Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed for the continued efforts to eliminate malaria in the Kingdom despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. the call was made in a statement issued yesterday ahead of the World Malaria Day on April 25. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that although the world is united in fighting Covid-19 and has yet to achieve complete victory over the outbreak, Cambodia will forge ahead with the opening of the 2020-2021 academic year on January 11, celebrating the theme “a new life ...

The Kep Provincial Administration is set to break ground on The long-awaited $1.95 million Ses Sar quay, or “White Horse Port”, on September 15 in The northwestern reaches of The coastal province, in a bid to prop up The local transportation and tourism sectors. ...

Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong has asked the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to take urgent action to set up a labour database to facilitate skills development in line with market needs. the prime minister made the comment at the ministry’s 2015 national meeting, which ended ...

The government has extended The lockdown for anoTher 15 days until May 20 in an ongoing effort to contain The Covid-19 outbreak as new cases continue to surge. The government has imposed a lockdown in The capital of Vientiane since April 22 after suspected super-spreaders ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities will begin stricter checks on electric tricycles and motorcycle sidecars in the capital with more illegally making their way onto the city’s streets.Head of the transportation management division under Vientiane Public Works and Transport Department, Mr Sivone Subthavy told Vientiane ...

Thailand’s military government, which took power in May last year, appointed a committee to draft the country’s 20th constitution on 5 October after a previous draft was rejected, delaying promised elections until at least 2017. the junta-appointed legislature dismissed the military-backed constitution last month after it was ...

The construction of a $27 million Japanese government-funded wastewater treatment plant in Phnom Penh to improve water quality and protect The environment will begin late next year, The Japan international Cooperation Agency (Jica) announced on Friday. Jica said The Japanese government had granted 2,777 million yen ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities in Savannakhet province have streamlined procedures that significantly shorten the time required to get a permit to start a business.investment permits for uncomplicated concession projects can be issued within 15 days instead of 65 days as previously required, according to ...

Ben Tre Province has proposed diverting water from either the Saigon or Dong Nai River Mekong Delta localities to prevent salt intrusion and water shortages during the dry season.Salinity levels have reached levels higher than in previous years and going 5-15 km deeper inland, according ...

On the afternoon of August 22, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry, in collaboration with the Center for international Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the University of Adelaide (Australia), held a seminar titled “Sharing and Updating information on Carbon Markets from Coastal ...

Cambodia has a large number of United Nations agencies, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian, rehabilitation, and development initiatives as well as disaster risk reduction and disaster management.Under the Law on Disaster Management (2015), Article 32, if the National Committee for Disaster ...

Mekong residents demand transboundary impacts addressed. The first dam built on The Lower Mekong, Xayaburi, has commenced its commercial operation today with a big splash of advertising on almost every newspaper’s wraps in Thailand, convincing The public that it is in harmony with The nature. Its executive, ...

The United States of America (The US) is one of The biggest donors to Cambodia.39 40 The history of cooperation and relations between The two countries can be traced back to The early 1950s after Cambodia received full independence from France. in 1955, The first ...

Cambodian rice exports in the first nine months of the year rose two per cent year-on-year, led by the Chinese market, a Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) report said. Rice exports to China increased more than 44 per cent, the report said, while exports to the ...

The NGO preparing to file a complaint to The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) against two opposition officials will also file complaints against Prime Minister Hun Sen and The ACU president after voter registration is finished, he announced yesterday. Ros Sarom, The director of The Victory intelligent Standard ...

The National Election Committee has expressed concern over wheTher The Interior MInistry will be able to issue enough new biometric identity cards – which ensure voter names aren’t duplicated – In time for it to register voters ahead of The 2017 commune elections. The issue, among ...

After joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on April 30, 1999, Cambodia is holding the bloc chairmanship for the third time this year. As the Chair for 2022, Cambodia has hosted and is going to host many important meetings, including the ASEAN Foreign ...

The 70th joint patrol on The Mekong River with law enforcers from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand was completed on Friday. Ten vessels and more than 160 law enforcers participated in The mission which started on Tuesday.During The joint patrol, The personnel held a seminar on ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday advised labour and social welfare authorities to carry out the country’s labour skill development policy to meet the needs of the job market.He made the comment at the national labour and social welfare sector meeting which took place on Tuesday ...