OMAHA, NEBRASKA – Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in thei…
Protesters Opposed to COVID-19 Measures Clash With Police in Paris
PARIS – French anti-riot police fired tear gas Saturday as clashes erupted during protests in central Paris against COVID-19 restrictions and a vaccination campaign, television reported.Police sought to push back demonstrators near the capital’s Gare S…
45% of Unvaccinated Americans Say They Will Definitely Not Get the Vaccine
Forty-five percent of the Americans who have not been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines say they definitely do not have any plans to get the shots, according to a new poll.Another 35% are a little less sure and say they will probably not get the vaccin…
Air Passengers Allowed to Book Hotels for COVID-19 Quarantine
Passengers, both national and foreigners, travelling to Cambodia by air are allowed to book hotels themselves for COVID-19 quarantine practice. According to a press release AKP received this morning, the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Combatting COVID-19 has decided to put into use hotel booking service at two partner hotels: Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel & Residence and […]
Grab Offers Innovative Carbon Offset Option to Support Cambodian Forest Protection
Passengers using the Grab ride-hailing app are offered the option to travel carbon neutral, said a press release of Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) issued this afternoon, adding that a voluntary contribution allows passengers’ rides to be offset via carbon credits from the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary (KSWS) REDD+ project in Mondulkiri province. “We are thrilled […]
KOICA to Provide Online Course on “Administrative Capacity Development on Woman Policy”
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will conduct a ten-day online training course for 20 participants from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA) of Cambodia. Themed “Administrative Capacity Development on Woman Policy”, the training will be held from July 26 to Aug. 4. According to its press release AKP received this afternoon, KOICA launched the […]
CRC Expresses Deepest Sympathy to Indian Red Cross Society
Samdech Kittiprittpundit Bun Rany Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), has extended her deepest condolences and sympathy to Mr. Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of Indian Red Cross Society over the loss of lives due to recent landslide. “I am deeply saddened to learn that dozens dead in Mumbai after monstrous monsoon […]
Cambodia to Start Vaccination Campaign of Younger Citizens on Aug. 1
The vaccination campaign of children aged between 12 and 17 years old will begin on Aug. 1, announced Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen quoted by the National Television of Cambodia (TVK). In a recent special voice message, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said there are around 2 million children between 12 […]
332,000 of Japan-donated 1 Million Doses of AstraZeneca Arrive in Phnom Penh
The first batch of 332,000 doses of Japan-donated AstraZeneca vaccine arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport tonight. The handover-receiving ceremony took place at the airport under the presidency of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Mikami Masahiro. Japan has recently […]
Siem Reap Kick-starts New Public Service Centre
Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) yesterday kick-started a new public service centre at the Heritage Walk in Siem Reap provincial city to bring the administrative access closer to the locals. Senior Minister and Minister of MPWT H.E. Sun Chanthol who presided over the inauguration considered the achievement as the Royal Government’s effort to […]