The Trump administration’s order to probe U.S. trading partners for unfair practices has provoked outrage in The SouTheast Asian nations under scrutiny, and threatens to deepen a divide that leaves The region more exposed to Chinese influence. indonesia, for one, has challenged The notion that ...

The Bank of Thailand is fine-tuning The process of offering 500 billion baht in soft loans with an aim to provide virus-hit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with better access.The central bank has talked with banks about tweaking The scrutiny process to give SMEs easier ...

How many Cambodians are living in poverty? According to the government’s figures, using income as the only indicator, poverty stands at 13.5 percent, a considerable feat given that it was in the realm of 40 percent only two decades ago. It is also something the ...

Although infant mortality rates have dropped dramatically over the past 15 years, a new report in the journal Healthcare has identified significant shortcomings in newborn care in Cambodia. After interviewing mothers, caretakers and midwives in charge of delivering and caring for newborn babies in Takeo ...

Royal Media Entertainment Co. Ltd., a joint venture between local conglomerate Royal Group and Russian General Satellite Co., announced yesterday that it has launched the country’s first digital pay-television service, ONE TV. Offering promotional subscription rates between $3 and $12 a month, services will begin in Phnom ...

A local legal aid NGO said yesterday that American retail giant Wal-Mart and Swedish clothing brand H&M have failed to take responsibility for a shuttered supplier factory in Phnom Penh that owes its workers up to $200,000 in unpaid severance payments. The Community Legal Education Center ...

The Anti-Corruption Unit revealed that a district police chief and his deputy in Kampot province who were arrested last week made more than $64,000 by embezzling money, taking bribes and stealing from his subordinates. Srun Lam, Banteay Meas district police chief, and his deputy, Mok Hort, ...

Garment workers in Myanmar protesting over pay and factory conditions threatened to continue strikes Tuesday unless their demands are met and authorities release two of their representatives detained earlier this month. As many as 200,000 people work in garment factories in Myanmar, according to the ...

Thirty-seven trainees from the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC) are training to rescue victims of natural disasters at the naval command in preparation for a UN “blue helmet” mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2022, a senior official said. ...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities are inspecting the canal system in Sihanoukville’s commune IV and other drainage systems in the coastal town in the wake of recent severe flooding, which claimed one life and affected many residents. ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng requested that Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) director-general Long Naro build a new water treatment plant in the Prek Thnaot River area to the west of the capital in order to distribute clean water to people in three ...

The government and partner organisations are seeking new markets in which to sell carbon credits in order to raise funds for its efforts to increase and strengThen The protection of natural resources in The Kingdom. ...

Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy yesterday told unionists that his party supports a minimum wage increase in the Kingdom’s garment industry to $180 per month in 2016. Speaking to more than 100 Free Trade Union (FTU) representatives from about 60 factories at FTU’s headquarters ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed Thai efforts to reduce statelessness among children, according to a statement issued on Thursday.in a statement, The UN refugee agency said it welcomed a development in which more than 60,000 stateless students in Thailand could ...

Thailand’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the final quarter of 2022 as a rebound in the vital tourism sector was unable to offset falls in key sectors including exports and manufacturing.the planning agency responded by downgrading its outlook for this year.Keep reading ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has expressed its support for joint policy studies to promote development cooperation in the Lancang-Mekong sub-region that can create mutual benefit for member countries.Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Khamphao Eunthavanh expressed the government’s view in her address at the ...

HCMC will extend its social distancing status by another month until September 15 in response to sustained coronavirus threats.the pandemic is still raging in HCMC with then number of daily new infections going up on Saturday and Sunday after decreasing for a short time. the ...

UK-based BIW automotive company on Friday signed a US$2 billion join venture investment with ACICA Automotive (Cambodia) to build a factory in Preah Sihanouk province for a Cambodian-made vehicle within the next three years. the agreement was made between BIW’s director Robin Bowyer and ACICA’s Group ...

The opposition CNRP has sent a letter to municipal authorities informing Them that a mass demonstration planned for Wednesday at Freedom Park to coincide with The anniversary of The 1991 signing of The Paris Peace Agreement will now be a three-day affair and include marches ...

Conservation groups used to fight for environmental impact assessments or EIAs to be carried out before big government development projects. Today, that fight has been partly won with government agencies commissioning such assessments to scope out the environmental impact of big projects, such as the ...