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Myanmar Political Crisis: ASEAN divided over how to approach situation
Myanmar’s neighbors in southeast Asia are divided over how to approach the deteriorating situation. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations held a meeting of their foreign ministers on Tuesday.

COVID-19 ‘bat origin’ theory is getting more attention
The true origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is still unclear, but the bat theory is attracting more attention from researchers and media.

U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s statement on Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary
The United States is deeply concerned about continued deforestation in Cambodia’s protected areas. We support cooperation among communities, civil society, and the Cambodian government to ensure that the rich biodiversity of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and the natural heritage of the Kingdom is preserved.

Cambodia adopts work-from-home practice for a week
Prime Minister Hun Sen has advised all government institutions as well as the legislative body to adopt the work-from-home practices and to have only 10 percent of their personnel stand by at their workplace for a week-long period.

PM asks Senate to approve draft law on measures to prevent COVID-19 spread soonest
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the Senate to conduct an online meeting to review and approve the draft law on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other deadly infectious diseases so that it can come into force as soon as possible.

Kampong Cham’s COVID-19 positive patient releases video expressing regret over his unintended actions which may have placed others in danger
A Cambodian male who become the first Kampong Cham to be infected with COVID-19 was in fact returning home after the hotel he was working for was closed because of COVID.

COVID-19 infection crosses 117.7 million globally as deaths cross 2.61 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Tuesday, 7am, March 9, 2021
There has been +24 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 1,011. No deaths. Total recovered at 517

Escapes from quarantine centres proven dangerous
In the case of Sokha Hotel, Khmer Times was told that the four escapees were not the first as there have been cases of others doing the same.

Can Interpol bring Rainsy back to face his jail term?
The possibilitiy of using Interpol to bring the convicted opposition leaders back to Cambodia has been raised amid the alleged “political motivation” behind the convictions.

Surge in cases a matter of concern with number surpassing 1,000
Coronavirus cases are continuing to soar and the number has surpassed the 1,000 mark with more than half of them linked to the February 20 Community Incident.

Over 200 military vehicles deployed to collect returnees from Thailand
Army commander Lieutenant General Hun Manet yesterday ordered the deployment of 204 army vehicles to transport people arriving in Cambodia from Thailand to quarantine in their respective homeland provinces.

“Stop COVID” QR code nets 100,000 locations and 5 mil scans
The Ministry of Post said yesterday that in the 12 days since its launch, the “Stop COVID” QR code app has received 5 million scans made by the public as they entered almost 100,000 locations.

More children at risk of child marriages due to COVID-19
Child rights groups have seen an increase in child marriage cases as a result of school closures and the economic shock brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in developing countries including Cambodia.

Ex-Khmer Rouge commander killed by UXO
A former Khmer Rouge commander and deminer was killed by an unexploded ordnance (UXO) exploding on Saturday evening, after he tried to recycle it in order to catch fish in Anglong Veng district.
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Myanmar Political Crisis: ASEAN divided over how to approach situation
Myanmar’s neighbors in southeast Asia are divided over how to approach the deteriorating situation. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations held a meeting of their foreign ministers on Tuesday.

COVID-19 ‘bat origin’ theory is getting more attention
The true origin of the COVID-19 pandemic is still unclear, but the bat theory is attracting more attention from researchers and media.

អ្នករចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារនៅកម្ពុជាដាក់គោលដៅក្នុងការពង្រីកទៅកាន់ទីផ្សារអាស៊ានផ្សេងទៀត
លោក Juveris Tenisons អាយុ ៣៩ ឆ្នាំ ជាអ្នករចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារបានដាក់គោលដៅទៅកាន់ទីផ្សារអាស៊ានផ្សេងទៀតដើម្បីទាញយកផលចំណេញពីភាពជោគជ័យដែលលោកទទួលបាននៅក្នុងព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាតាមរយៈការងាររបស់លោកក្នុងការរចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារ អេស៊ីលីដា និង ABA។

គម្រោងសាកល្បងដើម្បីផលិតចានពីស្រទបស្លាក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយការប្រើប្រាសប្លាស្ទិក
អ្នកស្រឡាញ់បរិស្ថានមួយក្រុមកំពុងចាប់ផ្តើមគម្រោងសាកល្បងមួយដើម្បីប្រើស្រទបស្លាក្នុងការផលិតចាន ខណៈដែលសកម្មភាពនេះផ្ដល់ជាគុណសម្បត្តិក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយសក្តានុពលនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ផ្លាស្ទិក។

Why Indonesia cannot mediate in Myanmar’s crisis
Indonesia is widely known for its pro-active leadership role in ASEAN, and like it or not, Indonesia somewhat perceives itself as a big brother owing to its political and economic clout, non-alignment, largest population, and old-hand in terms of diplomacy.

