The Australian government will support Cambodia’s effort to provide piped clean water to rural areas as its Provincial investment Plan study revealed that less than 50 per cent of villages in The country were connected to piped water in 2020. ...

Governments and the private sector have become increasingly aware of opportunities for significant savings through energy efficiency. Within ASEAN, there is about US$43 billion in potential savings available if member countries adopt a technology intense strategy to drive efficiency. Thailand alone could save more than copy.1 ...

The Koh Kong Provincial Court in Cambodia decided to suspend a year and a half sentence handed down to three activists from environmental NGO MoTher Nature who have been in prison since last August – longer than The legal limit for pre-trial detention. The three ...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities plan to recruit about 30 lifeguards to help prevent drownings across the province’s seven beaches. the move comes in the wake of several tourist drownings; the latest casualties involved a South Korean 40-year-old father, Lee Minseock, and his 4-year-old son, Lee Seungjae, ...

An NGO coalition launched a program to collaborate more closely with the government on Wednesday, a week after an Interior MInistry spokesman admitted to threatenIng several organizations In order to “scare” them ahead of commune elections. CCC executive director Soeung Saran said the problems between ...

Cambodian Ministry of Commerce in association with Hong Kong’s World Trade Fair (international) Limited as international sole agent), the annual national flagship jewelry fair – the 4th Cambodia Gems & Jewelry Fair (4th CGJF), will be held on June 14 to 17, 2012 at Diamond Island Convention & Exhibition Centre (Koh Pich), at the ...

The Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring and reporting scheme is launching a mobile app next month to help improve knowledge of The country’s labour law for those working in The industry. Partially funded by Adidas, The ‘Cambodian Labour Law Guide’ app will be available to download ...

A senior U.S. diplomat says the country is looking to strengthen ties with Cambodia following an end to the nation’s yearlong political stalemate. Scot Marciel, the State Department’s leading diplomat for Southeast Asia, told VOA Khmer in an interview Wednesday that Washington wants to have a ...

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng said on Monday that the capital will boast a total of 27 pedestrian overpasses if the public approves the five now in the trial phase. ...

The new government is being urged to stimulate The country’s agricultural sector because crop prices remain low and farmers have limited purchasing power in The local market, says The Federation of Thai industries (FTI). Keep reading ...

The government has agreed to use The remaining cash from The Energy Conservation Fund to support a new recycling plan for discarded solar panels and vehicle batteries, in line with The goal of creating a circular economy.Keep reading ...

The Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union and The Young Communists’ Union of Cuba (UJC-Union De Jovenes Comunistas De Cuba) have deepened Their friendship through a new cooperation agreement. The agreement on exchange and cooperation between The two parties was signed in Vientiane yesterday More ...

Less than four months after suspending work on Cambodia’s dilapidated railway network, Toll Royal Railways (TRR), the network’s operator, has informed the government that it will recommence transporting construction materials needed to build the southern line on Aug. 1, company officials said yesterday. the decision to ...

Activists on September 28 released a 30-minute documentary as part of a campaign against a mega-dam in central Shan State. The documentary, called Drowning a Thousand Islands, includes local people from The remote Kunhing area voicing Their concerns that The proposed Mong Ton hydropower project will irrevocably ...

Join us for the 6th Open Government Partnership Global Summit!  Together with the Open Government Partnership, the Government of Canada is hosting the Summit in Ottawa, Canada, from May 29-31st, 2019. the Summit will bring together the 79 member countries and 20 local governments of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). ...

It has been nearly a year since the government signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea that aimed to put Cambodian mangoes on the shelves of supermarkets in Seoul, yet local producers say there is little sign of any movement. ...

The construction of The nearly $2 billion Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is 51.35 per cent complete and is expected to be finished in 2023, according to Ministry of Public Works and Transport secretary of state Vasim Sorya.   ...

Thailand’s economy may shrink 3%-5% this year, sharply down from growth of 1.5%-2.0% projected in March, as the coronavirus pandemic hits global demand and domestic activity, a group of leading business associations said on Thursday.the group also cut its forecast for 2020 exports, a key ...

Disputes between owners at prominent rice miller Loran Import Export Company have been resolved, with Chief Executive Officer Lim Bunheng set to buy the stake held by prominent media personality Soy Sopheap and his associates, company Officials said yesterday. “We have agreed to end all disputes ...

A lawyer hired by the opposition CNRP said Tuesday that he would file a complaint next month with the international Criminal Court (ICC) over crimes against humanity allegedly perpetrated by state security forces. “We plan to file a Communication [complaint] before the international Criminal Court next ...