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COVID-19: Another Positive Case Detected

AKP Phnom Penh, January 08, 2021 -- Another Cambodian migrant worker returning from Thailand has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the tally in Cambodia to 386. According to a press release of the Ministry of Health made public this morning, the new case is a Cambodian young woman of 33 years old living in Bo...

China Helps Clear 1,708 Hectares of Landmine-Contaminated Areas

AKP Phnom Penh, January 07, 2021 -- Last year, China helped Cambodia to clear a total of 1,708 hectares of land contaminated with 9,238 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs), said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s Director General H.E. Heng Ratana. This year, he added, with China’s US$2.5 million grant, CMAC will further clear more tha...

Cambodia Marks 42nd Anniversary of January 7 Victory Day

AKP Phnom Penh, January 07, 2021 -- Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen this morning expressed his congratulations on the occasion of the 42nd Anniversary of the January 7 Victory Day over the Khmer Rouge regime (Jan. 7, 1979-Jan. 7, 2021). “This Jan. 7, 2021 marks the 42nd anniversary that Cambodia was liberated from th...

COVID-19: More Migrant Workers from Thailand Tested Positive

AKP Phnom Penh, January 07, 2021 -- Two more Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand have been tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the tally in Cambodia to 385. According to a press release of the Ministry of Health made public this morning, the two new cases are Cambodian young men in their twenties livin...

Mekong Water Levels to Drop Due to Power Grid Maintenance in China

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021-- The water outflow at Jinghong hydropower station in China’s Yunnan province is dropping due to power grid maintenance during Jan. 5–24, 2021, leading to changes in river water levels along the Mekong River in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia, according to a press release from the Mekong R...

National Assembly Made Noticeable Achievements in 2020

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021— The sixth legislative mandate of Cambodia National Assembly reviewed and adopted 36 draft laws and led other key activities in 2020. The achievements were reflected in the NA report published recently, adding that the essential draft laws were adopted through 22 meetings and extraordinary sessions. Key dra...

Cambodia Attends Signing of Protocol to Amend Regional Manual on Tourism

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021-- Cambodia has attended a signing ceremony of the protocol to amend the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Tourism. The signing ceremony of the protocol took place today in Bangkok under the chairmanship of H.E. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand. Commercial Atta...

Donor Community Appreciates Cambodia’s Mine Clearance Efforts

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021 -- Donor community and development partners including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Australia, and New Zealand have spoken highly of Cambodia’s commitment in mine clearance in order to provide safe land for the people, contributi...

World Bank sees Cambodia Growing at 4 percent in 2021

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021 -- The World Bank has forecast four percent growth for Cambodia this year after the economy shrank by an estimated two percent in 2021. In its Global Economic Prospects report released in Washington Tuesday, it also forecast that Cambodia’s growth would accelerate to 5.2 percent next year. The forecast for...

Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2021 – The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank, on January 06, 2021.

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