The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has notified that it will sell one COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit for US$3.7 to end-users. The price set was exactly that spent by the government to buy the kits from South Korea – there is no additional cost to it. The move was made following a direction from […]
Cambodian Athlete Determined for Tokyo Olympic Games 2020
Cambodian national runner Mr. Pen Sokong is very determined for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 from July 23 to Aug. 8 in Japan. “It will be my first time to join the event of very high technical competition, so I will try my best to seize the winning opportunity for the Cambodian Amateur Athletic […]
Cambodia, Brazil Sign Agreement to Strengthen Technical Cooperation
The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Federative Republic of Brazil have signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement to constitute a framework that aims to promote technical cooperation in the areas given priority by both Parties, according to the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Bangkok. The signing ceremony took place at the embassy on Friday between Cambodian […]
North Korea Shows No Vaccine Urgency, Despite New Virus Woes
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – North Korea this week reported a mysterious “grave incident” that suggested a major lapse related to its coronavirus response. Its leader, Kim Jong Un, recently acknowledged food shortages, comparing the situation to a devastating 1990s famine. The North now acknowledges on a regular basis that it faces a worsening pandemic-related crisis, […]
WHO Calls for Urgent Action to Slow COVID-19 Spread in Africa
GENEVA – The World Health Organization is calling for urgent action to stem the rapid spread of COVID-19 across Africa, which is being fueled by a surge of more contagious variants of the disease. Latest reports say COVID-19 cases in Africa have been rising by 25% every week for the past six weeks, bringing reported […]
Ugandans Face 2 Months’ Imprisonment for Violating COVID Laws
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandans may find themselves in jail for two months if they are found breaking public health controls in a new COVID-19 law. Through July, acts such as praying in open spaces, not wearing masks, hawking, street vending and selling nonfood items will get one arrested. These are now deemed acts that enable […]
COVID-19: Daily Cases Almost 1,000 for Three Consecutive Days
There are 948 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) reported in Cambodia this morning; bringing the tally to 53,298, the Ministry of Health announced in a press release. According to the same source, among the new infections, 44 are imported, and the rest are community cases linked to the Feb. 20 outbreak. Besides, the […]
World’s Endangered Asiatic Black Bear and Asian Elephant Found in Cambodia
Endangered Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) listed in the IUCN red list of threatened species have been spotted in Cambodia’s forests. The good news was shared recently by the Ministry of Environment, adding that the Asiatic black bears and the Asian elephants are present in the protected areas in the […]