PHNOM PENH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have been helping buffer Cambodia’s economic development against the fallout of COVID-19, officials and academics said in recent interviews. Cambodian government chief spokesman Phay Siphan said BRI projects here like the construction of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway, the new Siem Reap...Read More

Cambodia is tracking well ahead of the pace it has set for COVID-19 vaccinations and now boasts one of the highest coverage rates in Southeast Asia. The country set a target of vaccinating 10 million adults by the end of the year. By Monday, the program had covered 87.68 percent of the target population, data...Read More

Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn yesterday lauded the appointment of Brunei Darussalam’s second Foreign Minister Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof as the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar to ensure peace, stability and the country’s return to normalcy. He voiced his support yesterday during a bilateral meeting held online with Erywan. Sokhonn also congratulated...Read More

នៅថ្ងៃទី៨សីហា​ស្អែកនេះ គឺជាខួប៥៤ឆ្នាំ​នៃការ​បង្កើ​ត​សមាគម​ប្រជាជាតិ​អាស៊ី​អាគ្នេយ៍ ហៅកាត់ថា អាស៊ាន។ អាស៊ានដែល​កំពុងមានបញ្ហាប្រឈមធំៗ​មួយចំនួនកើតឡើង គឺកូវីដ១៩ និង​វិបត្តិផ្ទៃក្នុង​របស់​ប្រទេសមួយចំនួនដែលបាន​ក្លាយទៅជាសង្គ្រាមស៊ីវិលដូច​នៅភូមា។ នៅឆ្នាំក្រោយនេះ ដល់វេន​កម្ពុជាធ្វើជាម្ចាស់​ផ្ទះ​នៃកិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​កំពូល​អាស៊ានបន្ត​ពីប្រទេសប៊្រុយណេ​។ លោក​បណ្ឌិត ឈាង វណ្ណារិទ្ធ ប្រធាន​វិទ្យា​ស្ថាន​ចក្ខុ​វិស័យ​អាស៊ី ថ្លែង​ថា​ ឱកាសនិងបញ្ហាប្រឈមនឹង​ដើរទន្ទឹមគ្នា នៅ​ពេល​កម្ពុជាធ្វើជាប្រធានអាស៊ាន​នាឆ្នាំ​ក្រោយនេះ។ Full article: https://www.rfi.fr/km/កម្មវិធីផ្សេងទៀត/ភ្ញៀវប្រចាំថ្ងៃ/20210807-បណ្ឌិត-ឈាង-វណ្ណារិទ្ធ៖ឱកាសនិងបញ្ហាប្រឈមដើរទន្ទឹមគ្នាពេលកម្ពុជាធ្វើជាប្រធានអាស៊ានឆ្នាំក្រោយRead More

Prime Minister Hun Sen said even though ASEAN is facing enormous challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the geo-political rivalry between China and the US, Cambodia is ready to take the chair of the ASEAN community in less than five months from now. Hun Sen affirmed the stance in a four-page message to commemorate...Read More

As Asean marked 54 years as an economic union yesterday, Cambodia celebrated 22 years as a member state. It joined Asean on April 30, 1999 as its tenth member. Cambodia has chaired Asean twice before – in 2002 and 2012. It is now set to chair again for 2022. On the occasion of Asean Day,...Read More

ភ្ញៀវប្រចាំថ្ងៃ​របស់យើង​នៅរាត្រីនេះ ​គឺលោក​បណ្ឌិត ឈាង វណ្ណារិទ្ធ ​ដែលជា​ប្រធាន​វិទ្យា​ស្ថាន​ចក្ខុ​វិស័យ​អាស៊ី (AVI)។​ នៅយប់នេះ ​វ៉ាក់សាំង​ដែលជាជំនួយ​របស់​របស់​ជប៉ុន​តាមរយៈយន្តការ​COVAX​ជាង៣៣ម៉ឺនដូស​ក្នុងចំណោម១លានដូស​នឹងមកដល់​ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។​ មុនវ៉ាក់សាំង​របស់ជប៉ុន​មកដល់​ ពោល ​គឺនៅរសៀលថ្ងៃសុក្រ​នេះ អាមេរិក​តាមរយៈស្ថានទូត​នៅកម្ពុជាក៏បានប្រកាស​ផ្តល់ជំនួយវ៉ាក់សាំង​ជាង១លានដូស​ដល់កម្ពុជា​ និងថា ​នឹងមកដល់ក្នុង​ពេលឆាប់ៗ​ខាងមុខនេះ។​ ទិដ្ឋភាពនេះ ​លោកបណ្ឌិត​ឈាង វណ្ណារិទ្ធ ​បានមើលឃើញថា ​ប្រទេស​មហាអំណាច​ និងប្រទេស​អ្នកមា​ន​មួយចំនួន​កំពុង​យកបញ្ហា​វ៉ាក់សាំង​ធ្វើជា​ឧបករណ៍​ការទូត​ ដើម្បី​ទាញផល​ប្រយោជន៍​នយោបាយ​ ក៏ដូចជាភូមិ​សាស្រ្តនយោបាយរបស់ខ្លួន។Full article: https://www.rfi.fr/km/កម្មវិធីផ្សេងទៀត/ភ្ញៀវប្រចាំថ្ងៃ/20210723-កម្ពុជា-សង្គម-កូវីដ១៩-វ៉ាក់សាំងកូវីដ១៩-នយោបាយ-ការទូតRead More

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn called on ASEAN to help alleviate the plight of the poor, including Cambodians, who have been severely impacted economically by Covid-19. “While ASEAN is grappling with Covid-19 and its severe impacts which hit people hardest who live on society’s margins, collective efforts are needed to mitigate...Read More

An article by Charles McDermid published in The New York Times on July 24, 2021, titled “They Were Once Luxury Venues. Now They Are Grim Covid Camps” presents a distorted picture of Cambodia’s struggle to contain the spread of Covid-19. The Times is telling the world that the Cambodian government is imprisoning its own people during the...Read More

Over one million doses of the US-manufactured Johnson & Johnson vaccines – donated to Cambodia by the US government – are expected to touch down in Phnom Penh soon to help the Kingdom accelerate its vaccination drive, the US embassy has confirmed. The Johnson & Johnson vaccines are notable in that they only require one...Read More