The Phnom Penh Post

With the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 spreading faster than the previous omicron variants, the Ministry of Health renewed its calls to the public to remain on high alert and protect themselves against the virus. ...

Each year, more than 1,000 tonnes of counterfeit products are discovered and seized by officials of the General Department of Consumer Protection, Competition and Fraud Repression (CCF). The counterfeit products are usually consumer goods, including food and beverage products that can affect the health of ...

Sitting on his cyclo – bicycle powered rickshaws with a passenger seat in front of the driver – and wearing a white plastic rain parka, Chheng Sam Ol was guessing that once it started raining there’d be no more customers for him to drive that ...

Senior labour officials called on businesses, manufacturing enterprises and other private institutions that are covered by the labour law but have not yet been registered with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to do so as soon as possible. ...

The Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong provincial administrations have instructed authorities to warn people not to cross the sea or fish, as the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has issued a warning for bad weather July 11-14. ...

Medical professionals are generous and worked day and night, volunteering to save the Cambodian people. This is the essence of a song entitled “The Spirit of the Techo Volunteer Doctors”. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) on July 8 advised owners of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to understand and follow the legal procedures for export to streamline the process and reduce compliance issues. ...

Two gaur – a mother and her calf – were spotted with a herd of domestic cattle grazing in the forest in Preah Vihear province, giving new hope to conservationists concerned about the protection of Cambodia’s biodiversity. ...

Stung Treng provincial governor Svay Sam Eang on July 9 led officials and youth groups to plant palm seeds along the Cambodia-Laos border as part of efforts to preserve territorial integrity and benefit future generations by teaching them about their national identity. ...

Cambodia welcomed 217,038 visitors from Southeast Asia from January to May of 2022, signifying a 282 per cent jump year-on-year, the Ministry of Tourism said, while noting that nearly 50 per cent of the figure arrived from Vietnam. ...

Vietnam will be sharing its knowledge with Cambodia Aquaculturist Association (CAA) members on juvenile fish breeding techniques to strengthen breeding abilities, and produce better quality and increased amounts of fish at competitive prices. ...

A team of scientists were stunned when a rare species of fish – previously considered extinct in Cambodian waters – was caught by a fisherman near the Sesan II hydropower dam in Stung Treng province. ...

Cambodia’s UN mission in Geneva has “squarely dismissed” the contents of a June 29 joint press release issued by three UN special rapporteurs regarding a recent trial in the Kingdom, calling their findings “politically motivated”. ...

There are now many exciting ways to travel around Cambodia. Car and motorcycle ownership has grown exponentially, there are many coach and minibus services operating, and even domestic flights are available. One major form of transport has perhaps been overlooked – the train. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered that national authorities establish more vaccination sites and assemble teams who can offer booster shots to those who cannot travel to the sites. ...

The Ministry of Health on June 29 reported 10 new Covid-19 cases, eight of which were detected in the community and the others on inbound travellers. ...

Cambodia is taking further steps to optimise the implementation of Economic Diplomacy Strategy (EDS) 2021-2023 to boost economic cooperation between the six Mekong countries, garner more inbound investment flows and promote local products abroad, a workshop heard on June 27. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said cooperation between Cambodia and Germany had born fruit and that the two countries hoped the bilateral relations will be further enhanced. ...

The National Road Safety Committee (NRSC), in collaboration with its local and international partners, is preparing a National Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, an adaptation of a UN initiative, to cut road casualties in half by 2030.   ...

The Ministry of Interior is seeking to expedite the drafting of a cybercrime law to protect the safety of all Cambodians when using devices such as mobile phones and computers and to help state institutions defend against cyberattacks in response to the rapid technological advances. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) plans to request a budget package of between $50 to $60 million from the government to prepare for the national election next year and then the Senate election the year after that, according to NEC spokesman Som Sorida.   ...

Cambodia’s peppercorn output this year could rise by around one-tenth over 2021, industry insiders have reported, as the harvest season reaches more than 90 per cent completion.   ...

Cambodia called on the Chinese government to continue supporting the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Special Fund so that it may grow into its full potential, after China recently provided more than $4 million for 2022 to Cambodia through the mechanism. ...

After 52 days of zero new Covid-19 cases, Cambodia has now detected new infections, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...