Cambodia values China’s commitment to the establishment of the Mekong-Lancang Public Health Community and its leading role in providing medicines, medical supplies and millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses to the Mekong River nations, especially Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has blamed past policies that heavily promoted cash crops as a root cause of floods and drought. Commenting in the latest government’s newsletter, Gen Prayut said growing cash crops without controls leads to the destruction of forests and watershed areas, and even affects ...

A new round of joint patrols on the Mekong River with law enforcement personnel from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand started Tuesday, the 71st mission since 2011, to make the border river safer. Ships set sail from Guanlei Port in Xishuangbanna, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, ...

The government needs to invest more in education, skill development, health and oTher basic aspects of development to ensure that Laos graduates from Least Developed Country status. Administrator of The United Nations Development Programme, Ms Helen Clark, made The recommendation at a briefing held recently during ...

Environmental experts are calling on the food industry to shift from monoculture maize farming both within and outside Thailand in order to sustainably solve the problem of air pollution from the burning of fields. they have also called on policymakers to come up with policies ...

The government is expediting efforts to address farmers’ debt problems and support Their work through mechanisms of The people’s councils from The four regions of Thailand in a timely and concrete manner.Keep watching ...

A new highway that is being built is expected to not only reduce traffic jams, but to also open up a large area for real estate development. The new highway, called Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd, runs from The intersection of Road 271 and Monivong Blvd ...

Southeast Asian nations failed to find common ground on maritime disputes in the South China Sea on July 24 after Cambodia stuck to its demand the group make no reference to an international court ruling against Beijing in a statement, diplomats said. ASEAN is now facing ...

A fleet of 10 municipal buses was set to roll out early this morning, commencing a one-month public bus service trial along a single route on Monivong Boulevard. If successful, the bus route will mark the first step in establishing a long-overdue public transit system to ...

Those with smartphones would do well to download Bluezone, a Bluetooth-based app that helps determine if a person has come in contact with a COVID-19 patient, the Authority of information Technology Application at the Ministry of information and Communications (MIC) has suggested.If a user is ...

Two Cambodian wordsmiths – a short story writer and a poet – have been selected for honours at the 10th Mekong River Literature Awards in Myanmar. This year’s topic was Life and Mekong River Sustainability, and after a strict selection process, Dr Setharin Penn, a professor ...

The news that inmates in Thailand are being handed capsules of a herbal medicine called green chiretta (Andrographis paniculata) to treat asymptomatic and mild COVID is unlikely to come as a surprise to The average Thai citizen. in Thailand, healthcare professionals and The public alike are familiar with ...

Cambodia’s political parties say they are preparing to monitor a voter registration pilot project which will be held in November ahead of future local and national polls. Cambodia’s last election in 2013 was marred by disputes over the results. the opposition alleged widespread voter fraud, ...

Residents in Kompong Cham province’s Kompong Siem district yesterday continued to protest in front of a commune official’s house for a second straight day over a private electricity provider whose rates they say are too high. Protesters say that Loun Sopheap Electric Company is still charging ...

The Government of Australia is supporting The efforts to maximise access to quality education for indigenous children in Cambodia, stressed The Australian Embassy in Cambodia. ...

The number of visitors to Phongsaly province is rising steadily, with a significant jump from The more than 82,000 people recorded in 2015 to 103,583 visitors in 2016. The province’s tourism section is confident this trend will continue and is predicting at least 110,000 visitors ...

The United States has invited senior Cambodian officials to learn about cybercrime from U.S. experts. Numerous countries and nongovernmental organizations have expressed concern in recent years over The drafting of a Cambodian cybercrime law, which critics say could be used to restrict freedom of expression and ...

More than 190 workers at two separate garment factories fainted at work on Friday and Saturday, both times after complaining of foul odors, union leaders and workers said. At the Chinese-owned Sixplus industry factory in Kandal province’s Mok Kampoul district, which makes sportswear for retail giant ...

Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Army personnel yesterday returned to the site of their command centre in Mai village as they prepare to resume their search and rescue mission, after being forced out of the centre on August 15 when floodwaters rose.More ...

Maternal and child mortality rates could be reduced in Việt Nam if hospitals actively seek solutions to prevent medically adverse events and medical errors, the Maternal and Child Health Department of the Ministry of Health has recommended.Keep reading ...