Category: Miscellaneous

Cambodia’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) and UNICEF are working together to urgently respond to the learning needs of students whose schools are currently being used as COVID-19 quarantine centres. According to a joint press release AKP received this afternoon, although the new school year began on Jan. 11, 13 primary schools, 18 […]

Innovation is critical to productivity growth and economic progress in developing East Asia including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in a rapidly changing world, according to a new World Bank report launched today. Those countries have an impressive record of sustained growth and poverty reduction. But slowing […]

All public and private educational institutions in Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province have been ordered to be shut down temporarily for two weeks. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports made the decision in order to prevent large-scale transmission of COVID-19 in educational institutions and the community, according to the ministry’s […]

The construction of 38 streets with a total length of about 108 kilometres in the city of Siem Reap province is 18 percent complete. The update was shared by the Ministry of the Public Works and Transport (MPWT) following the inspection visit of Senior Minister and Minister of MPWT H.E. Sun Chanthol to the construction […]

All museums, cinemas and theatres in Phnom Penh capital and Kandal province will be shut down for two weeks to contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community. The closure was announced this morning by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, adding that it takes effect from today onwards. The move was […]

Cambodia is going to take additional legal action against any foreigners, business owners, and citizens who fail to comply with the measures of the Ministry of Health against the COVID-19 pandemic. The additional legal action was agreed in principle by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen yesterday, at the request of […]

Cambodia would experience from drizzle to light rain this week due to low pressure and wind-direction variability, according to a new weather forecast released this morning by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM). From Feb. 24 to March. 2, it pointed out, for the provinces at the central lowland areas, the temperature would […]

Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, yesterday announced the launch of contactless payments at Total stations and Bayon Market locations across Cambodia, said the company’s press release, stressing that the partnerships come as the adoption of contactless payments accelerates in the country amid the new hygiene best practices brought by Covid-19. According to the […]

The Government of Japan is providing US$2 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to mitigate the impact of floods on food security of flood-affected households and communities in Cambodia. According to a joint press release AKP received this morning, the grant agreement is signed today between H.E MIKAMI Masahiro, Japanese Ambassador to […]

As of this morning, at 11:30, a total of 10,366 public and private institutions, restaurants, hotels, factories and so on have registered to implement QR Code “Stop COVID” introduced on Feb. 20 following the 3rd community outbreak dubbed Feb. 20 Community Event. The update was shared by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) on […]