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Cambodia awards honorable medals to Chinese military doctors
Cambodia recently awarded the government’s honorable medals to five Chinese military doctors in recognition of their contributions to improving the medical standards of the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital, known as the military hospital.

Friendship association helps boost ties between Cambodian and Vietnamese localities
The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association in Dak Nong has well performed its role in connecting the Central Highlands province with Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province in politics, economic and social matters, as heard the association’s congress held on January 20.

New EducationUSA Advising Centre opens in Siem Reap
The U.S. Embassy has established the so-called EducationUSA Advising Centre at the Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) in Siem Reap province that serves as a one-stop information provider for parents and students about studying in the country.

Four more recoveries from COVID-19 in Cambodia brings tally to 396 and 57 active cases
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health reported another four recoveries from COVID-19

COVID-19 infection crosses 97.2 million globally as deaths cross more than 2.08 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Wednesday, 7am, January 20, 2021
There has been +7 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 448. No deaths. Total recovered at 392.

Smart and Asia Foundation promote Social and Emotional Learning through children’s books
Smart Axiata, a leading telecommunication service provider in Cambodia, has joint hands with the Asia Foundation to promote Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for children through story books.

PM restricts pine plantations in Mondulkiri
Prime Minister Hun Sen has agreed to revoke some land concessions for pine plantations in Mondulkiri province due to encroachment into protected areas.

Will Cambodia’s oil drops be a curse or a blessing?
Officials, scholars and ordinary Cambodians have expressed mixed reactions on how the oil revenues should be used.

Amendment to strengthen disability law discussed
The Disability Action Council and related officials on Tuesday discussed the draft amendment to the disability law, which aims to improve the quality of life for disabled persons in response to the current global crisis.

India seeks more inter-parliamentary ties with Cambodia
Indian Ambassador to Cambodia, Dr Devyani Uttam Khobragade yesterday called for greater cooperation between the parliaments of Cambodia and India.

Battambang piloting decentralisation of education
Battambang is being used as a pilot province for the transfer of management of kindergartens and primary schools to provincial administrations.

50,000 animal traps confiscated last year
A total of 50,000 hunting traps were removed from protected areas in Cambodia last year, an increased amount when compared to 2019.
National

Art of Swiss Watchmaking brought to Cambodia, courtesy of Prince Group
Prince Group, has opened the Prince Horology Vocational Training Center, Cambodia’s first independent watch school.

Cambodia awards honorable medals to Chinese military doctors
Cambodia recently awarded the government’s honorable medals to five Chinese military doctors in recognition of their contributions to improving the medical standards of the Preah Ket Mealea Hospital, known as the military hospital.

កម្ពុជារកឃើញករណីកូវីដ-១៩ ចំនួនទៀតធ្វើឲ្យករណីសរុបកើនដល់ ៤៥៣
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានរាយការណ៍ករណីវិជ្ជមានកូវីដ-១៩ ចំនួន ៤ ករណីក្នុងចំណោមពលករចំណាកស្រុកដែលវិលត្រឡប់មកពីប្រទេសថៃរួមនឹងករណីនាំចូលពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដែលជាជនជាតិកម្ពុជាផងដែរ។

Friendship association helps boost ties between Cambodian and Vietnamese localities
The Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Association in Dak Nong has well performed its role in connecting the Central Highlands province with Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province in politics, economic and social matters, as heard the association’s congress held on January 20.

New EducationUSA Advising Centre opens in Siem Reap
The U.S. Embassy has established the so-called EducationUSA Advising Centre at the Pannasastra University of Cambodia (PUC) in Siem Reap province that serves as a one-stop information provider for parents and students about studying in the country.

Four more recoveries from COVID-19 in Cambodia brings tally to 396 and 57 active cases
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health reported another four recoveries from COVID-19

COVID-19 infection crosses 97.2 million globally as deaths cross more than 2.08 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Wednesday, 7am, January 20, 2021
There has been +7 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 448. No deaths. Total recovered at 392.

