Dengueโs link to El Niรฑo
As Cambodia contends with one of the strongest El Niño cycles in recent memory, a new study of millions of dengue cases over the past two-decades-plus has shown that spikes in the deadly disease across Southeast Asia may be linked to the weather phenomenon.Upswings in ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengues-link-el-nino
Schools upgrade to benefit disabled pupils
A Japanese NGO yesterday signed a deal worth nearly $300,000 to assist four Kandal province primary schools in providing access to education for children with disabilities. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/39852/schools-upgrade-to-benefit-disabled-pupils/
NEC rejects reform requests from minor parties, form 1102 access restricted
Minor party leaders say voting irregularities they flagged after last year’s commune election have not been addressed by the National Election Committee, which has ignored most of their suggestions for electoral reform. ...
Ouch Sony
https://vodenglish.news/nec-rejects-reform-requests-from-minor-parties-form-1102-access-restricted/
CDC okays three textile-linked projects worth $19M
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on April 29 announced that it had greenlit final registration certificates for three projects in textile-linked sectors with total capital investment of nearly $19 million that are expected to create 2,005 jobs. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-okays-three-textile-linked-projects-worth-19m
Passport Posts A Go
Cambodia is making plans to open passport offices along its border with Thailand in a bid to cut down on illegal migration, Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced yesterday. Speaking at the close of a migration workshop, Kheng said that officials are already preparing to open a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964787/National/passport-posts-a-go.html
Jointโ statement:โ Mediaโ andโ civilโ societyโ groupsโ deeplyโ disturbedโ byโ governmentโsโ decisionโ toโ revokeโ VODโsโ mediaโ licenseโ andโ theโ sexualโ harassmentโ ofโ aโ femaleโ reporterโ
On 13 February 2023, 93 Media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) released a joint statement to express their deeply disturbed by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s order to revoke the license of Voice of Democracy (VOD), and also condemn the recent sexual harassment and intimidation of ...
Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA)
ODC provides data literacy training for journalists
The four-day Data Literacy Training for Journalists on Social Accountability has successfully finished, with Open Development Cambodia (ODC) grateful for active engagement from participants, and hopes they can use the knowledge and skills gained for their professional and personal development. ...
Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-odc-provides-data-literacy-training-for-journalists
Sihanoukville authorities close canal to transfer flow of polluted water
Local authorities on Tuesday decided to close a canal at Sihanoukville’s Sokha Beach following the completion of four facilities in Preah Sihanouk province designed to treat wastewater before it reaches the sea. Four more facilities are still under construction. The first four water treatment plants, ...
Expert warns of โdebt-trapโ ahead of Cambodian PM visit to China Belt and Road Forum
Overdependence, coupled with loans and the cost of maintaining infrastructure, could leave Cambodia in a “debt trap” to China, an expert said Tuesday, as Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen prepares to attend a summit in Beijing on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sweeping Belt and Road ...
Joshua Lipes
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/trap-04232019163513.html
HIV infections nearly doubled over past decade
The number of new HIV infections in Cambodia nearly doubled over the past decade—the greatest increase in Asia—while less than a third of Cambodians living with the virus are receiving medication to slow its development, according to a report released this week. ...
George wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-infections-nearly-doubled-over-past-decade-115705/
Cambodia marks remarkable achievement in TB control
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Prime Minister Hun Manet delivered a message celebrating Cambodia’s remarkable strides in combatting the disease, as the country marks a 45% reduction in both deaths and new infections. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501461734/cambodia-marks-remarkable-achievement-in-tb-control/
Workforce Must Improve to Compete in Asean Bloc
Cambodia’s workforce must quickly improve its skills base if it is to compete with other countries in the region when the Asean bloc becomes a single market in 2015, officials said yesterday at a seminar held in Phnom Penh. When the Asean Economic Community goes ahead in ...
MLVT stresses need for technical and professional skills
Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, Ith Sam Heng, has called on communities, families, students, youth, vulnerable youth and the public to pay attention and adopt technical skills to enable them to find better job opportunities and contribute to the development of the national economy. ...
Ponlue Pok
https://kiripost.com/stories/mlvt-stresses-need-for-technical-and-professional-skills
Chemical-free veggies
The government is urging vegetable growers to reduce their reliance on pesticides and cut imports from neighboring countries to protect the health of consumers. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37673/chemical-free-veggies/
Students knuckle down to prepare for cheating-free exam
Hean Chanthorn, 20, a grade 12 student from Chea Sim Santhor Mok High School in Phnom Penh, says he wakes at 4 a.m. every morning to revise. He heads to school at 6 a.m. and stays there until 7:30 in the evening. After dinner, Chanthorn ...
Leng Sreynich
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/students-knuckle-down-to-prepare-for-cheating-free-exam/2862364.html
Island casinoโs fate to be decided
A preah Sihanouk provincial official said on Monday that the administration would request approval from the Ministry of Environment and the National Committee for Coastal Management and Development to dismantle a Chinese casino on Koh Rong Sanloem. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/island-casinos-fate-be-decided
Free buses to province planned
The Phnom Penh municipal government has announced a plan to provide limited free bus services along national roads during the Pchum Benh week. The plan will see 120 buses deployed to “ease people’s travels during the holiday”, the capital’s City Hall said in a statement. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/free-buses-province-planned
Commerce ministry pushes ASEAN-Japan economic relations
A Cambodian official has requested that Japan consider increasing cooperation and support for the least developed ASEAN countries through the provision of technical assistance and training, saying that Cambodia would benefit from the vision and strategy for the growth of ASEAN-Japan economic integration over the ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/commerce-ministry-pushes-asean-japan-economic-relations
Training Workshop on the Fundamental QGIS
On 01 August 2022, the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) issued an announcement on the Training Workshop on the Fundamental QGIS.Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce the Training workshop on the Fundamental QGIS that held on 1st-2nd August 2022. This Training workshop aims to ...
Open Development Cambodia
Loans offered to struggling tourism Siem Reap businesses
The government is offering tourism-related businesses in Siem Reap struggling from the slow tourist rebound a share of a $50 million pot of loans to keep operations afloat, however, concerns have been raised that the 6.5 percent interest rate may be too high for some. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/loans-offered-to-struggling-tourism-siem-reap-businesses