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A man receives Covid-19 vaccine at a health center in Phnom Penh after the Ministry of Health calls people to vaccinate following reports of new cases. Photo taken on May 19, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Health Ministry Compels People to Get Vaccinated As JN.1 Covid-19 Cases Rise to 21 in Two Weeks

19 May 2025 4:57 PM|
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The Ministry of Health has once again advised Cambodians to get the Covid-19 vaccine and increase their vigilance following concerns about the new JN.1 variant which has seen new cases rise to 21 new within two weeks of May.

Tuk-tuk driver Chhum Dim waits for customers in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Under NSSF Pilot, Informal Workers Access Social Benefits, With Limits

13 Oct 2022 6:00 PM|

Over 2,000 tuk-tuk drivers and domestic workers this month can access health benefits through the government’s social security program for the first time, but labor advocates say the pilot scheme…

Authorities carry children from a house surrounded by floodwaters in Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district on September 30, 2022. Supplied

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As Typhoon Noru Brings Rain, a Banteay Meanchey Village Is Inundated

30 Sep 2022 4:52 PM|

Thmey village in Banteay Meanchey province was flooded by 2 a.m. Friday, forcing a deputy village chief and his family to flee their home. In the past week, severe rain…

Authorities with a group of Chinese nationals rescued after a boa, posted to the Preah Sihanouk provincial administration’s Facebook page on September 23, 2022.

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One Week After Boat Sank Off Sihanoukville 8 Chinese Remain Missing

29 Sep 2022 4:17 PM|

Cambodian authorities have questioned 21 rescued Chinese nationals and transferred them to the Chinese Embassy after a boat carrying 41 Chinese sank off Sihanoukville’s coast one week ago, an official…

Kaing Muynin, a 16-year-old finswimmer on the Cambodian national team, shows her medals at Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on September 12, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Ahead of SEA Games, a Teen Swimmer Puts on Fins, and Wins Gold

27 Sep 2022 4:47 PM|

After donning fins in a competitive race for the first time earlier this year, a 16-year-old finswimmer won Cambodia’s first medals for the sport this month, gearing her up to…

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One Dead, 21 Missing, 19 Rescued After Boat Sinks off Sihanoukville

23 Sep 2022 6:58 PM|

A woman was found dead and a man found alive in the waters off the coast of Sihanoukville Friday, a day after a boat carrying 41 Chinese nationals sank near…

The lions roundabout in August 2022 in Sihanoukville, where authorities in mid-September busted a compound for alleged illegal gambling, confinement, torture, human trafficking and other crimes. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Firm Investigated for Illegal Gambling, Trafficking Given Casino License

23 Sep 2022 6:32 PM|

Days after police raided a company’s Sihanoukville compound, arresting 27 foreigners and stating that illegal gambling, human trafficking and other crimes were perpetrated there, the nation’s gambling commission granted the…

A man collects fish at the Tonle Sap river bank in Phnom Penh, September 9, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Fishers Struggle With Declining Fish Catch, Citing Irregular Water Levels

22 Sep 2022 11:38 AM|

Fishers, NGOs, and the government say individual fish catch on the Tonle Sap is low again this year. But while a government official said that is primarily due to population…

Officials and industry and union representatives vote on the new monthly minimum wage for garment workers, $200 a month beginning in 2023, on September 21, 2022 in Phnom Penh. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Garment Sector Minimum Wage to Rise to $200 a Month in 2023 Breaking

21 Sep 2022 11:27 AM|

The minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s billion-dollar garment sector will rise to $200 a month next year, a $6 raise that unions said was insufficient while employers raised concerns…