A newly leaked document attesting to a $15,000 deal between representatives of Ratanakkiri’s Samut Krom village and a timber trader to allow Vietnamese-backed logging in the community’s forest appears to add further weight to its critique. ...

The state-run Rural Development Bank (RDB) received a total of 10 proposals from Cambodian agricultural firms expressing interest in developing rice storage and drying facilities across three provinces using government-backed low-interest loans, a bank official said yesterday. ...

During the inauguration of a pagoda in Prey Veng on Friday, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced he will send several advisers to Myanmar to share lessons from his “Win-Win” policy, which he credits with ending Cambodia’s civil war. ...

The CNRP was forced to hold a downsized version of a seminar for incoming elected officials led by party president Kem Sokha at its headquarters in Kompong Chhnang province on Monday after provincial authorities refused to allow a larger gaThering. ...

A US delegation led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House minority leader, wrapped up two days of meetings in Cambodia on Tuesday, having met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and key rights and democracy workers. ...

A US delegation led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic House minority leader, wrapped up two days of meetings in Cambodia on Tuesday, having met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and key rights and democracy workers. ...

Cambodia has performed better than last year in its effort to fight corruption, but it is still slow, an international anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday.   The index ranks Cambodia 156 out of 175 countries this year, up from a 160 ranking last year. ...

A group of Siem Reap provincial CNRP officials plan to protest outside the opposition party’s headquarters in Phnom Penh this morning to request that provincial party chief Ke Sovannaroth be ousted due to alleged “irregular spending,” an official said on Sunday. ...

A Vietnamese police officer wearing civilian clothes and a Cambodian police cap was briefly apprehended by attendees of a public forum hosted by the opposition CNRP in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadaw district on Wednesday, according to a lawmaker and local official. ...

Actress Angelina Jolie Pitt is set to direct an adaptation of bestselling memoir “First They Killed My FaTher” by Khmer Rouge survivor Loung Ung, as an original feature film for Netflix, The online streaming company said in a statement on Friday. ...

This page discusses the impact of COVID-19 on gender equality in Laos, including how it interacts with SDG 5.Read more  ...

A national road safety action plan established in 2011 is severely off target and road deaths could surpass 3,200 by 2020 unless drastic action is taken, the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC) warned on 30 September. in total, 2,226 people were killed in 4,645 recorded traffic ...

Renaissance Minerals, a subsidiary of Australia-listed Emerald Resources, is scheduled next year to begin mining gold in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...

Senior Ministry of Health officials have urged provincial administrations to dispatch mobile vaccination teams to remote households and the homes of those with difficulties travelling in order to administer Covid-19 jabs to them. ...

Open Development Thailand (ODT) recently published a new topic page on “Forests and Forestry,” which overviews changes of forest cover, deforestation drivers, communities’ role, and increasing governance through FLEGT/REDD+ implementation in Thailand. You will gain insights on total forest loss and key drivers of deforestation.  Visit the new ...

When Seah Kian Hoe was just 10 years old, he would jump on the back of his parent’s small truck during school holidays and help them collect scrap, going door-to-door around neighborhoods in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor.Keep reading ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos and Hungary signed an agreement last week to further strengthen their cooperation in food safety.the agreement was signed during a visit to Hungary by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone, who is also Minister of Planning and investment, according to ...

After six months in lockdown, Thailand is encouraging citizens to return to its islands and beaches. The nation has had no local transmissions in The last two months. Businesses have opened back up and The government is now contemplating allowing 100,000 foreign workers to return to ...

The divisional government launched an investigation into a resort and culture park under construction on The eastern bank of The famous Thaungthaman Lake outside The city of Mandalay, after local residents complained about The impact of The project. Some of The initial construction near The famous ...

The National Assembly is drafting a law to take action against doctors and patients who collude with each oTher to cheat The National Social Security Fund into paying for false medical expenses. Chheang Vun, chairman of The National Assembly’s Foreign Affairs, international Cooperation, information and Media ...