VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the business sector that the government will take into consideration all recommendations and legitimate comments from them and the public before drawing up business promotion policies. The premier made the comment on Wednesday at the annual meeting of ...

The Lao and Chinese governments have agreed to further cooperate on media development to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China Radio International, broadcast in Laos on FM 93Mhz. The two countries have agreed to partner in various projects including the Lao National ...

The U.N. and an Australian refugee rights group say a delegation of Cambodian officials arrived Monday in the South Pacific island nation of Nauru, where Australia is holding hundreds of asylum seekers and hopes to convince at least some of them to volunteer to be ...

Earth Hour is an opportunity for people to show they care for nature and the environment, as well as a chance to share the importance of conserving natural resources for life on the planet with others. It is also an ideal day to consider solutions ...

(KPL) Saravan and Sekong farmers whose crops were damaged by floods in September have received rice and rice seeds donated by two power companies.The handover ceremony for the assistance was held on Dec 10 in Saravan and Sekong provinces.The Theun-Hinboun Power Company (THPC) and its ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is expected to strengthen small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness through the implementation of green business practices under a 24-month coaching programme.The programme will be conducted with the support of the International ...

Applicants are invited to apply for Global South Climate Scholarships for Youth 2018. Eligible applicants are: • Under 35 years of age on 31 October 2018 • If selected, applicants will be available to join the 14th Conference of Youth (COY14) and the 24th Conference of Parties of ...

On 09 July 2020, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has posted a press release On its website about Kem Ley’s killing that has happen 4 years ago. During the 4th years anniversary of his death, CCHR with other 30 undersigned organizatiOn have calls for ...

Pailin’s juicy longans, a small beige-colored fruit renowned for its sweet taste, is on the way to becoming Cambodia’s third food product to attain Geographic Indicator (GI) status. The longan will join Cambodia’s only other GI-recognized food products: Kompong Speu palm sugar and Kampot ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Assembly (NA) has issued a resolution that endorses a government plan to secure a large amount of funding for the education and health sectors, aimed at improving the quality of human resources.According to the Assembly’s resolution on the state ...

(KPL) The government has earmarked 2,548 billion kip for poverty reduction efforts in coming year.The government has an ambitious plan to have 4,649 families in 220 villages nationwide graduating from poverty, and 100 development villages announced next year, Minister of Agriculture and forestry Lien Thikeo ...

Newly-appointed Asian Development Bank’s director for Cambodia Eric Sidgwick said Wednesday that promoting inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth that will help improve the quality of life of Cambodians, especially those who are most vulnerable, are his key focus areas. “This is an exciting time to be ...

Training methods for the production of food and cosmetics from natural fruit will be offered free of charge in the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory. Small Scale Industry Department under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation director U Swe Tint said the plan to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has reduced its target for earnings from sugar exports compared to the figure for last year after a drop in annual revenues from exports of the commodity.Last year, the target for sugar exports was US$92.4 million, but total earnings amounted ...

The National Health Security Office (NHSO) has reiterated that those who possess the National Health Security’s universal healthcare program while meeting certain criteria, can receive a free COVID-19 test at participating hospitals.Keep watching ...

While the total fertility rate in Myanmar is 2.5 children per woman, and on par with ASEAN averages, new and more detailed data tell a very different story: Married women in Myanmar give birth to five children on average. Keep reading ...

Two of the major donors who have supported Cambodia’s highly successful fight against HIV/AIDS are set to make significant cuts to their funding, putting pressure on the government to increase its own spending, officials and experts said. Both the Global Fund, which has contributed more than ...

Villagers from an ethnic minority community in Koh Kong province’s Areng Valley continued their blockade over the Khmer New Year holiday of an access road leading to the site of a proposed dam they say would destroy their way of life. Members of the ethnic ...

The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights said that a number of provisions in the Kingdom’s legal framework do not fully comply with international human rights standards and fundamental freedoms.​​ The 50-page report entitled “Protecting Fundamental freedoms: A desk review of domestic legislation and its compliance ...

King Norodom Sihamoni will once again be out of Cambodia on the day that widely condemned new laws are due to be signed into force, prompting some observers to suggest he is abstaining from affixing his signature to politically questionable legislation. ...