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Flash floods are still washing over roads and inundating homes in three districts of Banteay Meanchey province, while in Preah Vihear province the water level of the Stung Sen River continues to climb towards emergency levels. ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has issued official rules for residents to follow when disposing of solid waste and warned of legal action in case of non-compliance. ...

Local publicly-listed firm RMA (Cambodia) Plc is planning to set up the Kingdom’s first motor vehicle assembly plant, to capitalise on the rising consumer demand for brand-new personal vehicles seen in recent years. ...

A senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation official views Cambodia’s upcoming chairmanship of the 13th Asia-Europe summit (ASEM13) as an opportunity to showcase the peaceful social order and prevailing political stability of the nation to demonstrate that the Kingdom is on the right ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) donated 400 motorcycles to the Ministry of Health for use in vaccines deployment in Cambodia’s vaccination campaign. ...

The Ministry of Interior’s department of information technology called on social media users to be cautious online and maintain their vigilance against a new scam by fraudsters who claim they will provide people with a 50,000 riel in phone card from H&M if they answer ...

Oxfam has renewed its call for a national policy in Cambodia to ensure that all women workers are given equal access to maternity care.   ...

Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Limited, based in Australia, has obtained a search and explore license of 107.10 square kilometers of metal mining in Memot district, Tbong Khmum province. According to a senior official of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...

After more than seven months, most schools across the Kingdom opened their gates again for students after having been shuttered to stem the spread of Covid-19. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration said eight referral hospitals have now been designated to provide vaccinations to anyone who had not received the jabs during the opening campaign. ...

The number of communes and seats available for commune council members to be elected for the fifth mandate elections in 2022 has increased over the fourth mandate elections held in 2017. ...

Senior Ministry of Health officials have urged provincial administrations to dispatch mobile vaccination teams to remote households and the homes of those with difficulties travelling in order to administer Covid-19 jabs to them. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has permitted Covid-19 vaccinations for over 1.8 million children aged 6-11 across the country from September 17 in order for them to return to school after a long hiatus. ...

Heavy rains over the past several days have flooded and damaged some national and rural road systems in Preah Vihear province while swelling the waters of the Stung Sen River to near-emergency levels. ...

Battambang’s Provincial Administration announced that schools will be reopened next week. Only students of select grades from the secondary to high school levels will be allowed to resume in-person classes as part of the pilot reopening. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has sought support from the World Bank on developing the agriculture sector, mainly for vegetable production and aquaculture. ...

The government is putting more pressure on Cambodia’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to register with the Commerce Ministry and the Tax Department. It wants them to go legitimate in order to protect consumers and make sure it doesn’t miss out on revenue. ...

Cambodia has asked the World Bank (WB) to help mobilise more grant aid to support the country’s projects promoting skills, education and health, particularly in the context of COVID-19. ...

Tripartite discussions on the 2022 minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear sectors were set to begin on September 14. According to industry observers, the employers are planning to offer $183.40, as opposed to $214.20 requested by trade unions. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen tells customers affected by investing in Gold FX (GOLDFX INVESTMENT CO., LTD) to file a complaint to the court to seek justice in case the two parties do not reach compromise. ...

Some national and rural roads in Preah Vihear province were flooded and damaged as the Stung Sen river flooded. Emergency declared due to heavy rain in the last 4-5 days. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, in collaboration with The Idea Consultancy Co Ltd and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia, is set to host “The Grand Online Shopping Fest” from September 17-19. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $1.90927 billion in taxes in the first eight months of 2021, down by $151.3 million or 10.60 per cent from the same period last year. ...

The rapid pace of Cambodia’s coronavirus vaccination campaigns and subsequent booster shot drives will be key to a faster economic reopening, according to a senior World Bank official on September 13. ...