“Roasting”—a Cambodian tradition that sees new mothers lie on beds over a fire for several days in the belief it will scare off evil spirits and warm the body after giving birth—is one of many dangerous but deeply rooted practices that midwives and health practitioners ...

Cambodia is hosting the 40th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2022) from January 16 to 22 in Preah Sihanouk province under the theme “ASEAN – A community of peace and shared future.” ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen shared Cambodia’s lessons on peacemaking and national reconciliation at the World Summit in Seoul, marking the end of a four-day trip to South Korea where he clinches a peace prize. ...

Cambodia and Pakistan have committed to bring bilateral relations closer through the strengthening of cooperation in the peacekeeping sector. ...

The First Meeting of The ASEAN-Russia Eminent Persons Group (AREPG) is taking place in Vientiane to review and furTher enhance relations between ASEAN and Russia. Keep reading ...

Thailand’s investment of 48.68 billion baht in the China-led Asian infrastructure investment Bank (AIIB) will seek approval soon from the National Legislative Assembly. Keep reading ...

Laos’ first centre for inspecting the quality of tourism and hospitality operators is to be established to raise the bar in service standards. More ...

The Forest Protection Department of Dong Nai Province has distributed new equipment to The forest rangers on January 29 in Dinh Quan District to prevent rampaging elephants.Keep reading ...

Authorities have called for more youth volunteers to assist the distribution of relief supplies to victims affected by the deadly flooding in Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district.More ...

The State Social Welfare Fund and aid donated by various parties will be used solely to help The victims of disasters, authorities in charge have announced.More ...

The National Committee for Civil Aviation Safety met in Vientiane yesterday to discuss ways of strengThening safety for The nation’s domestic and international air travellers.More ...

A lack of funding is a major problem in implementing the master plan on simplifying administrative procedures, citizenship papers and the population management database for 2013-2020, according to officials.Keep reading ...

Japan’s aid arm, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is fundIng a draInage project along Phnom Penh’s Street 63, said yesterday that while it was true sections of the busy road remaIned In a deplorable condition, responsibility lay with City Hall. “This is [a] ...

NRSA panel chief wants online media to be included in licensing system. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on April 27 attempted to allay fears over the controversial media regulatory bill, denying it was intended to restrict media freedom and calling for mutual trust between the media ...

The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to hold a meeting with consumer goods makers and big retailers today to discuss The product price structure and clarify indirect price hikes alleged by consumers. Deputy Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said The internal Trade Department has been tasked with holding ...

Lao prime minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his delegation were on an official visit to Malaysia from Tuesday to May 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak. This is Thongloun’s first visit to Malaysia since taking the top government post a year ago. His ...

A total of 26 MPs supported Wai Phyo Han’s proposal concerning the Yangon Bus Service in parliament on April 24. intending to change Yangon’s notorious bus service, the Yangon Region Government started using the new YBS on January 16. However, on April 16, three months after the ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his delegation are officially visiting Malaysia from May 9-10 at the invitation of Prime Minister Dato’ Sri NajibTun Abdul Razak. This is Mr Thongloun’s first visit to Malaysia since taking the top government post a year ago. His visit aims ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government must address several challenges as part of efforts to effectively develop e-commerce and make trade more efficient, a recent study reveals. The 2018 study, funded by The World Bank, Australia, Germany, The European Union and Ireland names The main challenges ...

The opposition has selected five of its members to join a bipartisan committee to examine The draft trade union law, a step The ruling party has not yet made amid murkiness about when The group will actually meet.The law has come under fire from independent ...