Ath Thorn, president of the Cambodia Labor Confederation, said the conference will include worker representatives for various sectors and will focus on ensuring workers are protected during the pandemic.
A National Police report showed that there was an increase in the number of people killed in road accidents in 2019, with the authorities recording 1,981 deaths last year.
Secretary Pompeo directed the conversation to the U.S.’ geopolitical battle with China, calling the Chinese Communist Party’s recent actions as “provocative behavior.”
The law has received widespread backlash for its potential to severely curtail fundamental freedoms and rights, such as freedoms of movement, free expressions, association and assembly.
The application, available on both Android and iOS, is called “FPCS-GDI” and was created around six months ago.
រដ្ឋាភិបាលសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបានផ្តល់មូលនិធិបន្ថែមចំនួន ១,៥ លានដុល្លារដើម្បីជួយកម្ពុជាប្រយុទ្ធនឹងជំងឺកូវីដ១៩។ នេះបើតាមសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាននៅថ្ងៃចន្ទរបស់ស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។
The World Health Organization is also working with stakeholders to scale up testing capabilities at provincial facilities, in preparation for a potential increase in new cases.
While VOA Khmer could not access the NGO’s bylaws, but Article 10 of LANGO requires an organization to provide a list of all its operating bank accounts within 30 days of registration and Article 25 requires annual activity and financial reports.
In Takeo province, health centers are using Health Ministry guidelines to flag potential COVID-19 cases only if there was international travel involved, leaving cases of “normal flu” untested.
The April 15 notification asked all higher education institutions to prepare for online classrooms and course work for April and May, in light of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
Around 150 to 200 workers are coming back from Thailand every day, said Sar Kheng, raising concerns about a potential increase in poverty due to the economic fallout from the pandemic.
In a report obtained by VOA Khmer, the ministry is looking to invest in renewable energy, and continue ongoing investments in traditional power sources, largely in a bid to reduce the amount of energy imported from neighboring countries.
People in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh produce about 3,000 metric tons of solid waste every day.
The court issued arrest warrants for Heang Kimsroeun, the vice president of Khmer United Great Nation Party, and another party official, Thol Sophana, on charges of incitement and insult.
The leaders were attending a virtual ASEAN summit on the morning of April 14, highlighting their views on the pandemic and measures that needed to be taken to protect the region.
As of Tuesday, Cambodia had a total of 122 reported cases of the coronavirus respiratory disease and 110 recoveries.
These workers had either applied for leave or skipped work during the canceled Khmer New Year holidays last week, stoking fears of the disease spreading through the provinces.
In a press conference Monday, Or Vandine, a Health Ministry spokesperson, said the viral respiratory disease can spread very fast, calling on people to continue to be vigilant despite no new cases found.
The one-party controlled Senate unanimously voted on Friday to pass the draft “state of emergency” legislation, a law widely criticized for giving the government widespread powers to curtail fundamental freedoms and rights.
Cambodian-American surgeon and researcher Dr. SreyRam Kuy has developed with a team an online Covid-19 preparedness tool kit for businesses and health care professionals.
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