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Facility that processed dog meat closed
The Cambodian dog meat trade has received another blow: A dog slaughterhouse in Skun Province, estimated to have killed over one million dogs since it opened, was closed by FOUR PAWS Thursday.

Health Ministry called for people aged 60 and over to get vaccinated
The Ministry of Health officially announced the COVID-19 vaccination programme for people who are 60 and above and encouraged them to go for the jab from today onwards as they are among the vulnerable groups.

Cambodia’s first Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin calf spotted in 2021
A new Irrawaddy dolphin calf was spotted in Tbong Kla deep pool at Stung Treng province – according to a news release from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Cambodia.

Cambodia expects to have 4.2 Million doses of COVID-19 Vaccines by first semester
Cambodia expects to have at least 4.2 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 by the first semester of this year

Draft law on COVID-19 measures approved by the National Assembly
In an extraordinary session this morning, the National Assembly adopted the draft law aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Class suspension in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Preah Sihanouk to continue until end of February 20 Community Event
The temporary school shutdown in Phnom Penh, Kandal province, Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province will continue until the end of the Feb. 20 Community Event.

COVID-19 infection crosses 116.15 million globally as deaths cross 2.58 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Friday, 7am, March 5, 2021
There has been +31 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 909. No deaths. Total recovered at 484

Purchase of US Vaccines announced by Cambodia, except Pfizer
Cambodia has announced plans to purchase vaccines to protect against COVID-19 from the United States.

Diplomatic corp among new priority group to get jabs
Prime Minister Hun Sen has included all foreign diplomatic corps as well as staff of UN agencies, international financial institutions and international non-governmental organisations in Cambodia in the priority groups to be given the newly-arrived Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines from India.

Commune Election in June next year, CPP determined to defend seats
As the official date for the next Commune Election has been announced, the National Election Committee (NEC) said it is gearing up to deliver a free and fair poll while political parties, including the majority CPP, said they are ready to compete for the seats.

Former provincial governor jailed for selling other people’s land
Phnom Penh municipal court yesterday sentenced Lieutenant General Sar Thavy, undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Defence, to three years in prison for selling land that does not belong to him located on the outskirts of Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov district to a businesswoman in 2018.

Singapore, Cambodia enjoy strong bilateral relationship
The newly-appointed Singapore Ambassador to Cambodia Teo Lay Cheng presented her credentials to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace on February 24.

Police crackdown on unauthorised gender reassignment surgery clinics
Police on Wednesday launched a crackdown on two illegal clinics offering gender reassignment surgery which were operating as cosmetic clinics in the capital.

National Assembly reviews C-19 violations draft law
The National Assembly will convene an extraordinary session today, to debate and approve the draft law on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other deadly diseases, according to a press release from the its secretariat.
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សម្រុកចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារកូវីដ-១៩ ពេលមានការផ្ទុះឡើងក្នុងសហគមន៍
ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ទៅទទួលការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ ដោយសារខ្លាចការឆ្លងជំងឺបន្ទាប់ពីមានព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សហគមន៍ ២០ កុម្ភៈ។

អង្គភាពការទូតត្រូវបានរួមបញ្ជូលក្នុងចំណោមក្រុមអាទិភាពថ្មីដើម្បីទទួលបានការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារ
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បានដាក់បញ្ចូលអង្គភាពការទូតបរទេសទាំងអស់ក៏ដូចជាបុគ្គលិករបស់ទីភ្នាក់ងារអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្ថាប័នហិរញ្ញវត្ថុអន្តរជាតិ និងអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលអន្តរជាតិនៅកម្ពុជាទៅក្នុងក្រុមអាទិភាពដែលទទួលបានការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំង Oxford / AstraZeneca ដែលទើបនឹងមកដល់ពីយន្តការ COVAX។

ប៉ូលីសបានរឹបអូសអាវុធចំនួន ១៨ ដើមនៅក្នុងបន្ទប់របស់ជនសង្ស័យដែលបានស្លាប់ក្នុងករណីប្លន់នៅបុរីអង្គរភ្នំពេញ
នគរបាលបានរឹបអូសអាវុធចំនួន ១៨ ដើមសម្ភារៈជាច្រើន និងរបស់របរផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនពីបន្ទប់ជួលរបស់ឧក្រិដ្ឋជ ន អ៊ឹម សុវណ្ណារិទ្ធ ក្នុងឃុំទឹកថ្លាដែលជាមេក្លោងរៀបគម្រោងជម្រិតទារលុយដែលត្រូវបានបាញ់សម្លាប់រួមជាមួយបក្ខពួកចំនួន ៣ នាក់កាលពីថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ។

ការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់នឹងធ្វើ់ឡើងនៅខែមិថុនាឆ្នាំក្រោយ
ដោយកាលបរិច្ឆេទផ្លូវការនៃការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់ត្រូវបានប្រកាស គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បាននិយាយថាគណៈកម្មាធិការនឹងត្រៀមរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី និងយុត្តិធម៌ ខណៈដែលគណបក្សនយោបាយរួមទាំងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បាននិយាយថាពួកគេបានត្រៀមខ្លួនដើម្បីប្រកួតប្រជែងយកអាសនៈក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។

