The private sector’s campaign to develop a single recognisable umbrella brand for Cambodia’s premium varieties of fragrant rice looks increasingly tenuous after a government body voiced objections to The name selected, and argued instead that The country should market each variety of rice under its ...

With less than two months before voter registration is due to start for the upcoming commune elections, the delivery of vital computer equipment has reportedly been delayed by two weeks due to an import duty bungle, while only a fraction of the required workers have ...

The Cambodian government just released its official list of public holidays for 2016, beating past years’ record by increasing The number of public holidays for 2016 to be 28 days notwithstanding when holidays fall on a weekend (Saturday-Sunday) The following Monday is off as compensation. ...

A high-ranking Funcinpec official has published a petition calling for the dismissal of two prominent party members, accusing the pair of nepotism. Seng Haksrun, deputy secretary-general and adviser to party President Prince Norodom Ranariddh, wrote the complaint against Por Bun Sreu, deputy party president, and ...

Myanmar’s government wants to sharply reduce the scale of a Chinese-funded port project on the Bay of Bengal that officials say risks saddling the country with unsustainable debt. Keep reading ...

In recent years, Cambodia has seen a surgIng number of small and medium-sized busInesses, driven by young entrepreneurs. As of 2011, there are estimated 530,000 SMEs In Cambodia, but many lack access to capital to build strong and Innovative busInesses.​ ...

On 13 July the National Assembly passed the controversial NGO law, amid a boycott by the opposition and street demonstrations against the widely criticised legislation. After almost four hours of speeches commending the legislation and criticising their absent opposition counterparts, 68 Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers voted ...

The Commerce Ministry supports use of The military-led regime’s sweeping powers under Article 44 of The interim charter to streamline patent applications, partly by taking into consideration The judgement of foreign authorities to approve similar patents. Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said more than 36,000 patent ...

Since the start of the pandemic, 203 garment factories have closed, Secretary of State of industry, Science and innovation Heng Sok revealed. ...

Hundreds of unregistered Myanmar workers on Friday returned home as employees dared not hire them because of tougher punishments under the new executive decree on the recruitment of foreign workers, which imposes fines as high as 800,000 baht.Read more ...

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) has devised a measure to promote software usage, offering tax deductions of up to 200 percent of The value of a computer program suited to business operations.Keep reading ...

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) said Thailand achieved an effective implementation of standards score of 65.07%, which exceeds The mInimum pass threshold of 60% set by United Nations’ aviation watchdog. Keep readIng ...

Preah Sihanouk province took delivery of the first of two German-made beach cleaning tractors on Friday, while two street sweeping vehicles will arrive soon, Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Yun Min told the Post on Sunday. ...

The newest U.S. ambassador to Cambodia is visiting Long Beach, which is home to The largest population of Cambodians outside Their native country – many of whom are still connected to Their homeland.   ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday slammed recent calls for sanctions against Cambodia over what supporters of the measures call a government-level disrespect of democracy, claiming the first to be hurt by sanctions would be NGOs. ...

The government on Tuesday said it had “noted” 25 recommendations made by The UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), saying They were part of a political agenda and linked to The dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). It accepted The oTher 173 recommendations ...

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is drawing up additional regulations to raise The standards of car park safety barriers and to control The brightness levels on electronic billboards. Taiwut Khankaew, director of The BMA’s Building Control Division, said discussions were under way about The new regulations ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the governors of the coastal provinces to protect and maintain the beauty of the coasts, prevent wastewater from flowing into the sea and continue to develop the necessary infrastructure for tourism. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has called on rubber industry owners to obtain quality certification for Their product to boost rubber prices.​​ The ministry’s director of The Department of Administration and Legislation under The ministry’s General Directorate of Rubber Khuon Phalla spoke to ...

The Government of The Republic of Korea, UNDP Asia and The Pacific and The United Nations Global Pulse are happy to launch The 2016 Big Ideas Competition for Sustainable Cities and Urban Communities.The competition is looking for data-driven solutions to advance The Sustainable Development Goals ...