Social Assistance to Help COVID-19 Hit Poor People Launched

Source: AKP The Royal Government of Cambodia launched here this morning the Cash Transfer Programme for Poor and Vulnerable Households during COVID-19, lifting a burden of some 560,000 households. Under the programme, some US$25 million is allocated per month to process the first round and each household in urban areas is granted 120,000 Riel (approximately…

Excerpts from Speech Delivered during the Inspection of Construction Site of the New Phnom Penh International Airport (PPIA) [Unofficial Translation]

Today, I am glad to come inspecting the construction site […] I have listened attentively to the report of Deputy Prime Minister HE Chea Sophara, who leads this committee to promote construction of new (Phnom Penh) International Airport. I also listened to the report of Pung Khieu Sae, Chairman of the company and watched the…

COVID-19 Cannot Destroy the Royal Government

Source: FN Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has announced that COVID-19 cannot destroy his Royal Government. “COVID-19 cannot kill Hun Sen’s Government,” Samdech Techo Hun Sen said during an inspection visit to the construction site of new international airport in Kandal and Takeo provinces this…

PM: Current International Airport Not to Be Abandoned

Source: FN Phnom Penh International Airport, the current airport not far from the capital’s downtown will not be abandoned after the construction of the new one completes in 2023. Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen made the affirmation while paying an inspection visit to the construction site of the new airport…

June 24th – RGC to Officially Launch Campaign of “Cash Assistance for Poor and Vulnerable Families During Covid-19” [Unofficial Translation]

Our compatriots and nieces/nephews workers! […] Even though I could not come meet you in person at your working locations or factories/enterprises, my thought is always with you, my compatriots. Of course, the Covid-19 epidemic spread across the world has had major impacts on our economy. As a consequence, some nieces/nephews have been laid off,…

Cambodia to Launch Cash Relief Programme Next Week

Source: AKP The Royal Government of Cambodia will launch the Cash Relief Programme for the poor and vulnerable families during this COVID-19 crisis on June 24. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen in a Facebook post this morning. The cash fund is aimed to assist those…