Category: Miscellaneous

AKP Phnom Penh, Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to further strengthen and expand its cooperation with Cambodia. The remark was made by newly appointed Ambassador of Singapore to Cambodia H.E. Ms. Teo Lay Cheng while paying a courtesy call on H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Minister of Public Works and Transport, at the ministry […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has convened a meeting among the national commission for the preparation of ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings to be hosted by Cambodia in 2022. The meeting took place yesterday through Videoconference under the chairmanship of H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and […]

A herd of glossy ibises – a migratory bird species – have been found in a Takeo protected area in late April, a new phenomenon, according to BirdLife International Cambodia Programme. There are in total 53 of them, including 12 adolescents frequenting Boeung Prek Lapouv Protected Landscape in Takeo province, it added. On April 26, […]

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has called on people to keep their vigilance of possible thunder, lightning, and gusts this week. The phenomena would occur especially in some parts of the provinces in the central lowland areas in the south and northwest and the eastern provinces bordering Vietnam, from May 13 to […]

Cambodia will get 1.5 million more doses of Sinovac vaccine from China before the end of this month, said H.E. Dr. Yuok Sambath, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health, while welcoming the arrival of 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines at Phnom Penh International Airport this morning. Some 500,000 more doses will arrive in […]

The Australian Government yesterday signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to contribute an additional AU$ 4 million to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on Cambodia’s economy and people, staring immediately. According to a press release of the Australian Embassy in Cambodia, this contribution will top up the Australia-UNDP ‘Resilience Fund’ – […]

Last weekend, from May 7 to 9, some 19,709 domestic visitors toured the country, according to H.E. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism. Of them, he pointed out, 19,492 were national tourits, and 217 were foreign visitors. Even though the number of internal tourists is still low compared to that before the Feb. 20 Community Event, […]

United States: 81 Representatives sign Speier-Johnson letter supporting $262.85 million for global demining On April 28th, Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) and Bill Johnson (R-OH-6) co-led a bipartisan letter to the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee supporting $262,850,000 in funding for State Department global demining programs. This represents an increase of $29,000,000 from last […]

Deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will appear in court on May 24, her lawyer said. She has not been seen in public since February 1, when she was detained and placed under house arrest by the country’s military, which seized power. Since the coup, she has been charged with six alleged crimes, including […]

TAIPEI – The global shortage of semiconductors, or microchips — the “brains” in all electronic devices, has heightened the geopolitical significance of Taiwan and its chip-making sector. The island is home to the world’s largest contract chipmaker: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). Many describe Taiwan’s strength in microchips as its “silicon shield,” which can protect […]