Pagodas Closed for Pchum Ben, Phnom Penh Extends Covid-19 Measures
The two-week Pchum Ben festival has been postponed this year two days into the holiday due to large gatherings and the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
The two-week Pchum Ben festival has been postponed this year two days into the holiday due to large gatherings and the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
Cambodia’s economic growth this year is expected at 1.9 percent, down from an earlier estimate of 4 percent, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday, as services continued to contract amid Covid-19 disruptions.
Cambodian workers are increasingly looking to illegally cross back into Thailand for work, a labor rights group said on Thursday, after a report showed more
Children aged 6 to 11 will be vaccinated in the next phase of Cambodia’s inoculation drive in order to reopen primary schools in the country, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday.
As schools begin to reopen across the country, principals talk of splitting classes to keep classes small and safe, while parents and teachers say there will be a lot of catching up for students.
As Cambodia hit 100,000 recorded Covid-19 cases on Monday, Phnom Penh residents spoke of facing repeated disruptions over 20 months and how, for many, the future remains clouded with uncertainty.
In a speech inaugurating a new Phnom Penh stadium on Sunday, which came during a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hun Sen reiterated the bonds of “steel” between China and Cambodia.
A Ratanakiri military police official was charged with insult and intentional violence for criticizing the provincial governor and for punching a person during his mother’s funeral last week.
Phnom Penh City Hall once again extended Covid-19 preventative measures for two weeks until September 23, including restrictions on alcohol, bars, massage parlors, gyms and gatherings over 15 people.
Covid-19 is not the only pressing public health issue for migrant workers and their families. The pandemic is raising the risks of other, indirect health impacts that can have lasting effects even after the outbreak ends, writes Future Forum fellow Thong Sariputta.
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