A large variety of plants from the Tonle Sap Lake area have been discovered by officials from the Tonle Sap Authority (TSA), but one tree in particular has revealed that it provides many benefits, according to TSA secretary-general Tony Hell on June 21. ...

More than 60 families living in Boeung Kak I commune of Phnom Penh’s Toul Kork district were ordered by local authorities to remove fences and crops lining railway tracks by August 19. However, the people have protested and refused to follow the order. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration calls on residents in The capital’s 14 districts who have received Their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to get Their booster shot after a four-month interval. ...

Ministry of Health officials said there would be no payment required for the rapid Covid-19 tests given to travellers who arrive in Cambodia from November 15 onwards after the quarantine requirement is lifted for fully vaccinated people.   ...

Veterinarians in Stung Treng province vaccinated 7,794 cattle against foot and mouth disease (FMD) from March 23 to May 30, according to the Veterinary Bureau under the provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. ...

Myanmar’s efforts to promote investment will target 20 newly designated fields covering 192 types of businesses and services, using a law enacted in October that makes it easier for foreign companies to receive tax benefits. The industries covered include manufacturing, agriculture, urban development, communications and medicine, while fields ...

The intellectual Propert Depart-ment in Thailand has called for copyright holders and copyright-fee collectors to exempt small and medium-sized businesses from paying fees for playing music to customers and to send warning letters before taking legal action. After meeting with 19 copyright owners and 29 ...

The death toll from severe flooding across Myanmar has topped 100, state media have reported, with nearly 1 million people affected as fears intensify for The country’s crucial rice bowl region.  Floods from a heavy monsoon season have cut through South and SouTheast Asia in recent ...

Rice prices are forecast to increase by as much as 10% late this year and early next year thanks to year-end festive celebrations and lower supply. Chookiat Ophaswongse, an honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said rice prices were likely to rise by 8-10% ...

Among the hilltribes of northern Chiang Rai province, children typically grow up without Thai citizenship, resulting in unnecessary complications that dog them into adulthood.It is not uncommon for stateless teenagers, for example, to enter dual-education programmes, only to find they are not allowed to learn ...

Officials and military personnel last week used aircraft and trucks supplied by the Lao People’s Army to deliver emergency supplies including drinking water, food, boats, tents and household essentials to six provinces devastated by floods. Tropical depression Podul and other weather systems that have passed over ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Widespread fake news and disinformation circulated on social media has threatened security and democracy and undermined social order, a workshop has heard.in his opening remarks at the event, Deputy Minister of information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Savankhone Razmountry, told Lao and ...

A survey conducted by Super Poll shows that taking responsibility for one’s own health is the most effective way to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 infections in Thailand.Noppadon Kannika, Super Poll Research Centre’s director, said the survey was conducted between December 1 and 4 ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Around 50 million fish fingerlings will be released into rivers and lakes across the country to sustain and replenish fish stocks and maintain the equilibrium of ecosystems.Some 250,000 fish were released during an official event held at Namxuang Lake in Vientiane’s ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing Cambodia’s 18 new Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) in two languages(Khmer and English). Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims to provide the most up-to-date information of the country’s natural ...

Researchers from the Ministry of Environment have detected the Southern Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in protected areas by capturing it image on automatic cameras. the animal is a rare species and is listed on the IUCN Red List as globally endangered. ...

Open Development Myanmar (ODMm) recently published a new topic page on​ “SDG 3 – Good health and well-being,” which aims to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. You will get insights on the moving from the MDG target to SDG 3 ...

The third wave of The pandemic has unnerved businesses who previously believed They would be able to recover this year after Covid-19 walloped Their income in 2020.Complicated by a more contagious UK Covid-19 strain, The third wave has seen more than 1,000 infections a day ...

Some of the country’s top business leaders laid out their main concerns with a controversial draft union law during a meeting with CPP lawmakers on 18 January, including a stipulation that would let only 10 people form a union at a workplace. the bill, which would ...

The last two opposition activists charged with inciting an “insurrection” during a protest of The 2013 general election were questioned yesterday at The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, as The lawyer of The accused aired hope that The court would not compile enough evidence to sentence ...