Cambodia has recorded a staggering 40 percent decline in flights coming in or going out due to COVID-19. Of the three international airports, Siem Reap is the worst hit as international flights have all but dried Off with many countries going into lockdown mode. ...

A day after a state bank called on Cambodians to buy domestically milled rice to help a government scheme to stabilise prices in the sector, multiple ruling party officials were reaching into their own pockets to do just that. the Rural Development Bank – tasked with ...

State-owned utility Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PWSA), the first Cambodian Securities Exchange-listed company, aims to collect substantially more revenue in 2020 after a sharp drop in total revenue last year, according the result of its eighth annual general shareholders’ meeting. ...

In a first for the KIngdom, leadIng organic rice miller and exporter AMRU Rice (Cambodia) Co Ltd will pilot the use of solar energy In its facilities to Increase energy sustaInability durIng dry-season production lInes that are often riddled with power outages. ...

Only 20% of hotels in Siem Reap province have reopened after the Covid-19 outbreak in the province subsided, most other hotels have either shut down or are temporarily closed, while others will reopen at a later date when tourist numbers increase. ...

Pork sales at local markets have taken a hit following the recent outbreak of blue-ear pig disease as fears have spread among consumers that the meat is not fit for human consumption, pork vendors said on 14  September. First identified in Siem Reap in mid-August, Porcine ...

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 16 billion baht of financial support for those affected by tougher restrictions to contain the country’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, a government spokesman said.the restrictions were imposed in July in 13 provinces, including Bangkok, before being extended into August ...

The government attracted more than $6 billion in electricity investment between 2006 and The end of last year. This is in response to rising electricity demands and is in line with government goals to reduce its cost for both commercial and residential users. ...

In 2018, Khmer Times reported a 10 percent Increase per year In waste generated by the KIngdom. In 2019, Phnom Penh alone generated up to 3,000 tonnes of waste daily – with Cambodia as a whole producIng over 10,000 tonnes – the equivalent to 3.6 million ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Community Education Development (SEAMEO CED) held a workshop in collaboration with DVV international and Luang Prabang provincial authorities to promote education.the workshop on education for rural communities, held in Luang Prabang province ...

We are drowning in plastics. Unless we change our behaviour, there will be more plastic by weight than fish in the ocean by 2050. Solving this crisis requires us to do more than just banning plastic straws. We need a paradigm shift. We must adopt ...

Although in high-growth, emerging economies are positive about their future in the digital economy, they don’t feel like their digital needs are being met, says a survey by Dentsu Aegis Network. Those surveyed said they did not feel optimistic about the impact of digital technologies ...

Recently, Cambodia’s prime minister signed a series of decrees placing the responsibility of Prey Lang protection with the Ministry of Environment and provincial governments. It’s a promising change, development professionals and conservation activists tell Devex, as a combination of stronger national and local government cooperation ...

Cambodia and Russia on Wednesday signed an extradition treaty in a bid to prevent cross-border crimes and human trafficking. Justice Ministry spokesperson Kim Santepheap told Khmer Times on February 2 that the deal was signed when Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana visited Moscow earlier this week to ...

Minister of Health Mam Bunheng on 13 December asked the public to stop drinking rice wine and eating sick animals after 19 people died and 170 fell ill in Kratie province over the past month. Improperly fermented booze can contain methyl alcohol or methanol, which is harmful ...

The residents of Street 105K can hear The train before They see it – a low rumble, a blaring horn, an incessant whistle. Motorists swerve out of The way, parting like a school of fish. Children scamper to The side. A railway employee, sitting on ...

Việt Nam plans to set up and pilot a carbon trade exchange from 2025, according to a new Government decree on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and Ozone layer protection. The document stipulates several articles of The Law on Environmental Protection and maps out a roadmap ...

The Thai Minister of Agriculture and Coorperatives has recently attended The 45th Session of The Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45) and a conference on World Food Day, which is on October 16th of each year, at The headquarters of The Food and Agriculture ...

The Ministry of Commerce has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Projects of The Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund with The Government of China, and anoTher Memorandum of Understanding on The implementation of development projects with Mekong institute.  Keep reading ...

The South Korean Embassy on May 9 declined to get involved in a dispute between a group of residents and a company which wants to clear forest near Their homes. Activists from Prey Lang Community Network went to The embassy at Koh Pich to deliver a petition ...