The Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday that The government’s aim is to administer 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses per month. The daily target will be at least 500,000 jabs, and this target has already been exceeded this week.The CCSA also revealed ...

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has pledged justice after the weekend’s Phuket riot sparked by the deaths of two young men, as probes were launched to find the facts behind the province’s worst street violence in recent years. Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Gen Prayut promised ...

Deadlines have been extended for Mekong Business initiative’s MATCh innovation accelerator. MATCh, Mekong Agri Tech Challenge, is seeking mature startups aspiring to enter new markets and budding startups with agritech solutions and products. The Greater Mekong Sub Region is rich in natural resources and ripe with opportunities to make your launch successful.  The startup accelerator track is accepting ...

China’s massive infrastructure spending in Southeast Asian nations under the Belt and Road initiative has run into a series of problems including substandard work and money wasted on unprofitable projects, a new report has warned. the Belt and Road initiative, launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

Woman working in the salt fields in Kampot. Photo by douglasjonesjr, taken on 28 March 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.Salt is produced in Kampot and Kep provinces, where seawater is allowed into salt evaporation ponds  As the water evaporates, salt crystals are left behind ...

After winning the rights to transfer large shipments of timber from Mondulkiri province to the rest of Cambodia, Try Pheap Import Export Co Ltd is being examined by 10 officials to ensure there are no irregularities in its operation, Mondulkiri provincial forestry administration director Um ...

A rising number of Japanese companies are expanding business in Southeast Asia, according to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO). However, to date, there has been hardly any concrete information on how many of the Japanese entities have targeted Cambodia for relocation although both Japan ...

Supported by Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh and UNDP, the Ministry of Environment and National Council for Sustainable Development have produced educational materials on the environment for Cambodian students. Educating students on single-use plastic reduction and other environmental practices will contribute to a more ...

Disbursement of fiscal 2021 budget is expected to be deferred by only a month and will not affect public investment, says finance permanent secretary Prasong Poontaneat.Deferment of the law on fiscal 2021 budget from Oct 1 will have no impact on public investment, Mr Prasong ...

Laos has launched an online registration program for Covid-19 vaccinations aimed at priority groups. According to an announcement by the Centre of information and Education for Health, a new round of Covid-19 vaccinations will take place from April 2 to 3 at Mittaphap Hospital as well ...

The Department of Labour Protection and Welfare has launched a new ad-hoc centre to track job losses, hoping to serve as an intermediary to help employers and workers gain access to legal rights.Covid-19 has affected businesses both in terms of increasing costs and unemployment. According ...

At public hearings ahead of the drafting of the Alternative Energy and Alternative Energy Development Plan (AEDP 2018), suggestions were heard that the plan should be consistent with the policy and goal of the Ministry of Energy to boost the usage of alternative energy to ...

The Council of Ministers yesterday ended The ban on The return of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy, an apparent reaction to The latter’s comments The night before on a radio broadcast vowing to come back if The restrictions were dropped. “The government has decided to ...

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) will let type-1 electrical users (residential customers) who have installed solar panels on Their house roofs to sell electricity left over after personal use back to MEA to generate household income.The MEA announced on its Facebook on Thursday (July 30) ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A group of Japanese experts say the little known Phaka cave in Namfeuang village, Maed district, Vientiane province, could be the largest cave in Laos.the cave, which is located on the Namfeuang River, has been explored by the Japanese over the past ...

Mondulkiri Provincial Court on Tuesday charged a man who allegedly set traps resulting in the deaths of several species of wild animals in Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary. Deputy prosecutor Mam Vanda yesterday identified the accused as Hok Vann, 19, from Koh Nhek district’s Nang Khy lik ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on the “Banking and financial services”. On the new bilingual page, the public will be able to get more information regarding banking and financial services in Cambodia, together with an understanding of the evolution of policies ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on the “Criminal litigation.” On the new bilingual page, the public will get more insights into the legal framework of Cambodian criminal law and procedure development, pre-trial and trial procedures of criminal litigation in Cambodia, together ...

Maina Kiai speaking with journalists outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh. Photo by Maina Kiai, taken on 6 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0the first humanitarian international non-governmental organizations arrived in 1989. After the 1993 election, more and more internal organizations ...

The Ministry of Planning and investment and The Japan international Cooperation Agency on 8 July signed a grant agreement for two aid projects for Human Resource Development Scholarships from 2016 to 2020 and Reconstruction of Bridges on National Road No. 9, worth about 2.836 billion yen. The ...