Civic space open, UN told
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has told visiting UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn that the Kingdom “adheres” to the principle of multi-party democracy, in response to concerns he expressed to the UN Human Rights Council about the ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/civic-space-open-un-told
Five million China vaccines arrive over two-day period
Another 3.5 million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines donated by China touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport on March 30, just a day after the first shipment of 1.5 million doses arrived. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/five-million-china-vaccines-arrive-over-two-day-period
Kingdom donates extra vaccination trucks to help neighbouring Laos
Cambodia will donate 10 vaccination vehicles to Laos in a handover ceremony slated to take place on March 12 at the Trapeang Kriel International Border checkpoint in Stung Treng province, bordering Laos’ Champasak province. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-donates-extra-vaccination-trucks-help-neighbouring-laos
Capital-Kampot National Road 3 inaugurated
Prime Minister Hun Sen inaugurated a 134km stretch of National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kampot town on March 2 after 34 months of construction with over $200 million in funding from China. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-kampot-national-road-3-inaugurated
Women’s minister pushing positive parenting toolkits
Minister of Women’s Affairs Ing Kantha Phavi virtually launched three different toolkits on positive parenting to promote positive child education through increased knowledge and skills and access to appropriate and timely parenting support. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/womens-minister-pushing-positive-parenting-toolkits
Kingdom's donation of vaccine vehicles delivered to Laos
The 10 vaccination vehicles donated by the Cambodian government to Laos were delivered to the country on March 12. The vehicles will provide a boost to the neighbouring nation’s vaccination drive as well as bilateral relations between the two countries. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdoms-donation-vaccine-vehicles-delivered-laos
Cambodia’s ASEAN envoy visit key step to settle Myanmar issue
The special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair on Myanmar is looking forward to more exchanges and a joint consultative gathering later, after his first visit to Myanmar was generally considered positive. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048957/cambodias-asean-envoy-visit-key-step-to-settle-myanmar-issue/
NEC starting delivery of voter information cards
The National Election Committee (NEC) on April 17 began distributing voter information cards to almost 90 per cent of the Kingdom’s registered voters. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-starting-delivery-voter-information-cards
Kantha Bopha treated over 2,300 children in 24-hour period: report
In just over a single day, from April 25 to early on April 26, the Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital treated more than 2,300 sick children, an unprecedented figure even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-treated-over-2300-children-24-hour-period-report
US’ regional assistant state secretary set to visit Cambodia, Laos
The US assistant state secretary in charge of the East Asia and Pacific region is set to travel to Cambodia and Laos from May 1-7 to discuss bilateral relations and next month’s ASEAN-US Special Summit, according to the US state department on April 29. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-regional-assistant-state-secretary-set-visit-cambodia-laos
Kingdom, Laos vow border amity
The Cambodia-Laos border security cooperation committees held a May 2 virtual meeting to promote cooperation in maintaining border security and agreed on a number of issues relating to stability, better security and peaceful borders. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-laos-vow-border-amity
VN, Kingdom agree major border line segments: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has revealed that Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed on six per cent of the remaining undemarcated borders between the two countries, in a varied speech to members of the Cambodian diaspora in Europe, in which he also discussed the upcoming commune ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vn-kingdom-agree-major-border-line-segments-pm
10 parties sign anti-alcohol pledges
Ten of the 17 political parties which are contesting the June 5 commune council elections signed a joint letter on May 24, promising to curb the effects of alcohol use – and promote young women entrepreneurs – if they are elected. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/10-parties-sign-anti-alcohol-pledges
5% more women in commune polls
Hang Puthea, National Election Committee (NEC) spokesman, on Monday said that 17 political parties have fielded a total of 86,042 candidates, among them 27,813 are females, equivalent to about 32 percent. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501071987/5-more-women-in-commune-polls/
Safety fence erected following collapse of Kandal’s canal bank
A team from Kandal Provincial Administration built a safety fence to block public access to the bank of the Prek Tnaot canal in Takhmao commune and town, following a substantial collapse on May 9. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/safety-fence-erected-following-collapse-kandals-canal-bank
500 people ordered to vacate sanctuary land
At least 500 people have been ordered to vacate Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province immediately because they have encroached on protected land. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501097061/500-people-ordered-to-vacate-sanctuary-land/
Chinese vice premier meets ASEAN leaders
Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on 17 September met with leaders from Thailand, Myanmar and Laos ahead of an annual expo and business summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in southwest China. They will attend the 12th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment ...
Telecommunications law allows gov’t to spy: Licadho
The government has granted itself pervasive snooping powers to effectively monitor all electronic communication and punish anything deemed to have caused “national insecurity”, a legal analysis of the recently passed telecommunications law has warned. In a briefing paper released on 31 March, rights group Licadho ...
As ceasefire signed, president confident more groups will join nationwide pact
More armed ethnic groups will join the nationwide ceasefire if it is implemented successfully with the first eight signatories, President U Thein Sein said at a signing ceremony in Naypyidaw on 15 October. Eight ethnic armed groups, including the Karen National Union and Restoration Council of Shan ...
Asia meet kicks off in Phnom Penh
In the eyes of its neighbours, Cambodia is a peaceful place, National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun said after the first official day of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly on 8 December. Keep reading ...