Social development

An additional one million doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine will arrive in Cambodia this morning. ...

The UK-based Fitch Ratings credit rating agency has downgraded Cambodia’s economic outlook below the World Bank’s baseline forecast of 4 percent GDP growth for 2021 as the country continues to struggle with the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic.   ...

In a move a labor group said was unprecedented, NagaWorld is calling on governmental labor inspectors to authorize the dismissal of a group of union leaders as part of the casino’s mass layoffs, overriding the legal protections unionists enjoy unless they have committed serious offenses, ...

Workers’ unions and civil society groups called on well-known fashion brands to do more to help Cambodian workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This came after a new report stated that Cambodian garment sector workers had lost millions in wages during the lockdown from April ...

A six-year, pioneering regional technical assistance initiative, being undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and worth $4.4 million, is boosting the capacity of health systems in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam to respond to climate-induced health threats amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the ADB said. ...

Cambodia has voiced support for regional efforts towards more effective and competitive agriculture production while sustaining the environment as discussed at a regional conference yesterday. ...

A six-year, pioneering regional technical assistance initiative has boosted the capacity of health systems in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), and Viet Nam to respond to climate-induced health threats amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease pandemic, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced today. ...

For the Cambodian workforce to emerge stronger amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, UNESCO has called for accelerated investments in the lifelong learning efforts to enable them to “skill, re-skill, and up-skill” to maintain the Kingdom’s impressive economic growth.   ...

Cambodia is tentatively planning to reopen schools – at least at the secondary level – when the vaccination of children aged 12-17 is completed, even though daily transmissions and deaths in other age groups remain high. ...

In order to build the capacities of staff of the Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), UNESCO was invited to a monthly meeting. The objective of this meeting is to share knowledge and experience with the CLA team by inviting experts and professionals operating in the cultural ...

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests should be administered to at least five-to-10 per cent of staff at all public and private institutions, said a new government guideline released amid the pandemic. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has urged all public and private institutions to conduct COVID rapid tests on a proportion of staff at least once every 1-2 weeks.​ ...

Admittedly the whole world is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, safe a few isolated ones. The others have seen low numbers suddenly ballooning like in the case of Cambodia. ...

Cambodian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva has delivered a total of 17 statements, highlighting the Kingdom’s progress in the field of human rights during the four-week interactions at the Human Rights Council (HRC). ...

A fascinating set of data visualisations from Our World in Data shows how Cambodia is faring in the COVID pandemic versus its 3 neighbors – Vietnam, Thailand and Laos. ...

Government officials have publicly explained why compulsory vaccinations are necessary amid the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 in response to concerns expressed by UN human rights experts   ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has urged officials to better implement preventive measures aimed at stopping online child sexual abuse and to step up daily enforcement actions against these crimes. ...

Dr Or Vandine, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health and spokesperson said that the World Health Organization has not yet confirmed nor advice the usage mixing and administering two different types of Covid-19 vaccines. ...

An action plan has been launched yesterday to comprehensively prevent and respond to the growing threat of online child sexual exploitation and better protect children through prevention, investigation and giving full assistance to victims. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to temporarily suspend entry and exit through the Cambodian-Vietnamese border of skilled workers, technicians, employees of Vietnamese companies for one month from July 18, 2021. ...

United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Cambodia and Persons with Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve rehabilitation services for landmine/Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) victims and persons with disabilities at Battambang Physical Rehabilitation Centre (BPRC).​   ...

The government’s Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has dispelled the concerns made by United Nations human rights experts who urged the government to consider revoking the new Sub-Decree on Compulsory Covid-19 Vaccination. ...

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port saw revenue rise 14 percent in the first half of the year from the same period in 2020, to more than $44 million. ...

According to the instructions from the Ministry of Health to provincial capitals, the gap for the first dose and the second dose of Covid-19 vaccines for both the Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines be not more than 21 days. ...