Khmer Times

Amid the successful vaccination campaign in the capital, Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng said that no curfew will be reimposed in the capital as it is unnecessary. ...

Cambodia has to date, from February 10, 2021 to August 26, successfully fully vaccinated 8,204,217 people against COVID-19, meaning those who have received both doses of the vaccine. ...

Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn told Khmer Times yesterday that 11 families who don’t want to accept a cash settlement for their land within the construction area of the new international airport can choose a “land swap” instead. ...

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) on Wednesday addressed the concerns expressed in a joint statement of 60 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), trade unions, associations and communities that was posted on the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Licadho)’s website about ...

The Phnom Penh Administration has been undertaking the rehabilitation project of the capital city’s canals to prevent flooding in the area, especially during the current rainy season. ...

A total of 548,670 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been administered, leaving slightly more than 866,000 doses left for those who are eligible for booster shots or for elderly who qualify for this vaccine. ...

Marc Thayre, Charge d’affaires of the British Embassy in Phnom Penh, on Tuesday met with Lieutenant General Sok Veasna, deputy director general of the General Department of Immigration (GDI), to talk about British citizens being stuck in Cambodia due to Covid-19. ...

Senior Officials of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) highlighted yesterday that from 2018 to 2020, around 421 square kilometres of contaminated land containing landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) was cleared, benefitting around 2 million people.​ ...

The Ministry of Agriculture has published a list of phone contacts that include officials tasked to answer questions from farmers to help with their agricultural work. ...

For the safety and protection of children, a three-year project called ‘Safe Community for Children’ was launched in Kratie province yesterday. ...

More disturbing information has emerged following yesterday’s article about conditions in Preah Sihanouk province’s The China Project, as revealed exclusively by Khmer Times yesterday. ...

The Business Registration System on Information Technology Platform (OBR) Phase 2 will be launched on Sept 1 and will expand its services to many sectors. ...

In the middle of a growing crisis with Cambodian and Thai nationals illegally crossing the border every day, Cambodian Lieutenant General Seng Thearin, deputy commander and chief of staff of Region 5, attended a Zoom meeting with his Thai counterpart Major General Karipob Chaiyapunth, chief ...

Cambodia remaining stock of Janssen’s Johnson & Johnson vaccines, which was designated for frontliners and general population in remote, far lying places and hill tribes now stands at just above 200,000. ...

The Peoples Improvement Organization (PIO) has called for public donations to support more than 1,000 students studying full time from Kindergarten to Grade 12, amid the current financial crisis.​ ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations have stepped in to help migrant workers who suffer mental trauma due to the Covid-19 spread have access to mental health and psychosocial support. ...

The Environment Ministry is pushing for more education to make Cambodians aware of climate change. ...

Cambodia’s commitment to reform public financial management through a financial management information system (FMIS) is on the right track. ...

Of  97,060 migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar who were infected with Covid-19 between March last year and August this year, 4,202 of whom are under the age of 18 themselves. ...

The inaugural Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Mekong River Commission (MRC) Water Security Dialogue held last week has tabled three thematic solutions related to policy, technology, and partnership that can help countries in the Mekong and broader Asean address existential water security challenges ...

Digital technology will play an increasingly important role in spurring economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis as well as promoting a new, sustainable and more resilient economy, President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin said at the first plenum of the 42nd General Assembly ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, is organising a workshop on online child protection. ...

Cambodia-China ties would be deeper-rooted in the future thanks to their solidarity, frequent exchanges of high-level visits, frank dialogues, and mutual respect and support, said a prominent scholar in Cambodia. ...

The inaugural ASEAN-MRC Water Security Dialogue held last week has tabled three thematic solutions related to policy, technology, and partnership that can help countries in the Mekong and broader ASEAN address existential water security challenges that confront the region. ...