Britain's foreign minister Dominic Raab met his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn on June 23 to forge deeper bilateral ties and discuss the UK’s bid for ASEAN Dialogue Partnership status as Cambodia is slated to chair the bloc next year.

Cambodia is on track to vaccinate its four millionth person against Covid-19 within a week, or sooner if government-procured shots arrive as scheduled, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine.

Dominic Raab, the UK's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, is visiting Cambodia today to forge deeper bilateral relations and promote cooperation in addressing global challenges.

The Ministry of Commerce expects the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement – signed by Cambodia and 14 other countries in November – to enter into force on January 1.

Four provinces kicked off large-scale Covid-19 vaccination campaigns on June 22 targeting around 1.2 million people, with the Ministry of National Defence administering vaccinations to 810,000 of them.

Forty-two civil society organisations (CSOs) urged the government to ratify the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention No 190 on Violence and Harassment (C190) in the world of work.

People who refuse to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus may be arrested, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned during his taped weekly Monday night briefing on June 21.