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Storm destroys 1,700 buildings across Kingdom
Last week’s storm became a natural disaster when severe rain and wind gusts destroyed 1,700 houses, schools and other public buildings in the capital and 13 additional provinces.
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Drivers and garment workers detained for trying to leave red zones
More than 40 taxi drivers and over a hundred passengers, most of them garment workers, have been detained while trying to leave restricted red zones since May 6, Choam Chao 1 commune police chief Say Chamroeun said on Monday. They are now quarantined for 14 days at Kork Banhchoan Primary School in Pur Senchey district.
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Australia, UNDP pledge $3M for Kingdom’s Covid response
The Australian government signed an agreement on May 10 with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to contribute an additional AU$4 million ($3.15 million) to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 on Cambodia’s economy and people, starting immediately.
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Ex-Opposition Officials, Family Fear Future Attacks, Want Investigations
Former CNRP officials and their families say they are worried that assaults against them will continue, “again and again,” and remain unsolved by police, following last month’s attack against a 15-year-old — whose mother says she was “neglectful” for not making him wear a helmet outside.
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Rents Become Latest Cause for Disquiet in Phnom Penh Red Zones
About 100 red-zone residents stood on Veng Sreng Blvd. on Monday morning demanding reduced rent, as increasing numbers of police officers and city officials gathered around them.
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Vaccines Not Needed to Return to Factory Work, Alcohol Ban Extended
Factories should not require vaccinations for employees to return to work, Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Labor Ministry said over the weekend, reversing an earlier proposal that had led to protests among workers seeking quicker vaccinations.
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55 drivers detained for trying to run red zone with workers
Police on May 8 impounded 42 vans and detained 55 drivers and bus conductors who were transporting garment workers out of the Red Zone in Chaom Chao I commune of Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district in violation of the lockdown order.
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Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration extends lockdown as some residents complain of food shortages
Lockdowns in Preah Sihanouk province will continue for one more week, authorities announced Thursday, raising concerns among the poorest residents.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen Urges Landlords to Suspend or Reduce Workers’ Rent
Prime Minister Hun Sen called on landlords to consider suspending rent payments for factory workers who live in COVID-19 red zones and no longer have an income or have not received payments.
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Interview: 'Young People Will Be So Scandalized By It That They Will Become Activists'
On May 5, five members of Mother Nature were sentenced to between 18 and 20 months in prison by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for supposed “incitement to create social chaos.” Amnesty International called the convictions “outrageous.”
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Embassies, Rights Advocates Decry Mother Nature Verdict
Foreign embassies and rights advocates have decried the sentencing of three members of an environmentalist group to more than a year in prison over their activism, with some, including the group’s founder, saying they should be released and their calls for environmental protection supported rather than criminalized.
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Amid criticism of online education, schools remain suspended as lockdown lifts
Even as lockdown restrictions have been lifted elsewhere in Phnom Penh, public and private schools nationwide remain temporarily suspended due the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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Phnom Penh Administration Dismisses Food Shortage Concerns in Red Zones
Phnom Penh City Hall will continue to use a three-color zone system to control the spread of COVID-19 in the capital and officials have lashed out at critics who say the measures, especially in red zones, have resulted in food shortages.
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More than 400 houses destroyed in seven provinces
Strong winds and heavy downpours destroyed almost 400 houses leaving more than 2,000 people homeless in seven provinces on Wednesday night.
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Covid-19 Case Details Withheld, Market Closures Extended a Week
The Health Ministry is withholding Covid-19 case details under leaders’ instructions, as they are kept at the provincial level, preparing them nationally could take too long, neighboring countries also give only broad totals, and officials want to do more analysis, a spokesperson said.
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Factory Workers Protest for Vaccines So They Can Return to Work
Factory workers in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district gathered outside their village chiefs’ homes on Friday, petitioning to receive the documentation needed for a Covid-19 vaccine so they can be allowed back to work.
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Report: China’s new silk road project brings risk of increased illicit trade
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s ambitious global programme for expanding its international trade opportunities and promoting infrastructure development, has been linked to increased risks of increased illicit trade, corruption, and crime, especially for weak economies such as Cambodia, a report has alleged.
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Cambodia Ends Blanket COVID-19 Lockdown Despite More Infections
Cambodia ended on Thursday a blanket coronavirus lockdown in Phnom Penh after three weeks, as busy traffic returned to some streets of the capital, though authorities retained tighter curbs in some districts where infections have surged.
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New rules for garment factories as Phnom Penh reopens, amid rising COVID-19 cases
With Phnom Penh’s citywide lockdown set to end today, the Ministry of Labor announced new COVID-19 regulations for factories — including that they must split their workforce into two groups, to trade off every two weeks.
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Garment Factories Brace for Opening, or More Delays, After Lockdown Losses
Garment factories outside the strictest lockdown zones are looking to reopen with half their workforce and Covid-19 preventions as Phnom Penh eases lockdowns, but the restrictions have still had an impact on cash flow and production for several garment industry players as well as workers.
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