ការបញ្ជាទិញវ៉ាក់សាំងអាមេរិកដែលត្រូវបានប្រកាសដោយប្រទេសកម្ពុជា លើកលែងតែវ៉ាក់សាំង Pfizer
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានប្រកាសផែនការទិញវ៉ាក់សាំងដើម្បីការពារជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ ពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ វ៉ាក់សាំងដែលបានបញ្ជាទិញរួមមាន Johnson & Johnson និង Novavax ។

Free Free ! PRASAC Offers Phone Top-up Service of Metfone
PRASAC, the largest financial institution in Cambodia, has cooperated with Metfone to launch phone top-up service, allowing customers to PINless top-up their mobile phone or their relative’s via PRASAC Mobile Banking, PRASAC Internet Banking and ATM easily at anytime and anywhere without fee charge.

The Habit Burger Grill continues international expansion in Cambodia with third restaurant
Cambodia’s 3rd Habut Burger Grill is set to open its doors for customers on 7 March 2021 at Central Park, Ang Snuol District.

Facility that processed dog meat closed
The Cambodian dog meat trade has received another blow: A dog slaughterhouse in Skun Province, estimated to have killed over one million dogs since it opened, was closed by FOUR PAWS Thursday.

Health Ministry called for people aged 60 and over to get vaccinated
The Ministry of Health officially announced the COVID-19 vaccination programme for people who are 60 and above and encouraged them to go for the jab from today onwards as they are among the vulnerable groups.

Cambodia’s first Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin calf spotted in 2021
A new Irrawaddy dolphin calf was spotted in Tbong Kla deep pool at Stung Treng province – according to a news release from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Cambodia.

Cambodia expects to have 4.2 Million doses of COVID-19 Vaccines by first semester
Cambodia expects to have at least 4.2 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 by the first semester of this year

Draft law on COVID-19 measures approved by the National Assembly
In an extraordinary session this morning, the National Assembly adopted the draft law aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

EU updates CDC on its Development Cooperation Strategy in Cambodia 2021-2027
The European Union (EU) has informed the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board of its draft development cooperation strategy with Cambodia for 2021-2027 to be brought for technical consultation with Cambodian counterparts soon.

Class suspension in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Preah Sihanouk to continue until end of February 20 Community Event
The temporary school shutdown in Phnom Penh, Kandal province, Sihanoukville and Stung Hav district of Preah Sihanouk province will continue until the end of the Feb. 20 Community Event.
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The Habit Burger Grill continues international expansion in Cambodia with third restaurant
Cambodia’s 3rd Habut Burger Grill is set to open its doors for customers on 7 March 2021 at Central Park, Ang Snuol District.

EU updates CDC on its Development Cooperation Strategy in Cambodia 2021-2027
The European Union (EU) has informed the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board of its draft development cooperation strategy with Cambodia for 2021-2027 to be brought for technical consultation with Cambodian counterparts soon.

Logistics agreement signing hailed as milestone
Cambodia and Singapore are moving forward in a new logistics and supply chain collaboration via the official signing yesterday of a framework agreement for the establishment of the Phnom Penh Logistics Complex (PPLC) project.

2020 bilateral trade with China reaches $8.2 billion
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China was valued at $8.118 billion in 2020, down 5.2 percent compared with 2019.

TV ads still effective and lucrative in the Kingdom
Despite the cord-cutting and digital-first phenomenon sweeping the globe, television advertisements in the Cambodian market remain a lucrative option for firms promoting a mass-market product.

Indian ambassador encourages investors to eye Koh Kong province
India’s embassy to Cambodia will encourage Indian investors to eye opportunities in Cambodian coastal province, Koh Kong.

Asia markets see steep losses
Asian investors retreated as the rollercoaster ride on global markets continued, with fears over inflation winning the tug of war with vaccine optimism yesterday.

MARKET WATCH
The CSX index had a day marked by little movement, with the index declining 0.41 points to 635.07 on a trade value transaction level of 141,006,920 riels.

Figures released on paddy hit by both floods and drought
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon revealed that around 154,328 hectares of paddy in 19 provinces were completely ruined and 449,797 hectares were affected by drought and flooding but salvable in the early cultivation and end-of-harvest season last year.

