Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday that the Royal Government has no plans to close factories, restaurants, and malls, speaking in a press conference on Covid-19 held at the Peace Palace. “We have no plans to shut down factories, markets, restaurants and coffee shops but we will ban gatherings during Khmer New…
Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a new measure to fight Covid-19 by cancelling the celebration of Khmer New Year, supposedly be held from 14-16 April 2020. The premier addressed in the press conference on Covid-19 held at Peace Palace on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hun Sen also ordered Minister of the Council of…
NICE TV: I have two questions. First, World Bank predicted slow growth for Cambodia because of Covid-19 in 2020. What would be the strategy to prevent and/or restore national economy? Secondly, which is more serious between impacts from EBA and Covid-19? Thank you for your questions. No country in this world is safe and impacts-free,…
A War against Covid-19 – Long-term and Strategic Today I have the need to deliver a message to our people and to give the press a chance to ask me questions about what are we going to do next. As you know, we are in the stage of waging war against Covid-19 pandemic. As of…
Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered to purchase 10 million face masks, 5,000 chemical protective clothings, 5,000 N95 face masks and one million liters of sanitiser to distribute to Cambodian people and doctors nationwide. In a voice message addressed to National Committee for Combatting Covid-19 on Saturday, the premier emphasised that despite the…
Let me send this voice message to leaders involved in the fight against Covid-19 as well as relevant leading figures on the Royal Government and concerned sections (about storing items in strategic stock of the Royal Government). So far, we have already stored and been prepared and there has not been a failure yet. While…
Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen pledged to donate his seven months’ salaries to the National Commission for Combatting Covid-19 (NCCC). “I volunteer to donate my monthly salary to the NCCC, seven months in total effective from March to September 2020. Ministry of Economy and Finance shall transfer my salaries to the account of…
Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered to purchase 5.2 million face masks to distribute to Cambodian people and doctors nationwide. The premier told Fresh News CEO Lim Chea Vutha on Monday. 4 million face masks will be ordered from abroad while 1.2 million to be made in private factories in Sihanoukville. The…
Firstly, Cabinet Reshuffle – a Normal Procedure of the Royal Government Today I have a necessity to talk to the Cambodian people as well as to national and subnational level authorities and you the media have already followed what has been happening. You all have learnt about required reshuffle of members of the Royal Government.…
Source: FN Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that the Royal Government of Cambodia considered allocating USD 500-600 million to banks and microfinance institutions at low interest rates. “We consider allocating USD 500-600 million of government budget to banks with low interest rates so banks will give loans to citizens and businesses with lower rates,”…