U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s statement on Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary
The United States is deeply concerned about continued deforestation in Cambodia’s protected areas. We support cooperation among communities, civil society, and the Cambodian government to ensure that the rich biodiversity of Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary and the natural heritage of the Kingdom is preserved.

Cambodia adopts work-from-home practice for a week
Prime Minister Hun Sen has advised all government institutions as well as the legislative body to adopt the work-from-home practices and to have only 10 percent of their personnel stand by at their workplace for a week-long period.

PM asks Senate to approve draft law on measures to prevent COVID-19 spread soonest
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the Senate to conduct an online meeting to review and approve the draft law on measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other deadly infectious diseases so that it can come into force as soon as possible.

Kampong Cham’s COVID-19 positive patient releases video expressing regret over his unintended actions which may have placed others in danger
A Cambodian male who become the first Kampong Cham to be infected with COVID-19 was in fact returning home after the hotel he was working for was closed because of COVID.

COVID-19 infection crosses 117.7 million globally as deaths cross 2.61 million. Here is the ASEAN status as of Tuesday, 7am, March 9, 2021
There has been +24 new positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The tally is at 1,011. No deaths. Total recovered at 517

Escapes from quarantine centres proven dangerous
In the case of Sokha Hotel, Khmer Times was told that the four escapees were not the first as there have been cases of others doing the same.

Can Interpol bring Rainsy back to face his jail term?
The possibilitiy of using Interpol to bring the convicted opposition leaders back to Cambodia has been raised amid the alleged “political motivation” behind the convictions.

Surge in cases a matter of concern with number surpassing 1,000
Coronavirus cases are continuing to soar and the number has surpassed the 1,000 mark with more than half of them linked to the February 20 Community Incident.

Over 200 military vehicles deployed to collect returnees from Thailand
Army commander Lieutenant General Hun Manet yesterday ordered the deployment of 204 army vehicles to transport people arriving in Cambodia from Thailand to quarantine in their respective homeland provinces.
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Business

Gender equality vital to boosting economic output
According to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report, increasing job opportunities in decent work for women is essential for growth and vital for the advancement of economic and social development in Cambodia.

Kingdom to chair ASEAN during critical pandemic recovery period
With Cambodia poised to assume its ASEAN chairmanship next year from Vietnam, the Daniel K Inouye APCSS and AVI held a dialogue to discuss how the Kingdom can best prepare for the role.

Cost and effect of a National Internet Gateway
The operation of the National Internet Gateway (NIG) will cost Cambodia approximately $50,000 per month in personnel salaries at its four facilities, according to one expert.

Cambodian exports to US continue to grow in January 2021
Cambodia’s exports to the world’s largest economy are on the rise again, continuing a pattern of consecutive growth reflecting strong demand for the Kingdom’s products in the US.

Swiss voters approve Indonesia free trade deal
Swiss voters narrowly backed a free trade deal signed with Indonesia, opening up a vast potential market with the world’s fourth most populous country.

Most Asian markets fall as inflation fears trump any signs of recovery
Asian markets mostly fell yesterday as persistent inflation fears overshadowed a forecast-busting US jobs report and Senate approval of Joe Biden’s huge stimulus package, while Brent crude broke past $70 for the first time in almost two years after an attack on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia.

China exports spike to highest in decades after COVID-19 hit
China’s export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the Coronavirus outbreak that had brought activity to a near halt.

Space-starved Singapore builds floating solar farms in climate fight
Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to build floating solar farms to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Ministry grants ISP licences in move to remove illegal providers
Telecom Ministry grants 49 internet service providers (ISP) licences to continue operating.

