Don’t abuse power for personal gain, Lao govt warns
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The government has warned civil servants not to abuse their positions of power for personal gain or to benefit their relatives and others close to them, or they will face disciplinary action.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith recently signed a Governmental Decree on ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/don%E2%80%99t-abuse-power-personal-gain-lao-govt-warns-100574
More investment needed for Laos to reap profits from agriculture
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Regional demand for crops and livestock remains high but Laos is unable to capitalise on its potential to satisfy the regional market need, according to a senior official.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and forestry Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang recently stressed the need for ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/more-investment-needed-laos-reap-profits-agriculture-102737
Law on Construction expected to prevent structural failures
Kep provincial governor Ken Satha yesterday blamed the lack of a construction law for the deadly building collapse in Kep city earlier this year, which took the lives of 36 people, including children, and injured 23 others. His statement came amid continued demands for justice ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50720136/law-on-construction-expected-to-prevent-structural-failures/
Teachers’ salaries to be reviewed
The Education Ministry will look into further increasing the minimum wage for teachers in Cambodia after educators said the recent hike of $37, to take effect next April, was still insufficient. During the 2016 Teachers’ Day celebration at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia yesterday, Education ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30562/teachers----salaries-to-be-reviewed/
Maternal death rate in Laos declines, but remains high for region
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The maternal mortality rate has decreased five-fold in Laos, and the number of midwives has risen to over 2,500 in the past 25 years, senior officials said yesterday.These were some of the significant accomplishments since the implementation of the action programme ...
Somsack Pongkhao
http://annx.asianews.network/content/maternal-death-rate-declines-remains-high-region-100020
SMEs need support to benefit from free trade pacts
Vietnam’s domestic small and medium sized enterprises need close co-operation from public offices in getting information about regulations of free trade agreements for getting more benefits from the agreements. This was suggested by experts at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) public-private dialogue. Keep reading ...
What Thailand can learn from Mexico on energy reform
As has been done for almost 80 years, Mexico last Saturday commemorated the so-called “Oil Expropriation Day”, a national holiday marking the nationalisation of the Mexican oil industry by the government of President Lazaro Cardenas in 1938. But this year’s celebration was particularly at odds with ...
ASEAN Next 2018 focusing on science and innovation partnerships
Thailand’s Ministry of Science and Technology has organized “ASEAN Next 2018” to encourage partnerships in the science, technology and innovations developed between ASEAN and its trade partners.The second ASEAN Next event is being held under the theme “Rising STI Networking for Innovation ASEAN” and is ...
Itiporn Lakarnchua
Amendments to Law on Trade Unions passes NA unchanged
The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved the draft law on amendments to 10 articles of the Law on Trade Unions without making any changes – a move that some unions said failed to address workers’ concerns. Reading a prepared statement during the plenary session ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/amendments-law-trade-unions-passes-na-unchanged
development with indigenous communities in Cambodia
Angkor Resources Corp. has reported it has advanced the agreement with Jarai Indigenous communities by adding a latrine and water filter project, requested by and for communities on the Andong Meas license. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501014794/angkor-resources-expands-community-development-with-indigenous-communities-in-cambodia/
Launching ceremony of the National Secretariat of Cambodia for Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (NSC-MLC)
On 10 October 2017, H.E. Prak SokhOnn, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will preside over the launching ceremOny of the NatiOnal Secretariat of Cambodia For MekOng-Lancang CooperatiOn (NSC-MLC), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Officials discuss mapping of climate risks for southern farmers
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Government officials from the southern provinces came together in Pakxe this week to discuss the mapping of the risks and impacts related to climate change, aiming to give farmers more accurate information.The two-day meeting on participatory mapping of agricultural livelihoods and ...
Phomphong Laoin
Poverty Decreases, But Rural Areas Slower to Develop: Report
The number of people in Myanmar living in poverty has decreased from 32 percent of the population in 2004 to 19 percent in 2015, according to a recent report. The World Bank and the Ministry of Planning and Finance analyzed data on living conditions from ...
Thu Thu Aung and Rik Glauert
RHB Bank Donates Chairs, Tables To Local School
(KPL) The RHB Bank Laos donated 20 sets of chairs and tables worth 12 million kip to Phiavat Secondary School in Vientiane Capital on Oct 5.The handover ceremony was held at the school between RHB Bank Laos Director General Danny Ling and the Director of ...
KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=48602
ADB provides training for women-owned SMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected MVV Education’s two technologies, Consultant Anywhere and Everlearn, to implement a COVID-19 business counseling and training programme for 500 women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) in Vietnam.The programme will focus on providing tools to improve their capacity management capacity and skillsets to ...
Phnom Penh Governor requests French assistance for construction of new wastewater treatment plant
Khuong Sreng, Governor of Phnom Penh, requested France to help build another wastewater treatment plant in the northwest of Phnom Penh, which will treat the water before it flows into the Tonle Sap. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501078399/phnom-penh-governor-requests-french-assistance-for-construction-of-new-wastewater-treatment-plant/
224 new species in Greater Mekong
A report from conservation charity WWF said the unusual finds in the region of Southeast Asia showed it was a “hotspot” for wildlife diversity but also highlighted the threats they faced and the need to protect species and habitats from being lost. In total 155 plants, ...
PA/TPN
Posse of pachyderms planned for upcoming Elephant Festival in Xayaboury
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The annual Elephant Festival in Xayaboury province promises to be yet another grand display of pachyderm prowess and entertainment, with the next edition to feature a rare white elephant.The festival will take place from February 22-28, the Deputy Governor of Xayaboury ...
Times Reporters
UNHCR praises Thai efforts to end statelessness
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children, according to a statement issued on Thursday.In a statement, the UN refugee agency said it welcomed a development in which more than 60,000 stateless students in Thailand could ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Seeing the forest for the trees: Cambodia commits to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
Cambodia begins the new year as the first nation in Southeast Asia to publish a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The roadmap, known officially as a “Long-term strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS4CN)”, was submitted to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501009565/seeing-the-forest-for-the-trees-cambodia-commits-to-achieving-carbon-neutrality-by-2050/