Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has further strengthened its route network with the launch of a weekly freighter service to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ...

Authorities destroyed nearly 1,000 boxes of counterfeit beer yesterday following earlier raids sparked by a complaint filed by the sole distributor of the brand name beer. ...

Two new laws governing elections and the functioning of the National Election Committee are expected to be passed without further debate during a session of parliament later this week. ...

Ho Chi Minh City plans to turn Can Gio District into an ecological urban area as part of efforts to urbanise it and improve the quality of life for locals. the PM has approved the 9.3 billion USD Can Gio Sea Encroachment Project, which is expected to ...

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Cambodia is focusing mainly on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to meet the country’s goal of reducing its emissions by 21 million tonnes per year in order to combat climate change, according to Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra. ...

Forty-seven companies have successfully registered via a newly-launched information technology e-business registration platform as of the end of the second week of this month, Ministry of Economy and Finance secretary of state Phan Phalla said.​ ...

Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday. the Sanakham hydropower plant, with an estimated cost of $2.073 billion (£1.7 billion), will be developed ...

Thailand is jump starting a decades-old plan to create a Southeast Asia electricity supergrid, and wants to be the power-trading hub at the centre of it.the nation is set to triple the amount of electricity from Laos that it resells to Malaysia, while encouraging infrastructure ...

As Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed to citizens who have not yet registered to vote to do so, the Thai Labor Ministry announced last week it would allow Cambodians who are legally working in Thailand to return for voter registration. At a graduation ceremony for students ...

Authorities have arrested and charged a second man in a shooting at Phnom Penh’s Rock nightclub Sunday that involved the son of a high-ranking customs official, during which one man was injured. ...

Over 300 families in four provinces – Siem Reap, Takeo, Kampot and Kep – have received free access to clean water through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme of a local conglomerate. ...

International animal feed joInt venture De Heus TMH Cambodia has launched a $15 million factory In Kampong Speu provInce that is able to produce 180,000 tonnes of animal feed annually, the agriculture mInistry reported on April 24. ...

The Vietnamese are eating a lot of salty food. However, many people refuse to accept that excess salt in one’s daily diet is not healthy and may cause several non communicable diseases (NCDs)) such as high blood pressure or heart diseases, participants heard at a workshop on ...

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong says he will speak with his Cambodian counterpart regarding the dispute over the maritime border with the aim of joint development of the overlapping claim to benefit both countries on Thursday (September 5).Keep reading ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will visit india on January 24 to attend the india-ASEAN commemorative summit, which celebrates last year’s 25th anniversary of indian-ASEAN dialogue relations. He will also join other nine ASEAN leaders as chief guest at the india’s Republic Day. Hun Sen is likely ...

Management at one of Asia’s largest garment producers yesterday fired at least 600 employees, days after thousands returned to work following a two-week strike. Most of the workers fired by SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd – which supplies Gap, Levi’s and H&M – were members of ...

The Cambodian and Lao governments pushed for The conclusion of demarcation between The two countries as soon as possible, according to a senior Cambodian government official. The decision was made during a visit of Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier this week, said KOA Kimhourn, Minister attached ...

Despite a stubborn refusal by the government to act upon his electoral reform recommendations over the past two years, U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi walked away from his meeting with National Election Committee chairman Im Suosdey on Tuesday espousing optimism. “the process of reform is ...