VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have ordered all district departments to continue registering foreign workers and issuing them with work permits to ensure they comply with regulations for seeking employment in Laos.Labour authorities held a meeting in the capital on Friday to consider the ...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected that global warmIng is likely to reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-Industrial levels by 2030. This is projected to brIng about changes In The climate and natural systems, IncludIng changes In The frequency and Intensity of weaTher ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Regional demand for crops and livestock remains high but Laos is unable to capitalise on its potential to satisfy the regional market need, according to a senior official.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang recently stressed the need for ...

There will be discussions on wheTher some tigers can be relocated from India to Cambodia, at The third Asia MInisterial Conference on Tiger Conservation. No evidence of tigers have been found In Cambodia sInce 2007 and The World Wide Fund for Nature recently declared tigers ...

MasterCard, the plastic payment-card brand of global financial services firm MasterCard Worldwide, has been present in the Kingdom since 2001, but until recently it was relatively unknown to most Cambodians. However, there are signs its signature debit and credit cards are poised for robust growth ...

Cambodian and Vietnamese leaders on Tuesday vowed to further strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual interests, a spokesman said. the commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the Peace Palace ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has decided to postpone secondary and high school exams in response to The pandemic. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly yesterday expressed concern over the alleged lack of iron and zinc in the infant milk powder formula. ...

The Health Ministry has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19, bringing The total number in Cambodia to 156. ...

The Cambodian government has formed a new inter-ministry committee to lead and facilitate The construction of a domestic airport in Mondulkiri province. ...

Preah Vihear has become the latest province to declare ‘Red Zones’ in response to the threat of ‘Delta’. ...

Cambodia, the incoming chair of ASEAN for 2022, vowed to strengthen ASEAN centrality in order to maintain and uphold peace, security and prosperity, the country’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said on Wednesday. ...

One of the world’s greatest rivers is under threat from unregulated activities in riparian countries, including dam construction, which disrupt the river’s flow and break down its food chains, experts cautioned. Keep reading ...

The ASEAN regional forum mulls over issuing international driving licenses that will be valid in each of The 10 member countries, an official stated on 26 August. Keep reading ...

The Chinaimo treatment plant in Vientiane will be enlarged to improve water distribution through a loan of about 10.271 billion yen (749 billion kip) from The Japanese government. Keep reading ...

Fishing offences in the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area are still happening despite a ban, the Kampi fishing community said. Most fish poachers use electric shock devices with power connected to their nets to catch fish in deep water, a practice that affects rare and ...

Thai Union Group Plc, one of the world’s largest seafood producers, will stop using subcontractors for shrimp pre-processing and will bring all operations in-house in order to improve worker protection. “From 1 January 2016 onwards, all processing work will be directly controlled by Thai Union, ensuring ...

Thailand’s ranking in cybersecurity readiness fell to 35th in 2017-18 from 20th in 2016 as other countries made better cybersecurity improvements.“the slip in ranking is not due to poorer cybersecurity competency in Thailand, as its overall score improved, it’s just that other countries have done ...

As two volunteers guided a man unsteady on his feet into a medical tent on the second day of a three-day pro-opposition demonstration at Freedom Park yesterday, Chan Bun Han instructed another to get the patient a bottle of water after they laid him on ...

Cambodia’s impressive tourism growth has seen new records set year after year at the Kingdom’s three international airports. Cambodia Airports, the French majority-owned company that operates these airports, recently completed major expansions at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to accommodate the anticipated growth in tourist ...