Social development
CHRC addresses human rights concerns about new NHRC
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 ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50924056/chrc-addresses-human-rights-concerns-about-new-nhrc/
China Covid-19 vaccines the best source for boosters: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Chinese-made Sinovac and Sinopharm vaccines could be administered as booster shots in Cambodia because of their plentiful availability as the Kingdom continues to rely on China as its “strategic backer” for vaccines supply. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-covid-19-vaccines-best-source-boosters-pm
Kingdom prepared to tackle Delta as confirmed cases soar
Detection of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 – has become a humdrum part of life with new cases reported almost on a daily basis in most parts of the country. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-prepared-tackle-delta-confirmed-cases-soar
Gov’t rebuffs rapporteurs’ concerns on Rong Chhun case
Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva has dismissed concerns voiced by UN human rights experts on the convictions of prominent activist Rong Chhun and two of his supporters last week. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/govt-rebuffs-rapporteurs-concerns-rong-chhun-case
Project launched for protection of children
For the safety and protection of children, a three-year project called ‘Safe Community for Children’ was launched in Kratie province yesterday. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50923298/project-launched-for-protection-of-children/
Ministries give lecture on environmental diplomacy
The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment organised a lecture on “Environment Policy and Management in Cambodia” for officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assist them in understanding the link between ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-give-lecture-environmental-diplomacy
NGO school calls for financial aid in these hard times
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. ...
Mao Chanvireak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922255/ngo-school-calls-for-financial-aid-in-these-hard-times/
Mental Health an issue among migrant workers
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. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922254/mental-health-an-issue-among-migrant-workers/
UN trains 3,000 in mental health
The UN in Cambodia has trained nearly 3,000 health workers nationwide to provide mental health and psychosocial support to Covid-19 vulnerable people. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-trains-3000-mental-health
Posts ministry offers rapid test kits at cost from S Korea, China
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has announced that it will distribute two types of Covid-19 antigen rapid tests from South Korea and China, which will be made widely available at cost price. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/posts-ministry-offers-rapid-test-kits-cost-s-korea-china
WHO donates three vaccine cooling vans for Covid campaign
The World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cambodia has donated more than $320,000 in medical supplies to the Ministry of Health for pandemic prevention and response efforts. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-donates-three-vaccine-cooling-vans-covid-campaign
Local authorities urged to educate public on virus risk
A senior Ministry of Health official has urged local authorities to disseminate all information regarding preventive health measures to prevent large-scale community transmission of Covid-19 and other contagious diseases. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/local-authorities-urged-educate-public-virus-risk
Cambodia organises online child protection workshop
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in collaboration with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, is organising a workshop on online child protection. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50922324/cambodia-organises-online-child-protection-workshop/
Added push to wrap up first, second Covid shots
Or Vandine, head of the national Covid-19 vaccination committee, has urged municipal and provincial governors to accelerate their campaign for both first and second doses after noticing slow progress in recent days. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/added-push-wrap-first-second-covid-shots
Experts raise concern over online child abuse
A group of experts yesterday raised their growing concerns over online child abuse as the majority of children now have access to the internet. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921657/experts-raise-concern-over-online-child-abuse/
New testing laboratory in built in Siem Reap
A new laboratory was added to Siem Reap’s Covid-19 testing facilities. The laboratory is capable of running tests for 900 to 1000 samples per day, according the Minister of Health, Mam Bun Heng. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921300/new-testing-laboratory-in-built-in-siem-reap/
UNICEF says Cambodian children at very high risk of climate change impacts
Young people living in Cambodia are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia said in a press statement on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50921062/unicef-says-cambodian-children-at-very-high-risk-of-climate-change-impacts/
Koh Kong prepared to wrap up first-dose vaccination drive
The Koh Kong Provincial Administration has instructed local authorities to determine the number of people in territories under their jurisdiction who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 as the province’s first-dose vaccination campaign is approaching an end. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/koh-kong-prepared-wrap-first-dose-vaccination-drive
China pledges 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses for Cambodia
The Chinese government has donated another 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for Cambodia with their shipment expected on August 23. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/china-pledges-500000-sinopharm-vaccine-doses-cambodia
Oddar Meanchey rushes to cope with dire situation
Oddar Meanchey province has embarked on the construction of a 3,000-bed treatment centre and a 3,000-bed quarantine centre in order to meet the deluge of returning migrant workers from Thailand through its borders. ...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919674/oddar-meanchey-rushes-to-cope-with-dire-situation/
Four provinces extend restriction against the Delta variant
Even as the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions in most parts of the country on August 19, at least four provinces have decided to extend the measures for another week in a bid to contain the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/four-provinces-extend-restriction-against-delta-variant
Kantha Bopha treats 20K children in July
The Kantha Bopha Foundation received over $70,000 in July from donors while more than 20,000 children were given outpatient care or admitted for treatment at its five pediatric hospitals in Cambodia. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-treats-20k-children-july
Street in Phnom Penh’s Riverside district closed for 3 days due to suspected ‘Delta’
The Sub Committee for COVID-19 says that it has closed a Phnom Penh street for 3 days in order to investigate a possible outbreak of the ‘Delta’ variant. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919857/street-in-phnom-penhs-riverside-district-closed-for-3-days-due-to-suspected-delta/
Among global vaccine leaders, Cambodia on track for more than 6% growth in 2022
Cambodia is on track to achieve GDP growth of more than six percent next year thanks to its “well strategised and rapidly executed” vaccine rollout, according to an investment advisory firm. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919098/among-global-vaccine-leaders-cambodia-on-track-for-more-than-6-growth-in-2022/