Green project to spur bio and economic diversity in Prey Lang
The legendary forest Prey Lang has given way to agricultural land, resulting in the migration of young Cambodians in search of work and, perhaps most crucially, a degradation of the area’s environment.
ខេមរភាសា

អ្នករចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារនៅកម្ពុជាដាក់គោលដៅក្នុងការពង្រីកទៅកាន់ទីផ្សារអាស៊ានផ្សេងទៀត
លោក Juveris Tenisons អាយុ ៣៩ ឆ្នាំ ជាអ្នករចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារបានដាក់គោលដៅទៅកាន់ទីផ្សារអាស៊ានផ្សេងទៀតដើម្បីទាញយកផលចំណេញពីភាពជោគជ័យដែលលោកទទួលបាននៅក្នុងព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាតាមរយៈការងាររបស់លោកក្នុងការរចនានិមិត្តសញ្ញាធនាគារ អេស៊ីលីដា និង ABA។

គម្រោងសាកល្បងដើម្បីផលិតចានពីស្រទបស្លាក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយការប្រើប្រាសប្លាស្ទិក
អ្នកស្រឡាញ់បរិស្ថានមួយក្រុមកំពុងចាប់ផ្តើមគម្រោងសាកល្បងមួយដើម្បីប្រើស្រទបស្លាក្នុងការផលិតចាន ខណៈដែលសកម្មភាពនេះផ្ដល់ជាគុណសម្បត្តិក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយសក្តានុពលនៃការប្រើប្រាស់ផ្លាស្ទិក។

ទីតាំងជិត ១០ ម៉ឺននៅកម្ពុជាចុះឈ្មោះប្រើប្រាស់កូដ QR «បញ្ឈប់កូវីដ»
ក្រសួងប្រៃសណីយ៍និងទូរគមនាគមន៍បាន ឲ្យដឹង ថាទីតាំងចំនួន ៩៩,២២៤ បានចុះឈ្មោះសម្រាប់ប្រើប្រាស់កូដ QR «បញ្ឈប់កូវីដ» ព្រមទាំងអំពាវនាវ ឲ្យ គ្រឹះស្ថានផ្សេងៗរួមមានភោជនីយដ្ឋាននិងសណ្ឋាគារធ្វើដូច្នោះបន្ថែមទៀត។

គម្រោងបៃតងដើម្បីជំរុញជីវចម្រុះនិងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនៅក្នុងតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់
កង្វះដីកសិកម្មនៅក្នុងតំបន់ព្រៃឡង់គឺជាហេតុដែលធ្វើឱ្យមានការផ្លាស់ទីលំនៅរបស់យុវជនកម្ពុជាក្នុងការស្វែងរកការងារនៅក្នុងតំបន់ផ្សេងទៀត។

ស្ថានបេសកកម្មអចិន្រ្តៃយ៍កម្ពុជា៖ ការវាយតម្លៃរបស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសធ្វើឲ្យមានការយល់ច្រឡំ
ស្ថានបេសកកម្មអចិន្រ្តៃយ៍នៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាប្រចាំអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ និងអង្គការអន្តរជាតិនានានៅទីក្រុងហ្សឺណែវបានធ្វើការឆ្លើយតបទៅកាន់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ៤ រូប ទាក់ទងនឹងការផ្តន្ទាទោសអតីតមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងទាំង ៩ រូបពីបទប៉ុនប៉ងផ្តួលរំលំរដ្ឋាភិបាល។

បុរសវៀតណាមម្នាក់បានឆ្លងដែនខុសច្បាប់នៅប្រទេសវិញក្រោយពីរត់គេចពីមណ្ឌលចត្តាឡីស័កនៅកម្ពុជា
អាជ្ញាធរនៅតំបន់ដីសណ្តទន្លេមេគង្គនៃខេត្តអានយ៉ាងកំពុងស្វែងរកបុរសជនជាតិវៀតណាមម្នាក់ដែលបានរត់គេចខ្លួនពីមណ្ឌលចត្តាឡីស័កនៅកម្ពុជានិងចូលប្រទេសវៀតណាមដោយខុសច្បាប់។
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

Mekong river level critically low
The Mekong River is currently only a little over one metre deep as it flows through this northeastern Thai border province, posing a threat of severe drought during the dry season.

Turkey to end violence against women after video
A man was arrested in Turkey on Sunday after a video on social media purportedly showing him beating his ex-wife on a street sparked outrage by citizens and leaders who vowed to end violence against women, state media reported.
Sport

Most Japanese don’t want foreign fans at Olympics: poll
More than 75 percent of Japanese oppose overseas fans attending the Tokyo Olympics, a poll showed Monday, as organisers prepare to make a decision on foreign spectators.

Leadership change at CCA: New chairwoman at the helm
The Cambodia Cycling Academy (CCA) has voted in Pen Srey Mom as its new chairwoman amid a leadership reshuffle.