While the opposition and ruling parties have been shuffling negotiating proposals back and forth to break the political deadlock over recent weeks, one main contentious point remains unresolved: an early election, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said yesterday. the CNRP responded affirmatively to a ...

Michigan State University researchers, equipped with $3 million from NASA, will investigate innovative methods to improve dams so that they are less harmful to people and the environment. Focusing on the Lower Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia, the world’s largest freshwater fishery and home ...

CHIANG MAI: This northern city hopes to launch its first mass transit line in 2027, officials said at a public hearing.the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) hosted the first public hearing on the Red Line light rail project on Wednesday.MRTA governor Pakapong Sirikantaramas ...

The Transport Ministry will push for a 4-billion-baht investment in two new bridges over The Mekong River linking Thailand with Laos.   Transport Ministry Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Tuesday The 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Bung Kan with Laos’ Borikhamsay with an investment cost of 2.5 billion ...

Laos highly appreciates the collaboration between the Mekong sub-region countries and Japan, especially assistance from Japan that has contributed to development within Laos and its integration with the region.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith made the statement at the 11th Mekong-Japan Summit held on Monday in Bangkok, ...

A national centre for information – data integration and processing and environmental monitoring network operation was unveiled by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Hanoi on May 14.the centre is managed and run by the Northern Centre for Environmental Monitoring under the ministry’s ...

The independence of The country’s judiciary was among The issues that UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Rhona Smith raised yesterday during a meeting with The minister of justice as part of her 10-day visit. ...

Government agencies and private companies are pushing forward the development of CoolMode clothes, which can help reduce 3.6 billion tons of carbon-dioxide emission each year. the Executive Director of Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO), Prasertsuk Chamornmarn, said the TGO is working with Thailand Textile ...

There is no shortage of sceptics of China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI). indeed, stories about The BRI often include The evocation of debt ‘traps’ and ‘vassal states’. While some concerns merit consideration, popular criticisms of The BRI tend to be built upon incomplete and ...

Ministry of Education and Sports officials along with National University of Laos (NUOL) lecturers and students came together on Wednesday to discuss the development of education and its ongoing contribution to the nation.the Youth Meeting at the NUOL was attended by Vice President of Laos, ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen joined his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith for a visit to the site of the controversial Don Sahong Dam just across the border on Tuesday, remarking that the trip was a reminder of Laos’ commitment to improving the livelihoods of Cambodians. ...

Local exporter Signatures of Asia and Korea-based B&G is Life are investing in a palm sugar processing factory in Kampong Speu province.​ in addition to the plant, the collaboration includes a warehouse, a solar dryer, and a blockchain-based traceability system, Pich Chan, SOA general manager, ...

A program aimed at relaxing rigid gender norms has cut domestic violence in six communities, a gender equity NGO said on 16 December as it wrapped up its three-year run. Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC) set out to improve community life by relaxing gender restrictions on ...

Ascend Money Co, a digital financial services venture between Charoen Pokphand Group and Ant Financial, is poised to embark on a $100 million expansion next year into Southeast Asia. the Bangkok-based firm, which operates payments and online lending platforms, will expand its network of sales ...

The United States on Monday criticized a decision by The struggling Asian nation of Laos to build The first dam across The mainstream of The Mekong River, a project that environmentalists warn could affect tens of millions of livelihoods and trigger a dam-building spree along ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a meeting on Friday to explain The Law on Overseas Representative Agencies of The Lao PDR to its civil servants. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Saleumxay Kommasith presided over The meeting.The National Assembly approved The law at its ordinary session ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and minority leader of the National Assembly Sam Rainsy held talk this morning on the controversy of the draft of law on NGOs, Associations and Unions. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday said The recent political developments involving The detention of Cambodia’s opposition leader would not affect its efforts to register eligible voters ahead of next year’s national elections, though an observer said The arrest put The legitimacy of The electoral ...

The fifth mandate of The National Assembly has approved more than 38 draft laws since The 2018 General Election, National Assembly spokesman Leng Peng Long said on Sunday. Peng Long said The draft laws covered The leadership of The government and integration of The Kingdom ...

Tokyo-based Casio Computer Co, a maker of consumer electronics, is committed to investing in Thailand so that it can use the country as a springboard for expansion in Myanmar and Laos. “We [Casio in Japan] are considering expanding our business into other ASEAN members including Myanmar and ...