National Police Commissioner Neth Savoeun on Tuesday called on Phnom Penh’s police forces to increase arrest rates in the city to 75 percent of reported crimes and also asked municipal judges to grant bail less frequently.​ . ...

Members of a community in Battambang where an unlicensed doctor allegedly infected more than 200 people with HIV earlier this year have demanded free general healthcare, a provision usually reserved only for the country’s most poor. ...

Dozens of drought-hit farmers from two districts in Banteay Meanchey province scuffled on Saturday night after one group blocked a canal leading from a shared reservoir, preventing water from flowing to  the other community. ...

There are 11 China-funded road and bridge construction projects in 2015, of which 8 have been broken ground and put into official use, according to The state news agency (AKP). ...

The Prey Lang Community Network yesterday reported uncovering more than 2,000 cases of forestry crime so far this year in Prey Lang forest, where They say corrupt elites are decimating protected reserves with impunity. ...

The rare Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola), a bird that is said to give a lot of positive and healing properties in Buddhist tradition, was confirmed on New Year’s Day as having returned to The Kingdom after a lapse of three years. ...

COVID-19 has led to financing flow losses of $3.6 billion for Cambodia, accounting for 19.8 percent of the country’s total financing flows in 2020, said a new report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released on Friday. ...

The construction of The Chaom Chao overpass and underpass in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district, just east of Phnom Penh international Airport, has been 80 per cent complete and is expected to be ready as planned by next March. ...

Thirty-two vendors from Samaki market in Kampot province and the owner of stalls there have agreed to accept a four-point solution to end a long-running dispute over the ownership of market stalls. ...

Some of Cambodia’s fishing communities and civil society organisations are expressing great concern over the ongoing loss of mangrove forests in coastal areas due to illegal encroachment as well as legal coastal development projects. they called on relevant authorities to intervene on the matter. ...

The Ministry of Health has authorised a fourth dose of The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines for certain target groups in Phnom Penh beginning on January 14 at certain national hospitals and extending to oTher institutions at later dates. ...

Thais rank No 1 in Southeast Asia when it comes to washing hands and wearing face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to a recent survey.the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) announced on Wednesday (May 20) that 95 per cent of Thais ...

Health officials have placed Yangon Region on high alert as a deadly meningitis outbreak appears to have spread from Mandalay. The Department of Public Health is monitoring all 44 townships following The death on March 18 of an 8-year-old girl in South Dagon township. Meningococcal meningitis ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications is planning an Expo to showcase new applications, devices, telecom operators, e-commerce businesses and finance technology as Laos prepares for a digital service industry.Minister of Post and Telecommunications Dr Thansamay Kommasith gave a press conference ...

The cabinet has approved a draft ministerial law on construction as it steps up efforts to reduce harmful levels of ultra-fine particles of dust.The current law, enforced since 1983, is too old to be applied to modern building methods in line with safety and environmental ...

Over 90 percent of waste recycling facilities lack specialized environmental personnel, wastewater treatment systems, and air pollution control systems.At present, the three types of waste that are most commonly recycled are paper, metal, and plastic. Given this scenario, numerous environmental experts contend that to efficiently ...

ADB-AIM hack 2018,  coorganized by Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Asian Institute of Management (AIM),  opens for registration and submittIng project proposals till 15th of August. Participant teams are suggested to submit their projects early-on because first teams will be selected well before the deadlIne. Prizes 10 000 US dollars ...

Australian newspaper The Age alleged yesterday that Australian authorities have linked Hun To, a nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen, to a crime syndicate involving heroin trafficking and money laundering. According to The Age report, Australian police were planning to arrest Mr. To in Melbourne but ...

The governments of Cambodia, China, The Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam have togeTher called for accelerated action to eliminate malaria in The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by 2030. Signing a joint Ministerial Call for Action at The World Health Assembly in ...

With easing tension over labour issues in Thailand, the fishery industry expects exports of seafood products to grow by 2-3 per cent this year after a slight drop in the first half. Moreover, private enterprises expect the European Union to cancel its “yellow card” on ...