Residential property price index remains stable in 2021 despite amid Covid-19 crisis

The residential property price index (RPPI) has been compiled to monitor the residential property market condition. Results showed that this market was stable both in Phnom Penh and the provinces. Overall residential prices in 2021 increased by 10.9% compared to 2020, indicating that the housing market continues to be attractive to buy despite the pandemic. […]

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Cambodia to fill and package Sinovac Kovid-19 vaccine domestically

The Ministry of Health signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation for filling and packaging Covid-19 Inactivated Vaccines with China’s Sinovac Life Sciences and Cambodian Pharmaceutical Enterprise, the move will enable Cambodia to package vaccines. The signing MoU ceremony was held on June 1, under the presence of HE Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health, […]

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Gov’t to Inject Funds Building COVID-19 Vaccine Factory Should Licensed Firm Delay

The head of the Cambodian government, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, has announced that he will release government funds to build the COVD-19 vaccine plant if the licensed company still can’t commence the work. This announcement was made during a meeting with a group of volunteer doctors with Samdech Techo Hun Sen on 17 May 2022. […]

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Cambodia’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Production Facility to be Operational in Late 2022

Cambodia’s first COVID-19 vaccine production facility, a collaboration between the Cambodian and Chinese governments, is expected to be operational and produce vaccines locally by late this year or early next year. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health HE Youk Sambath, told the media on Tuesday 15 March that China and Cambodia are actively […]

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Ground Broken on Large-scale COVID-19 Treatment Centre in Prek Phnov District

The Phnom Penh Capital Administration broke ground on the construction of a new large-scale COVID-19 treatment centre in Prek Phnov district. The construction begins at a time when Cambodia saw increasing cases of COVID-19 infection. The ground-breaking ceremony was presided over by of Chairman of the Phnom Penh Municipal Council HE Mop Sarin and Phnom […]

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Tax Exemption for COVID-19 Affected Businesses Extended to June 2022

The Cambodian government has decided to extend tax exemption to the tourism, hospitality, and other COVID-19 affected businesses from March to June 2022. This exemption is to provide additional support to the relevant businesses to improve and be ready to welcome national and international tourists after Cambodia is fully reopened to foreign vaccinated tourists. The […]

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Cambodia, Vietnam to Connect New Sea Tourist Destinations 

Cambodia and Vietnam have agreed to boost cross-nation tourism by connecting Kampot Tourism Port and Bai Vong Tourism Port as well as co-creating cruise packages for tourists. According to the bilateral meeting on tourism cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam on 10 October, both parties have agreed on multiple action plans for 2023-2024 as follows: 1) […]

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Cambodia, Thailand Discuss Reopening Four Land Border Gates

Authorities in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang provinces of Cambodia and Sa Kaeo province of Thailand have discussed the reopening border gates which have been shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion was held on 15 December with participation from representatives of the three provinces administrations. The meeting was ended up with an agreement […]

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Gov’t Plans New Financing Program for Hotel Businesses to Renovate Their Venues

The Ministry of Economy and Finance plans to provide additional financing packages to tourism and hotel operators so that they can use the capital to rehabilitate, renovate or expand their venues during the reopening period. Speaking at a press conference on 14 December, HE Phan Phalla, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and […]

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New Large-Scale COVID-19 Treatment Centre to be Built on 6ha in Prek Pnov

Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen once again ordered the Phnom Penh Governor to cooperate with the Ministry of Health to speed up work on constructing a new large-scale COVID-19 treatment centre, aiming for completion before 2023. The order was given during the PM’s site inspection on the construction progress of the new Phnom Penh […]

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