AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEducation & Youth: Cambodia’s Upper Secondary School Examination (Baccalaureate) opened today at 244 centres nationwide, with 151,238 candidates registered and about 5,000 observers monitoring; written tests run Aug. 10–11, marking Aug. 13–19, results printed Sept. 1 and announced Sept. 2. Public Health & Community Life: The Ministry of Health reported nine new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to 33, and ordered closures of KTVs and theatres while designating the Great Duke Hotel and Chak Angre Health Centre for patient treatment. Heritage & Faith Tourism: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open Phnom Penh’s first Latter-day Saint temple to the public for free tours Aug. 15–22 (except Sundays), ahead of its formal dedication Aug. 30. Safety & Memory: Cambodia’s Mine Action Centre says Thai cluster munitions contamination remains deadly, with thousands of affected areas and millions of unexploded submunitions estimated across border villages. Culture & Sports: Cambodia’s ITF Taekwon-Do team won 41 medals at the Asian Championships in Mongolia, and Cambodia secured the right to host the next edition in 2028. Environment & Lifestyle: About 1,000 runners joined a “Run for the Mekong River Dolphins” event in Stung Treng to boost ecotourism and protect Cambodia’s critically endangered freshwater dolphins.
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