Phnom Penh Post - PM warns against bad doctors, medicine
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Ministry of Health yesterday to strictly monitor counterfeit medicine and unqualified doctors during the closing ceremony of an annual meeting of the Ministry of Health. “The fake medicines and unskilled doctors must be monitored,” he said, adding that recently there have been several problems, especially where women and children have died in childbirth at the hands of unqualified doctors.
Body of woman killed in Bangkok returnsThe Cambodian embassy in Thailand is working to repatriate the body of a casino dealer who was shot dead in Bangkok on Monday night. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation spokesman Kuy Kuong told The Post on Wednesday that officials are preparing paperwork to
Chikungunya hits 15 provinces, says gov’tMinistry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine said on Thursday that the chikungunya outbreak in the Kingdom has spread to 15 provinces. Some 1,700 people are now suspected to have the disease. Vandine urged people to prevent its further spread by eliminating shelters for the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Gov’t exempts visa A and B holders from Covid feesAirline passengers who are diplomats and officials of international organisations holding Type A and B visas for travel to Cambodia are exempted from paying Covid-19 testing fees, said the Ministry of Health in its latest adjustment of rules on Wednesday. Health Minister Mam Bun Heng
Bill covering dress code draws ireMinistry of Interior secretary of state Ouk Kim Lek responded on Tuesday to criticism concerning a draft law that would ban women from wearing overly revealing clothing, saying that input from all parties will be considered as the law moves through the promulgation process. Several
Passing the test: Is Cambodia’s education system failing its people?The Kingdom’s education system needs to grow its people but some flaws might stifle this growth Coming from the Khmer Rouge occupation, with the loss of many scholars and academicians and a collapsed government, the education system had to be reconstructed from scratch – one
What’s the deal with Cambodia and China’s FTA?Cambodia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China kicks off a series of FTAs in future but for now, critics wonder what else the parties could bring to the table apart from what it already has to date By the end of this year, Cambodia
Probe ordered into policewomen’s sexual harassment allegations
Authorities seize rotten pork, chicken innards in Siem Reap
Kingdom lauded for stand against money launderingA prominent civil society official applauded the Kingdom’s efforts in its fight against money laundering after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court recently handed down
Ministry seeks Japan’s funding for plastic waste management
Mekong River water level expected to rise