Chinese squeeze out tour groups in Siem Reap
Japanese and Korean tourists are being turned away from hotels in Siem Reap City due to an increase in bookings by Chinese visitors, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said on Wednesday. Speaking at the tourism industry’s three-day expo on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich island on Wednesday, Mr. ...
Kang Sothear and George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/chinese-squeeze-out-tour-groups-in%E2%80%88siem-reap-69544/
PM orders suspension of white rice, paddy exports
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday ordered the suspension of white rice and paddy exports from Cambodia from 11:59pm on April 5, on the grounds of securing domestic supplies while Covid-19 is continuing to spread in Cambodia. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-suspension-white-rice-paddy-exports
Deputy governor in graft probe
Battambang provincial deputy governor Sou Arafat was questioned by the anti-corruption unit (ACU) in Phnom Penh on Wednesday about land corruption in Koas Krala district involving Oknha Sorng Thorn. ACU head Om Yentieng told The Post on Thursday said the probe is ongoing and there ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deputy-governor-graft-probe
Half of capital’s public land dwellers accept relocation
Speaking at a press conference on the progress and future direction of Phnom Penh on March 1, Deputy governor Keut Che said that from 2019 through 2021, the administration has solved the problems of 150 out of the 300 poor communities living on state public ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/half-capitals-public-land-dwellers-accept-relocation
Second national orchid forum
On 03 May 2022, the Ministry of EnvirOnment issued an announcement On the secOnd natiOnal orchid forum.The Ministry of EnvirOnment, in collaboratiOn with the Youth FederatiOn of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, will organize the “SecOnd natiOnal orchid forum” On 11 May 2022. ...
Ministry of Environment
Shippers: Exports down, baht too strong
The Thai National Shippers’ Council predicts overall exports this year will be down 2.5-3% this year on earlier expectations, and wants the Bank of Thailand to stop the baht’s appreciation.TNSC chair Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong said on Tuesday the forecast shipment figures were based on an exchange ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Chinese tourists head to Thailand despite bombing fears
Busloads of visitors from China flocked to Bangkok’s glittering Grand Palace on 21 August but, days after a bomb at another of the city’s popular attractions killed five Chinese tourists, Thailand’s biggest spending holidaymakers are rattled. The attack on a Hindu shrine, particularly popular with Chinese devotees, did ...
Thailand slips in competitiveness survey
Thailand has slipped one place on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) and is now ranked 32nd out of 140 economies analysed in a survey released by the World Economic Forum on 30 September. This year’s results reversed the uptrend that the Kingdom had been on in previous ...
Farmers rally against chemical ban
About 1,000 farmers and chemical suppliers rallied outside Government House on Tuesday against the imminent ban on three toxic farm chemicals, demanding a thorough study of its impact on farmers and businesses.The demonstrators were led by representatives from the Thai Agricultural Innovation Trade Association, the ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Vietnam: CPI 2019 score is up but corruption remains serious
Transparency International (TI) launched the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2019 on 23 January 2020, ranking 180 countries and territories based on business people and country experts’ perception of corruption in the public sector in those countries/territories.This year, Vietnam scored 37/100, up by 4 points compared to ...
Toward Transparency VN
Lao PM leads celebrations of National Teachers’ Day
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Friday led education officials nationwide in celebrating the 25th National Teachers’ Day, which falls on October 7.Speaking at a ceremony held at the National University of Laos’ Dongdok campus, Mr Thongloun, on behalf of the government, ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
http://annx.asianews.network/content/pm-leads-celebrations-national-teachers%E2%80%99-day-105662
Politics, corruption are biggest problems: Poll
Thai people believe politics and corruption are the most severe problems facing the country, followed by the lack of democracy and a weak economy, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll. The poll was conducted on ...
Climate change adaptation projects in Mekong Delta accelerated
A meeting on accelerating projects on the Mekong Delta’s sustainable development in adaptation to climate change (Mekong DPO projects) was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 15. The Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and 13 ...
Plan approved to develop National Data Centre
The Government on October 30 approved a development plan on the National Data Centre, expected to help Vietnam reach higher positions in the global e-Government, information technology, and cybersecurity rankings.The National Data Centre, to be built, managed, exploited and run by the Government, will integrate, ...
Forest governance reforms needed in the region, forum told
Southeast Asian countries are being urged to incorporate forest governance into their policies in order to ensure the health of forested land and communities dependent on them.Several experiences in the region have proved that the lack of principles concerning forest policies and management – from ...
The Nation Reporter
Scoot launches Laos-Singapore flights
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, on Monday launched an inaugural flight from Laos to Singapore, marking the start of its three weekly flights from Luang Prabang and Vientiane to Singapore.The flights will connect to Laos from Singapore departing at ...
News Desk
Hanoi to intensify efforts to improve population quality
Hanoi will increase activities to improve its population quality in the time ahead, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Hoang Duc Hanh stated on July 9. He further stressed Hanoi will step up communications to boost public consensus on population issues and also take ...
Luang Prabang house fire claims three lives
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Three people were killed when a house in Meuangnga village, Luang Prabang city was engulfed in flames on Sunday.An official from the Fire Prevention and Control Police Department of Luang Prabang, Major Phet Phengnanuan told Vientiane Times on Monday that the ...
Phomphong Laoin
Network propels smart city schemes
Amid the ongoing Fourth Industrial Revolution, Vietnam is taking advantage of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network in order to formulate several policies on building smart cities and attracting deeper investment.The ASEAN Smart City Summit and ASCN Annual Meeting 2020 are some of the largest and ...
Thanh Dat
North-South high-speed railway project requires $50bln investment
The construction of North-South high-speed railway project will require a total investment of $50 billion, Nguyen Nhat, deputy minister of Transport, said at a seminar on November 1, 2017. The ministry is working on a feasibility report on the project. Keep reading ...
Viet Hung