Social development

The South  Korean government has pledged an additional concession loan package of $1.2 billion to finance a number of priority projects in Cambodia. ...

A plane carrying another batch of China-donated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the capital of Cambodia on Tuesday amid the country’s booster shots vaccination drive. ...

The Cambodia-China Friendship Medical Building, a key livelihood project shouldered by State-owned China State Construction Engineering Corp, was officially put into use in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on March 21. ...

The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Centre of Preah Ang Duong Hospital, completed at a cost of about $8 million – received as a grant from South Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency – was inaugurated on March 28. ...

Leaders and businesspeople from the Malaysian state of Malacca have vowed to promote investment among compatriots in four target Cambodian sectors – education and vocational training; real estate; mining; and energy, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

The ACLEDA Institute of Business (AIB) has teamed up with the IELTS Cambodia Official Test Centre at IDP Education to administer the English proficiency exam at the institute, as part of its ambition to gain widespread international recognition. ...

The National Police has urged the public to be vigilant and safeguard their belongings as they travel home for the Khmer New Year next month. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the Royal Government’s commitment to further upgrade the health sector amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The Cambodia-Korea Friendship ENT Building is an achievement of the good cooperation between the two countries, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said when officiating the building’s inauguration ceremony held here yesterday. ...

Municipal and provincial health departments across the country have received AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines intended to be used for people’s third and fourth doses – as the nationwide vaccination rate hit 92.55 per cent of the population. ...

Cambodia aims to boost financial inclusion for women entrepreneurs through Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc (CGCC) and support for women-led micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) as part of broader efforts to bridge financing gaps for businesswomen and underpin Covid-19 economic recovery plans.   ...

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, which represents the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) this year, will organise three key virtual meetings on March 28-30. ...

The number of people who were treated for tuberculosis in 2021  decreased 26 percent compared to the previous year, according to the National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT), which said the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for the drop. ...

Municipal and provincial health departments across the country have received AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines intended to be used for people’s third and fourth doses – as the nationwide vaccination rate hit 92.55 per cent of the population. ...

Cambodia values China’s commitment to the establishment of the Mekong-Lancang Public Health Community and its leading role in providing medicines, medical supplies and millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Mekong River nations, especially Cambodia. ...

A new $25 million U.S. government-funded education program that will improve the reading and learning experience for Cambodian primary schoolchildren was launched in Phnom Penh yesterday at an event jointly presided over by Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports; U.S. Ambassador ...

Cambodia and the Czech Republic have discussed to further promote the cooperation on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Cambodia. ...

A senior Ministry of Justice official held a virtual meeting with UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn on March 21 to discuss the legal situation regarding human rights and the modernisation of the laws in the Kingdom. ...

The Ministry of Health yesterday launched a Covid-19 national campaign themed “Omicron spreads faster than previous variants and causes a great risk to you and your family” together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children Fund Cambodia (UNICEF). ...

World Bank Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro appreciated Cambodia’s effective COVID-19 response and encouraged the country to boost investments in education while jump starting economic recovery during her country visit between March 13 and 17. ...

The government will formally inaugurate a community-based national drug rehabilitation centre on March 22 in Preah Sihanouk province, with the centre focusing on vocational training for addicts to provide them with a clear career path and life skills when reintegrating into society. ...

The National Police issued a directive on strengthening the implementation of “safe villages, communes, district” policy aimed at improving public order at the local levels. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has committed another 20 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Cambodia, five million of which are expected to arrive late this month. ...

Cambodia does not discriminate among the different makes of Covid-19 vaccines or bring politics into its fight against the novel coronavirus, which includes jabs that originate from a variety of countries, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. ...