Cambodia has so far received in total 18 medals, of which 2 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze, at the ongoing 31st SEA Games in Vietnam, according to the Medal Table AKP received last night. The gold medals were earned by kickboxer Toch Rachhan after defeating his Thai counterpart in the 57 kg category, and […]
COVID-19: No New Case for 11 Consecutive Days
Cambodia has registered zero new case of COVID-19 for 11 days in a row; the tally thus remains at 136,262, the Ministry of Health announced in a press release made public this morning. Of the tally, 21,219 are imported cases while 14,459 are locally transmitted Omicron cases, the source pointed out. Moreover, there is also […]
VNA Shares Media Coverage Experience on SEA Games with AKP
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has shared experience on media coverage on sports news – information, photo feature, and video – with Cambodia’s news agency, the Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP). The AKP delegation led by Deputy Director General Mr. Hun Yuthkun paid a week-long visit to Hanoi, Vietnam from May 11 to 17 under the […]
An Adult Male Dolphin Found Dead
An adult male Irrawaddy dolphin, weighing 93kg and 215cm long, have been found death in the Kampi pool in Kratie province, said a recent joint statement of the Fisheries Administration and WWF. The carcass was discovered floating about 36 kilometres downstream of the Kampi pool, said the source, adding that an examination of the dolphin […]
Implementation of Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme Launched
Cambodian Government yesterday launched the implementation of the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme (TRCS) to boost the sector after being seriously affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The launching ceremony was held virtually under the presidency of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the Committee on Economic and […]
Phnom Penh Selected as Candidate for City Cancer Challenge Project
Phnom Penh capital city of Cambodia has been selected as a candidate for the City Cancer Challenge Project. Yesterday, a delegation of Geneva-based City Cancer Challenge Foundation (C/Can) led by its Chief Executive Officer Dr. Susan Henshall was received by H.E. Dr. Or Vandine, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health and Chairwoman of […]
Cambodian Women in Leadership Rising
Cambodia organised the National Forum on ‘Women in Leadership and Governance’ acknowledging increasing number of women in key leadership roles in the country. In her address, National Assembly (NA) Second Vice President and Chairwoman of Women Parliamentarians Caucus H.E. Ms. Khuon Sudary, who presided over the opening of the forum on May 17, highlighted that […]
Senate Approves Draft Law on Food Security
The 4th legislature of the Senate of Cambodia approved the draft law on food security in its extraordinary session held here this morning under the chairmanship of its President Samdech Vibol Sena Pheakdei Say Chhum. Fifty-nine (59) senators present at the session voted for the draft law of 11 chapters and 43 articles. The draft […]
ASEAN, India to Conduct Maritime Exercise
ASEAN and India will conduct a joint maritime exercise to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their relations. The organisation of ASEAN-India maritime exercise was agreed in principle by the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) hosted by Cambodia on May 17 in Phnom Penh under the chairmanship of H.E. Gen. Nhem Sovath, Special Advisor to […]
24th Japanese Speech Contest to be Held This Weekend
The 24th Japanese Speech Contest for Japanese language learners will take place at Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Centre (CJCC) in Phnom Penh on Sunday, May 22 from 13:30 to 17:00. Jointly organised by the Embassy of Japan, CJCC, the Department of Japanese language, Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP-IFL) and The Japan Foundation, […]