A timely analysis piece by Yale Environment 360 on the rise of wind and solar power, coupled with the increasing social, environmental and financial costs of hydropower projects, could spell the end of an era of big dams. But even anti-dam activists say it’s too early ...

Shares of the state-owned Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) will trade at 6,300 riel, or $1.57, when the firm launches its initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodian bourse on April 18, PPWSA announced yesterday. the price puts the company at the top of the ...

The Chinese government on Thursday donated 10,000 U.S. dollars to The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) to support humanitarian activities. Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo presented The donation to CRC’s president Bun Rany during The celebration of The 151st anniversary of The World Red Cross — ...

The Cambodian Prime Minister has suggested that The deadline of 2030 to achieve The goals of sustainable development (SDGs) might need to be reset because The progress of The agenda has been affected by The outbreak of The COVID-19 pandemic. ...

(KPL) The Nam Theun 2 Power Company and The French Research Institute for Development (IRD) have signed an agreement for scientific and technical cooperation to promote scientific monitorIng of aquatic ecosystems withIn The Nam Theun 2 basIn.The signIng ceremony of The agreement was held on ...

On Monday, 30 November 2015, the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia will continue its fifth plenary session of the fifth legislature, from 8:00 a.m., to discuss and approve the draft Law on National Budget 2016, and the draft Law on Statistics. ...

A delegation from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) – a transnational organisation of lawmakers – met with lawmakers, several mInistries and the UNHCR over the past two days to discuss concerns about the beatIng of two opposition lawmakers last October as well as the jailIng of ...

Hà Nội authorities plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations to all residents, said a senior official.Secretary of the Hà Nội Party Committee Vương Đình Huệ asked concerned agencies to prioritise the purchase of vaccines for all residents using the local budget and mobilising other legal resources at a meeting of ...

Construction on Times Centre’s three skyscrapers near Olympic Stadium will commence early this year, but little is known about several key aspects of the project, including the company behind the project. the Times Centre project, which will incorporate retail and office space with 1,000 condominium ...

Sis permits for the construction of pandals for next month’s Thingyan festival around the Mandalay palace moat were auctioned by Mandalay City Development Committee for a total of over K236 million, with one fetching as high as K54 million, said committee member U Kyaw Zaw ...

City Hall yesterday rejected the opposition party’s request to hold a Sunday rally with 20,000 supporters, saying it was unable to provide security for participants. the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has scheduled a “party congress” to be held in Freedom Park on Sunday, with a ...

Labour Minister Ith Samheng yesterday urged young people to take up technical training to address severe shortages in the jobs market. He said there are 113 institutes for technical skills training nationwide, which could accommodate 50,000 students per year. However, there is a lack of interest from ...

Units of a newly deployed, 100-strong military police force stationed around Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet town after Pchum Ben snared 23 workers seeking to illegally cross the border into Thailand for work on Tuesday. Twenty mobile, five-man units were patrolling in rotating day and night shifts ...

Travelers bound for Cambodia can now take direct flights from Ha Noi to both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap via new routes launched by Cambodia Angkor Air. Along with the official opening of a representative office in Ha Noi late last month, Angkor Air ...

China is the Kingdom’s top rice importer, and is also bringing in Cambodian cassava, rubber, cashews, peppers and a small amount of corn. But experts say efforts to increase export shipments and open Asia’s biggest market to new products will fall short unless Cambodia addresses ...

In a bid to reduce the number of villagers from migratIng to Thailand to seek jobs, Prey Veng provIncial authorities said that locals should boost agricultural production. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has collaborated with EZECOM, an internet provider, to furTher boost online learning in Cambodia. ...

People can get vaccinated during the Khmer New Year festival between April 13 to 17 as capital and provincial administrations will set up vaccination sites in main recreation areas and pagoda compounds, said Ministry of Health spokesperson Or Vandine. ...

Subsidence affecting nine townhouses at a housing estate in Pathum Thani could have resulted from pile foundations breaking underground due to soft soil, according to an initial investigation by the Engineering institute of Thailand on 14 October.  Keep reading ...

Myanmar’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population officials were scheduled to meet their Singaporean counterparts this week to discuss issues facing domestic workers in the island state, a senior official said.Keep reading ...