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Cambodians divided on climate
Cambodians are divided on the cause of climate change but 84 per cent of people believe climate change is happening, a report released by the National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD) revealed. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodians-divided-climate
Ministry: Mekong waters rising
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a warning about Mekong River water levels that are expected to rise over the next few days with a storm that will potentially cause flooding in low-lying areas along the upper Mekong River in Stung Treng, ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-mekong-waters-rising
China denies Mekong hacking
As the US and its allies joined hands last week to expose what they allege to be China’s Ministry of State Security’s malicious cyber activities around the world, the attention also turned to Cambodia with the US Department of Justice claiming that four Chinese hackers ...
Niem Chheng
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/china-denies-mekong-hacking
Covid can survive on some surfaces for ‘up to 72 hours’
Research has shown that Covid-19 can survive for a period of time on frozen food but it cannot replicate in chilled products, the Ministry of Health said on July 24. In light of this, the ministry has requested health protection measures regarding fresh and frozen ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/covid-can-survive-some-surfaces-72-hours
Praise the lard: More hog badgers spotted
Motion-sensetive camera traps deployed across Cambodia’s protected areas have captured an encouraging number of greater hog badgers as of late, according to Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/praise-lard-more-hog-badgers-spotted-0
Minister focuses on early education
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Hang Chuon Naron called on governments in the region to give priority attention to investment in early childhood care and development (ECCD) to achieve their sustainable development goals (SDGs). ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/minister-focuses-early-education
Mushrooms bring cash to Oddar Meanchey villagers
Residents in Oddar Meanchey province can earn extra income from trading non-timber forest products sourced in the Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Samrong town. Mushrooms in particular are a lucrative product selling from 15,000 to 20,000 riel ($3.70 to $5) per kilogramme. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/mushrooms-bring-cash-oddar-meanchey-villagers
PM targets 13M people vaccinated for Covid-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen has set a goal of vaccinating about 13 million people, or over 80 per cent of the population, against Covid-19. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-targets-13m-people-vaccinated-covid-19
JICA looks to transform Kampot referral hospital
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started studying plans to transform Kampot Provincial Referral Hospital into a regional hospital in order to expand health services for area residents. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jica-looks-transform-kampot-referral-hospital
ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021 slated for August 8-10
ASEAN countries are preparing for the ASEAN Online Sale Day 2021, which is slated for August 8-10. Comprising two tiers for domestic and cross-border transactions, this year’s programme will be co-chaired by Brunei, which is chair of ASEAN in 2021, Singapore and Vietnam. ...
Asia News Network
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-online-sale-day-2021-slated-august-8-10
NBC unveils economic database
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has announced the launch of an online test of the Macroeconomic Surveillance Database System (MSDS) to monitor the macroeconomic and financial situation of the Kingdom and provide meaningful data for analysis, to be implemented with the technical assistance of ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-unveils-economic-database
Kingdom seeks support for Mekong-Ganga museum
Cambodia called on other member states under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) framework – Thailand, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar and India – to support the rehabilitation of the MGC Asian Traditional Textile Museum (MGCATTM) in Siem Reap province as its operations have suffered due to Covid-19. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-seeks-support-mekong-ganga-museum
GFT exports increase 0.9% to $4.7B in first six months
The Kingdom exported $4.7214 billion worth of garments, footwear, travel products (GFT) and other finished textile goods in the first half of 2021, up 0.9 per cent year-on-year from $4.6813 billion, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/gft-exports-increase-09-47b-first-six-months
World Bank financial aid for Kingdom, Malpass says
Cambodia is among the East Asian and Pacific (EAP) countries set to receive financial support from the World Bank to underpin a resilient post-Covid-19 economic recovery, fuelled by solid vaccination progress, the Washington-based development lender’s president told The Post. ...
May Kunmakara
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/world-bank-financial-aid-kingdom-malpass-says
UN urges school reopenings
The UN in Cambodia has encouraged the government to prioritise school reopening as soon as possible to avoid further declines in human capital development. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/un-urges-school-reopenings
Gov’t warns resellers of Covid test kits
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications – which accepts purchase orders for Covid-19 antigen rapid test kits at $3.70 per unit, an offer exclusively for public and private institutions – has warned against reselling them. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/govt-warns-resellers-covid-test-kits
Kingdom buys 5M Chinese vaccines for children 12-17
The government has purchased an additional five million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from China to vaccinate the 12-17 age group in a bid to reopen schools, with their shipments expected in August and September. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-buys-5m-chinese-vaccines-children-12-17
Informal economy may lose over 6M jobs by Covid’s end
Minister of Planning Chhay Than said more than six million workers in the informal economy have either lost or are expected to lose their jobs due to Covid-19, despite the government’s efforts to counter the pandemic. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/informal-economy-may-lose-over-6m-jobs-covids-end
Siem Reap plastic waste campaign nets nearly 2,000 bags, NGO says
More than 300 families from fishing communities in Siem Reap province’s Puok district have joined a campaign to collect plastic waste from areas around the Tonle Sap Lake and their houses. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-plastic-waste-campaign-nets-nearly-2000-bags-ngo-says
Alert system warns people of pending disasters nationwide
People living in lowland areas bordering the Tonle Sap Lake, along the Mekong River, and northeastern provinces should register with the government’s early warning system, first vice-president of National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) Kun Kim said. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/alert-system-warns-people-pending-disasters-nationwide
China gives $2.5M grant to CMAC
China has provided a grant of $2.5 million to support the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) ordnance clearance operations. The funds will cover operations for the 12 months of 2022, according to CMAC director general Heng Ratana. ...
Voun Dara
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/china-gives-25m-grant-cmac
ADB climate scheme benefits Kingdom
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that their six-year pioneering regional technical assistance initiative has helped reduce the threat posed by climate change to public health in Cambodia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/adb-climate-scheme-benefits-kingdom
New UK trade rules to profit exporters
The UK government on July 19 launched a consultation on new trading rules designed to stimulate commercial transactions with lower-income nations, including Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-uk-trade-rules-profit-exporters
Floating home owners urged to come ashore
The Boribor district authorities in Kampong Chhnang province have dismantled more than 100 fish farming cages that were floating in the portion of the river running through his district before relocating the owners to land for the rest of this year’s rainy season. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/floating-home-owners-urged-come-ashore