intercepted hundreds of Cambodian laborers as they tried to cross illegally to Thailand over the weekend. ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37684/hundreds-caught-at-illegal-border-crossings/
Cambodian King flies to Japan for World Buddhist Summit
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni left here on Monday for Japan to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Buddhist Summit. ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-12/08/c_133839828.htm
Cambodia sends 45 troops to join multinational peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia
Cambodia dispatched a group of 45 troops to take part in the 2016 multinational peacekeeping exercise in Mongolia late on Thursday. ...