The Covid-19 situation in Cambodia is heading towards further large-scale community transmission as the total number of confirmed cases is nearing 61,000 and the death toll passed 900 on July 10, senior health officials warned.
Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine expressed concern that the country was going
The Ministry of Health has permitted foreign diplomats, UN and International NGO officials to undergo quarantine at Himawari Hotel in the capital in case they do not have a separate place suitable for this purpose, but the government would not be responsible for the expenses.
Industry players diversified their business activities amid consolidation to stay afloat, as highlighted in the second part of this aviation article
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The Bavet-Moc Bai international border checkpoint is the largest such gate in Svay Rieng province. Hean Rangsey
Kingdom, VN hash over trade issues
Mon, 22 February 2021
Cambodia and Vietnam on February 19 made inroads on a handful of cross-border trade issues amid Covid-19, with Hanoi given the privilege to set a concrete date for the official opening of the long-awaited Prey Vor-Binh Hiep international border checkpoint in southern Svay Rieng province.
Chhieng Pich, director of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport’s General Department of Logistics, led a discussion meeting via video link on improving transport across the border with Vietnam, especially Svay Rieng’s Bavet-Moc Bai and Prey Vor-Binh Hiep international border checkpoints.
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Japan’s JICA assists with cross-border logistics
Sun, 10 January 2021
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide technical assistance to improve the flow of transnational shipments at checkpoints along Cambodia’s borders with Vietnam and Thailand where current facilities and procedures lead to traffic congestion and long delays.
Ministry of Public Works and Transport spokesman Wasim Sorya told The Post on January 7 that JICA had initiated a study of cross-border logistics, completing first-phase planning for the project and preliminary consultations with the government.
A second phase entailing on-site surveys is now underway. Units from the JICA working group have been deployed to study conditions at each border while other units are tasked with devising and implementing strategies for the modernisation of Cambodia’s commercial truck fleet and a “green logistics plan,” Sorya said.