PM: Media is gov’t development partner
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday commended three ministers for being open to journalists. Addressing some 6,000 attendees during the 4th media correspondents’ gala at the capital’s Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, he said Minister of National Defence Tea Banh, Minister of Interior Sar ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-media-govt-development-partner
Malaysia urged to invest in waste management
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al on Tuesday welcomed Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim and encouraged Malaysians to invest in the Kingdom’s waste management sector. The Ministry of Environment said in a Facebook post: “Say Sam Al encouraged and warmly welcomed cooperation ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysia-urged-invest-waste-management
Ministry throws weight behind wetlands plan
At a consultative meeting with the Prey Veng provincial administration on Thursday, the Ministry of Environment expressed support for its initiative to turn the wetlands at Boeung Snae lake, in Ba Phnom district’s Batheay commune, into a protected area. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-throws-weight-behind-wetlands-plan
Prime minister demands end to fake news on virus
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday criticised several outlets for spreading misinformation on the novel coronavirus outbreak and instructed the Ministry of Information to do more to eradicate fake news. Speaking at a press conference at the Peace Palace on Thursday, Hun Sen said a ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prime-minister-demands-end-fake-news-virus
Special inspection group to monitor commune workflow
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said yesterday he has a special inspection group formed to monitor commune authorities to ensure they work properly and use their new allotted budget efficiently. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/695079/special-inspection-group-to-monitor-commune-workflow/
CamboJA pushes for further press law amendments
Some 20 journalists gathered on Tuesday at the Corner of Media Landscape in a meeting organised by the Cambodian Journalists Alliance (CamboJA) and the Cambodia Center for Independent Media (CCIM). The journalists held discussions on the challenges faced in the sector, including the difficulty in obtaining ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/camboja-pushes-further-press-law-amendments
Ministry trains journos on Covid-19
In a bid to tackle the spread of misinformation, the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) will on Friday trained journalists on reporting correctly about Covid-19. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-trains-journos-covid-19
Increased wage in Kingdom contributes to decline in migrant workers in Thailand
Labour Ministry spokesman Heng Sour yesterday in a press conference said the number of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand decreased last year compared to the same period in 2018. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50696441/increased-wage-in-kingdom-contributes-to-decline-in-migrant-workers-in-thailand
Announcement of the Ministry of Health on the response, preventive measure and the preparation for the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases in the kingdom of Cambodia
On 02 March 2020, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on their official Facebook page about the government’s response, preventive measures and preparation of the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases. From the announcement, the ministry has claimed that, as of 02 March ...
Ministry of Health
Countermeasures to reduce road deaths, injuries
Officials from the Ministry Of Public Works and Transport yesterday urged the public and relevant authorities to jointly cooperate in the reduction Of road traffic fatalities and injuries in the Kingdom in a bid to meet the 2030 global road safety agenda. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698665/countermeasures-to-reduce-road-deaths-injuries
Internet subscribers in Cambodia grows 20 percent to 16.1 million in 2019
About 16.1 million people in Cambodia have subscribed to the Internet by 2019, up 20 percent compared to the year before, a spokesman for the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) said here on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698943/internet-subscribers-in-cambodia-grows-20-percent-to-16-1-million-in-2019
Ministry justifies wiretapping for national security
The law enforcement officers have the right to tap private communications when it is deemed to be jeopardising national security, officials said. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700265/ministry-justifies-wiretapping-for-national-security
Press release on the positive case of COVID-19 virus on a 38-years-old Cambodian male in Siem Reap province
On 7 March 2020, the ministry of health has posted a press release on its official Facebook page addressing the positive COVID-19 case on a 39 years old Cambodian male who had direct contact with the Japanese business man that test positive for the virus. ...
Ministry of Health
Kingdom ready for Covid-19
The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation in Cambodia (WHO) and Institute Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) on Monday held a joint press conference to reiterate that they are fully prepared for all eventualities in facing the global outbreak of COVID-19. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-ready-covid-19
‘No plan’ to reduce electricity bills nationwide
Despite the reduction of electricity tariffs for factory workers suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC), the autonomous government agency responsible for managing and administering electric power in the country, has said that “a general plan for electricity bill reduction ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50713248/no-plan-to-reduce-electricity-bills-nationwide/
Gov’t call for urgent action on food security
Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon has ordered all agriculture departments to take immediate measures to ensure the food security of the country in response to the the outbreak of COVID-19. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712467/govt-call-for-urgent-action-on-food-security/
Upgrading Cambodia’s quality infrastructure
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training programme to sensitize policymakers to the requirements for upgrading the country’s quality infrastructure (QI). ...
Newsroom
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/03/12/upgrading-cambodias-quality-infrastructure/
Ministry lists heritage preservation efforts
More than 6,000 archaeological and cultural heritage sites have been registered across the Kingdom, among other achievements, according to the Culture and Fine Arts Ministry. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710421/ministry-lists-heritage-preservation-efforts/
Fisheries authority chalks up 599 offences
he Fisheries Administration has cracked down on a total of 599 fishing offences in the first three months of the year, including 42 sea fishing offences. This figure is down by 88 cases from the same period last year, said its report obtained by The ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fisheries-authority-chalks-599-offences
Men held over forest clearing in Mondulkiri
Four men were detained on Tuesday for clearing land in a biodiversity conservation corridor of protected natural areas in Koh Nhek district, in Mondulkiri province. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/men-held-over-forest-clearing-mondulkiri