Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen said Friday that he plans to “negotiate with China” so that his government can vaccinate children against COVID-19 and reopen schools, but opposition chief Sam Rainsy called the country’s coronavirus mitigation efforts a failure amid a rising death toll. Hun Sen said the government will need four million doses of […]
Israel bans travel to Spain, Kyrgyzstan over COVID-19 fears
Israel’s Ministry of Health on Friday decided to forbid Israelis from traveling to Spain and Kyrgyzstan from July 23, citing a high level of COVID-19 morbidity, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The country has already banned its citizens and permanent residents from traveling to Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, India, Mexico, Russia, Belarus, and Uzbekistan unless they […]
Pacific Rim Leaders to Discuss Economic Way Out of Pandemic
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA – U.S. President Joe Biden, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among Pacific Rim leaders gathering virtually to discuss strategies to help economies rebound from a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will chair the special leaders’ meeting Friday of […]
“Cambodia’s Progress in the Field of Human Rights Highlighted at the Human Rights Council”
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations at Geneva has highlight Cambodia’s Progress in the field of Human Rights at the Human Rights Council. The following is the Permanent Mission’s full press release dated July 15: “The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 47th Session […]
Cambodia to Vaccinate Children Aged from 12-17
Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen this morning reaffirmed that Cambodia will vaccinate the children aged from 12 to 17 years old soon. In a special voice message this morning, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said there are around 2 million children between 12 and 17 years old in Cambodia, so the […]
COVID-19: 889 New Infections; Tally 65,500
Cambodia detected 889 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) this morning; the tally stood at 65,500. According to a press release of the Ministry of Health, 207 of the new infections are imported, and the rest are locally transmitted cases connected to the Feb. 20 Community Event. At the same time, 849 more patients […]
Another Ancient Sculpture to Be Repatriated to Cambodia
A statue of Skanda on a Peacock, an amazingly valuable Khmer treasure, will be returned to Cambodia, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts said, underlining that the masterpiece will allow Cambodian people and the world to regain invaluable knowledge about Cambodian culture and ancient history. In a press release dated July 16, the ministry pointed […]
First Sarus Crane Nest Found in Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary in 2021 Breeding Season
The first crane nest with two eggs was found by BirdLife’s biodiversity monitoring team in Lomphat Wildlife Sanctuary on June 25, 2021, during the 2021 breeding season. This was a second nest found in this wildlife sanctuary in the last three years, the first nest was found in 2019, but failed due to the egg […]
Japan Donates 30 More Ambulances to Cambodia
The Government of Japan has provided the Kingdom of Cambodia with additional 30 ambulances, as part of the efforts of to counter the novel coronavirus infection worldwide, announced the Embassy of Japan in Phnom Penh in a press release issued this evening. This is in addition to the 70 ambulances that have already been provided, […]
Construction of 38 Roads in Siem Reap Reaches 66 Percent
Construction of the 38 roads in Siem Reap city has now achieved 66 percent, according to Senior Minister, Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol. The minister shared the update in a recent review meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Samdech Pichey Sena Tea Banh who leads a joint […]