At least five people were killed and 15 others were injured yesterday, in an accident, on a busy road in the central Philippine Cebu province, police and local media reported. Police said that, the crash occurred at around 9:30 a.m. local time, in Talisay City, when a dump truck hit a car, triggering a domino […]
Cambodia Announces Dec 8 As National Day Of Mourning For Prince Ranariddh’s Death
Cambodia announced Dec 8, as the national day of mourning, for the passing away of Prince Norodom Ranariddh, the country’s Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said, in a circular yesterday. Hun Sen said, Prince Ranariddh, chairman of the Supreme Privy Advisory Council to the king, former first prime minister and ex-president of the National […]
Attempts To Boycott Olympics In Any Way Wrong: Mongolian Official
Boycotting Olympics in any way or politicising sports is wrong, a senior official of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC), said. “The International Olympic Committee’s charter clearly states that sports must be politically neutral. Therefore, I believe that it is wrong to boycott the Olympics in any way,” Enkhbat Badar-Uugan, secretary-general of the MNOC, told […]
Covid-19: Oil producers to increase output in January despite Omicron jitters
Major oil producers decided to keep raising output levels in January, despite the Omicron coronavirus variant raising fresh questions over demand. The OPEC+ alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had so far resisted US-led pressure to significantly boost output to rein in surging energy prices. Observers had expected the club to opt for a […]
Int’l Travel Rules In Indonesia Tightened Amid Concern Over Omicron Variant
Due to the rise in the Omicron variant in certain countries, the Indonesian government imposed stricter measures, by extending its mandatory quarantine period for all international travellers arriving in the country to 10 days from seven days. Effective yesterday, the longer quarantine period was instructed by President Joko Widodo. Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment […]
Cambodia Seeks More Cooperation from Development Partners to Achieve Mine-free Status by 2025
Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has called for more assistance and cooperation from development partners and other stakeholders in order to achieve the country’s goal of mine-free nation by 2025. “I would once again like to appeal to donors, development partners and other organisations as […]
Sihanoukville’s New Landfill – A Role Model
Sihanoukville’s newly constructed landfill site was considered as a high standard one that could be duplicated for waste management across Cambodia. The claim was made by H.E. Neth Pheaktra, Secretary of State and Spokesperson at the Ministry of Environment when hosting a group of journalists to see the landfill at the coastal city. According to […]
Sihanoukville’s Sea Port Expansion in Pipeline to Cut Cost, Attract Investment
From 2022, Cambodia will rollout the expansion of the sea port at Preah Sihanouk province to reduce sea transport cost and attract more foreign direct investments. The plan was shared recently with the media by H.E. Lou Kimchhun, Director General of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, adding that the expansion will entail three main stages. According to […]
COVID-19: 25 New Infections, 19 New Recoveries, 3 New Deaths
Cambodia reported 25 new cases of COVID-19 this morning, bringing the tally to 120,232, according to a press release of the Ministry of Health. These are PCR test results, pointed out the ministry, adding that 4 of them were imported and the rest were linked to the Feb. 20 community outbreak. Besides, 19 more patients […]
Ruling Party Supports H.E. Dr. Hun Manet’s Future PM Candidacy
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has announced its support to the future candidacy of H.E. Dr. Hun Manet for the post of Prime Minister. “H.E. Dr. Hun Manet is an outstanding Cambodian who has all qualifications, is highly educated, highly capable, highly talented, has good virtues and morals, has been admired and respected by […]