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Two New Quarantine Deaths, More than 80 Recoveries Reported
The Health Ministry on Monday reported 20 new cases of Covid-19, all in the capital, and a record 83 recoveries as two new quarantine deaths emerged in the provinces.
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Cambodian Activist Arrested For Criticizing Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine
A member of Cambodia’s banned political opposition party was arrested at the weekend on accusations she incited social unrest by claiming that Chinese-made vaccines aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 were unsafe and had caused several deaths, sources in the country said Monday.
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UN Urges Cambodians to End Hate Speech Amid Worsening Coronavirus Outbreak
Discrimination against people who have contracted COVID-19 can often prove more dangerous than the disease itself, a United Nations body in Cambodia warned Tuesday, following a rash of hate speech on social media targeting perceived “superspreaders” amid a coronavirus outbreak in the country.
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Bun Rany donates $2,500 to breastfeeding police officer
Bun Rany, president of the Cambodian Red Cross, yesterday contributed $2,500 to a policewoman who had been reprimanded by senior officials in Stung Treng province after a photo of her breastfeeding while in police uniform was posted on social media.
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Information Ministry advisor stripped of position, news outlet license
An Information Ministry advisor was fired from his position, and a journalist association and Facebook news page he runs had their licenses revoked after he posted a picture of a packaged golf kit which he mistook for the first person to die from COVID-19.
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Cambodian Activist Arrested For Criticizing Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine
A member of Cambodia’s banned political opposition party was arrested at the weekend on accusations she incited social unrest by claiming that Chinese-made vaccines aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 were unsafe and had caused several deaths, sources in the country said Monday.
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Weddings to Be Halted Nationwide as More Legislation Sets Out Penalties
Prime Minister Hun Sen asked all provinces to suspend wedding ceremonies following Covid-19 scares in several locations, while the government issued another sub-decree outlining penalties for violating health measures.
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‘Never go back’: Third wave of Covid exposes weaknesses of online learning
As schools are suspended in the wake of the third Covid-19 outbreak, children and parents across Cambodia are bracing for a return to online learning.
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Mask up or pay up: Hefty fines for those who flout virus prevention rules
Masks and social distancing are now mandatory in locations determined by the Ministry of Health and failing to comply after being warned can result in a fine of between about $50 and $250.
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Adhoc logs 145 rape cases, cites minors’ vulnerability
Rights group Adhoc recorded 145 rape cases last year, most of which involved girls under 18 years old. Mao Mab, head of the women and children’s division at rights group Adhoc, said her organisation had observed and collected data through its affiliates in the provinces.
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Cambodia’s community event COVID-19 cases rise by 41 to 792 and national tally to 1,305
The February 20 Community Event in Cambodia, which unleashed a deadly spread of COVID-19 infections across 10 provinces and cities has seen yet another double digit increase of 41 positive cases to 792.
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Fast-Spreading Cluster Puts Economic Rebound on the Back Burner
As Cambodia deals with its most serious COVID-19 community transmission, economists and observers are doubtful if the economic rebound expected this year will happen
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Workers from factories closed by COVID-19 demand full compensation
Garment workers affected by factory closures are demanding full compensation as a report released by the Business and Human Rights Resource Center shows that thousands of Cambodians who produced clothes for some of the biggest global brands have yet to be paid wages owed to them since factories closed last year.
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Law on COVID-19 passed amid criticism by rights groups
Local and international civil society groups have criticized a newly passed Covid-19 prevention law as being overly broad and vague, saying the law could be easily abused and fails to provide any independent oversight or safeguards.
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Reprimanding Police Officer for Breastfeeding is ‘Disturbing’, Say Rights Groups
Rights groups criticized the Stung Treng police department’s decision this week to chastise a local police officer for breastfeeding her child while on the job.
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Law against C-19 prevention violations effective immediately
The draft law on “Measures to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 and other Deadly and Serious Infectious Diseases” was made into law yesterday evening, after acting Head of State Say Chhum signed it in the absense of the King.
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Crowding at NagaWorld as Workers Return for Second Covid-19 Tests
Hundreds of workers crowded outside Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld casino as many returned for their second Covid-19 tests following the discovery of several cases there, a workers’ boycott and the suspension of operations last week.
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European Parliament Condemns Hun Sen’s Rights Abuses in Cambodia in ‘Stunning Rebuke’
The European Union has slammed Cambodia’s government for human rights abuses including violence against peaceful protesters, the harassment and intimidation of rights defenders, and the jailing of political opponents on “politically motivated” charges, urging targeted sanctions against officials.
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CPP Shouldn’t Be Considered Legitimate Ruler: European Parliament
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for “overdue” sanctions against Cambodian leaders responsible for rights violations, and for E.U. nations to suspend bilateral aid to Cambodia, adding that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling CPP “should not be considered the legitimate ruling party.”
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‘It Does Not Look Good,’ Police Say Amid Breastfeeding Controversy
Amid disquiet over a policewoman being made to apologize for breastfeeding at work, police explained that she had failed to ask permission before posting a photo to social media and “it does not look good.
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