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2022-06-22 09:00:00 #National

Media, information, digital literacy framework finalised

Forty-one representatives from across all sectors of Cambodian society and government provided input and validated the National Media, Information and Digital Literacy (MIDL) Competency Framework being developed by UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

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2022-06-22 08:10:15 #National

‘Education’ a priority traffic-law penalty

A top National Police official on June 21 neither rejected nor confirmed the authenticity of a leaked audio message, which has gone viral on social media, on a waiver of fines for a number of road traffic-related offences.

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2022-06-22 07:01:37 #Business

Petrol, diesel rates set at 5,800, 6,300 riel per litre

The retail price of diesel increased by about 3.28 per cent on June 21, while regular-grade petrol was held constant, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of Commerce.

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2022-06-22 06:08:41 #National

NagaWorld strikers ask PM to intercede

Some 100 NagaWorld strikers on June 20 submitted petitions to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Hun Sen and the National Assembly seeking intervention in their long-standing dispute, despite the labour ministry mediating 13 times to reach a solution.

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2022-06-22 05:20:08 #National

Underwater acoustic receivers set up to track largest stingray

The specimen reportedly weighed 300kg and measured 398cm from its snout to the tip of its tail, with a width of 220cm, which Wonders of the Mekong scientists noted dethroned the previous record-holder, a 293kg Mekong giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005.

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2022-06-22 04:00:00 #National

Pursat sanctuary encroachers given final warning

At least 200 out of 500 people who built shacks and cleared land in Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district have agreed to leave after a warning from authorities.

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2022-06-22 03:30:00 #Lifestyle

Khmer writer group’s classes return after hiatus

The Khmer Writers Association will hold a 34th session of its training course in July of this year, with two separate classes and 40 students per class, after cancelling it for the past two years due to the pandemic.

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2022-06-21 17:01:16 #Opinion

The goal of rural community digitalisation in Asia-Pacific is to leave no one behind

It wasn't that long ago that Internet connectivity faded the moment one left a populated area like a city or big town – “no service” was the take-away message back then. But thanks to 3G, 4G and now 5G mobile technology, coupled with widespread installation of cellular towersin rural areas region-wide, that little message shows up much less frequently.

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2022-06-21 16:30:41 #National

Restaurant owners praised for not selling bush meat

A senior Ministry of Environmental official has called on restaurant owners in provinces with natural protected areas to cooperate with authorities to end the trade in wild meat to preserve biodiversity and the wild animal population of Cambodia.

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2022-06-21 16:00:11 #Lifestyle

Buddhist preaching, recitations contest set for October

The Ministry of Cults and Religions will hold a three-day contest of Pātimokkha, Buddhist Preachings, and Smot (recitation) on October 4-6. The formerly annual event will be returning after a two year Covid-19 induced hiatus, according to a June 9 notice from the ministry’s National Inspectorate for Buddhist Studies.

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