Government
Regional appeal courts open on April 1
Three regional appeal courts set up in the provinces will serve the public on April 1, said a Justice Ministry official. All of the appeal courts will also handle complaints sent back by the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50705314/regional-appeal-courts-open-on-april-1/
Aviation sector calls for government aid
The country’s main airport company, Cambodia Airports, has called for a “global and comprehensive plan” to aid the ailing aviation industry. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703133/aviation-sector-calls-for-government-aid/
Electronic settlements encouraged
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) is encouraging the use of electronic methods for settlements rather than using cash to prevent the possible spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704646/electronic-settlements-encouraged/
Virus cases soar to 84, latest patients quarantined in Preah Sihanouk hotel
Twenty-nine French tourists and two Cambodians being quarantined at a hotel in Preah Sihanouk province’s Sihanoukville have tested positive for the virus after coming into contact with two COVID-19 patients, raising the tally to 84, according to a Health Ministry’s statement. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704525/virus-cases-soar-to-84-latest-patients-quarantined-in-preah-sihanouk-hotel/
Interior Minister establishes Covid-19 Committee
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has established a committee for the prevention and control of COVID-19, which he will chair. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50704307/interior-minister-establishes-covid-19-committee/
Kingdom closes border with Vietnam over outbreak
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday shut down the border with Vietnam amid COVID-19 fears. “We will be closing down the border [today],” Mr Hun Sen said. “This is not a response to Vietnam’s closure of its border with us.” ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703485/kingdom-closes-border-with-vietnam-over-outbreak/
Telecommunication measure responding to COVID-19 established in Cambodia
Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia has issued a directive to ensure smooth communication contributing to the control of COVID-19 in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50703880/telecommunication-measure-responding-to-covid-19-established-in-cambodia/
Lake area allocated for garden, national park
The government has decided to allocate 83ha surrounding Tamok Lake (Kob Srov lake) to the Phnom Penh municipal administration and the National Police to establish a garden and national park and construct the Central Security Department buildings and infrastructures. ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lake-area-allocated-garden-national-park
Vietnam, Cambodia work to ensure smooth cross-border goods transport
Cambodia has asked for Vietnam’s coordination to ensure uninterrupted cross-border transport of goods amid the COVID-19 epidemic. ...
VIetnam Plus Staff
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnam-cambodia-work-to-ensure-smooth-crossborder-goods-transport/170382.vnp
Traffic law changes in force
The government has amended the Road Traffic Law and updated the fines for all road violations. A sub-decree released on Tuesday said the fine for motorcycle or tuk-tuk drivers and motorbike riders who fail to wear helmets or wear them incorrectly is 60,000 riel ($15). ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/traffic-law-changes-force
Civil servants to benefit from allowance and New Year bonus
The government has issued two sub-decrees – raising the allowance for civil servants and providing a bonus of 50,000 riel ($12.50) for Khmer New Year. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-servants-benefit-allowance-and-new-year-bonus
Canal renovation to rescue farmers fields in Cholkiri
The Kampong Chhnang provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology is speeding up dredging of a 3km canal channelling water from the Tonle Sap Lake to supply 4,000ha of rice fields in Koh Thkov commune, in Cholkiri district. ...
Khout Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/canal-renovation-rescue-farmers-fields-cholkiri
Cambodian official: no new dams planned for Mekong mainstream before 2030
A Ministry of Energy official said Tuesday that Cambodia will not develop new mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River for the next 10 years. ...
Vietnam shutters borders with Cambodia as pandemic spreads
The Vietnamese government on Sunday locked down its borders with the Kingdom and imposed a month-long entry ban for any foreign traveler – except accredited diplomats – as the country adopts measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. ...
Sun Mesa
http://khmertimeskh.com/50703292/vietnam-shutters-borders-with-cambodia-as-pandemic-spreads/
Financial institutions give their support to NBC’s liquidity plan
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Wednesday announced the release of two more policies to increase liquidity in the local economy. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/financial-institutions-give-their-support-nbcs-liquidity-plan
Germany pledges further $3.8M for mine clearance
Germany has committed to providing another €3.5 million ($3,841,000) over the next two years to the Halo Trust for landmine clearance in Cambodia in a bid to help the Kingdom reach its landmine-free goal in 2025. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/germany-pledges-further-38m-mine-clearance
Religious gatherings banned after COVID-19 infection surges
Prime Minister Hun Sen today announced a ban on all religious gatherings as COVID-19 infection surges in the Kingdom. The ban came after 11 Cambodian who had recently returned from a religious congregation in Malaysia tested positive for COVID-19. ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702722/pm-bans-all-religious-gatherings-in-wake-of-covid-19-pandemic/
Four Cambodian river cruise vessels denied docking in Vietnam
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered his officials to intervene in helping four Cambodian river cruise vessels which are stuck at Vietnam’s water border as its authorities denied their docking due to fear of a COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/702304/four-cambodian-river-cruise-vessels-denied-docking-in-vietnam/
NACD reports 40 percent rise in drug busts
The National Authority for Combating Drugs yesterday reported a 40 percent increase in drug seizures last year compared to 2018. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702464/nacd-reports-40-percent-rise-in-drug-busts/
Japan, Cambodia boost bilateral ties
Foreign Affairs Ministry undersecretary of state Chea Kimtha and Japanese director-general for Southeast Asian Affairs Hiroshi Ishikawa held a meeting yesterday to bolster cooperation between the two countries. ...
Sun Mesa
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702465/japan-cambodia-boost-bilateral-ties/
More than 70 money laundering cases uncovered since global watchdog’s grey listing
After global money-laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force placed the Kingdom on its grey list last year, the Interior Ministry has cracked down on 75 cases, seized about $8 million and confiscated nearly 3,000 vehicles. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50702059/more-than-70-money-laundering-cases-uncovered-since-global-watchdogs-grey-listing/
Custom revenue grows by almost 20 percent over last five years
The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) said its revenue collection has seen a remarkable growth over the last five years, with an average 19.5 percent increase a year since 2014. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50701921/custom-revenue-grows-by-almost-20-percent-over-last-five-years/
Gasoline prices to fall
Petrol and diesel prices will continue to decrease this year in Cambodia due to global tensions, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Seang Thay said. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gasoline-prices-fall
Upgrading Cambodia’s quality infrastructure
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training programme to sensitize policymakers to the requirements for upgrading the country’s quality infrastructure (QI). ...
Newsroom
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/03/12/upgrading-cambodias-quality-infrastructure/