The 6th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum is scheduled to convene in Manila, The Philippines, from 17-19 October 2018. dates: 17-19 October 2018 location: Manila, Philippines www: http://www.asiapacificadapt.net/ The event is organized by The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), which is a regional programme for managing and applying adaptation ...

As a child, were you told to “eat your food, remember all those starving children in China”? Well the problem is getting worse: one in nine people around the world is hungry; and the population is predicted to reach 9 billion by the year 2050. ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More care needs to be taken with regard to the Xong River in Vangvieng district, Vientiane province, as untreated wastewater and sewerage is being discharged by hotels, guesthouses and restaurants that line the river.Vangvieng is a tourist hotspot and the scenic ...

Labour Protection Act BE 2566 (2023), which facilitates working from home, will come into effect on April 18 this year, deputy government spokesperson Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Thursday.She said the amendment was necessary as the old Labour Protection Act BE 2541 (1998) did not take ...

Disgruntled fishermen from 22 coastal provinces have threatened to raise the level of their protest if the government does not respond positively to their demands for relaxation of stringent regulations within three days.An estimated 8,000 fishing trawler operators and boat crew on Tuesday converged outside ...

Fishing groups from 22 coastal provinces on Thursday vowed to gather in Bangkok for a mass rally to pressure the government into relaxing laws and regulations they say are threatening their livelihoods.“We’ve already notified Nang Loeng police station as required by the law on public ...

Laos, often called the “Battery of ASEAN”, will live up to its name by supplying ASEAN power at a critical time, when energy demand in the region’s fast growing economies threatens shortages amid several infrastructure and urbanisation projects, pledged Laos Vice Minister for Energy Viraphonh Vilavong. Thailand, which ...

Last Wednesday, residents of dark-red zone provinces made a dash to restaurants and shopping malls after lockdown restrictions were eased. For businesses like hair salons and massage shops, reopening has restored a vital lifeline after they were forced shut for nearly three months.But not everyone ...

AS ON of the last refuges of IndochInese tigers, Thailand is workIng to protect the endangered big cats from poachers. A tiger conservation centre was launched last Friday In Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, where forest rangers will be traIned to track the endangered big ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), the state enterprise that operates Cambodia’s second-largest port, successfully raised $5.2 million in an initial public offering that was more than 1.4 times oversubscribed, its underwriter said yesterday.Subscription for 4.1 million shares, a 20 per cent stake, of the port ...

On 24 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $7 million grant which aims to promote Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capacity for regional teacher traInIng centers and lower secondary education. the major thrust of ...

Thailand Cybersecurity 2019 Event Thailand Cybersecurity 2019 Event support Thailand’s digital transformation, particularly in dealing with current cyber threatsElectronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society proudly present “Thailand Cybersecurity 2019” to empower critical organizations to stay ahead of growing ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) launched a campaign of daily demonstrations beginning Sunday in a bid to force Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government to call for a re-election following disputed July polls. CNRP President Sam Rainsy and oTher leaders declared at a rally attended ...

On 21 December 2020, Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects, KUSANONE, US$288,473 in total, for installing medical equipment at Angkor Borey Referral Hospital in Takeo Province, installing braille equipment at special schools in Phnom Penh and 3 provinces, ...

A former finance minister on Monday submitted a petition to the Supreme Admin Court asking it to revoke cabinet approval for a 700-billion-baht loan to combat the kingdom’s public health crisis.the cabinet recently approved the draft of an executive decree authorising the government to borrow ...

In Cambodia, as credit becomes IncreasIngly available, more people are takIng loans from microfInance Institutions to help with migration.As of June 2015, microfInance Institutions lent more than $2 billion, compared to $1.6 billion dollars In 2014, accordIng to the Cambodia MicrofInance Association. ...

KPMG Cambodia has bought out one of its local competitors in an effort to position itself as a leader in accounting, taxation and advisory services before ASEAN integration later this year. A statement issued Friday by KPMG states that the firm acquired Premier Consulting (Cambodia) Limited, ...

Cambodia and European Union (EU) are committed to joining hands in boosting the development of SME, technology, science and green industry in Cambodia. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in collaboration with UNESCO has organised a consultation workshop on Education for Sustainable Development 2030 in Cambodia. ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos has vowed to continue cooperation with international partners in addressing challenges in wildlife law enforcement, with the country still at risk of illegal trading.More ...