Disasters and emergency response
Disasters
Malaysia will now reopen; embassy calls for vigilance
The Cambodian embassy in Malaysia on March 9 issued a notice to Cambodian people, students and workers who are staying, studying and working there that the country was set to reopen. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysia-will-now-reopen-embassy-calls-vigilance
Kingdom donates extra vaccination trucks to help neighbouring Laos
Cambodia will donate 10 vaccination vehicles to Laos in a handover ceremony slated to take place on March 12 at the Trapeang Kriel International Border checkpoint in Stung Treng province, bordering Laos’ Champasak province. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-donates-extra-vaccination-trucks-help-neighbouring-laos
Malaysia’s April 1 reopening of international borders scuttles proposed VTL with Cambodia scheduled to begin on March 15
Malaysia announced on Tuesday that it is finally ready to fully reopen its international borders on April 1 after remaining closed for about two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501039048/malaysias-april-1-reopening-of-international-borders-scuttles-proposed-vtl-with-cambodia-scheduled-to-begin-on-march-15/
Molnupiravir to be free for workers on frontline: PM
Prime Minster Hun Sen has granted approval for healthcare institutions to provide Covid-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir at no cost to medical and frontline workers who have tested positive and are exhibiting mild symptoms that can be treated at home. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/molnupiravir-be-free-workers-frontline-pm
Wind storm whips O Meanchey province, destroys 80 dwellings
The Oddar Meanchey provincial Disaster Management Committee announced that one person was injured and 80 homes were damaged – along with the loss of the roof of a school – by heavy rain and strong winds on the evening of March 5. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wind-storm-whips-o-meanchey-province-destroys-80-dwellings
Thailand low-cost airlines relaunch, open brand-new links to Cambodia
Two Thai budget airlines have announced flights to Cambodia in a bid to spur bilateral tourism after the Covid-19 crisis, with one of them newly launching air links with the country, according to tourism ministry officials and representatives from the Kingdom’s main travel agent association. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thailand-low-cost-airlines-relaunch-open-brand-new-links-cambodia
DPM Sar Kheng calls on ASEANAPOL to jointly combat transnational crimes and COVID-19
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Sar Kheng, who is also the Minister of Interior, has called on ASEANAPOL to jointly crackdown all forms of transnational crimes as well as combat the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501034933/dpm-sar-kheng-calls-on-aseanapol-to-jointly-combat-transnational-crimes-and-covid-19/
PM pushes for ‘new normal’ to ramp up tourism revival
Everyone needs to maintain healthy habits by staying clean and taking care of their personal hygiene while implementing preventive health measures and other guidelines to stop Covid-19 transmission, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-pushes-new-normal-ramp-tourism-revival
Cambodia Omicron cases pass 9,000 as Kingdom records highest daily deaths since November 2021
As PM Hun Sen goes into COVID-19 quarantine, Cambodia today recorded the 22nd consecutive day of the new triple digit ‘Omicron Surge’ as daily case numbers remain high ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501032277/cambodia-omicron-cases-pass-9000-as-kingdom-records-highest-daily-deaths-since-november-2021/
Kingdom’s Covid vaccinations surpass 90%: ministry
The Ministry of Health has announced that Covid-19 vaccinations have now surpassed 90 per cent of the total population, while the campaign to inoculate children aged 3 to 4 began on February 23. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-covid-vaccinations-surpass-90-ministry
Plans for Preah Sihanouk’s Techo Westerdam Park gain traction
The government is making headway on plans to create the Techo Westerdam Park in Preah Sihanouk province, as a new attraction for national and international tourists who may be looking for some time away from the beaches and islands, a decision issued by the National ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/plans-preah-sihanouks-techo-westerdam-park-gain-traction
Electric rates static amid Covid shocks
Cambodia was one of only nine countries and territories that saw no significant changes in electricity tariffs between 2019 and 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic began to sweep across the globe. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electric-rates-static-amid-covid-shocks
Staying open: PM won’t reintroduce lockdown over Omicron wave
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. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029906/staying-open-pm-wont-reintroduce-lockdown-over-omicron-wave/
International tourism revenue declines 82%
Cambodia booked just $184 million in international tourism revenue last year, marking an 82 per cent nosedive from $1.023 billion in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic curtailed travel throughout the world. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/international-tourism-revenue-declines-82
NagaWorld protesters urged to halt gathering amid Covid
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration reiterated its calls for former NagaWorld employees to stop gathering to protest, as by doing so they were defying Covid-19 health measures. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nagaworld-protesters-urged-halt-gathering-amid-covid
C-19 Vaccination of 3 to 5 year old children to begin tomorrow
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that the vaccination campaign of 3 to 5 year old children against COVID-19 will begin tomorrow. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029708/c-19-vaccination-of-3-to-5-year-old-children-to-begin-tomorrow/
Cambodia Omicron cases surge past 7,000 total as more deaths recorded
Cambodia today recorded the 18th consecutive day of the new triple digit ‘Omicron Surge’ – with yet more COVID deaths adding to widespread concern as The Kingdom recorded the 2nd highest ever Omicron daily total. ...
បុគ្គលិក ខ្មែរថាមស៍
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029737/cambodia-omicron-cases-surge-past-7000-total-as-more-deaths-recorded/
PM: No need to close Phnom Penh or Cambodia because of Omicron
Responding to rumours that the Royal Government plans to close Phnom Penh or close the country after the spread of Omicron, PM Hun Sen has declared that there is no need to for closure like in 2021 due to the high vaccination rate. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501029667/pm-no-need-to-close-phnom-penh-or-cambodia-because-of-omicron/
Kingdom-Malaysia trade tops $500M
Cambodia-Malaysia trade volume surpassed $500 million in 2021, rising by 13.14 per cent over a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-malaysia-trade-tops-500m
60% of state savings’ to be spent on Covid
The government is on track to spend more than $2.127 billion or about three-fifths of Cambodia’s state savings of $3.5 billion over the 2020-2022 period to manage the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on key sectors, according to Ministry of Economy and Finance secretary of ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/60-state-savings-be-spent-covid
Rush for antiviral meds as new Omicron cases rocket
The Ministry of Health and Covid-19 commissions across the country have urged the public to increase vigilance amid a surge in Omicron cases, as some in the capital began stocking up on antiviral medication to prepare for the possibility of catching the virus. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rush-antiviral-meds-new-omicron-cases-rocket
Cambodia warns of 4-digit numbers of daily COVID-19 infections
A Cambodia’s health spokesperson has warned of four-figure numbers of daily COVID-19 cases, urging people to adhere to health protocols. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028616/cambodia-warns-of-4-digit-numbers-of-daily-covid-19-infections/
24 more former NagaWorld protesters diagnosed with COVID
From February 19-20, 2022, the results of samples of 24 more NagaWorld protesters were found to be positive for COVID-19, while some involved have not submitted themselves for the 2nd test. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028433/24-more-former-nagaworld-protesters-diagnosed-with-covid/
Hun Many: ‘I again appeal to all to increase high alertness’ on Omicron
In a message on social media posted today, the Prime Minister’s son, HE Hun Many, called on Cambodians to increase their vigilance and continue to implement health measures as the number of cases of COVID-19 is increasing day by day. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501028390/hun-many-i-again-appeal-to-all-to-increase-high-alertness-on-omicron/