Kampong Chhnang tops Nat’l Gymnastics Championship
The team from Kampong Chhnang province bested seven other teams from Phnom Penh and other provinces to top Cambodia’s biggest gymnastics event.

Sri Lanka reopens for foreign tourists
Sri Lanka will relax restrictions on foreign tourists when the country re-opens its international airports later this week for commercial flights, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said on Tuesday.

Industry 4.0 impact will transform skills and jobs, says ADB
Study suggests that Cambodia should consider developing industry transformation maps in key sectors.

India hails Kamala Harris as history maker
Kamala Harris is hailed as historic and an inspiration to women and girls in her ancestral home of Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu state, once home to Harris’s maternal grandfather P.V. Gopalan.

Cambodia Post revenues dropped 46 percent in 2020
Revenue at state-owned enterprise Cambodia Post (CP) fell around 46 percent in 2020, reaching only $6.5 million because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said its senior official.
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Business

Art of Swiss Watchmaking brought to Cambodia, courtesy of Prince Group
Prince Group, has opened the Prince Horology Vocational Training Center, Cambodia’s first independent watch school.

Industry 4.0 impact will transform skills and jobs, says ADB
Study suggests that Cambodia should consider developing industry transformation maps in key sectors.

Cambodia Post revenues dropped 46 percent in 2020
Revenue at state-owned enterprise Cambodia Post (CP) fell around 46 percent in 2020, reaching only $6.5 million because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said its senior official.

‘Rielisation’ and dollars provide Kingdom with an economic ‘moat’
As Cambodia works towards its goal of de-dollarising the economy, its dual-currency system is bolstering the population’s purchasing power while other emerging economies struggle to keep pace with the rising greenback.

Water treatment facility construction to start
A water treatment facility in Bakeng, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, will break ground for construction in late January.

Angkor Wat ‘virtual’ half marathon hopes to draw ‘actual’ visitors
Amid concerns over the virus, the already postponed half marathon will go ahead on Saturday but ‘virtually’, meaning runners can compete with or without travelling to Siem Reap.

MARKET WATCH
Yesterday’s market close showed a marked retreat for stocks that were gainers in Tuesday trading.

PPSP’s share price having a roller coaster ride of a week
Following a run of significant share price increases early this past week, Cambodia Securities Exchange-listed Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP), dropped yesterday to 1,460 riels per share. Earlier this week, PPSP stock had reached an all-time high of 1,590 riels a share.

Subscription meal plan demand drives up competition in capital
Motivated by healthy habits, digital convenience and the pandemic, people are going one step further than ordering in the odd meal, opting instead for subscriptions to a full week of food delivery services.

400-mw power plants in Kandal province starts power generating
The 400-megawatt heavy-fuel-oil fired power plants in Kandal province have started generating power to the national grid since earlier this year.
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កម្ពុជារកឃើញករណីកូវីដ-១៩ ចំនួនទៀតធ្វើឲ្យករណីសរុបកើនដល់ ៤៥៣
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានរាយការណ៍ករណីវិជ្ជមានកូវីដ-១៩ ចំនួន ៤ ករណីក្នុងចំណោមពលករចំណាកស្រុកដែលវិលត្រឡប់មកពីប្រទេសថៃរួមនឹងករណីនាំចូលពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដែលជាជនជាតិកម្ពុជាផងដែរ។

ការប៉នប៉ងត្រលប់មកវិញអតីតមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងត្រូវបានមន្រ្តីរដ្ឋាភិបាលចាត់ទុកជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តទាញចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍
ក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌ និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានលើកឡើងពីលទ្ធភាពនៃការប៉ុនប៉ងបរាជ័យដែលត្រូវបានផ្សព្វផ្សាយជាសាធារណៈដោយអតីតមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិក្នុងការវិលត្រឡប់មកប្រទេសកម្ពុជាវិញដើម្បីប្រឈមមុខនឹងរឿងក្ដី អាចជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តធ្វើឡើងដើម្បីទទួលបានការចាប់អារម្មណ៍ពីសាធារណជន។

