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 ...

A day ahead of May Day, the Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia held a small rally outside the National Assembly demanding the inclusion of construction workers within the minimum wage framework and new guidelines for workplace safety. ...

The Kingdom’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector, which has already been hard hit by The Coronavirus pandemic, is still struggling to make up for its partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal provided by The European Union due to end in August. ...

PESTECH (Cambodia) Plc, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based power infrastructure specialist PESTECH international Bhd, yesterday officially listed on the local bourse, becoming the 13th listed company in the Cambodia Securities and Exchange (CSX). ...

The ministries of Environment and interior have jointly established a new working group to review and integrate sanitation and environmental measures into The so-called Safe Village/Commune policy.​​ The government hopes to inspire residents to address hygiene and solid waste management in communities nationwide. ...

Cambodian banks must integrate automated payment processing, according to Sabay Digital Corp’s co-founder Mike Gaertner. Its absence is a gaping hole in the Kingdom’s financial services. As a result, the Kingdom is notably left out of crucial consumer behaviour shaping the 21st century, including subscription ...

The Ministry of Health purchased one million SD Biosensor Covid-19 rapid test kits from South Korea, with its shipment arriving in The Kingdom on Saturday through coordination by The Cambodian embassy There. ...

The Government-Private Sector Working Group D (GPSWG-D) on Law, Tax and Governance held a meeting via videoconference to discuss challenges The private sector is facing in this hard time of COID-19 pandemic. ...

With the 15-day Pchum Ben festival approaching, Phnom Penh municipal police have mobilised nearly 2,000 officers for duties like maintaining security and public order during the celebrations, while municipal governor Khuong Sreng urged police in the capital to also pay attention to enforcement of Covid-19 ...

The Koh Kong Provincial Administration has instructed local authorities to determine The number of people in territories under Their jurisdiction who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 as The province’s first-dose vaccination campaign is approaching an end. ...

Thai rice exports are expected to have another difficult year as the world market is likely to be volatile amid foreign exchange and oil price risks, according to exporters. Charoen Laothammatas, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said the association projected shipments would slip to 9 ...

Thailand is currently one of the most exciting hubs for contractors in Southeast Asia today, with a construction market value estimated at USD41.4 billion last year, according to a white paper released last week by corporate strategy consulting firm Solidiance. New buildings and infrastructures amassed ...

A woman from Myanmar’s Sagaing Region drowned while trying to bring supplies to relatives in a flood-ravaged town on 7 August, according to local officials. Ma Ye Ye Tun, 25, was ferrying donations with three other women from Kama village when their boat capsized, U Soe ...

Thailand will push ahead with another attempt to secure Unesco World Heritage site status for the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex at the annual World Heritage Convention this month, said Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. the country’s largest national park, covering a 2.9-million rai ...

The government on Thursday unveiled its “area quarantine” plan to open Thailand to foreign tourists from next month.Area quarantine will be piloted in five provinces popular with foreign tourists – Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Surat Thani (Koh Samui, Koh Pha-ngan) and Chon Buri (Pattaya).Tourism and ...

Leading tourism companies in Thailand launched a campaign on Tuesday to reopen the country’s borders from July 1, 2021.the #OpenThailandSafely campaign was launched by more than 15 major companies including Minor Group, Asian Trails, YAANA Ventures, Capella Hotels and Resorts EXO and many others. Minor ...

Champassak is focusing on distinctive festivities and various initiatives in a bid to lure more tourists to the southern province during Visit Laos-China Year 2019.Deputy Director of the provincial information, Culture and Tourism Department, Ms Mala Chanthalam, told Vientiane Times yesterday that Champassak has improved many services ...

The UNICEF Innovation Fund is lookIng to make up to 100K equity-free Investments to provide early stage (seed) fInance to for-profit  technology start-ups that have The potential to benefit humanity. If you’ve got a start-up registered In one of UNICEF’s programme countries and have a workIng, ...

Laos’s first ride-hailing service LOCA has signed a cooperative agreement with Vientiane-based insurance firm Lanexang Assurance Public Company in a move to enhance the protection standard of the service.With the agreement, two companies will start providing standard insurance coverage for LOCA service, while exploring healthcare for ...

The Bank of Thailand is to unveil a relief package today to help debtors ravaged by The coronavirus pandemic, as The three-month blanket debt holiday is expiring at The end of this month.“The regulator considers The ceiling rate reduction for credit cards as reasonable because ...