Thailand’s ratification of an international protocol to prevent and eliminate force labor reflects Thailand’s intention to improve labor standards, the country’s government said.the protocol, which was signed by a representative of the Thai government on June 4 in Geneva, Switzerland, will enter into force on ...

The European Commission is planning to start negotiations with The Association of SouTheast Asian Nations on an aviation agreement soon, having received a mandate from EU transport ministers earlier this week. The EU is hoping to create new airline routes and new business opportunities for European ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked provinces and cities on Thursday to dissolve ineffective agricultural cooperatives by The end of 2018. The ministry’s data shows that in 2017, Việt Nam had nearly 11,700 agricultural cooperatives and 30 cooperative coalitions. Some 3,900 agricultural ...

Vietnamese public hospitals need to adopt international standards to enhance their quality and meet the increasing demands of the population, said an official from the Ministry of Health on August 30.Presentations at the conference focused on topics such as current challenges to hospital management, challenges and ...

As a Kandal village braces for an investigation into a cluster of HIV cases, the US Centers for Disease Control on 19 February published a new report on the now-infamous HIV outbreak in Battambang’s Roka commune, pointing to high demand for medical injections and a lack ...

A group of activists in northwestern Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province said Tuesday that their forest is under threat from illegal loggers in neighboring provinces and could be completely cleared within months if authorities do not step in to deal with the problem. ...

Halfway into a pilot project testing a computerized voter registration system, the National Election Committee (NEC) has identified a lack of electricity and internet access in the countryside along with inaccurate voter documentation as its main challenges. ...

An inter-ministerial meeting that took place earlier this month in Preah Sihanouk was said to have been called to make concrete the seesawing plans of the province’s business and environmental development. ...

About 2,800 supporters attended the first congress of Nhek Bun Chhay’s Khmer National United Party (KNUP) in Phnom Penh yesterday, a party spokesperson said, weeks after splitting from the Prince Norodom Ranariddh-controlled Funcinpec party. ...

Police in Ratanakkiri province on Tuesday ordered rights group Adhoc to call off a planned workshop meant to inform local indigenous communities of their rights, claiming the NGO had failed to secure the necessary permission from authorities. ...

Inmates at Prey Sar prison In Phnom Penh will no longer be able to listen to the radio, accordIng to a social media post by a jailed opposition member, which is an apparent violation of the law. ...

Cambodia as a member of the six-nation Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the sub-region achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. ...

The Minister of Commerce has sought more Japanese investments in The Kingdom as Cambodia and Japan are keen to work on negotiations to possibly establish a bilateral free trade agreement. ...

Several people were injured Thursday when Cambodian authorities broke up a Labour Day rally involving hundreds of garment workers and opposition party supporters in central Phnom Penh. Am Sam Ath, senior monitor of local human rights group Licadho, told Kyodo News he saw at least five ...

Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) has urged people to be vigilant of possible phenomena like thunder, lightning, and gusts in some parts of the central lowland areas.  ...

Police on Friday deported 191 Chinese nationals on suspicion of telecommunications fraud, following investigations by Lao and Chinese police.Acting upon information received from members of the public last month, Chinese police discovered that a group of Chinese nationals was conducting fraudulent activities in Laos.More ...

Tighter security will be expected across the country in conjunction with the upcoming holidays, from August 17 to 21, which was set in lieu of the postponed Khmer New Year in April. ...

More than 500 villagers rallied on 12 June against a company’s underground salt mining project in Kham Thale So district amid concerns over the environmental impacts. the company is excavating to explore underground salt deposits in a location about 500 metres away from Bang Nong Hua ...

The new tri-country freight train, or ASEAN express, between Malaysia, Thailand and Laos will begin operating in October of this year. The railway in Malaysia will also have connections to provinces in China, including Kunming, Chengdu and also to Chongqing via Tanaleng station, Vientiane Capital. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Chatchai Sarikulya is optimistic that Thailand will be removed from the IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated) fishery watchlist after the scheduled arrival in Thailand in late September or early October of a delegation from the European Union to assess Thailand’s performance in addressing ...