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    90 percent of garment workers turn up for duty on New Year’s Day

    The Labour Ministry said more than 90 percent of garment factory workers reported for work on the first day of Khmer New Year yesterday. ...

    Sen David
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712802/90-percent-of-garment-workers-turn-up-for-duty-on-new-years-day/

    Nation’s banks adopt NBC’s COVID-19 crisis measures

    As COVID-19 continues to carve out a path of economic destruction in the Kingdom, several financial institutions are considering re-classifying their loan-repayment structures to help relieve customers in fiscal trouble, in line with recent guidelines released by the National Bank of Cambodia. ...

    Sok Chan
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712853/nations-banks-adopt-nbcs-covid-19-crisis-measures/

    Gov’t call for urgent action on food security

    Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon has ordered all agriculture departments to take immediate measures to ensure the food security of the country in response to the the outbreak of COVID-19. ...

    Sok Chan
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712467/govt-call-for-urgent-action-on-food-security/

    Campu Bank donates 10,000 surgical masks 31,500 pairs of plastic gloves to Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital

    As a corporate social responsible citizen, the Bank had on 10 April 2020, donated 10,000 surgical masks and 31,500 pairs of plastic gloves to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital which is appointed by the government to conduct screening test and treatment for COVID-19. ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712363/campu-bank-donates-10000-surgical-masks-31500-pairs-of-plastic-gloves-to-khmer-soviet-friendship-hospital/

    Cambodia receives seven tons of medical supplies from China

    Cambodia received seven tons of medical and preventive supplies from China in a bid for the fight of coronavirus disease in the Kingdom. ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/711827/cambodia-receives-seven-tons-of-medical-supplies-from-china/

    ICRC races to prevent virus transmission in prisons

    The International Committee of the Red Cross in Phnom Penh on Friday donated 20 tonnes of health care, hygiene and sanitation supplies to the Directorate General Prison at the Correctional Centre 1. The humanitarian aid aims to assist the General Department of Prisons in preventing ...

    Som Kanika
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712382/icrc-races-to-prevent-virus-transmission-in-prisons/

    Kingdom casts it export net wider to mitigate exit of major US and EU markets

    Due to COVID-19’s devastating economic effect causing the collapse of Cambodia’s two major export markets, the United States and the European Union, representing about 75 percent of total market share, is forcing a refocus on expanding the Kingdom’s highly concentrated export market. ...

    Harrison White
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712402/kingdom-casts-it-export-net-wider-to-mitigate-exit-of-major-us-and-eu-markets/

    Royal Ploughing ceremony cancelled

    The annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony, traditionally held in May, has been cancelled in light of the pandemic, the National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals announced. NCONIF secretary-general Chhin Ketana said yesterday, “The government has decided to cancel the celebration of this year’s Royal ...

    Pech Sotheary
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712384/royal-ploughing-ceremony-cancelled-2/

    Cambodia faces nightmarish situation of contact tracing for close contacts of COVID-19 victims

    Ministry of Health officials, aided by other related agencies are on a manhunt for those who may have come into direct contact with a group of five COVID-19 victims. ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711625/cambodia-faces-nightmarish-situation-of-contact-tracing-for-close-contacts-of-covid-19-victims/

    Government imposes seven days travel restriction

    Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday issued an order for a week-long ban on all travel across the country from one district to another in a move to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the Kingdom. ...

    Ben Sokhean
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711454/government-imposes-seven-days-travel-restriction/

    National Assembly to approve draft law on state of emergency

    A unanimous vote of approval for the proposed “State of Emergency” law is expected to be cast today during the plenary session of the National Assembly. The draft law comes amid the increasing cases of coronavirus infections in the Kingdom. ...

    Ben Sokhean
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711453/national-assembly-to-approve-draft-law-on-state-of-emergency/

    Education Ministry postpones exams over coronavirus

    The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has decided to postpone secondary and high school exams in response to the pandemic. ...

    Pech Sotheary
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711143/education-ministry-postpones-exams-over-coronavirus/

    Hun Sen, Pompeo discuss US-Cambodia bilateral partnership

    Prime Minister Hun Sen and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday spoke by phone to discuss various issues, including the Kingdom’s sovereignty, security cooperation and COVID-19 pandemic response. ...

    Ben Sokhean
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711146/hun-sen-pompeo-discuss-us-cambodia-bilateral-partnership/

    Each laid-off worker to get $70 a month

    Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government has decided to provide $70 a month for each worker once their factories temporarily suspended their operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. ...

    Sen David
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710752/each-laid-off-worker-to-get-70-a-month/

    Returnees a concern: WHO

    The World Health Organization has expressed its concern over an influx of migrant workers from Thailand, saying it might lead to cluster infection within the communities. ...

    Khuon Narim
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711148/returnees-a-concern-who/

    Private schools struggling

    The Cambodian Higher Education Association has claimed that 113 private educational establishments are facing bankruptcy because of their inability to pay rent and staff salaries in light of nationwide school closures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. ...

    Khorn Savi
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/private-schools-struggling

    Constitutional Council input needed

    While the Senate is expected to debate and approve the “State of Emergency” law next week, if it is approved by the National Assembly on Friday, the question remains on who can declare a state of emergency since King Norodom Sihamoni is still in China ...

    Ben Sokhean
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711147/constitutional-council-input-needed/

    Absent workers during KNY must go on 14 days unpaid leave and mandatory self-quarantine

    A senior official at the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MoLVT) said that the workers who go on unpaid leave during the cancelled Khmer New Year will have to undergo mandatory 14 days self-quarantine if they breach the government’s sub-decree. ...

    Sok Chan
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50711250/absent-workers-during-kny-must-go-on-14-days-unpaid-leave-and-mandatory-self-quarantine/

    Further fiscal woes for tourism sector

    The Government on Tuesday announced the suspension of the annual Khmer New Year celebration, in a bid to stop the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. ...

    Chhut Bunthoeun
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710647/further-fiscal-woes-for-tourism-sector/

    School’s out for the year but studying and exams to go on

    The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has postponed secondary and high school examinations this year to contain Covid-19 infections. In a letter on Wednesday the ministry said: “In the 2019-2020 academic year, the Ministry of Education will continue implementing new reforms to all kinds ...

    Ry Sochan
    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schools-out-year-studying-and-exams-go

    Cambodia faces further economic headwinds with AMRO downgrading economic growth to 2.7 Percent

    The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), in its release revealed the shared common situation of the ASEAN + 3 nations economic growth prospects for this and next year amid headinds caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710810/cambodia-faces-further-economic-headwinds-with-mro-downgrading-economic-growth-to-2-7-percent/

    Half a million workers already affected by cancelled orders

    The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has stated approximately 60 percent of its factories have been severely affected by cancelled orders of ready-made garment exports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

    Sok Chan
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710646/half-a-million-workers-already-affected-by-cancelled-orders/

    No sign of slowing sales of borey projects despite Coronavirus

    Sale prices of Phnom Penh landed property (borey) units showed no sign of slowing down in the past six months. Driven by strong local demand, the average quoted prices accelerated across all unit types, according to the first quarter report from CBRE, a commercial real ...

    Sok Chan
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710679/no-sign-of-slowing-sales-of-borey-projects-despite-coronavirus/

    Pandemic causes rise in Consumer Price Index

    The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the Consumer Price Index (CPI) , according to a monthly report from the  Ministry of Commerce. ...

    Khmer Times Staff
    https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50710643/pandemic-causes-rise-in-consumer-price-index/

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