The construction of a shoe factory in Kampong Speu province’s Kong Pisei district has been suspended after local authorities ruled it has not been following technical standards. officials in The Kingdom are scrambling to inspect completed and under-construction buildings to avoid collapses similar to what ...

Viet Nam announced its first novel coronavirus death on July 31 who is a 70-year-old man residing in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). the patient had a history of hypertension,  cardiac ischemia, heart failure, and pneumonia. He ...

World Environmental Education Congress – WEEC – is an international congress addressing education for environment and sustainable development.The congress is an international meeting point for everyone working with education for environment and sustainable development, including  operation staff and executive of environmental safety, environmental CSR from ...

The share price of Cambodian casino owner Entertainment Gaming Asia has fallen below The minimum requirement of The Nasdaq Stock Market, threatening The gaming company’s US listing, according to a statement posted on EGA’s website last week. EGA has been given 180 days – until October ...

The Agency of Enterprise Development (AED) under The Ministry of Planning and investment (MPI), Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on April 29 jointly launched The “COVID-19 Adaptation Programme” for social impact businesses (SIBs) to increase Their capacity and refine business ...

Mean Nara, ODC’s Senior Mapper, spoke to the audience about the launch of the GeoServer.On April 30, the ODC team hosted a monthly Phnom Penh Mapping Meet-up (PPMM), in which ODC, Atlas, and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut presented on the recent project updates and results. As ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday thanked voters for the CPP’s overwhelming victory in Sunday’s commune election and told opposition parties that their plans for a coalition will not stop the ruling party’s dominance in the polls. Speaking for the first time since the elections, Mr. Hun ...

Special Rapporteur, Rhona Smith, completed her seventh visit to Cambodia this week. In her fInal report on the situation of human rights In Cambodia, Smith called on the government to improve its human rights record around freedom of assembly, Inclusive development, press freedom and unlawful detention. At the ...

The Cambodia Rice Bank (CRB) will intervene to prevent The price of fragrant rice from falling furTher by offering to buy The staple grain directly from farmers at The market price of 840 riel (21 cents) a kilogram. The CRB also called on farmers to ...

Thailand’s Royal Irrigation Department has begun pumping water from the Mekong River and redirecting it to drought-afflicted regions of the Northeast. the RID has shied away from using the term “diverted”, instead saying only that it is “using” the water as it looks to bypass consultation ...

Whiz Kids have come up with a number of clever inventions for water conservation at the Thailand Junior Water Prize 2017 contest. the institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology has organised the annual competition since 2011 with the aim of encouraging young ...

A pilot project that offers micro-insurance to help rice farmers cope with the risks of flooding and drought is looking to build on the success of its first season by scaling up beyond three existing provinces. the Cambodia Micro Agriculture insurance Scheme (CAMAIS), launched in the ...

Consumer – goods distributor Sahapat will invest around Bt650 million to set up a new central warehouse and data centre as it targets revenue of Bt33 billion this year. The company says it will also come out with new products. Boonchai Chokwatana, chairman of Saha ...

The teuk Phos district authority in Kampong Chhnang province has released a driver of an overloaded truck which broke a Khlong Popoak commune Bailey bridge after The company owner promised to pay damages and restore The bridge, The district military police commander Den Sambun said ...

With social media increasingly becoming the focal point of political discourse in the country, and the prime minister threatening to take legal action against those who insult him online, the opposition CNRP has issued an appeal to its supporters urging them not to publicly insult ...

Cambodia has been invited to join the Washington-brokered Transpacific Trade Partnership (TPP), which has been described as a deal that will create the largest free-trade zone in the world if it is implemented, a senior official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance said. ...

Wing Specialised Bank is trying to stay ahead of the game in the money transfer and mobile payment sector by forging new partnerships. the Post’s Ayanna Runcie sat down with Wing’s recently appointed CEO Jojo Malolos to discuss his plan for the company’s future. ...

NGOs and foreigners have been warned that they could face fines or expulsion from the country for causing confusion or affecting the results of the upcoming Senate elections. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea said the NEC has made regulations and procedures based on existing laws in Cambodia. ...

With King Norodom Sihamoni out of the country, Senate President and CPP stalwart Say Chhum is set to sign off on controversial new changes to the Law on Political Parties, the last step in what some are calling the final, fatal blow to Cambodia’s democracy. ...

The government has tapped two officials to become new deputy governors in Phnom Penh, including former Pursat Provincial Deputy Governor Keut Che, and Nuon Pharath, a staffer at The Council of Ministers with close ties to The youth organisation led by The premier’s youngest son. ...