{"id":17259,"date":"2021-04-27T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17259"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:01:53","slug":"cambodian-capital-extends-covid-19-curfew-until-may-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-capital-extends-covid-19-curfew-until-may-5","title":{"rendered":"Cambodian capital extends Covid-19 curfew until May 5"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cambodia\u2019s capital Phnom Penh has extended its curfew until May 5 as the rate of new Covid-19 cases remains high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia.- The city of<strong>&nbsp;Phnom Penh&nbsp;<\/strong>has extended its&nbsp;<strong>curfew until May 5&nbsp;<\/strong>in a bid to control the spread of&nbsp;<strong>new Covid-19 cases<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cambodian capital<\/strong>&nbsp;first introduced&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodia-may-extend-covid-19-restrictions-by-two-weeks\">the curfew<\/a>&nbsp;on April 1. It was initially due to last until April 14, but was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/cambodian-capital-extends-covid-19-restrictions-until-april-28\">extended until April 28<\/a>&nbsp;and now until May 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>NagaWorld casino complex<\/strong>, which is located in the city of Phnom Penh, suspended its operations in March and&nbsp;<strong>made no announcements since<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to local media, during the extension of the curfew,<strong>&nbsp;the city will suffer stricter rules<\/strong>&nbsp;as the prime minister gave power to local authorities to limit activities and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials have also<strong>&nbsp;classified specific localities<\/strong>, including Phnom Penh, into three groups.&nbsp;<strong>The red group&nbsp;<\/strong>has the strictest controls, with residents having to remain at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong>&nbsp;dark yellow group&nbsp;<\/strong>has a nightly curfew under which public institutions and private businesses must&nbsp;<strong>close their doors from 8pm until 5am<\/strong>. They may only leave their homes if they have permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally,&nbsp;in <strong>the yellow group<\/strong>,<strong>&nbsp;people can leave their homes&nbsp;<\/strong>if they follow health protocols.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cambodia lifts inter-provincial travel ban except for Phnom Penh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has announced it has<strong>&nbsp;allowed the reopening of tourist attractions<\/strong>&nbsp;and lifted th<strong>e inter-provincial travel ban<\/strong>&nbsp;which was imposed on April 25. However, and due to the extension of the curfew,&nbsp;<strong>the new measure does not apply to Phnom Penh<\/strong> or in the <strong>Kandal Provincial Administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodia\u2019s capital Phnom Penh has extended its curfew until May 5 as the rate of new Covid-19 cases remains high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":17278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has extended its COVID-19 curfew until May 5, maintaining stringent restrictions across various zones. This prolonged lockdown directly impacts the NagaWorld casino complex, which remains suspended, and excludes the capital from the recently lifted inter-provincial travel ban. This signals continued operational challenges for land-based gaming and the broader economic environment.","focusai_entities":"NagaWorld","focusai_location":"Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Kandal","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"NagaWorld Financial Impact","query":"What is the estimated daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) loss for NagaWorld due to this extended operational suspension, and how does this impact its liquidity and debt covenants?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Influence","query":"How might the Cambodian government's response to this public health crisis, particularly concerning business operations, influence the timeline or scope of any potential future iGaming regulatory frameworks or B2B\/B2C licensing considerations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[23907,21297],"class_list":["post-17259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino","tag-nagaworld"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17306,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17259\/revisions\/17306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}