Category: Social
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Institut Pasteur du Cambodge Performs 100,000 tests in Cambodia
As of 26 October 2020, IPC has performed more than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests by RT-PCR in the Virology Unit. Those tests have contributed to the identification and/or confirmation of 287 (two hundred eighty seven) positive individuals reported by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Winners of She Loves Tech Cambodia 2020 Announced
Raintree and She Loves Tech, co-organisers of the Kingdom’s first ever edition of the world’s largest startup competition for women and technology, have announced the 3 winners of She Loves Tech Cambodia 2020. Homegrown agritech solution Smart Farm Assistance, cloud-based hospital management system Peth Yoeung and Cambodia’s first data science academy DataU Academy were crowned…
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Cambodian Monks, Youths Join Campaign To Protect Prey Lang
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Environment led monks and youth to inspect the work of rangers protecting Prey Lang in Kampong Thom province on Monday and Tuesday. USAID representative at the event, Seng Sothira, said the visit was part of a campaign to protect Prey Lang by changing social…
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Exciting Video Contest for Young Cambodians!
This Facebook page called “USAID Cambodia Green Future” today announces that it will run a video contest nation-wide till 15 October 2020, and amazing prizes will be given to three top winners! USAID Cambodia Green Future in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment is running it to engage young Cambodians throughout the country and raise…
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Cambodia’s Largest Ethical Brands Platform To Open Three Months at Exchange Square Mall
CULT, Cambodia’s largest platform for ethical and sustainable lifestyle brands, invites the public to visit and shop at its CULT pop-up event on the first floor of Exchange Square Mall 10am to 7pm every day from Friday, 28th August 2020 to Saturday, 28th November 2020. The month-long pop-up event is the lead-up to the CULT…
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Camboticket To Run Relief Funds For Covid19-Affected Families
The COVID 19 pandemic has been a long and difficult time for most of the people and it has had a serious impact on a multitude of different people. While the spread of the coronavirus in Cambodia is limited, many industries have been affected by the subsequent lockdowns and safety measures. Some of the hardest…
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Marriott International in Asia Pacific Mother’s Day Giveback Campaign Honors Female Healthcare Professionals throughout May amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Cambodia, May 2020 – Kicked off on May 8, Marriott International launched its “Mother’s Day Giveback Campaign”, which recognizes and celebrates healthcare professionals and essential services workers, especially women medical frontliners, for their work and sacrifice during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign sees participating hotels in Asia Pacific donating hotel meals and special Mother’s…
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How Businesses Can Stay Resilient during a Pandemic?
Many businesses in Cambodia are affected by the pandemic, and there have been a lot of efforts to bring into light the way how businesses can operate to survive in such trying times. Socials Coffee, in the efforts to help other businesses, puts together a panel discussion. Want to know how your business can adapt…
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Interview with Swapnil Deshmukh of Socials Coffee
As part of the 10 CEOs 10 Question series, we would like to present to you the interview between When in Phnom Penh and Swapnil Deshmukh of Socials Coffee, a social business that employs deaf people to be cafe baristas. Swapnil is the first business owner WheninPhnomPenh spoke to, in this interview series. The focus…
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Talk Of The Town: Re-opening The Economy
It has been a few months since the first confirmed COVID-19 case was reported in Cambodia on 27 January, 2020. Since then much has been said and reported about the biological, social and geo-political evolution of the coronavirus. Countries across the globe have gone into various forms of lockdowns, mandated or otherwise. Schools and businesses…