Disasters and emergency response
Cambodia, China reflect joint fight against COVID-19
Cambodia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on December 21 co-organised a workshop in Phnom Penh to review the bilateral cooperation against COVID-19 and discuss way forward. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501207668/cambodia-china-reflect-joint-fight-against-covid-19/
PM reminds compatriots to remain vigilant against COVID-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen has reminded his compatriots to pay high attention to COVID-19. “Don’t forget, COVID-19 can infect anybody indiscriminately,” he said while presiding over the inauguration ceremony of the Streets 146B and 148 in Preah Sihanouk province yesterday morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501207682/pm-reminds-compatriots-to-remain-vigilant-against-covid-19/
Cambodia says Chinese vaccines helped to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control
Cambodian officials and scholars on Wednesday extended their gratitude to China for its supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the kingdom from the early days of the pandemic, saying that the jabs have protected lives and reinvigorated economic growth. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501207017/cambodia-says-chinese-vaccines-helped-to-bring-covid-19-pandemic-under-control/
Community-led responses ‘essential for ending pandemics’ – UNAIDS
Communities must be empowered and appropriately resourced to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS and other pandemics, UNAIDS, the UN agency dedicated to tackling HIV/AIDS, stressed at an international meeting held in Thailand. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501204992/community-led-responses-essential-for-ending-pandemics-unaids/
Cambodia offers cash handouts worth $46 million to 360,000 families affected by inflation, floods
Cambodia on Saturday began to provide cash handouts to almost 360,000 households with about 1.3 million people affected by inflationary pressures and recent floods, a senior official said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501200349/cambodia-offers-cash-handouts-worth-46-million-to-360000-families-affected-by-inflation-floods/
Pandemic hampers Cambodia’s poverty reduction progress: World Bank
A report released by the World Bank shows that the poverty rate in Cambodia has dropped by almost half between 2009 and 2019, but with the Covid-19 pandemic, the poverty rate has been rising. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501192638/pandemic-hampers-cambodias-poverty-reduction-progress-world-bank/
COVID-19 pandemic pushes 460,000 people in Cambodia to fall below poverty line
The World Bank in a report has estimated that some 460,000 people in Cambodia have fallen below poverty income thresholds since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501193081/covid-19-pandemic-pushes-460000-people-in-cambodia-to-fall-below-poverty-line/
Eco-tourism key to post-Covid recovery
Minister of Tourism Thong Khon on November 21 outlined seven key recommendations for more efficient and effective post-Covid-19 development of the eco- and community-based tourism segments, with emphasis on turning challenges into opportunities. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eco-tourism-key-post-covid-recovery
SME Bank loans top $410M, help over 3K businesses
The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) has disbursed some $418 million in loans to at least 3,185 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) since its foundation, as of October 31, to keep them from going under during the height of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sme-bank-loans-top-410m-help-over-3k-businesses
Ministry of Social Affairs urges local officials to implement cash support programs for vulnerable families in face of inflation, floods
Secretary of State of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Sok Buntha urged relevant officials to be clear about the implementation of cash support programs for vulnerable families during inflationary pressures and floods. ...
PM Hun Sen discusses post-pandemic economic recovery at ASEAN Global Dialogue
The second Asean Global Dialogue kicked off here in the capital of Cambodia on Sunday, focusing on sustainable post-Covid-19 pandemic economic recovery. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501184310/pm-hun-sen-discusses-post-pandemic-economic-recovery-at-asean-global-dialogue/
Draft 2023 financial law responds to post-pandemic economy
The draft Law on Financial Management 2023 is under review with the Council of Ministers and has been drawn up in response to the Cambodian economy recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-draft-2023-financial-law-post-pandemic-economy
NCDM seeks more funds to buy equipment
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) needs about $500,000 more to purchase much-needed first aid kits after receiving more than $230,000 in donations. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501178166/ncdm-seeks-more-funds-to-buy-equipment/
Cambodia stays on growth path, set to expand 6.6%
The Kingdom of Cambodia continues on its high growth path in the post-Covid pandemic scenario and is set to report robust growth this year as well as the next few years, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ...
Prakash Jha
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501177183/cambodia-stays-on-growth-path-set-to-expand-6-6/
Pandemic pushes public mistrust in the media
The pandemic has thrown additional hurdles to the media landscape as there is a quiet resignation of consuming news in the region, the head of a research centre said on Thursday, claiming people find news troublesome, problematic, and biased. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/pandemic-pushes-public-mistrust-in-the-media
PM suggests establishment of emergency seed supplies
Prime Minister Hun Sen has told Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina to devise plans for guaranteeing a steady supply of high-quality seeds of the many varieties that the government currently stockpiles. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-suggests-establishment-emergency-seed-supplies
Kingdom ranks fourth in latest Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index
Cambodia has ranked fourth out of 121 countries in the Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index and top of the pile for the ASEAN region, scoring 76.5, according to this month’s latest update. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-ranks-fourth-latest-nikkei-covid-19-recovery-index
PM gives 500 tonnes of rice to flood-hit families
Prime Minister Hun Sen on October 23 delivered more than 500 tonnes of rice seeds to more than 5,000 households affected by floods in Banteay Meanchey province, and asked agriculture specialists to provide technical instruction to farmers, to ensure that their harvests are as successful ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-gives-500-tonnes-rice-flood-hit-families
Key lenders agree to ease loan terms for flood victims
Members of Cambodia’s apex bodies of the banking and microfinance industries have agreed to ease restrictions on loan repayments, reduce interest rates, as well as restructure loans for customers deemed to be significantly affected by the heavy rains and floods that have swept the Kingdom ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/key-lenders-agree-ease-loan-terms-flood-victims
MFIs agree to loan repayment relief for borrowers hit by flooding
Financial institutions said on Wednesday that they will provide favorable easing to customers who have been affected by severe floods, following an appeal by Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/mfis-agree-to-loan-repayment-relief-for-borrowers-hit-by-flooding
MFIs urged to help ease flood victims' financial burden
Prime minister Hun Sen on Monday called on all microfinance institutions (MFIs) to throw a financial lifeline to people affected by flooding and defer loan repayments and ease interest rates. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/mfis-urged-to-help-ease-flood-victims-financial-burden
NBC asks financial institutions to be flexible with flood affected borrowers
The National Bank of Cambodia has asked financial institutions to implement flexible measures for borrowers who have been affected by flood, in a bid to ease the burden on financial flow and contribute to restoring families’ economic standards. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501170557/nbc-asks-financial-institutions-to-be-flexible-with-flood-affected-borrowers/
Financial relief set for thousands of flood-hit families
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the government will provide financial support to nearly 20,000 households affected by recent flooding. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/financial-relief-set-thousands-flood-hit-families
Health guidelines issued for nat’l Grade 12 examinations
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport instructed public and private schools to implement strict health measures at all locations which have been designated as testing centres for national Grade 12 examinations. In addition, it ordered that temperature screening be employed, to ensure all possible ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-guidelines-issued-natl-grade-12-examinations