Public urged to get Covid shots
The national Covid-19 vaccination committee appealed to people aged 18 and over who have not been vaccinated to immediately do so. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-urged-get-covid-shots
Diplomatic ties with South Korea ‘on right track,’ says Prime Minister
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that diplomatic relations between Cambodia and South Korea started late but are on the right track. He expressed his hope for ties to be further enhanced. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50999920/diplomatic-ties-with-south-korea-on-right-track-says-prime-minister/
Cambodia kicks off global travel assessment system
Cambodia on April 22 put into use the Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS) aiming to improve, among others, customs-related work efficiency at airports and prevent transnational crimes. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-kicks-global-travel-assessment-system
Activists demand cheaper, public-focused power plan
An advocacy group is planning to ask the Energy Ministry to revise its Power Development Plan draft, which it says has failed to raise people’s awareness on energy saving and may ultimately burden consumers with high electricity charges. Keep reading ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Calls mount to amend LGBTI bill
Calls have been made to amend a draft bill on civil partnerships for same-sex couples to allow them to gain financial benefits, adopt children and terminate their partnership registrations under certain conditions, according to the Justice Ministry. Keep reading ...
Cambodian CSOs seek Lao dam discussion at summit
Frustrated by Laos ploughing ahead with its controversial Don Sahong dam despite past promises to consult neighbouring countries, Cambodian civil society representatives have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen, US President Barack Obama and ASEAN chair Le Luong Minh to raise the issue at next week’s ...
Thailand rolling out its legal weed wares
Still unwilling to allow the public to get zonked or profit from recreational marijuana, Thailand has instead produced its first pharmaceutical THC and CBD oils, tablets, oral sprays, chocolate wafers and traditional potions after recently legalizing medical cannabis.Keep reading ...
Hundreds protest after factory owner fled company
Nearly 800 textile factory workers in Kampong Speu province yesterday protested because their employer allegedly fled after failing to pay all wages and severance payments. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50700784/hundreds-protest-after-factory-owner-fled-company
Oxfam calls for maternity benefit plan
Oxfam has renewed its call for a national policy in Cambodia to ensure that all women workers are given equal access to maternity care. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/oxfam-calls-maternity-benefit-plan
Major biomass power plant on track to go online by July
A major rice husk biomass power plant in southeastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district is still on track to be completed and start operations by July, a press release confirmed on May 5. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/major-biomass-power-plant-track-go-online-july
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Borders still open to trade, PM says
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia remains open to cross-border trade with neighbouring countries, but the borders will remain closed to citizens and travelers. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/borders-still-open-trade-pm-says
Inbound air passengers must undergo quarantine
Health Minister Mam Bun Heng said yesterday that from now on Cambodia will be enforcing a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine for all passengers flying into the Kingdom. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726820/inbound-air-passengers-must-undergo-quarantine/
Agriprocessors urged to take out loans and expand work
The state-run Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) has called for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to expand Their agriculture-based processing productions and apply for low-interest rate emergency loans. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720250/agriprocessors-urged-to-take-out-loans-and-expand-work/
Savagely battered Cambodia’s garment industry seeks urgent help to stay alive
Cambodia’s garment industry had issued a renewed plea for help amidst new statistics revealing that more than 150,000 workers have now lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Eco Textile
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50744740/savagely-battered-cambodias-garment-industry-seeks-urgent-help-to-stay-alive/
MRC calls for transparent hydrological data sharing
The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) on Tuesday welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s pledge to share year-round hydrological data with Mekong countries. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mrc-calls-transparent-hydrological-data-sharing
Social commerce revolution demands digital marketing skills
Digital marketing skills for women can help bridge Cambodia’s digital gender divide and strengthen the Kingdom’s e-commerce sector, according to experts. ...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50823406/social-commerce-revolution-demands-digital-marketing-skills/
Skyrocketing shipping costs threaten exports
The Kingdom’s exporters have expressed deepening concerns about spiraling shipping costs, which could diminish this year’s trade figures if prolonged. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/skyrocketing-shipping-costs-threaten-exports
New UK trade rules to profit exporters
The UK government on July 19 launched a consultation on new trading rules designed to stimulate commercial transactions with lower-income nations, including Cambodia. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/new-uk-trade-rules-profit-exporters
Quarantine waived for health workers and service providers
The government will waive quarantine for medical workers and frontline service providers at treatment facilities who maintain strict health measures while on duty and receive negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/quarantine-waived-health-workers-and-service-providers