Japan’s Sumi Wiring Systems Co Ltd launched production of automobile wiring this month, a company official said yesterday. Japanese companies such as Sumi and Minebea, a ball-bearings maker, have helped Cambodia’s manufacturing industry diversify away from garments, the country’s main manufacturing product and export, and Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

Stricter measures must be implemented to crack down on weapons smuggling and be applied to all involved, whether they be military personnel or not, says Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has told investigators to identify the mastermind behind a weapons trafficking ...

With Covid-19 rearing its head along the Mekong River, desperate fishermen have been resorting to illegal methods during the closed season to feed their families. Om Savath, an executive director of Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) – a non-governmental organisation (NGO) working on fisheries, environmental issues, ...

Much has been done to move construction of the Vientiane-China railway forward following the groundbreaking ceremony that took place last month, the Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport has said. Mr Lattanamany Khounnivong told local media last week that construction could take just over four ...

Tropical storm Podul is on track to lash northern, southern and central areas of the country and everyone should be on the alert for heavy rain and winds due to storm activity from August 29 to September 1.the storm is currently heading westward at a ...

Pid Thong Lang Phra, a foundation dedicated to promoting the sufficiency economy vision of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, has launched water-development schemes to address the scourge of mass unemployment caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Karan Supakitvilekakarn, director-general of the Royal initiative Discovery institute under Pid ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is planning to expand Vientiane’s Wattay international Airport to meet The growing need for passenger air transport, a senior government official has said. The airport is now handling about 1.8 million passengers a year, which already exceeds The figure of ...

The Ministry of Education yesterday announced that it has given a green light to public universities all over The country to reopen after months of closure to prevent The outbreak of COVID-19.​   ...

More than 1,900 public and private institutions, restaurants, hotels and factories were registered to implement a QR Code “Stop COVID” to increase the efficiency and speed of prevention and control of the spread of the COVID-19 virus. ​ ...

The Ministry of interior’s Department of information Technology has presented seven tips to protect The security of computers and computer systems across The Kingdom to prevent hackers from trespassing and committing cybercrime.   ...

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said as part of measures to reduce air pollution, the Department of Energy Development and Promotion will hold a public hearing on Wednesday (October 9) on community-based power projects.He added that his ministry will also complete plans to promote the use ...

The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has planned to Increase a combIned value of Geographical Indicator (GI) products to 30 billion baht.DIP Director General Thosapone Dansuputra revealed The agency is raisIng The combIned value of Thai GI products from three billion to 30 billion baht.Keep ...

Now that the military junta is being accused of helping Malaysia’s former government to cover up the multi-billion-dollar investment fund 1MDB scandal, it should be of utmost importance for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to ensure that the public is given a clear, accurate picture of ...

While Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries aims to increase fish production by 1.3 per cent this year, members of fishery organisations believe that is an unlikely target as drought conditions have tapped out natural resources. Eng Chea San, director general for the fishery administration ...

With 72 per cent of Cambodian black pepper production coming from Tbong Khmum province, agriculture officials are calling for it to receive Geographic indicator status to promote the spice for export. Hean Vanhan, deputy-general director of the general department of agriculture, said on 30 May that if ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday shot another arrow at the Kingdom’s relations with the US, calling his country’s yet-unpaid loan of $500 million borrowed by the regime of Lon Nol “a very dirty debt”. He contrasted that by praising Japan for its aid to ...

The National Assembly has asked relevant authorities to clarify if There is any problem related to The reclamation of parts of Boeng Tamouk Lake following a petition filed by The Grassroots Democratic Party. Prach Chan, National Assembly human rights and complaints commission chairman, yesterday said he ...

The heaps of fly-covered refuse known to accumulate around The capital are set to grow a whole lot worse as millions of visitors arrive for The upcoming Water Festival and tax The city’s overburdened trash collector. More than two million additional people are expected to crowd ...

With reference to the launch of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) “Ship to Shore Rights” project’s baselIne research on 28 February 2018, on the particular Interests and the cacophony of reportIng on the issue.Keep readIng ...

While the Ministry of Finance (Mof) believes that the tentative policy on reducing the tariff conditionally on car part imports will help boost the domestic automobile industry, automobile joint ventures believe the policy will encourage them to import CBU cars instead of assembling cars domestically.Keep ...