Safety and Health
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 Hun Sen Urges Private Firms to Conduct COVID-19 Rapid Self-Testing to Save National Budget
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has urged all private firms, especially construction companies and factories, to conduct COVID-19 rapid test on their employees by themselves, to reduce national spending, ease doctors’ workloads, and more importantly, preemptively preventing large-scale spread. PM Hun Sen said on 1 July that if stricter measures are not taken against the […]
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Section of NR48 in Pak Klang Commune, Koh Kong Province Closed for Renovation
The left side of the NR48 in Neang Kok village, Pak Klang commune, Mondul Seima district, Koh Kong province will be temporarily closed for repairs, while traffic will be diverted to the right side from Monday 14 June onwards. The closure was announced after the road was severely damaged by floods and landslides. Due to […]
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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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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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Diamond Island Convention Centre to Become COVID-19 Treatment Facility
The OCIC, Canadia Group, and Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) Chairman Neak Oknha Pung Kheav Se has allowed the government to convert Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre as a COVID-19 treatment facility, according to Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen on 10 April. PM Hun Sen announced that currently there are three hospitals to treat COVID-19 […]
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Construction of COVID-19 Cremation Site in Kampong Speu Set for Completion After Khmer New Year
The Phnom Penh Municipality and Kampong Speu Provincial Administration are speeding up the construction of the 10-hectare COVID-19 fatalities crematorium in Aoral district, expecting to finish the project after the Khmer New Year in April. Phnom Penh Governor HE Khuong Sreng told the Khmer Times that as the crematorium in Kampong Speu is not ready, […]
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Another Hospital in Dangkor District to Become New COVID-19 Treatment Facility
The Nokor Tep Women’s Hospital located in Sangkat Prey Sar of Dangkor district has been chosen to become another COVID-19 treatment facility, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen during a site inspection on 19 March. Nokor Tep Women’s Hospital has a total area of 25,000 square metres and a capacity of 500 beds. Besides a […]
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Ten Hectares of Land in Kampong Speu to be Cremation Site for COVID-19 Fatalities
An area of about 10 hectares in Aoral district, Kampong Speu province will be used as a crematorium for the COVID-19 fatalities, according to Phnom Penh Municipality spokesperson Met Meas Pheakdey. Mr Pheakdey told Fresh News on 12 March that the local location in Aoral district is safe and can serve as a cremation site […]
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