Prime Minister Hun Sen will preside over the inauguration of National Road No. 7 from the roundabout of  Kratie town to Romat village, O’Kreang commune, Sambo district, Kratie province, a length of about 93.56 kilometers, built with the help of the Chinese government at a ...

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 ...

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 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The management of The Lao currency is being moderately implemented across The country and it is stable as The rate of inflation stands at 1.5 per cent. However, The National Assembly (NA) has given The government The task of bringing The currency ...

The Ministry of Women’s Affairs regrets that a group of non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement titled “TogeTher to promote The real dignity of women,” which followed a speech made by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, aiming to exaggerate The information and criticize The Royal ...

Stockholm, Sweden (19 March 2019) – Dr Jackie King is named the 2019 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate for her game-changing contributions to global river management. She has advanced the scientific understanding of water flows, giving decision-makers methods and tools to assess the full range of ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday said that The CNRP doesn’t recognize The newly-formed government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Speaking at a news conference, he urged all international communities and countries of The Paris Peace Agreement to condemn “this ...

A fisherman who survived a deadly collision after his boat smashed into a towboat off the south coast earlier this year filed a complaint Tuesday with the Anti-Corruption Unit, accusing a Koh Kong Prov­incial Court judge and his clerk of corruption after the judge allowed ...

Chinese contractors have announced they need to recruit as many as 7,112 Lao workers for construction of the Laos-China railway project, a senior government official has said. the contractors submitted the list of demanded Lao work force to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, ...

On a walkthrough visit of Phnom Penh’s Prey Speu social affairs center on Friday, municipal governor Pa Socheatvong pledged to send 10 new caretakers to work at the center, which has been the subject of claims of serious abuse at the hands of staff. ...

After hosting 16 of the Kingdom’s 20 registered parties at the inaugural meeting of the Consultation Forum, two additional parties earlier this week announced their intention to join the group but pushed back against the idea of opposition leaders receiving salaries. ...

Putting the final stamp of approval on a process that took months of negotiation, the Cambodian National Assembly has approved the new structure and membership of the National Election Committee, the body that will oversee voter registration and elections. ...

A final draft of the 26th ASEAN Chairman’s Statement says the group will call for intensified consultations on a code of conduct for the South China Sea. the draft, obtained by VOA Khmer from an ASEAN official who did not want to be identified, says the ...

The governments of France and Japan – both co-chairs of The International CoordInatIng Committee for SafeguardIng and Development of The Historic Site of Angkor (ICC-Angkor) – committed to contInuIng Their support of conservation and sustaInable development of The Angkor Archaeological Park for anoTher 10 years. ...

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 ...