Disasters and emergency response

Cambodian PM calls on ASEAN to strengthen cooperation for socio-economic recovery from pandemic

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Thursday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to strengthen cooperation for the sustainable and resilient recovery of the region’s socio-economic development. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501168533/cambodian-pm-calls-on-asean-to-strengthen-cooperation-for-socio-economic-recovery-from-pandemic/

Flood damage assessments start

Government agencies have begun inspecting the nation’s roads to assess the damage caused by this rainy season’s floods to prepare a budget for repairs and upgrades. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501168294/flood-damage-assessments-start/

COVID-19 pandemic not to affect ASEAN Summit and national development

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday morning said that even though Covid-19 new cases are still found in Cambodia, the pandemic will neither affect the ASEAN Summit in November nor the national development. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501167092/covid-19-pandemic-not-to-affect-asean-summit-and-national-development/

Floods wipe out thousands of hectares of farm land

Tens of thousands of hectares of rice paddy fields and mixed crops were damaged by floods this year with nearly 30,000 hectares of rice fields destroyed nationwide, the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has confirmed.   ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501164138/floods-wipe-out-thousands-of-hectares-of-farm-land/

COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia well under control

Cambodia has continued to well control the COVID-19 pandemic as the country reported just two new community cases and one more recovery on October 5. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501163701/covid-19-pandemic-in-cambodia-well-under-control/

Covid papers ‘not needed’ upon entry to Kingdom

Cambodia has apparently taken the final step towards full reopening of the country without Covid-19 restrictions by removing all requirements for inbound travellers, who until now had to show health certificates indicating that they have tested Covid-19 negative in the past 72 hours as well ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/covid-papers-not-needed-upon-entry-kingdom

Flash floods expected in Northern provinces

Eight of the 24 provinces in Cambodia are likely to be at high risk of flash floods and overflow due to possible heavy rainfall across the country until the end of September. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501158476/flash-floods-expected-in-northern-provinces/

Typhoon expected to lash northern provinces, worsen flooding

Typhoon Noru, which is expected to make landfall tomorrow in central Vietnam, will cause flash flooding in northern Cambodia, the weather ministry warned, as other parts of the country are still grappling with incessant rains. ...

Ouch Sony and Khan Leakhena
https://vodenglish.news/typhoon-expected-to-lash-northern-provinces-worsen-flooding/

NCDM holds training seminar on IT tech in disaster management

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) and the World Food Programme (WFP) – in collaboration with the Department of Geography and Land Management at the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) – launched a three-day basic training course on use of remote sensing (RS) ...

Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ncdm-holds-training-seminar-it-tech-disaster-management

Covid advisories to stay: official

While scientists have devised tools and strategies which have helped protect the Kingdom from a serious outbreak of Covid-19 – including vaccines, medication and preventive measures – Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine said it is important to remain cautious as the virus has now ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/covid-advisories-stay-official

$1m initiative to push sustainable tourism

WWF Cambodia has launched a $1 million project to support post-Covid recovery and the development of sustainable tourism in Cambodia by introducing solar and cooling systems to the sector. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/1m-initiative-to-push-sustainable-tourism

Covid boom in staff seen at capital’s SEZ

Public-listed industrial-park operator Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) revealed that employment among the 120 tenants of its Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) southwest of the capital’s airport has increased by over 85 percent since 2019, despite the Covid-19 crisis and resulting job ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/covid-boom-staff-seen-capitals-sez

Impact of Covid-19 on Cambodia’s informal sector

A new book by the Asian Development Bank reveals one in five informal workers in Cambodia lost employment due to the pandemic, with women workers hit harder than men. ...

Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-impact-of-covid-19-on-cambodia-informal-sector

Health and economic concerns may hamper Pchum Ben celebrations

As Cambodia prepares to celebrate Pchum Ben, the festival of the dead, when food and other offerings are handed over at Buddhist temples, people have expressed mixed feelings, with health and economic concerns raised. ...

Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/health-and-economic-concerns-may-hamper-pchum-ben-celebrations

Cambodia provides humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Pakistan

Cambodia, the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, has made a contribution of $50,000 to flood-stricken Pakistan, Cambodian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Chum Sounry said on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501145764/cambodia-provides-humanitarian-aid-to-flood-stricken-pakistan/

Wildfire and floods don’t need to turn into disasters: UN risk report

Hazards such as earthquakes, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires, can be prevented from becoming life-threatening disasters, according to the authors of a UN report launched on Wednesday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143759/wildfire-and-floods-dont-need-to-turn-into-disasters-un-risk-report/

Cambodia to assess student learning to strengthen post-COVID recovery efforts

In June, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) started their participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a significant step towards understanding student learning outcomes, taking stock of what learners know, gauging the readiness of Cambodia’s youth for the future and ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143578/cambodia-to-assess-student-learning-to-strengthen-post-covid-recovery-efforts/

Chinese COVID-19 vaccines save lives, boost economic growth in Cambodia

Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only helped protect the lives of Cambodian people but also boosted the economic growth in the Southeast Asian nation, an academic said on Wednesday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501143690/chinese-covid-19-vaccines-save-lives-boost-economic-growth-in-cambodia/

70 percent of hotels, guesthouses in Cambodia reopen after COVID-19 wanes

Some 70 percent of hotels and guesthouses in Cambodia have resumed their operations after the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, the Ministry of Tourism said in a report on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501141325/70-percent-of-hotels-guesthouses-in-cambodia-reopen-after-covid-19-wanes/

Cambodia’s agricultural sector immune to impacts of Covid

Cambodia’s agriculture sector has been immune from Covid-inflicted impact and enjoyed strong growth during the pandemic as financing for the sector has increased, a leading banker said on Friday. ...

Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-agricultural-sector-immune-to-impacts-of-covid

Collaboration is key to Cambodian education’s pandemic recovery

Collaboration within the education sector is key to fill the huge learning gap created by the pandemic, with a push needed for digital literacy, entrepreneurship skills, and technological readiness, a new roadmap reveals. ...

Bun Tharum
https://kiripost.com/stories/misti-edutech-roadmap-collaboration-is-key-to-cambodia-education-pandemic-recovery

Stung Sen River’s water level falling, flood risk minimal

Officials said the Stung Sen River water levels in Kampong Thom province have finally begun to drop after exceeding the alert level late last week, but warned of more rain in the coming days. He Koeun, director of the provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/stung-sen-rivers-water-level-falling-flood-risk-minimal

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