Vegetables left to spoil on Kandal farms as farmers can’t find buyers
Farmers in Kandal province say they each have thousands of dollars worth of vegetables spoiling in their fields because they can’t find buyers. In Sa’ang district, an area known for vegetable growing, salad greens farmer Tai Song, 35, said growers all around were unable to find ...
Khut Sokun
https://vodenglish.news/vegetables-left-to-spoil-on-kandal-farms-as-farmers-cant-find-buyers/
Domestic tourism is key to sector recovery: Experts
A report by the UNWTO said that with travellers now considering shorter trips and destinations closer to home, countries with higher shares of domestic tourism are likely to recover earlier and faster. ...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50793199/domestic-tourism-is-key-to-sector-recovery-experts/
Announcement on COVID-19 vaccination for the age group of 60 years old up from 10 March 2021
On 06 March 2021, the Ministry of Health released an announcement on COVID-19 vaccination, AstraZeneca, for the age group of 60 years old up from 10 March 2021 observing that people in this age group are willing to get injected with the COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Ministry of Health
First doses of Sinopharm to be suspended
The Ministry of Health on Thursday evening announced that first doses of Sinopharm doses would be suspended throughout the country on a rolling basis while first doses of AstraZeneca would continue to be administered to those 60 years old and older. ...
Brian Badzmierowski
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50823747/first-doses-of-sinopharm-to-be-suspended/
Ministry seeks more donations for vaccines to achieve herd immunity
The Health Ministry has appealed for public donations to purchase more vaccines to inoculate the targeted 80 percent of the population. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50825178/ministry-seeks-more-donations-for-vaccines-to-achieve-herd-immunity/
1.5 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccines to arrive in Cambodia soon
Cambodia is set to receive some 1.5 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine in the near future in addition to Sinopharm and AstraZeneca. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50825692/1-5-million-doses-of-chinas-sinovac-vaccines-to-arrive-in-cambodia-soon/
Teachers in Phnom Penh and four provinces to get jabs
The government has extended its vaccination drive to teachers in Phnom Penh and four provinces amid the February 20 community event. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50826223/teachers-in-phnom-penh-and-four-provinces-to-get-jabs/
Tax revenue from casino sector drops
Tax revenue from Cambodia’s casino industry cratered in 2020 as Covid-19 prompted the government to tighten entry restrictions, limiting the number of international visitors to the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance senior official on March 21. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenue-casino-sector-drops
300,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses to arrive March 31
China is donating an additional 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to the Cambodian military, Minister of Defence General Tea Banh said yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50829113/300000-sinopharm-vaccine-doses-to-arrive-march-31/
Elderly to receive AstraZeneca vaccinations in Phnom Penh tomorrow
The Ministry of Health has announced that AstraZeneca vaccinations will be given to people aged over 60 across Phnom Penh’s 14 districts tomorrow. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50828536/elderly-to-receive-astrazeneca-vaccinations-in-phnom-penh-tomorrow/
Announcement on the COVID-19 vaccination for garbage workers in Phnom Penh
On 28 February 2021, the Ministry of Health released an announcement on the COVID-19 vaccination (Sinopharm) for garbage workers in Phnom Penh, a valuable humanitarian aid of the People’s Republic of China. The vaccination is planned to provide for garbage workers in Phnom Penh, in ...
Ministry of Health
Announcement on the 324.000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive in Cambodia on the evening of 02 March 2021
On 28 February 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the 324.000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine that will arrive in Cambodia on the evening of 02 March 2021. The arriving doses above are the first consignment provided to Cambodia by the COVAX Facility. ...
Ministry of Health
Press release: The Kingdom of Cambodia is among the first countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca from COVAX
On 03 March 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release stating that the Kingdom of Cambodia is among the first countries to receive COVID-19 vaccine, AstraZeneca from COVAX. The 324,000 doses of vaccine, which arrived on 02 March 2021 is the first total ...
Ministry of Health
700K China jabs to land Mar 31
A total of 700,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China are expected to arrive in Cambodia on March 31 with 400,000 to be administered by the Ministry of Health and 300,000 by the Ministry of National Defence. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/700k-china-jabs-land-mar-31
14-day curfew imposed across Phnom Penh: Strict action against curfew violators
The Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday ordered an 8pm to 5am curfew across the capital for two weeks with immediate effect. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50833113/14-day-curfew-imposed-across-phnom-penh-strict-action-against-curfew-violators/
Press release on the COVID-19 vaccination for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (FNGOs)
On 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the COVID-19 vaccination for Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (FNGOs). The vaccination process will be injected for foreign staff, and their family members, as well as Cambodian staff of Foreign ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Lockdown measure of Phnom Penh and Takhmao tightened
The Royal Government tonight issued another decision to tighten the 14-day lockdown measure of Phnom Penh capital and Takhmao town of Kandal province to cut off the COVID-19 transmission chain. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50840421/lockdown-measure-of-phnom-penh-and-takhmao-tightened/
The Ministry of National Defense vaccinates 286,442 armed forces personnel as of April 17
The report of the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia said they vaccinated a total of 286,442 armed forces members, comprising the first jab while a further 138,130 have already been administered with their second jabs to protect themselves against COVID-19. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50840482/the-ministry-of-national-defense-vaccinates-286442-armed-forces-personnel-as-of-april-17/
City Hall urges police to allow health workers free passage during lockdown
Phnom Penh City Hall has requested that police at each lockdown station grant travel permission to health officials, doctors and food delivery service workers. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50840743/city-hall-urges-police-to-allow-health-workers-free-passage-during-lockdown/
Tourists with expired visas also eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
All foreigners who are stranded in Cambodia with no flights to return home who have an expired tourist visa are eligible to take the COVID-19 vaccination. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50842355/tourists-with-expired-visas-also-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccines/