Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng said the use of force against demonstrators and opposition activists would only play into the opposition’s narrative that the government was violent and oppressive.
The Cambodian government has extended tax holidays for airline companies and tourism establishments for another three months from January to March, 2021 to help offset losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cambodian government on Dec. 24 announced that factory workers in the garment, footwear and travel-good sector who lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to receive monthly support until the end of March 2021.
Cambodia’s state electricity provider is pushing ahead with the construction of a transmission line through the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, a plan that has caused concerns for representatives of three multimillion-dollar conservation projects as well as officials in the environment and forestry ministries.
