NGOs huddled yesterday to make sense of a letter from the Interior MInistry askIng them to comply with controversial provisions of the Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO), with some considerIng requestIng further clarification or an extension of a September deadlIne for compliance. ...

A former senior army official and head of the late Chea Sim’s bodyguard unit yesterday appealed to the Supreme Court to once again reduce his jail time for a raft of crimes including embezzlement, weapons possession, breach of trust and forgery. ...

Following recent criticism of the capital’s flood management system, an official yesterday said City Hall will decide this month if it will build a new pumping station and begin to clear existing canals of debris to mitigate the risk of floods. ...

Access to information and open budgets is the first component of the Implementation Plan for the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF).1 the other three components are citizen monitoring, facilitation and capacity building, and learning and monitoring.2 Three types of local services providers are at the focus: ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday blasted election watchdog Comfrel for “provoking chaos” with its pre-election announcement that the indelible voter ink could be easily removed. Speaking to reporters at the National Assembly, Hun Sen said the NGO deserved a share of moral responsibility for some ...

The majority of voters are happy with The results of The May 14 general election and will make The same choices if given a second chance, a recent survey shows.The National Institute of Development AdmInistration (Nida) poll covered 1,310 people aged 18 and above across ...

The latest round of peace talks between Myanmar’s government and armed ethnic groups ended 24 July without finalizing a nationwide peace accord, due to disagreement over The exclusion of six rebel groups and ethnic-proposed amendments, negotiators said. The Union Peace Working Committee, The government’s negotiating team, failed ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) is expected to strengThen small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness through The implementation of green busIness practices under a 24-month coachIng programme.The programme will be conducted with The support of The International ...

An anonymous group on Saturday filed a corruption complaint with the Anti-Corruption Unit against senator Sok Kong’s Sokimex company’s management of the Angkor Wat temple complex. the complaint, dated March 10, alleges Sokimex has siphoned the majority of funds recouped from tourist entrance fees to the ...

Places of scenic and cultural interest are the top draws for people visiting Laos, while the capital Vientiane tops the list of places visited by foreign tourists, according a 2017 statistics report. the Ministry of information, Culture and Tourism carried out a survey among 2,591 international ...

The former director general of The meteorology and hydrology department has proposed an alternative solution to The problem of The stalled Myitsone hydropower dam. Instead of buildIng one destructive and publically reviled mega dam, why not build four smaller hydropower projects Instead, he suggested on ...

Tackling the problems of people’s livelihoods is the most important of the government’s 12 urgent policies outlined to parliament on July 25, according to the result of an opinion survey carried out by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll.Keep reading ...

There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ...

Vientiane traffic police have begun to issue fines to sand, gravel and soil trucks that are leaving trails of dirt and dust through the city. Director of the Vientiane Traffic Police Department, Lieutenant Colonel Youtthaphong Souvannasing, told Vientiane Times on 22 February that if police at traffic ...

King Norodom Sihamoni has legitimised the Supreme Consultative Council and appointed 30 representatives of 15 political parties as advisors to the government at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen.   ...

The remote and mysterious Cardamom Mountains are giving up some of Their secrets – burial jars and wooden coffins – to The public as part of an exhibition that begins today at The National Museum. ...

The trial of a British entrepreneur accused of fraud was delayed again at The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, while The defendant alleged he received an offer to buy his freedom for $1 million. ...

រThe plan to attract two million Chinese tourists by 2020 will succeed, The tourism minister said yesterday during an MoU signing ceremony with The Confucius institute of The Royal Academy of Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen donated $10,000 to Kem Ley’s family yesterday to help with the costs of a ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the murdered political analyst’s assassination. ...

Judges at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court said Wednesday they will consider sending the trial of a British businessman and three Cambodians accused of fraud back to Banteay Meanchey province, where the alleged crimes occurred. ...