VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A ride hailing service operating in Laos will be represented at the Mekong innovation Startup in Tourism (MIST) meeting in Thailand next week.LOCA, a Lao startup and a major player in the ride hailing business in Laos, has been selected to ...

On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, record low water levels have plunged fishing communities into crisis but with warnings of “severe drought”, there are concerns the situation will get even worse. “Every day we can only find about one or two kilogrammes (two or four pounds) of fish, ...

The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott The Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling The formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for ...

Im Chanthy was seven months pregnant when her husband was killed three years ago, his body stuffed in the trunk of his Toyota Camry. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy have clashed over the issue of Cambodians living overseas being able to vote in elections. ...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has sought cooperation with Japan in technical infrastructure cooperation. ...

Information MInistry officials and state-affiliated Cambodian journalists will receive traInIng from and pay visits to their ChInese counterparts under a new agreement signed by the two countries on Monday.  the announcement follows a forum hosted In October by a senior propaganda officer for the Communist ...

The Ministry of Environment said a standardised training programme for Cambodian rangers in collaboration with The US Department of State, US Agency for international Development (USAID) and The US Forest Service (USFS) has been postponed amid The Covid-19 pandemic. ...

The government, through three relevant ministries, issued an inter-ministerial prakas allowing disabled people to have The right to legally get a driver’s licence, with The overall goal of promoting The rights of disabled people to drive vehicles in Cambodia. ...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), The Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and The Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology (CAFT) have issued a statement strongly encouraging Their customers, The public and business owners to both settle accounts and accept payments electronically via digital platforms. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the vaccination team from the Ministry of National Defence to accelerate its campaign and immunise the roughly 520,000 residents in the red zone and not to worry about a shortage as one million additional doses of vaccines are scheduled ...

The Ministry of Health called on The public to be vigilant and prepared for The arrival of The Omicron variant in Cambodia so that They will not have any regrets when it gets here. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen advised that the Ministry of Health consider the possibility of advertising kidney transplant surgery in the country, as Cambodia has the ability to do so with successful kidney surgery having been performed here since 2010. ...

Despite a contraction of 1.9% last year, Thailand’s National Food Institute (NFI) expects food exports this year will grow by 5.8%. The optimism is based largely on risIng demand for some food segments In neighbourIng emergIng markets and government efforts to boost exports. NFI president Yongvut Saovapruk attributed ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday pledged to support 40 million people who have been affected adversely by the new surge of Covid-19 infections.the authorities have implemented restrictions in many provinces that have been hit by the virus, which is impacting businesses and the daily ...

Thailand’s grassroots network has lashed out at the use of special powers to “fast track” mandatory environmental impact assessments for mega projects.  A network of 46 civic groups, including Sueb Nakhasathien Foundation and the Stop Global Warming Association, issued a statement on 9 March, calling on ...

Poverty is exacerbated by armed conflicts and environmental disasters. This is particularly the case for Myanmar and Thailand, although all of the Lower Mekong Countries are expected to be disproportionately impacted by climate change. Nationally-appropriate policies that are pro-poor and take into account vulnerable groups including ...

Shan State politicians are urging parliament to immediately address renewed clashes in the northern part of the state which have already displaced thousands of civilians and trapped several thousand more. U Sai Tun Aung, a Pyithu Hluttaw MP for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy, submitted ...

VIENTIANE, LAOS – As the proposed Pak Lay hydropwer project gathers steam, officials deliberated in Vientiane on Friday to discuss risk management measures.A summary of recommendations and suggestions of proposed impact mitigation and risk management measures and a final draft technical review report were among ...

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a domestic tourism campaign called Aor Sor Social, marshalling an online group of volunteers to help promote village tourism. There are 14 communities taking part in The project, and The agency hopes The campaign will help increase ...