Social development

Foreign Affairs Ministry undersecretary of state Chea Kimtha and Japanese director-general for Southeast Asian Affairs Hiroshi Ishikawa held a meeting yesterday to bolster cooperation between the two countries. ...

The Kratie provincial court on Monday released four forest activists after protesters outside the court demanded their release. ...

The Health Ministry has detected 12 new cases of COVID-19 in Phnom Penh and five other provinces, bringing the Kingdom’s total to 24. ...

The winner of the 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize along with three other forestry activists were sent to the Kratie provincial court yesterday after Korean-owned Think Biotech Cambodia Co Ltd accused them of trespassing on company premises. ...

Four new cases of COVID-19 was reported late yesterday, bringing the total number of victims to double digits since the virus outbreak started in late December in Wuhan, China. ...

After imposing a ban on arrivals of citizens from US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Iran Saturday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued an order late yesterday,  urging Cambodians to refrain from travelling to Europe, the United States, and Iran to avoid Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Cambodia is among one of the 40 countries who have resorted to using a quick testing technology for the novel coronavirus developed by the University of Hong Kong to help contain the worldwide spread of the epidemic. ...

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. ...

The Embassy of Sweden yesterday inked an agreement with Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law to strengthen human rights education in the Kingdom’s academic institutions.   ...

The Kingdom has detected a total of five COVID-19 cases after a British couple aboard Viking Cruise Journey tested positive for virus. ...

Malaysia’s leading Insurance and Takaful Company Etiqa has started operations in Cambodia, allowing the local people to experience a fast and easy way to get insured. Etiqa has entered the Kingdom upon seeing the vast potential the local market has to offer, with 97% of ...

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.​ ...

The Health Ministry yesterday urged journalists not to name or show pictures of COVID-19 patients because it violates their right to privacy. ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has urged his subordinates to continue increasing gender equality and advancing women’s political participation. ...

The Health Ministry yesterday announced the Kingdom’s third COVID-19 case detected in Cambodia. Minister Mam Bun Heng during a press conference last night said a 65-year-old British woman is now under quarantine at the Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital. ...

Cambodia’s reputation as one of the cheapest places in the world to live has been called under question, according to a survey conducted by CEOWORLD magazine, a leading business publication. ...

The law enforcement officers have the right to tap private communications when it is deemed to be jeopardising national security, officials said.​ ...

In the spirit of nurturing the love for reading, a nationwide campaign dubbed #ReadEveryDay was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, in collaboration with the Asia Foundation and other partners. ...

On the occasion of the 109th International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Hun Sen called for more women in leadership positions, better law enforcement to speed up the trials involving them, and improved education for their next generation in the Kingdom. ...

A group of 160 poor families from the Bunong indigenous community in Mondulkiri province’s Pech Chreada district have filed a complaint against their representative, accusing him of selling land earmarked for them as part of a social land concession. ...

The Mekong River Committee (MRC) today released a report on safeguarding livelihoods for fishing communities in Mekong countries, including Cambodia. ...

Consumption of clean water increased to 331 million cubic metres in 2019, as the government aims for its 2025 goal to have 100 percent of households in urban areas connected to potable water. ...

Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron called on schools to install proper toilet and handwashing facilities to promote good hygiene practices among children to mitigate their susceptibility to infectious diseases. ...

TGB Charity, a subsidiary charity brand of BBIN, partnered with Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) this year and donated US$40,000 to various educational projects to support vulnerable children in Cambodia. ...