UNICEF provides essential supplies to help the Lao PDR prepare for COVID-19 UNICEF handed over personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Ministry of Health to support the country’s response and preparedness for COVID-19 in Vientiane […]
British COVID-19 patient to be transferred to Phnom Penh Kampong Cham provincial authorities said today that a 65-year-old British women who tested positive for COVID-19 will be transferred to a Phnom Penh hospital for treatment. […]
Ministry urges postponement of crowded social events The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has issued a notice discouraging the organisation of large events including weddings, as the government intensifies efforts to minimise the risk […]
COVID-19 in Asean: British woman is Cambodia’s third confirmed case A 65-year-old “British” woman is Cambodia’s third case of COVID-19. Cambodia’s Minister of Health, Mam Bunheng, announced that the woman had tested positive for the […]
Lao Crop Exports to China Suffer amid Coronavirus Outbreak Chinese buyers are paying less for Lao agricultural products amid sluggish trading activities in the wake of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. — The Laotian Times […]
Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Pays Price for Gambling Itself Away Once a sleepy, entrancing seaside resort in southwest Cambodia, Sihanoukville is sleepy again, bereft of Chinese nationals and tourists who have left following the closure of dozens […]
Laos remains free from Covid-19 with 53 suspected cases testing negative Laos is still free from Covid-19, with 53 suspected cases testing negative, Deputy Minister of Health Phouthone Muongpak has announced to foreign diplomats and […]
Covid-19: Siem Reap town schools ordered closed Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered all schools in Siem Reap town closed with immediate effect. — The Phnom Penh Post Minister of Tourism says virus will be […]
Lao tourism industry seeks help in wake of Covid-19 slump Tourism-related businesses are calling for special assistance from the government and close cooperation with the private sector to collectively deal with the dramatic downturn in […]
Four Quarantined in Siem Reap, 40 More Told to Isolate and Monitor Symptoms Following a lengthy press conference, the Ministry of Health announced Thursday that they have identified 44 individuals that came into contact with […]
Gov’t taps US$22.5 m World Bank finance to tackle rural poverty The government has borrowed US$22.5 million through a low-interest World Bank loan to fund a programme to address nutrition improvement and poverty in four […]
PM Hun Sen: All State Institutions Must Reduce Expense by 50%, Except Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commerce, and Council of Ministers 25% (Video inside) Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that the Royal Government of […]