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Phnom Penh to kick off Covid booster shot campaign Oct 11
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration calls on residents in the capital’s 14 districts who have received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to get their booster shot after a four-month interval. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/phnom-penh-kick-covid-booster-shot-campaign-oct-11
Covid rapid testing underway after Pchum Ben festival
With the October 5-7 Pchum Ben public holiday finished, all public and private institutions have begun testing staff and officials for COVID-19 in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training to prevent large-scale transmission of COVID-19. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/covid-rapid-testing-underway-after-pchum-ben-festival
Thailand plans to set up “travel bubble” with Cambodia
Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said his ministry plans to implement travel bubbles this year along borders such as Trat province and Cambodia’s Koh Kong province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50949287/thailand-plans-to-set-up-travel-bubble-with-cambodia/
Milled-rice exports surge 43% in Jul-Sept
Cambodia exported 130,248 tonnes of milled rice in July-September valued at more than $81 million, representing a 42.95-per-cent rise in volume from the 91,115 tonnes posted in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) reported earlier this week. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/milled-rice-exports-surge-43-jul-sept
Cambodia set to reaffirm commitment at Non-aligned Movement conference
Ouch Borith – minister attached to the prime minister and permanent secretary of state for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – is slated to personally attend the High-Level Meeting to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement ...
ADB okays $30M loan, grant for Cambodia's healthcare system Ry Sochan | Publication date 08 October 2021 | 13:49 ICT Share
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $30 million in loan and grant to help strengthen Cambodia’s healthcare system amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-okays-30m-loan-grant-cambodias-healthcare-system
Draft law mandating single citizenship for leaders of top national institutions heading to Assembly
A draft law to mandate single nationality for the prime minister and presidents of the Senate, National Assembly (NA) and Constitutional Council was approved by the Council of Ministers on October 8 and expected to reach the NA soon. ...
Capital set to conduct Covid rapid tests for schools, general public
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has provided Covid-19 rapid test kits for the municipal Department of Education, Youth and Sport to administer to teachers at all educational institutions when classes resume after the Pchum Ben holiday. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-set-conduct-covid-rapid-tests-schools-general-public
Roe deer saved, freed in Oddar Meanchey
A female roe deer was saved and released into the wild after being trapped by a snare in the Sorng Rukhavorn community forest in Oddar Meanchey province on October 7, according to Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/roe-deer-saved-freed-oddar-meanchey
Cambodian UN mission: Kingdom gets 'recognition' for human rights, Covid jab drive
The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva said a total of 22 foreign delegations spoke in favour of the Kingdom’s efforts, progress and achievements in promoting and protecting human rights, while nine others voiced critical comments on civic and political space in ...
Cambodia, Australia reaffirm commitment to further strengthen relations
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn had a phone conversation with Senator Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women of Australia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948422/cambodia-australia-reaffirm-commitment-to-further-strengthen-relations/
Multilateralism, a key tool for current global issues
Multilateralism is a very important tool to solve challenges being faced by the world, mainly the least developed countries (LDCs). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948436/multilateralism-a-key-tool-for-current-global-issues/
Japan to extend almost $73 million to support various projects in Cambodia
The Government of Japan will provide up to nearly $73 million in loan and grant aid to Cambodia to support various development projects, pointed out a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) made public this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948443/japan-to-extend-almost-73-million-to-support-various-projects-in-cambodia/
Cambodia and Singapore agree to build Cybersecurity Capacity
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth met virtually with Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information of the Republic of Singapore Josephine Teo on Thursday to discuss strengthening the cybersecurity capacity of the two nations. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948507/cambodia-and-singapore-agree-to-build-cybersecurity-capacity/
Endangered deer rescued by rangers in Oddar Meanchey
A female Eld’s deer which had been illegally trapped in Sorng Rukhavoan wildlife sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey province was rescued and released back into the wild on Thursday. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948551/endangered-deer-rescued-by-rangers-in-oddar-meanchey/
Japan gives $72M for water supply expansion, socio-economic development
The Japanese government will extend loan and grant totaling $72.72 million for an ongoing water supply expansion project and the implementation of socio-economic development programmes in Cambodia, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-gives-72m-water-supply-expansion-socio-economic-development
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up
In July, conservationists in Cambodia sounded the alarm over a regulation that saw eight protected areas in Koh Kong province collectively lose territory twice the size of Phnom Penh, the country’s capital. Officials said the move, affecting nearly 127,000 hectares (314,000 acres) under Sub-decree No. ...
Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up/
$30 million ADB financing to support Cambodia’s COVID-19 response
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $30 million in financing to help strengthen Cambodia’s health system amid a surge in new infections and sustained community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), said ADB in a press release. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948240/30-million-adb-financing-to-support-cambodias-covid-19-response/
Cambodia rebuffs human rights infringement reports
The CHRC’s statement apparently came in response to the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Vitit Muntarbhorn, who on October 6 issued a statement claiming that Cambodia was “backsliding” away from democracy. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/cambodia-rebuffs-human-rights-infringement-reports
Ministries and institutions voice support for constitutional amendment to ensure only Khmer citizenship for top leaders
The management, officials and staff of different ministries and institutions, provincial and municipal administrations, Cambodian embassies and consulates, the armed forces, associations and organisations as well as the general public and Buddhist monks have sent their petitions, expressing their full support for the initiative to ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948087/ministries-and-institutions-voice-support-for-constitutional-amendment-to-ensure-only-khmer-citizenship-for-top-leaders/
Three days of Pchum Ben holiday nets more than 664,000 tourists
More than 664,000 tourists flocked to various tourism spots in the country during three days Pchum Ben holiday, which began on Tuesday, October 5 and ended yesterday, October 7. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50948066/three-days-of-pchum-ben-holiday-nets-more-than-664000-tourists/
Surveillance tools, DNA screening equipment part of Cambodia’s new security deal with China
Cambodia will receive new biometric surveillance and DNA screening equipment as part of its latest deal reinforcing law enforcement cooperation with China, prompting a leading human rights group to call for the government to come clean about its plans for the technology. The deal was signed last ...
Aun Chhengpor
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/surveillance-tools-dna-screening-equipment-part-of-cambodia-new-security-deal-with-china/6258369.html
Cambodia pledges cooperation in push for inclusive cyberspace
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth said Cambodia is ready to join with ASEAN member states toward a safe and inclusive cyberspace. Vandeth made the remarks while attending the 6th ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity (AMCC) and Singapore International Cyber Week 2021 (SICW) held ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-pledges-cooperation-push-inclusive-cyberspace
Cambodia's infantry told to prepare for unforeseen disasters
Hun Manet, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), has instructed all units under the army to get ready to execute the tasks assigned to them and other orders from the government, especially rescue operations for any unforeseen disasters. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodias-infantry-told-prepare-unforeseen-disasters