City Hall Orders All Construction Sites to Strengthen Health Control Measures
The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration has instructed construction site owners in Phnom Penh to strengthen health control measures against COVID-19, as cases detected within this sector have been increasing. Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng said that the order is to ensure the safety of workers and the sustainability of the sector as a whole. […]
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PM Warns Against Abusing COVID-19 Fatality Management to Encroach Upon State Land
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen announced this morning that each provincial administration must continue to prepare land as burial and cremation sites for COVID-19 fatalities, as well as to prepare wood for building coffins. However, Samdech Hun Sen strongly warned all officials and influential people to not take this opportunity to encroach on state land […]
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Siem Reap Authority Turns Angkor High School into New COVID-19 Treatment Facility
The Siem Reap Provincial Health Department has decided to use Angkor High School in Sangkat Sala Kamroeuk as a new COVID-19 treatment centre for mild-symptom patients from 28 June onwards. Dr Kros Sarath, Director of the Health Department of the Siem Reap Provincial Administration, said that Angkor High School has more than 100 rooms that […]
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China’s Guangzhou City to Build Massive International Quarantine Complex
Guangzhou city in China is planning to build a massive quarantine complex for international travellers and local residents from high-risk areas as local hotels are not suitable to stop the spread of the new Delta variant, report SCMP. Leading respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan brought this up after seeing the high level of transmissibility of the […]
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Opening of Century Entertainment Casino in Koh Kong Delayed
Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd has decided to once again delay the reopening date of its casino at the new venue in Dara Sakor district, Koh Kong province, due to the continued impact of the ongoing COVID-19 community outbreak in Cambodia, reported IAG. This is the third time that the reopening has been postponed, from […]
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Authorities Suspend Four Factories in Takeo as COVID-19 Positive Cases Surge
After some factory workers were found to be COVID-19 positive, the Takeo provincial administration has decided to temporarily suspend operations of four factories in Bati district. Over 1,200 workers are also required to undergo tests and quarantine, according to the official announcement on 3 May. The announcement stated that the four factories will be suspended […]
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Kampong Speu to Have Safe New Open-Air Market as COVID-19 Positive Cases Surge
The Kampong Speu provincial administration has decided to set up a temporary open-air market inside Oknha Chhuon Kimsan’s land plot in downtown Kampong Speu to prevent the spread of COVID-19, as more positive cases are found in the province. According to the official announcement on 28 April, the market will have a total of 200 […]
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Poipet Casinos Ordered Closed as Community Outbreak Surges
The Banteay Meanchey Provincial Administration has ordered the temporary closure of all casinos in Poipet as more COVID-19 positive cases are found in the province, according to an official announcement on 27 April. There were 171 cases of COVID-19 reported in the province on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue the temporary closure notice. According to […]
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Authorities Close More Factories, Markets, Business Centres in Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville Provincial Administration has decided to temporarily suspend the operation of three major businesses in Sihanoukville for 14 days after finding more positive cases of COVID-19. According to the official announcement issued on 26 April, the three businesses include; Dara Samnang Business Center located in Village 3, Sangkat 1; New Star shoe factory in Village […]
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New Medical Laboratory Building in Sihanoukville Officially Handed Over
A new Chinese-funded medical laboratory building in the Sihanoukville Provincial Referral Hospital has been completed and officially handed over to the Cambodian government. The handover ceremony took place via online conference earlier this week with the participation of the Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia HE Wang Wentian, Minister of Health HE Mam Bunheng and Sihanoukville Governor […]
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