Lufthansa posts record annual loss, sees long recovery
German flag carrier Lufthansa said yesterday it lost a record $8.1 billion in 2020, as the Coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel and left aircraft grounded.
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សម្រុកចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារកូវីដ-១៩ ពេលមានការផ្ទុះឡើងក្នុងសហគមន៍
ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានប្រញាប់ប្រញាល់ទៅទទួលការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ ដោយសារខ្លាចការឆ្លងជំងឺបន្ទាប់ពីមានព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សហគមន៍ ២០ កុម្ភៈ។

អង្គភាពការទូតត្រូវបានរួមបញ្ជូលក្នុងចំណោមក្រុមអាទិភាពថ្មីដើម្បីទទួលបានការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងការពារ
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បានដាក់បញ្ចូលអង្គភាពការទូតបរទេសទាំងអស់ក៏ដូចជាបុគ្គលិករបស់ទីភ្នាក់ងារអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្ថាប័នហិរញ្ញវត្ថុអន្តរជាតិ និងអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលអន្តរជាតិនៅកម្ពុជាទៅក្នុងក្រុមអាទិភាពដែលទទួលបានការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំង Oxford / AstraZeneca ដែលទើបនឹងមកដល់ពីយន្តការ COVAX។

ប៉ូលីសបានរឹបអូសអាវុធចំនួន ១៨ ដើមនៅក្នុងបន្ទប់របស់ជនសង្ស័យដែលបានស្លាប់ក្នុងករណីប្លន់នៅបុរីអង្គរភ្នំពេញ
នគរបាលបានរឹបអូសអាវុធចំនួន ១៨ ដើមសម្ភារៈជាច្រើន និងរបស់របរផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនពីបន្ទប់ជួលរបស់ឧក្រិដ្ឋជ ន អ៊ឹម សុវណ្ណារិទ្ធ ក្នុងឃុំទឹកថ្លាដែលជាមេក្លោងរៀបគម្រោងជម្រិតទារលុយដែលត្រូវបានបាញ់សម្លាប់រួមជាមួយបក្ខពួកចំនួន ៣ នាក់កាលពីថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ។

ការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់នឹងធ្វើ់ឡើងនៅខែមិថុនាឆ្នាំក្រោយ
ដោយកាលបរិច្ឆេទផ្លូវការនៃការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ-សង្កាត់ត្រូវបានប្រកាស គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បាននិយាយថាគណៈកម្មាធិការនឹងត្រៀមរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី និងយុត្តិធម៌ ខណៈដែលគណបក្សនយោបាយរួមទាំងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បាននិយាយថាពួកគេបានត្រៀមខ្លួនដើម្បីប្រកួតប្រជែងយកអាសនៈក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។

ការបញ្ជាទិញវ៉ាក់សាំងអាមេរិកដែលត្រូវបានប្រកាសដោយប្រទេសកម្ពុជា លើកលែងតែវ៉ាក់សាំង Pfizer
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានប្រកាសផែនការទិញវ៉ាក់សាំងដើម្បីការពារជំងឺកូវីដ-១៩ ពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ វ៉ាក់សាំងដែលបានបញ្ជាទិញរួមមាន Johnson & Johnson និង Novavax ។

សេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្នុងតំបន់និងមណ្ឌលពាណិជ្ជកម្មប្រឈមនឹងហានិភ័យដោយសារតែការកើនឡើងនៃកម្ពស់ទឹកសមុទ្រ
នៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍ដែលមានចំណងជើងថា «Avoiding Atlantis» ស្ថាប័នរបស់ហុងកុង China Water Risk (CWR) បានធ្វើការលើកឡើងពីហានិភ័យដែលអាចកើតមានឡើងនៅពេលដែលកម្រិតទឹកសមុទ្រកើនឡើងដែលគំរាមកំហែងដល់ពាណិជ្ជកម្មនៅក្នុងតំបន់អាស៊ីប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (APAC)។
Property

Sen Sok and Chamkarmon, popular areas for mid-tier projects in Phnom Penh
Report: mid-tier developments (priced between $1,000 to $2,500 per sqm) in condominiums and boreys account for more than half of the current market.

Designer of top Cambodian properties helps preserve the Kingdom’s wildlife
William “Bill” Bensley is the architect behind more than 200 hotels around the world.
中文新闻

暹粒酒店推出“艺术家进驻计划”
由Anicca Foundation的创意总监Marina Pok组织的“艺术家进驻计划”项目于2月22日至28日举行,该项目吸引了众多酒店参与,位于暹粒的Navutu Dreams酒店就是其中之一。

美联储表态缓解通胀担忧 纽约股市显著上涨
近日美国长期国债收益率的强劲上涨势头令投资者对美国实际利率和通胀回升感到担忧。美联储高层最近两日连续向市场释放将继续维持债券购买和超低利率的信息,并且预计不会出现持续高通胀,给股市投资者吃下“定心丸”。
International

UN says 38 dead in Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup
Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to cities and towns across Myanmar yesterday, after dozens of people were killed in the deadliest day of the junta’s crackdown, with global powers condemning the “brutal violence”.

Seven injured in ‘suspected terrorist’ stabbings in Sweden
Swedish police are investigating a possible terror incident after a man stabbed and injured at least seven people in the city of Vetlanda.
Sport

Sovannahry to face world champion in ONE C’ship return
Cambodian-American fighter Em Sovannahry will face one of the top female martial artists in the world in her return to the ONE Championship ring next month.

Overseas fans likely to be barred from Tokyo Games
Overseas spectators are likely to be shut out from the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese media reported Thursday, after organisers said that public safety would be the “top priority” at the coronavirus-delayed Games.