Disasters and emergency response
Banteay Meanchey rescues rice, warns of future droughts
Officials from the Banteay Meanchey provincial water resources and agriculture departments have joined forces to pump water to nearly 1,000ha of dry-season rice in Mongkol Borei district in the face of water shortages. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-meanchey-rescues-rice-warns-future-droughts
Diversification key to economic growth: World Bank
Cambodia was among the Greater East Asian countries hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. However meaningful steps to spur domestic investment, greater productivity among businesses and workers, and a more diversified export portfolio will be key to regain sustained economic growth, according to the World ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/diversification-key-economic-growth-world-bank
Hiding Covid infection a crime
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has warned that people who test positive for Covid-19 must inform the authorities and not try to hide their condition, or they will face legal action. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hiding-covid-infection-crime
China pledges to donate 5 million doses of Covid vaccines to Cambodia, says PM Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said that the government has an order to purchase 3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with China pledging to donate five million doses to accelerate the inoculation drive. ...
Cambodia’s campaign to revive pandemic-hit tourism industry sees increase in flights
A campaign named “Cambodia: Safe and Green Tourism Destination” launched last Thursday and aimed at reviving the COVID-19-hit tourism industry is seeing initial results with several airlines increasing frequencies and other mounting flights again after a two-year hiatus. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016042/cambodias-campaign-to-revive-pandemic-hit-tourism-industry-sees-increase-in-flights/
Cambodia’s fourth dose campiagn for COVID-19 vaccination sees 450,000 getting Pfizer jabs
Cambodia’s vaccination campaign which is being carried on multi fronts is chugging along to achieve the 91 percent of total population vaccinated target. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016075/cambodias-fourth-dose-campiagn-for-covid-19-vaccination-sees-450000-getting-pfizer-jabs/
Fourth dose administration in Cambodia inches closer to 400,000
Cambodia’s campaign to administer the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer BioNTech has closed in on the 400,000 people mark as of January 26, some 12 days after it started. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501014194/fourth-dose-administration-in-cambodia-inches-closer-to-400000/
Cambodia to receive Poland-donated COVID-19 vaccines
About 300,000 doses of Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine from Poland will arrive Cambodia in the evening of January 25. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501012907/cambodia-to-receive-poland-donated-covid-19-vaccines/
Minister of Education vows to reduce COVID-19 impact on education system
The Minister of Education, Youth and Sports has stated that Cambodia is working to reduce the impact of Covid-19 on the education system by shifting to a multidisciplinary approach in the education system. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501012722/minister-of-education-vows-to-reduce-covid-19-on-education-system/
Round 8 for gov’t cash handout programme
The government will extend a cash handout programme from January-March for an eighth round, to provide cash assistance for poor and vulnerable households that have been significantly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/round-8-govt-cash-handout-programme
China buying frenzy bolsters fresh banana exports in 2021
Cambodia exported 423,168.97 tonnes of fresh bananas last year, up by 27.02 per cent over 2020, valued at $4,323,719,300, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA). ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-buying-frenzy-bolsters-fresh-banana-exports-2021
Cambodia Omicron cases near 500 total
Cambodia recorded another jump in local and imported Omicron cases today. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010480/cambodia-omicron-cases-near-500-total/
Gov’t ends $40 subsidy for garment workers
The Labour Ministry decided to end the $40 allowance per month for garment, footwear, and travel products workers whose contracts were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the ministry will still continue to provide this allowance to workers in the field of tourism. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010144/govt-ends-40-subsidy-for-garment-workers/
Children affected the most by C-19
During the pandemic, children have been among the most affected by Covid-19 with school closures and worsening mental health, while those who are infected face discrimination at school and from their neighbours, even when they are fully recovered, experts have mentioned. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010095/children-affected-the-most-by-c-19/
New vaccination campaign at schools and factories
In order to boost the vaccination rate to achieve the goal of herd immunity against Covid-19 especially the Omicron variant of concern, the Health Ministry will arrange a vaccination space directly at schools specifically for students and at factories for workers. It will also speed ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501010094/new-vaccination-campaign-at-schools-and-factories/
Molnupiravir treatments available at Cambodia Post
The working group overseeing the management, distribution and supply of strategic drugs in the fight against Covid-19 at the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has begun distributing 200mg molnupiravir capsules with the brand name Molnatris at all branches of its Cambodia Post from January 19 ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/molnupiravir-treatments-available-cambodia-post
PM sets tourism reopening as centrepiece of ATF 2022
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged ASEAN to reopen tourism and trade now that many of the bloc’s member countries have vaccinated their populations. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-sets-tourism-reopening-centrepiece-atf-2022
More than 95,000 receive fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia
In four days, since the launch of the fourth dose campaign for COVID-19 vaccines, 95,783 have received the vaccine. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008954/more-than-95000-receive-fourth-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine-in-cambodia/
More than 365,000 Cambodians in Thailand vaccinated against COVID-19
Thailand has administered 3,900,995 doses of COVID0-19 vaccines to foreigners residing there between February 28, 2021 to January 6, 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501008790/more-than-365000-cambodians-in-thailand-vaccinated-against-covid-19/
Australia reaffirms support For Cambodia
Australia has reaffirmed its support for Cambodia in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, according to Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501007702/australia-reaffirms-support-for-cambodia/
Structure of $230M Chip Mong Tower completed
The structure of the 45-storey, $230 million Chip Mong Tower on Russian Boulevard near the Techno flyover was finished on January 14, Chip Mong Group said in a statement. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/structure-230m-chip-mong-tower-completed
Ministries warn public about wildfire dangers
The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries have jointly called on the public to be very careful about using fire as a means of cooking, clearing wild grass or harvesting forest products because wildfires often occur in natural protected areas ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-warn-public-about-wildfire-dangers
Number of ‘A’ grade earners on diploma exam quadruples
Prime Minister Hun Sen is scheduled to meet with high school students who passed the Grade 12 exam with an “A” grade following the announcement of the results by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on January 14, indicating a nearly four-fold increase in ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/number-grade-earners-diploma-exam-quadruples
Cambodia urges high-risk groups to receive 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen again urged urged high-risk groups in capital Phnom Penh to receive the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine starting from Jan 14. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501006147/cambodia-urges-high-risk-groups-to-receive-4th-dose-of-covid-19-vaccine/