Omicron still poses “very high” risk and could overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO warned on Wednesday, as the highly transmissible coronavirus variant fuelled record outbreaks in many countries.   ...

The Japanese government has pledged an additional $185 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to support the second phase of the Covid-19 crisis. ...

The National AIDS Authority (NAA) took Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to educate the general public about HIV/AIDS prevention, especially among young people and those with same-sex partners. ...

Thailand has reopened its border with Cambodia to migrant workers to address labor shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday dispelled fears circulating widely there could be another lockdown due to the high number of rising Covid-19 infection due to the Omicron variant. ...

The Ministry of Health has received an Australian donation of 33 freezers to assist with keeping certain Covid-19 vaccines at temperatures of -80C as well as 100 freezers that can chill their contents to -20C.   ...

On 17 March 2022, the Ministry of Tourism issued a press release on waiving travel requirements for all travelers entering Cambodia as follows:Waiving the requirement for the Negative 72-hour certificate of COVID-19 PCR Test Result prior to your arrival to in CambodiaWaiving the requirement for ...

Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi virtually launched three different toolkits on positive parenting to promote positive child education through increased knowledge and skills and access to appropriate and timely parenting support. ...

The Ministry of Health has urged the people to take all preventive measures against Covid-19 and follow safety protocols as the nation prepares to celebrate the Khmer New Year this month. ...

Cambodia and the EU have renewed their pledge to enhance bilateral trade and investment ties in spite of the lingering economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Seven months after the announcement of the $150 million co-financial intervention package, only $41.52 million has been released to the businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic by the state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) and other participating financial institutions, according ...

The rising price of air tickets are impacting Cambodia’s tourism rebound, which was hit hard by Covid-19, businesses said on Tuesday. ...

Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. has approved loans to 346 tourism-related firms totalling $53.46M or 35.64 percent of the $150M budget, said a top official of the bank. ...

While Cambodia’s economy and borders have now been open for two years following the Covid-19 pandemic, many small businesses continue to face financial hardships amid a global economic slowdown. ...

Southeast Asian suppliers from Cambodia, Myanmar and  Vietnam have become increasingly important to global fashion brands. Nearly 20% of Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing’s disclosed core sewing factories are in Vietnam, though China is still home to about half.​ However, these suppliers now face a supply ...

More than 800 garment workers in Kandal’s Khsach Kandal district protested on Wednesday to demand their last wages and severance pay after the company suspended its operation due to the shortage of raw material.​ ...

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. ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross in Phnom Penh on Friday donated 20 tonnes of health care, hygiene and sanitation supplies to the Directorate General Prison at the Correctional Centre 1. The humanitarian aid aims to assist the General Department of Prisons in preventing ...

On 19 March 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a letter to the embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Cambodia about the request to the Vietnam authorities inform Vietnam nationals not to travel to Cambodia by land, water and air. Entry ...

Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) has called for licensed private electricity distributors to receive cashless payments for electricity bills to prevent possible COVID-19 infections. ...