The National Assembly yesterday unanimously approved The draft Budget Law for 2020. The law was approved by 108 of The 123 lawmakers that attended The plenary session of The National Assembly. According to The draft law, The government plans to spend $8.2 billion in 2020, ...

A Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge yesterday approved a proposal to delay the case against human-rights worker Chan Soveth, according to his employer, Adhoc. Soveth has been accused of providing assistance to “specific perpetrators”. Although the court did not provide names, an anonymous court official recently ...

Thailand slipped one position to 43rd out of 63 economies in the World Talent Ranking 2019, while its regional peers Singapore, indonesia and the Philippines advanced, according to a report conducted by the IMD World Competitiveness Centre (WCC). the sixth edition of the ranking takes into ...

The European Union (EU), The Ministry of interior (MOI), and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced The launch of The “StrengThening SDG Localization in Thailand” project. SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. With The EU funding, The initiative aims to accelerate Thailand’s commitment to The ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who faces arrest and jail upon his return from abroad tonight, was removed as a member of the National Assembly on 16 November, with a spokesman for the parliament citing the warrant released for his arrest last week as justification. the Assembly’s ...

An International Monetary Fund and World Bank report has questioned Cambodia’s ability to deal with future fInancial crises if government borrowIng Increases. While the report Indicated that Cambodia was at low risk for severe debt problems, it highlighted the need for effective management of new debt ...

Vientiane Professional Development College will provide 160 scholarships to students who lack opportunities to study in Laos. Head of office at Vientiane Professional Development College, Ms Manolack Pathammavong told Vientiane Times on January 4 that this year the college plans to provide scholarships in three phases ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged Cambodian people to work within the country and avoid being deceived by brokers who illegally send them to Thailand for work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Please don’t be deceived by a broker. We have to work in our country. Some ...

Stung Treng provincial authorities have unanimously agreed to the request and conditions of the ethnic Bunong community members from Kbal Romeas village who have been impacted by the Lower Sesan II dam in the province. However, the authorities are still considering requests and conditions laid down ...

Before the sun casts its light on the Neak Loeung ferry port every morning, commuters begin arriving in buses and cars, on motorbikes and horse-carts. At the crest of the riverbank, chains slung between concrete pillars bring them to a halt. And there, even before their ...

The Lao parliament has approved The concession agreement for The controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam and expects to begin construction before The end of The year, according to an official in Vientiane. Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed provincial authorities and relevant institutions to take preventative measures and prepare for rescue operations as floods caused by heavy rains take their toll on northern provinces across the Kingdom. in Stung Treng, provincial hall spokesman Men Kong told the ...

A copper mine in Siem Reap province’s Chi Kreng district was closed down last Thursday over allegations that its parent company has been running the site with an expired license. the investigation into Meng Xin Hong Fa (Cambodia) Resources investment Co. Ltd. is being led ...

The listed Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) earned total revenues of 36.9 million U.S. dollars in 2012, up 25 percent year-on-year, according to The firm’s unaudited financial statement on Wednesday. The report said that The firm’s net income after tax was 8.56 million U.S. dollars ...

The number of students enrolled in higher educational institutions in The new academic year has decreased compared to previous years, a trend which The education sector largely blames on The Covid-19 crisis. ...

Association of Thai Travel Agents says Thailand tourism has bounced back with Asia and ASEAN playing the key role in tourist arrivals recovery. Speaking at the association monthly meeting, late last week, ATTA president, Charoen Wangananont, said Thailand’s tourism was back on track after the deadly Erawan ...

With a sand beach revealed as the Mekong River subsided for the summer season, the Nong Khai community saw opportunity to create a tourist attraction. Residents set up 55 food stalls on the riverbank near a 500-metre-long waterfront sand dune in Ban Phan Prao village ...

The government of Thailand has made progress on addressing illegal fishing and labor-related abuses, but still has a fairly lengthy to-do list to get out from under The “yellow card” placed on it in 2015 by The European Union, The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) said ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The “Smart Technology for Green and Sustainable Development” exhibition is currently underway in Vientiane to give added impetus to industrial development in Laos.The exhibition is taking place at The National Convention Centre from October 11-16 with The participation of about 100 ...

The Golden Triangle’s methamphetamine problem is spreading beyond The Mekong region, with high volumes of The drug being seized in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia and indonesia. Figures revealed yesterday show that from 2008 to last year, meth tablet seizures in The region increased from 50 ...