In a bid to stabilize the Cambodian riel’s exchange rate, the National Bank of Cambodia auctioned another $20 million of US dollars on Sept. 20 as the value of the local currency continues to fall.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued a decision on the suspension of the Kanben and Pchum Ben ceremonies across the country to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease.
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A big piece of a so far untouched area in the middle of Boeng Tamok lake has been granted to the Interior Ministry, while businesswoman Say Sorphea understood to be the wife of a high-ranking Brigade 70 military official has received a further two plots on the lake.
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The contentious construction of Dara Sakor International Airport, worth more than $200 million in Koh Kong Province, will be completed in October 2021 and operational for flight testing by Dec. 30, 2021, according to Sinn Chanserey Vutha, undersecretary of state for the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA).
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Cambodia government defended its decision to hire a U.S lobbying firm to advocate for the government and boost its reputation abroad, while the opposition party and an NGO said the money being paid is a waste of the national budget. the government signed a contract with Washington, D.C., firm Qorvis Communications for U.S. $69,300 a month to “provide strategic communications and media relations services in support of increasing public awareness along with travel and tourism” for Cambodia.
The contract was signed by Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States, Chum Sounry, on Sept. 15, according to a filing made two days later and viewable on a website that records the registration of agents who represent foreign governments in the U.S. The move is an attempt by the increasingly autocratic government of Prime Minister Hun Sen to try to salvage Cambodia’s tarnished reputation over human rights violations and crackdowns on the country’s political opposition, independent media, and NGOs, which prompted U.S. sanctions and the suspension of trade privileges with the European Union.
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Minister of national defense Tea Banh issued a circular on September 20 calling on all owners of private vehicles bearing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) number plates or special command number plates to pay taxes and duties on their vehicles or face legal action.
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