ប្រទេសចិនបានបរិច្ចាគសម្ភារៈដោះមីនចំនួន ១ លានដុល្លារដល់អាជ្ញាធរមីន
រដ្ឋាភិបាលចិនបានបរិច្ចាគសម្ភារៈដោះមីនចំនួន ១ លានដុល្លារដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកាលពីម្សិលមិញ តាមរយៈអាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជាគ្រប់គ្រងសកម្មភាពកំចាត់មីននិងសង្គ្រោះជនពិការដោយសារមីន (CMAA)។

ការនាំចេញពីតំបន់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចពិសេសភ្នំពេញទៅកាន់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក សហភាពអឺរ៉ុប និងអាស៊ានកើនឡើងក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០២០
ការនាំចេញពីតំបន់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចពិសេសភ្នំពេញ (PPSEZ) ធ្វើឡើងក្រោមកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងពាណិជ្ជកម្មសេរីរវាងអាស៊ាន និងសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប ប្រព័ន្ធអនុគ្រោះពន្ធទូទៅផ្នែកពាណិជ្ជកម្ម (GSP) និងប្រទេសដែលទទួលបានការអនុគ្រោះបំផុត (MFN) របស់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកមានទំហំទឹកប្រាក់ប្រមាណ ៥០៧ លានដុល្លារអាមេរិក ក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០២០ កន្លងទៅ។

ដំណើរការសាងសង់រោងចក្រអគ្គិសនីដុតធ្យូងថ្មក្នុងខេត្តកោះកុងចាប់ផ្ដើមតាមការគ្រោងទុក
យោងតាមក្រសួងរ៉ែ និងថាមពលបានឲ្យដឹងថាគម្រោងសាងសង់រោងចក្រអគ្គិសនីដុតធ្យូងថ្មអានុភាព ៧០០មេហ្គាវ៉ាត់ ក្នុងស្រុកបុទុមសាគរ ខេត្តកោះកុង បានចាប់ផ្ដើមដំណើរការតាមការគ្រោងទុក។

មុខងារសន្ធានកម្ម ប្រព័ន្ធស្វ័យប្រវត្តិកម្មទិន្នន័យត្រូវបានប្រកាសដាក់ឱ្យដំណើរការជាផ្លូវការ
អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពន្ធដារ និងអគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានគយនិងរដ្ឋាករកម្ពុជាបានប្រកាសដាក់ឱ្យដំណើរការជាផ្លូវការនូវមុខងារសន្ធានកម្ម ប្រព័ន្ធស្វ័យប្រវត្តិកម្មទិន្នន័យរវាងស្ថាប័នទាំងពីរ។
Property

Phnom Penh condominium rental prices down 11% by year-end 2020
The year 2020 has been a tumultuous year for Phnom Penh’s property market.

Toul Kork to expect 4 more shopping destinations by 2021
The compact area of Toul Kork is expecting 4 additional shopping destinations by 2021.
中文新闻

中柬友谊枝繁叶茂、硕果累累——记柬埔寨太后莫尼列为中柬友谊园剪彩
14日上午,位于金边毛泽东大道156号的中国驻柬埔寨大使馆院里彩旗迎风招展,气氛喜庆热烈,柬埔寨太后莫尼列应邀与中国驻柬埔寨大使王文天共同为中柬友谊园落成剪彩。
International

Sri Lanka reopens for foreign tourists
Sri Lanka will relax restrictions on foreign tourists when the country re-opens its international airports later this week for commercial flights, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said on Tuesday.

India hails Kamala Harris as history maker
Kamala Harris is hailed as historic and an inspiration to women and girls in her ancestral home of Thulasendrapuram village in Tamil Nadu state, once home to Harris’s maternal grandfather P.V. Gopalan.
Sport

Kampong Chhnang tops Nat’l Gymnastics Championship
The team from Kampong Chhnang province bested seven other teams from Phnom Penh and other provinces to top Cambodia’s biggest gymnastics event.

Nat’l Cycling Championship to push through on Jan 23
Cambodia’s biggest cycling event will push through as scheduled on Jan 23, the Cambodia Cycling Federation (CCF) announced this week.