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A woman sells vegetable on a pavement in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district. Hean Rangsey
The pandemic so far – Taking stock of economic losses, starting with the garment sector
Fri, 7 May 2021
The latest wave is sweeping through the Kingdom’s society and key economic sectors, thwarting growth just as it was on recovery mode We are still evaluating [economic losses],” was the brief yet grim answer Meas Soksensan, Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) spokesman offered as anxiety gripped key economic sectors in the latest wave of Covid-19 infections.
As of May 6, 114 people had died while positive coronavirus cases have surged to 17,621, more than 30-fold from the cases registered on February 20, when the first community transmitted case was detected this year.
Phnom Penh Administration Dismisses Food Shortage Concerns in Red Zones
07 May 2021
VOA Khmer
Entries are blocked to the red zone areas in Boeung Salang commune, Toul Kork district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 23, 202. (Kann Vicheika/VOA Khmer)
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh City Hall will continue to use a three-color zone system to control the spread of COVID-19 in the capital and officials have lashed out at critics who say the measures, especially in red zones, have resulted in food shortages.
The municipal administration officials lifted lockdown measures that were announced on April 15 and will keep in place the designation of red, orange, and yellow zones in the city. The new zones released on Wednesday have resulted in a reduction of red zones with City Hall saying it wanted more targeted restriction to bring down the case count.
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Paddy fields are seen on either sides of a canal in Banteay Meanchey province’s Preah Netr district on Tuesday. facebook
Dry season rice crops have bumper Q1, exports decrease by 33 per cent
Tue, 6 April 2021
Yields for this year’s dry-season crops, especially rice, increased significantly in the first quarter of 2021, though exports decreased compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
In a report released on April 5, the ministry said over 649,000ha of land have been planted with dry-season rice. More than 645,000ha were ploughed by machinery while 4,000 used cattle.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed heads of the government’s local visit working groups throughout the country to ensure that relevant officials are invited to attend all meetings at the municipal, district and commune levels.
Sar Kheng said these officials have an important role and direct responsibility in providing services and resolving issues with residents.
In a letter, the minister said relevant officials need to attend programmes that the working groups have arranged to ensure that their work at all levels would achieve better results.
The invitation of officials aims to support the sub-national administration in addressing the challenges, requests and suggestions of local people in a transparent, accountable and effective manner.