Laos’ Ministry of industry and Commerce has imposed an export ban on logs and unprocessed sawn wood following the prohibition instruction given by the government. the move aims to add value to wood resources by processing them domestically before they are exported. Recently, the ministry issued an order ...

The Stock Exchange of Thailand index is forecast to gain 11% to 1,442 points this year, based on government infrastructure projects, says The investment Analysts Association (IAA). The analysts forecast The index will peak at 1,501 points and hit a trough of 1,163, with 60.7% of analysts ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) joined hands with Huawei, LTC and oTher operators to organise The Laos ICT EXPO 2019 which officially opened on Tuesday at Don Chanh Palace hotel, Vientiane.Prime Minister of The Lao PDR, Mr Thongloun Sisoulith ...

Schools across Cambodia reopened for students yesterday, following the green light from the Ministry of Education after six months of closures to curb the spread of COVID-19. ...

The Ministry of Public Works has unveiled a project to expand The entire National Road 6 from The current two lanes to four lanes to facilitate travel of people and transportation of goods. ...

More than a month has elapsed since the government vowed to strengthen its borders to halt illegal imports of rice, yet little has been done to stem the flow of illicit rice shipments flooding into Cambodia from its foreign neighbours and undermining the export efforts of ...

Cambodia as the host of the 13th Summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM13) has sent out an official invitation to all ASEM leaders with the majority, including the President of the European Council confirming their attendance for the two-day virtual meeting scheduled to be held ...

Savannakhet provincial authorities have ordered 253 family-based furniture plants to shut down many of them operating without business licenses, while some are failing to meet set standards. Some 166 plants are operating without business licenses, while the 87 remaining plants approved by districts’ authorities failed ...

A vice chairman of the Sa Kaeo provincial council has proposed the reopening of the Aranyaprathet border crossing to resume border trade.Thongwara Maksakhon, the vice chairman of the provincial council, said that he would like to ask relevant authorities to make it clear if or ...

The damage from The second wave of The pandemic persists for The tourism industry, as an estimate suggests There will be 44% fewer domestic trips during The Buddhist festival holiday which begins on Friday, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said ...

The government has issued guidelines on The roles and duties of national-level officials who undertake municipal and provincial missions to promote The implementation of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Rectangular Strategy for Growth, Employment, Equity and Efficiency Phase IV. ...

A representative of Bonna Realty Group said yesterday that the arrest of the company’s eponymous chairman on Friday on fraud charges stemming from a bounced cheque would have no impact on the business because it was purely a personal matter. ...

The opposition CNRP’s 55 lawmakers will boycott this morning’s sitting of The National Assembly and all future sessions until The ruling CPP guarantees Their safety and returns to a spirit of parliamentary cooperation, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said on Sunday. ...

Cargo traffic through Phnom Penh’s Autonomous Port grew more than 6 per cent for the first nine months of 2015, with around 108,700 TEUs of goods passing through the port, according to data released by the port yesterday.​​ ...

National Police and National Military Police have been ordered by the Health Ministry to inspect the licenses of all private ambulances, which are often seen fighting for business at the scene of traffic accidents before charging exorbitant prices for their services. ...

Opposition lawmaker Kong Saphea – one of the two parliamentarians brutally beaten by anti-CNRP protesters outside of the National Assembly last year – has been summonsed to appear for questioning over a complaint regarding property stolen from him during the attack. ...

The director-general of state-run phone and Internet operator Tele­com Cambodia has been fired amid an Investigation Into alleged embezzlement withIn The firm, a spokesman for The MIn­istry of Posts and Tele­com­mun­ications confirmed on Sunday. ...

The Prey Lang Community Network has cancelled an annual Buddhist ceremony it holds each year to commemorate forests, preserve indigenous identity and promote The potential of The Prey Lang forest, citing bad weaTher and fear of being harassed by authorities. ...

A group of nine trade unions representing some of the country’s 700,000 garment workers agreed on Monday to push for a $177 monthly minimum wage for the sector during fast-approaching negotiations, matching the figure they unsuccessfully lobbied for last year. ...