China has provided a grant of $2.5 million to support the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) ordnance clearance operations. the funds will cover operations for the 12 months of 2022, according to CMAC director general Heng Ratana. ...

National Assembly (NA) president Heng Samrin on August 23 addressed the Annual Meeting of the ASEAN inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), urging the regional legislature to build digital capacity and raise awareness of cyber security to strengthen regional security management. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said solar-powered agricultural equipment had the potential to help Cambodia’s farmers withstand the impacts of climate change and that it could also reduce production costs and greenhouse gas emissions for the Kingdom’s agriculture sector. ...

The government will start implementing The e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) from April 1, as The General Department of Taxation (GDT) updates a variety of technology systems for taxpayers.   ...

The Ministry of Health has announced that Covid-19 vaccinations have now surpassed 90 per cent of The total population, while The campaign to inoculate children aged 3 to 4 began on February 23. ...

A senior Ministry of Health official has warned that use of the Covid-19 antiviral medicine Molnupiravir before an individual has contracted the disease is dangerous as the treatment is to be used only when one tests positive, and is not to prevent infection.   ...

Ten of the 17 political parties which are contesting the June 5 commune council elections signed a joint letter on May 24, promising to curb the effects of alcohol use – and promote young women entrepreneurs – if they are elected.   ...

The Ministry of Energy expects to approve Quick Win community power plant projects under 100 megawatts capacity within March, ministry permanent secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said on Friday (March 13).“We estimate that The project would generate income of around Bt100 million for The grass-roots economy per ...

Thailand will take a hit if the country does not quickly enact its data protection bill, say experts, since worldwide enforcement begins today for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Multinational firms and some Thai businesses have taken steps to comply with the EU ...

Thailand is among 38 countries named by the United Nations for having an alarming and shameful attitude towards human rights defenders. the ninth annual report of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres detailed retaliatory actions taken against human rights defenders on a country-by-country basis, including ...

Lao state and private television broadcasters are being requested to utilise the country’s own Laos-Pacific Pacific Satellite Co., Ltd. (LAOSAT). Government policy requires that domestic agencies currently utilising equivalent satellite services from abroad make the switch to use Laos’ very own satellite, deputy manager of the ...

A new investigation commission will be formed to look into the Myanmar Gems Traders Association’s financial scandal, involving allegations of more than US$100 million that went missing from their bank account, according to the organization’s chairman. A previous review was conducted and finalized this week by ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Assembly has queried The government’s plan to return The country’s forest cover to 70 per cent by 2020 after observing a huge loss of forested areas over past decades.Large trees have been felled and protected areas intruded upon and ...

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision approving revisions to the national strategy on solid waste management to 2025 with a vision to 2050. the revised strategy sets the goal to collect, transport and treat 100 percent of harmful solid waste generated ...

The government on October 24 completed The third phase of The sixth round of funding to assist 670,000 poor and vulnerable people. The cash assistance is to help needy people hit hard by The Covid-19 pandemic, with The government handing out more than 120 billion ...

A central online trading platform expected to launch by the end of the year will allow investors to trade securities listed on the local stock market using a desktop computer or smartphone.Lamun Soleil, director of market operations at the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), said the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is closely monitoring The management of loans given to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to ensure They are used wisely and profitably. Speaking at The annual meeting of The finance sector earlier this month, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith said The ...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities have told residents around the Kbal Chhay waterfalls to leave the area or risk being ejected, amid concern over pollution of the popular tourist attraction. ...

The bipartisan committee tasked with examining The Kingdom’s controversial draft trade union law wrapped up its activities yesterday, ultimately making few of The substantive changes that unions demanded. ...

The international side of The Khmer Rouge tribunal has had its financial woes briefly allayed by a $3.97 million pledge from Sweden to fund operations for The next two years. ...