Thailand has joined Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia to enact a personal data protection law to protect the privacy rights of individuals.the country’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), modelled on the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will come into effect on 27 ...

Two Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX-) listed firms – Grand Twins international (GTI) and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) – reported a strong business performance with high revenue in the third quarter of this year. ...

A disaster management official said yesterday that recent flooding in some northern provinces had not caused serious damage to villagers’ homes or caused any loss of life, but said authorities were still keeping a watchful eye. Keo Vy, cabinet chief and a spokesman for National ...

The Chinese-owned Sinohydro Kamchay Hydroelectric Project Co will start construction of an $800,000 overflow dam in Prek Kampong Bai, Kampot province. ...

Digital platforms and other technology-based tools are providing new growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and across all industries in Asia and the Pacific (including Cambodia). ...

National Road 48, a section of the ASEAN Highway 123, will be upgraded to have some sections with four lanes connecting National Road 4 to Khemara Phoumint city in Koh Kong province. ...

Thailand’s National Institute of Development AdmInistration (Nida) is rollIng out a data protection officer (DPO) traInIng and certification programme In a bid to get organisations ready for the country’s upcomIng Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).Keep readIng ...

Energy Ministers of ASEAN gathered in Bangkok for meetings to better utilise the region’s energy as well as make ways to greater promote renewable and clean energy production.Keep watching ...

Hospitals in the country have been instructed to ensure health exams and treatment for insured patients as fees for 70 healthcare services will fall on July 15 under a newly issued circular, according to Deputy Minister of Health Phạm Lê Tuấn.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will accelerate cooperation with provincial officials in seeking funding to repair flood-affected irrigation systems and help farmers plant dry season crops. Almost 600 irrigation projects have been affected by heavy flooding that resulted from tropical storms Son-tinh and Bebinca last ...

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Saturday commemorated The 63rd anniversary of its birth, vowing to build a better future for The country and The people. The celebration was presided over by The party’s honorary president Heng Samrin, who is also The president of The ...

The cabinet has approved The deferral of The full enforcement of The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) slated for this June by anoTher year, with The explanation The country is facing a difficult time with The pandemic and The legislation’s related processes have yet to ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday (June 16) that Laos has formally notified The Commission of its intention to construct The Pak Lay dam on The mainstem of The Mekong River. The notification triggers commencement of The Prior Consultation procedure under The MRC’s Procedures ...

Thailand is preparing to sign a tripartite electricity-trading agreement with two neighbouring countries at the upcoming Asean Ministers of Energy Meeting. Energy Ministry permanent secretary Areepong Bhoocha-Oom said the agreement would pave the way for the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia electricity deal, enabling the Asean Power Grid to ...

The Energy Ministry is set to revise The Power Development Plan for 2018-2037 with The aim of putting more people on The electricity grid.Speaking at a seminar on The direction of The energy industry, hosted on Wednesday by The Thansettakit newspaper, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong ...

The Prime Minister of Cambodia and The Speaker of The Laotian Parliament are set to come to Belarus on official visits, Spokesman for The Belarusian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Mironchik told reporters on 17 April, BelTA has learnt. ...

Recent protests by thousands of migrant workers in Songkla and Kanchanaburi has exposed further evidence of how Thai exporters to giant American, European and Australian food chains have gone unaudited. Thousands of Cambodian and Burmese workers claimed during strikes early this month at Pattana Seafood factory ...

As the National Election Committee seeks to reform itself and the election process, election observers say it is failing at the provincial and local level. Critics say hundreds of NEC directors and deputies across the country could potentially fail to implement the policies of the ...

Interior MInister Sar Kheng publicly chided the Transportation MInistry yesterday over the poor quality of National Road 8 and the mInistry’s failure to maIntaIn the eastbound highway that cuts across Prey Veng provInce, where Kheng is the head of the rulIng CPP’s workIng group. ...

Việt Nam is aiming to build a transparent and legal wood industry to support exports of timber products and bolster the domestic timber manufacturing industry.To facilitate exports of this key product, Việt Nam is trying to build the Việt Nam Timber Legality Assurance (VNTLAS) system ...