Cambodian gets Covid-19
The government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and several vocational training centres in Siem Reap town after a 38-year-old Cambodian man was confirmed Covid-19 positive on Saturday. ...
Niem Chheng
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-gets-covid-19
Rice association responds to stockpiling concerns
As fears of Covid-19 drive people to stockpile food, some fear supermarkets may run out of essential commodities like rice. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rice-association-responds-stockpiling-concerns
PAS recieves 200 container lifeline
Garment factories in the Kingdom have been handed a lifeline as nearly 200 containers arrived at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) on Monday to ease the shortage of raw materials in the sector. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pas-recieves-200-container-lifeline
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
Press Release: Temporary suspension of public and private institutions from kindergarten to higher education in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province
On 07 March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has issued an announcement on its official Facebook page on the temporary suspension of public and private institutions starting from pre school until tertiary education in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province. The suspension ...
Ministry of Education Youth and Sport
National Police arrests three over COVID-19 social media hoaxes
The National Police yesterday said it will strengthen its campaign to clamp down on individuals spreading fake news about the COVID-19 outbreak on social media. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700785/national-police-arrests-three-over-covid-19-social-media-hoaxes
Mass disinfectant spraying against COVID-19 planned in Siem Reap
Siem Reap authority has planned a mass spraying of disinfectant at key locations including schools in the provincial city as part of its COVID-19 containment effort. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700946/mass-disinfectant-spraying-against-covid-19-planned-in-siem-reap
State of emergency law is imminent
The government said today the state of emergency draft law will be forwarded directly to the National Assembly without the need of the Council of Ministers to approve amid COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708017/state-of-emergency-law-is-imminent/
Constitutional Council input needed
While the Senate is expected to debate and approve the “State of Emergency” law next week, if it is approved by the National Assembly on Friday, the question remains on who can declare a state of emergency since King Norodom Sihamoni is still in China ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711147/constitutional-council-input-needed/
National Assembly to approve draft law on state of emergency
A unanimous vote of approval for the proposed “State of Emergency” law is expected to be cast today during the plenary session of the National Assembly. The draft law comes amid the increasing cases of coronavirus infections in the Kingdom. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711453/national-assembly-to-approve-draft-law-on-state-of-emergency/
Private schools struggling
The Cambodian Higher Education Association has claimed that 113 private educational establishments are facing bankruptcy because of their inability to pay rent and staff salaries in light of nationwide school closures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. ...
Khorn Savi
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-schools-struggling
Government ready to declare state of emergency after law is signed
The government will take no longer than 30 days to implement a state of emergency once the bill is signed into law. Soldiers are already on standby to ensure security and help citizens. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50709043/government-ready-to-declare-state-of-emergency-after-law-is-signed/
U.N concern over Cambodia law on the management of the nation during state of emergency
On 9 April, UN experts sent a communication expressing concerns over Cambodia’s draft law on the management of the nation during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if adopted as is, the law may restrict the right to freedom of expression, right to ...
Special Rapporteur Cambodia
Mandatory quarantine to help prevent coronavirus spread
PHNOM Penh City Hall is ready to quarantine more than 15,000 garment workers who are returning to the capital from their home provinces after Khmer New Year in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50714122/mandatory-quarantine-to-help-prevent-coronavirus-spread/
Most international flights from China
Around 25 international flights are entering and leaving Cambodia every week mostly from China, according to Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA). ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50727792/most-international-flights-from-china/
Smart gives $1m from virus fund
Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open Institute, Friends International and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50725375/smart-gives-1m-from-virus-fund/
Cambodia’s hotels and international flights to reopen shortly
Hotels and international flights forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia are expected to reopen this month. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50731349/cambodias-hotels-to-reopen-shortly/
Migrants’ home remittances dwindle
As the Coronavirus pandemic hits jobs and wages in many sectors of the global economy, a slowdown in the amount of money sent home by migrant workers looks increasingly likely, according to a report by World Economic Forum (WEF). ...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50715088/migrants-home-remittances-dwindle/
WWF: Ban wildlife trade to avert future pandemics
World Wide Fund for Nature is calling for urgent global action to address factors which it projected would be key drivers in triggering possible zoonotic disease outbreaks in the future. The action comes amid the current COVID-19 pandemic, which has battered countries worldwide. ...
Pech Sotheary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737775/wwf-ban-wildlife-trade-to-avert-future-pandemics
Cambodia not to declare the state of emergency
Cambodia will not declare the state of emergency with the current situation of COVID-19 transmission in the country, stressed Prime Minister Hun Sen in a voice message Monday evening. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50781339/cambodia-not-to-declare-the-state-of-emergency/