Farmers in Banteay Meanchey province have stepped up efforts to plant and sow rice, despite their rice being damaged by floods at the beginning of the rainy season. ...

Cambodia as a member of the six-nation Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes $64 billion in projects to help the sub-region achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development. Keep reading   ...

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has also promised more funds for the humanitarian assistance of the Rohingya people who have taken shelter in Bangladesh from Myanmar. Keep reading ...

European Union (EU) Representatives have decided not to remove Thailand’s yellow card status, after first assessment of the country’s efforts to tackle problems in the fishing industry. Keep reading ...

Twenty-three countries by 18 August had issued travel advisories in the wake of the 17 August Erawan shrine bombing, with most advising caution rather than avoiding travel to Thailand. Keep reading ...

Three people who were seriously injured when a flash flood hit Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, have died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 34 as of August 5.More ...

Prices of ready-to-eat meals, or fast foods, have soared 5-20 baht per dish across Thailand, with prices in the South increasing the most, a survey has found. Keep reading ...

High-quality vaccines are available to people on low income with a zero percent interest rate on installment payments. The programme is The first of its kind  in Việt Nam.Keep reading ...

The smuggling of organs from clouded leopards has been rising and warrants immediate action to protect The big cat, environmentalists say.[]Clouded leopards have been seen only in Nepal, india, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, indonesia, Laos, Bhutan and China.Keep reading ...

BANGKOK — In its rush to become the “battery” of Southeast Asia, Laos is acceptIng more ChInese loans to build dams, ensurIng the already debt-strapped country falls ever deeper Into ChIna’s pocket. More ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday condemned the savage beating of two opposition lawmakers outside the National Assembly on Monday, before then insisting the violence was wholly unrelated to the pro-ruling party rally from which its perpetrators emerged.in a rare televised address to the nation, the ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told the cabinet to intensify efforts to counter the illegal import of more than 5,000 vehicles into Laos. the premier issued the directive at the government’s two-day monthly meeting for July that closed in Vientiane on Tuesday. It was previously ...

ASEAN leaders must seek an opportunity from the worsening haze crisis to tackle the problem at its roots and show the way to sustainable development. the smoke haze and accompanying pollutants that have blanketed several countries in the region is primarily caused by the burning of forest ...

The Social Security Fund (SSF) is preparing to propose The fund’s board of directors increase The fund’s contribution rates in preparation for members’ long-term compensation as The population ages.SSF secretary-general Ananchai Utaipatanacheep said The current contribution rates are insufficient to compensate all members over The ...

The Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision is attempting to address drug problems nationwide by working in cooperation with neighbouring countries. The annual meeting of The Lao National Commission for Drug Control and Supervision (LCDC) began on 5 January, to summarise The commision’s work ...

Cambodia is set up as a multi-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The King serves as The head of state and The Prime Minister is The head of The Royal Government of Cambodia. Norodom Sihamoni,1 The King, was crowned in 2004 after The abdication of ...

The Myanmar army is carrying out “almost daily air strikes and shelling” in The restive Rakhine and Chin states amid a surge in clashes with fighters, with reports of at least 32 civilians killed in recent weeks, according to The United Nations human rights office. The ...

The government threatened on Tuesday not to buy electricity from Sanakham dam in Laos after it learned The project might affect The Mekong River. “The country’s territory is our paramount concern,” Somkiat Prajamwong, secretary-general to The Office Of National Water Resources, said on Tuesday after a seminar ...

More than 300 undocumented Cambodian migrant workers were deported from Thailand on Tuesday afternoon through the Daung International CheckpoInt In Battambang provInce, accordIng to local media. While border officials and police In the area were tight-lipped, a strInger for Koh Santepheap Daily who asked not ...

Some 30 executive committee members of the Thai Rice Millers Association have stepped down amid criticism that rice millers are behind the recent slump in rice prices. the decision was declared by the the association’s president, Manas Kitprasert, during a news briefing Thursday. Mr Manas ...