Through the power of petitioning, one 11-year-old girl is doing more to save Thailand’s environment than perhaps most of the country combined.Since she was 8, Ralyn “Lilly” Satidtanasarn has been meeting with mall executives to demand reductions in single-use plastic waste. Central Group’s recent decision ...

In Pathum Thani’s Lam Luk Ka district, the Lam Luk Ka-Thanya Buri Road In Moo 8 of Tambon Lat Sawai has been damaged by subsidence, causIng a 1.5-metre-deep and 100-metre-long section to collapse yesterday, promptIng authorities to close the road as a safety precaution. In Chon ...

With the aim of connecting NGOs with talented young people, Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) is calling for 20 motivated and dynamic applicants to participate in the “NGO Traineeship Program 2018”. the participants will be provided with intensive training in 3 weeks, a traineeship ...

The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a proposed amendment to Article 45 of The Law on Political Parties in a move that could pave The way for former senior opposition leaders banned for five years to return to The political stage. ...

The government will ask for more than $100 million in concessional loans from The Japanese government to begin building a new container terminal inside Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) early next year to handle The surging volume of containers passing through The port. ...

The watchdog coalition Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) yesterday voiced concern after The National Election Committee short-listed its incumbent secretary-general Tep Nytha as a candidate to hold The position, accusing The nine-member body of lacking transparency in its selection process. ...

Less than two weeks after it was established, the reformed National Election Committee (NEC) will formally convene today for the first time to meet with delegations from Japan and the European Union (E.U.), two of the biggest past contributors to electoral reform in Cambodia. ...

Authorities in Banteay Meanchey province seized more than $10,000 worth of illegal fertilizer from a government official and his brother on Tuesday, while the accused claimed they were targeted because the official who led the sting had family ties to the fertilizer trade. ...

The business community has welcomed a government decision to ease restrictions for local and foreign investors who reside in The Kingdom, particularly The waiver of hotel quarantine and The option to isolate at home. ...

The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) will replace The longstanding cooperative structure of The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) in developing The Mekong basin, a Chinese scholar said recently.Keep reading ...

for the underprivileged could be transferred in the wake of the embezzlement scandal involving state funds intended for helping the destitute.Keep reading ...

Citizens from eight Thai provinces along the Mekong River are suing state agencies because they claim there was inadequate public participation in planning for the Pak Beng hydropower dam, which is being built by Laos.the Thai Network of Eight Mekong Provinces filed a lawsuit in ...

A surge in the baht is adding to the challenges facing Thailand’s trade-dependent economy this year as exports decline.the baht’s climb of about 5 percent against the dollar in the past six months is the strongest in the world, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ...

Donald Trump, who called climate change “a hoax” during his campaign, has withdrawn the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, rejecting a pact that is being honored by more than 190 nations.the U.S. signed and ratified the agreement under President Obama, and it is ...

The Lao Government has engaged Standard Chartered, JP Morgan, and Credit Suisse for its planned international US dollar bond debut.in December of 2015, Laos sold US$182m worth of dollar bonds in two tranches to institutional investors in Thailand and regularly issues sovereign bonds denominated in ...

City Hall plans to repair the 30-year-old Kandal market in Daun Penh district which is in danger of collapse. District Governor Sok Penhvuth on Saturday visited the market with officials to discuss a plan and get feedback from vendors. He told vendors that the market is ...

Renaissance Minerals has raised $10 million for its gold-mining program at the Okvau deposit, in Mondulkiri province. the Australian company had estimated the area contained 729,000 ounces of gold. Renaissance’s biggest challenge would be to finance the project by equity investments world-wide, Tremain said. Renaissance is ...

China has reportedly dispatched embassy officials to investigate a major breach at the Chinese-built Stung Atai dam in Pusat province on Saturday, which swept away four men, three of whom are still missing. Yang Tian Yue, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh, told local ...

Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, recorded 445 demonstrations during a year-long political crisis following disputed election results in July last year, municipal police chief Chuon Sovann said Wednesday. “About 445 protests had occurred in the past 12 months, including more than 80 protests led by the ...

Bus drivers fired from the Phnom Penh Sorya Transportation company earlier this year waged a fresh protest outside the bus station in Phnom Penh on Monday, calling on passengers to boycott the service until they are rehired or given proper compensation. the 17 drivers were sacked ...