State-run electricity utility Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has inaugurated a new substation and 230kV high-voltage transmission line in Tbong Khmum province as part of the government’s efforts to promote electrical-grid stability for the public and industries. ...

World Health Organisation (WHO) representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said Cambodia has had one of the most successful campaigns to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 in the WHO’s entire western-pacific region. ...

Cambodia  is now one of six major countries sending workers under the Employment Permit System (EPS) policy to work in Korea which is now welcoming back migrant workers from abroad after the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Cambodia will be a safe tourism destination for tourists once it reopens for visitors, due to the government’s efforts in providing vaccinations to almost all of the population, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea was worth $552.1 million in the first seven months of this year, growing by nearly 11 per cent on a yearly basis from $498.75 million, according to the Korea international Trade Association (Kita). ...

In 2021, the One WIndow Service Office (OWSO) Of the Kampong Thom ProvIncial AdmInistration provided 61,471 public services totallIng 2,167 million riel ($540,000). This Included processIng 120 complaInts from residents, accordIng to an Official report. ...

King Norodom Sihamoni is planning to depart for China on February 3 to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing, which are scheduled to begin on February 4, and will return on February 5. ...

Cambodia’s non-garment manufacturing product export was valued at $4,541 million last year, 44.2 percent compared to the same period in a year before, according to figures from the General Department of Customs and Excises. ...

A number of ministers and high-ranking officials have vowed to keep pushing for a ban on three toxic pesticides – Paraquat, Glyphosate and Chlorpyrifos – which are widely used in agriculture.Strict measures on using the three pesticides will take effect on October 20. the measures, ...

The Ministry of Labor has allocated 1.74 billion baht specifically for occupational skills training campaigns in The 2021 fiscal year, as an alternative approach to help workers being affected by this year’s pandemic.Keep watching ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – International non-government organisations, associations and foundations are cooperatIng with the government to contribute US$99,663,578 as part of ongoIng education and sports programmes around the country.International groups this year will provide US$17,253,833 to develop universities, schools and other education and sports sector ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on all sectors of society to join together to protect, encourage and help children to develop so that they grow up to become productive citizens.the premier made the call in his message to mark international Children’s ...

Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia Snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ...

Ko Thant Zaw Win, 26, lies sprawled out on the floor, the dim overhead light illuminating the sweat glistening on his forehead. An unpleasant smell dominates the tiny space: too many people, too little ventilation.  the room is just nine feet on each side; there’s only ...

Kem Sokha, newly-elected first vice president of the National Assembly, led a session of the National Assembly Wednesday for the first time after president Heng Samrin went out to have a meeting the outgoing Thai Ambassador to Cambodia for a short period of time. ...

Construction of the Mekong Delta’s Ca Mau Province’s largest freshwater lake, which will provide clean water for over 11,000 families, is now 70% complete. the lake, spanning 102 ha and costing VND184 billion ($7.84 million), is capable of holding 3.85 million cubic meters of water, ...

The government recently gave its approval to The route of The planned Vangvieng-Luang Prabang expressway – a highway that will shorten The drive between The two tourist hotspots to about 90 minutes. The go-ahead is anoTher step towards The start of construction of The four-lane 136.9-km ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says he is preparing for a trip to the United States and Europe, to urge Western countries not to recognize the newly formed government led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Sam Rainsy registered to vote on Monday, making him eligible to vote ...

A progressive budgeting policy used by the Education Ministry has overloaded local administrators with paperwork for which they often lack the expertise, according to a new report, which found the system was less efficient in 2014 than the year before. Released by the NGO Forum, and ...

An Eco-tourism initiative in Mondulkiri province will remain open for daytime visits only for the time being, after authorities heard from officials at the Elephant Valley Project (EVP) and locals who complain the NGO siphons tourism money. EVP officials met with people who filed complaints with ...