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Disaster description Since October 1, Cambodia has experienced heavy rainfall across much of the country. As of October 12, seven provinces have been affected by flash floods, including Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Pailin, Svay Rieng and Stung Treng. The worst affected are Pursat (8,315 households affected, 1,693 evacuated), Battambang (13,180 households affected, 1,570 evacuated) and Banteay Meanchey (2,661 households affected, 262 evacuated). (Cambodia Humanitarian Response Forum & D...

Cambodia is gauging about 50 commodities around which to craft a strategic approach on free trade agreements (FTAs) and make the most of bilateral deals with major trading partners, according to Ministry of Commerce undersecretary of state Pen Sovicheat.

More than 600 Cambodian migrant workers were allowed to return to their homes after completing their quarantine in the six Thai-border provinces – Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Koh Kong and Preah Vihear.

The government has provided additional funding and materials to four provinces bordering Thailand in order to supply returning migrant workers currently in quarantine. From December 20 through January 7, a total of 12,088 Cambodian migrants have returned via checkpoints along the Thai border.

PHNOM PENH, Jan 8 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The government’s policy to boost productivity performance in the agricultural sector has lit a fire under the Kingdom’s exports, with shipments of fresh chilli flaring up 27.08 per cent from 55,513 tonnes in 2019 to 70,546 tonnes in a spicy 2020, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. Battambang provincial Department of Agriculture director Chhim Vachira told The Post on that during this time last y...

2021-01-07 16:05:29 GMT2021-01-08 00:05:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PHNOM PENH, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Two more Cambodian migrant workers tested positive for the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected workers from Thailand to 20 so far, said a Ministry of Health (MoH) statement on Thursday. The two, both male in their 20s, returned to Cambodia on Jan. 2 and 4 via land borders, the statement said. "The results of their samples tests showed that the two men above were positive for...

Share The commerce ministry signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Yamato Green Co Ltd to develop value chains for agribusiness products on Wednesday. COMMERCE MINISTRY Ministry, Japan agri-firm ink MoU Wed, 6 January 2021 The Ministry of Commerce on January 6 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Yamato Green Co Ltd to develop value chains for agribusiness products. Having registered with the Ministry of Commerce on April 22, Yamato Green has had relativ...

The centre can house up to 500 people, according to Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng. At the inauguration ceremony, Sreng said the municipal hall had cooperated with the Ministry of Health to construct the centre because in the past quarantine accommodations had to be improvised using locations like schools, military barracks and hotels. “Flight passengers from abroad arriving in Cambodia via Phnom Penh International Airport have two options – they can spend their own money qua...

2021-01-01 12:05:30 GMT2021-01-01 20:05:30(Beijing Time) Xinhua English PHNOM PENH, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twelve Cambodian migrant workers have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to the kingdom from neighboring Thailand, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement on Friday. The new confirmed COVID-19 cases are all reported in women aged between 24 and 39, who came back to Cambodia separately earlier this week via land borders, the statement said. "The results of the...

Share Pailin provincial governor Ban Sreymom (right) at an illegal border crossing used by migrant workers from Thailand. Photo supplied Alert on borders as new Covid cases rise Thu, 31 December 2020 Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed late on December 31 that six more Cambodian migrant workers from Thailand have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total to eight in just two days between December 30-31. Hun Sen said that based on information he had received from the Institut Pasteur du Cam...