Cambodia to Build a Large-Scale COVID-19 Hospital Replacing Current Temporary Locations
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that Cambodia plans to build a new large-scale modern COVID-19 treatment centre to transfer patients out from the Olympic Stadium and other private properties currently being used as treatment centres. This announcement was made at the inauguration ceremony of NR11 connecting Neak Leung to Tbong Khmum on Monday 6 […]
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Cambodia Granted Right from Sinovac to Set Up Vaccine Production Plants Locally
Cambodia has been licensed by a Chinese company to produce Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines, with support from the Chinese government and the Cambodian government. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen at the inauguration of 37 roads and two water treatment plants in Sihanoukville on 2 December. A local company had been granted […]
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Karaoke, Bars & Discotheque Businesses Allowed to Resume
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration has issued a new announcement allowing karaoke, bars and discotheque in Phnom Penh to resume their businesses from Tuesday 30 November onwards under the new normal practice. This new announcement voids the previous announcement on Monday stating that the aforementioned are not allowed to open until 5 December. Under this […]
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Cambodia-Thai Borders in Battambang & Banteay Meanchey Set to Open Soon
The Cambodian and Thai governments have agreed to open multiple land border checkpoints between Cambodia’s Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces and Thailand’s Sa Kaeo Province . The decision was made during a meeting on Thursday 25 November between Banteay Meanchey Governor HE Um Reatrey, Battambang Governor of HE Sok Lou, and Sa Kaeo Governor HE […]
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PM Predicts 2022 Economic Growth at Over 5%; Stating No More COVID Shutdowns
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has forecasted Cambodia’s 2022 economic growth at over 5% as economic activities begin to recover after the reopening on 1 November, stating there will be no more backward moving after this. PM Hun Sen made the remarks during the inauguration ceremony of the Cambodia-China Friendship Stueng Trang-Krouch Chmar Bridge and […]
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Four New Large-Scale COVID-19 Waste Incinerators Begin Operation
The Ministry of Environment has put four large-scale medical and COVID-19 waste incinerators into use in Kep, Siem Reap, Mondulkiri, and Battambang provinces. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment HE Neth Pheaktra said during the opening ceremony on 20 September that these incinerators will help each provincial administration to manage urban solid waste […]
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Construction of New COVID-19 Treatment Facility in Takmao Complete
Construction of the new COVID-19 treatment facilities within the Chey Chunmeas Referal Hospital in Takmao city is now 100% complete, and the venue is set to be operational soon. Health Minister HE Mam Bunheng said during a site inspection on Wednesday 11 August that the complex has two buildings, which were built in April with […]
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Gov’t Mulls Cutting Public Infrastructure Spending Amid Ongoing Pandemic
The Cambodian government is considering reducing public investment spending, which also includes expenses on public infrastructure, to prepare the budget to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the launch ceremony on the vaccination campaign to people aged 12 -17 years old on Sunday 01 August, Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen said the government is […]
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PM: Expenses on COVID-19 Now Equal to Constructing 10 Mekong River Bridges
The Cambodian government has revealed that expenditures in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic have reached millions of dollars or equivalent to the cost of construction of 10 Mekong River bridges. Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen said on Sunday that what Cambodia has spent so far is already over the cost of the construction of […]
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Gov’t Locks Down 8 Provinces, Implements Nationwide Curfew, & Suspends Risky Business to Prevent Delta Variant Spread
Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen last night issued a new order to all provinces to implement stricter measures as Cambodia is vulnerable to large-scale infection of the Delta variant. The new measures will be implemented from the night of July 29 to August 12, which include: -Imposing a curfew from 9 pm to 3 am […]
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