As the National Election Committee laid out its rules for post-election appeals yesterday, the opposition and election monitors slammed the announcement, raising concerns over the brief window in which to file complaints over the preliminary results. the committee told political parties they would have until 11:30am ...

Business leaders believe the explosion at the Ratchaprasong intersection will hurt tourism but expect the overall negative effect on the economy will be more psychological and short term. Supant Mongkolsuthree, chairman of the Federation of Thai industries, said tourism would be the sector hit hardest by the horrific ...

Committed to tackling climate change, Finland has set the stage for creating a value chain through by pursuing a circular economy with both public and private companies starting to implement projects aimed at minimising the use of virgin resources and maximising their value. “the climate change ...

This dataset shows the distribution of mangrove forests in Cambodia, derived from earth observation satellite imagery.  ...

In the first nIne months of 2015, exports of Cambodian rosewood to ChIna – the KIngdom’s largest market for the protected species – have declIned by as much as 95 per cent compared with the same period last year, data released by NGO Forest Trends ...

Financial development in indonesia has evolved at a relatively slow speed in comparison to peer countries. Although this provides opportunities for financial deepening, the international Monetary Fund has been quick to remind indonesia that deepening should be balanced with stability to avoid a crisis. “there is ...

Asia’s largest budget airline AirAsia, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, plans to open a subsidiary company in Cambodia to handle an anticipated increase in the number of passengers travelling to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville from Malaysia. ...

An anti-government activist has been imprisoned over a social media post in which he called for people in Cambodia to join him in a “colour revolution”, though critics of the arrest say he enjoys no political influence. ...

The Asian Development Bank announced Wednesday that it will provide $81.7 million, including a $6.7 million grant from Australia, in additional financing to help Cambodia recover from catastrophic floods in late 2013. The flooding affected 1.7 million people and caused an estimated $356 million in damage. ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said Friday that talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party over political dispute will be resumed on Tuesday next week. “Officials at working group levels Of The two parties will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at The Parliament ...

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has given a rare BBC interview. The commander-in-chief has control over how and where The army wages war, coupled with far reaching political powers. in accordance with The military drafted constitution The 59-year-old has The right to appoint key ministers, choose a quarter ...

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed up to provide 230 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for six development projects, aiming at promoting inclusive growth and reducing poverty in Cambodia, according to The bank’s media statement. The financing agreements were inked between Eric Sidgwick, country ...

The government has denied allegations of human rights violations against The crew of a tanker which left Cambodian waters with a cargo of oil. It said The vessel’s master had already been jailed by indonesian authorities and it wanted The crew extradited to face charges ...

Cambodia will add 495MW of solar power capacity from seven projects by 2023, which will represent “20 per cent” of the total energy supply by then, as the world looks to harness the sun as a key source of renewable electric power in the fight ...

A fire ripped through Phnom Penh’s Phsar Chas, otherwise known as Old Market, on 24 November, destroying about 300 of its 914 stalls and causing an estimated $1.5 million in damages, authorities said, although no one was injured or killed. the blaze began at 7am and ...

Criticism has flared over a draft royal decree meant to regulate digital platforms providing services in Thailand as participants at a public hearing on Thursday voiced concerns about unequal enforcement for local and foreign operators, additional burdens on operators, and the risk of abuse of ...

The Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TInt) has tried to quell growIng public pressure over The proposed dustIng off of a project to build a nuclear research reactor In Ongkharak district of Nakhon Nayok, sayIng The plan is still at an early stage.The project has ...

With four people having now died from dengue fever in Kratie and Ratanakkiri, three of whom were children, the provincial health departments are spraying and distributing insecticide to target the Aedes aegypti mosquito that carries the virus. ...

The 1,294 families from Kampong Cham commune in Kratie province’s Sambo district who had filed a complaint demanding The removal of The Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary chief is set for an inter-ministerial hearing today. ...