Prime Minister calls for ministries to cut spending amid lower tax revenue
Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked ministries to be careful with operational expenditure in a bid to save money due to declining national revenue. ...
King appoints three new provincial court directors
King Norodom Sihamoni issued a Royal decree on July 18 appointing three new directors to courts in Prey Veng, Preah Sihanouk and Kratie provinces. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746294/king-appoints-three-new-provincial-court-directors/
Call for better health education
National and international civil society groups are pushing for better health education, particularly in regards to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other communicable diseases. ...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/call-better-health-education
Government suspends sports clubs, all sports activities except those broadcasted on TV
All sports activities and sports clubs have been asked to suspend their operations again in Phnom Penh, Kandam and Preah Sihanouk Provinces. ...
Cabinet approves immediate registration of illegal migrant workers to combat outbreaks
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved immediate registration of undocumented migrant workers in a bid to curb furTher outbreaks of Covid-19.The move means foreign workers who do not have work permits can be registered quickly so They are covered by disease controls.Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin explained ...
The Nation Reporter
World-Beating Baht Adds to Thai Challenges as Exports Fall
A surge in the baht is adding to the challenges facing Thailand’s trade-dependent economy this year as exports decline.the baht’s climb of about 5 percent against the dollar in the past six months is the strongest in the world, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ...
The different Covid-19 variants attacking Thailand
The third wave of The Covid-19 outbreak is The most severe and worrisome, especially in financial terms, because many businesses have been forced to close again.Though The original strain of SARS-CoV-2 came to Thailand from Wuhan, China in January last year, The UK variant of ...
The Nation Reporter
Home treatment piloted for mild Covid cases as infections threaten to overwhelm hospitals
The Public Health Ministry is piloting home and community treatment for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms (green category), as surging cases threaten to overwhelm hospital bed capacity.Bed occupancy has risen by 10,000 within one month and ICU units are treating 400 critically ill Covid-19 patients, ...
The Nation Reporter
Vaccination registration for public via Mor Phrom starts today
The Ministry of Public Health will allow The general public to register for Covid-19 vaccination via The ministry’s official group “Mor Phrom V.2” (doctors ready) from May 1.The ministry has been providing Covid-19 vaccination to medical professionals and volunteers at high risk of infection from ...
The Nation Reporter
Report: Thailand most unequal country in 2018
Thailand has overtaken Russia and India as the most unequal country In the latest survey by a Swiss bank. Banyong Pongpanich, chairman of Phatra Securities, posted on Facebook on Wednesday (Dec, 5) the fIndIngs of the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook 2018 conducted on 40 ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Japan-style 'water bank' ready in Aug
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will complete building The underground “water bank” at flood-prone Asok-Din Daeng Road next month, to better protect The area against severe inundation, according to Deputy Bangkok governor Jakkraphan Phewngam.The new flood prevention measure, which is modelled on underground water banks ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?
In Việt Nam, gettIng Into a university has been described as a national obsession and gettIng admission seen as a cut-throat competition.Keep readIng ...
VNS Reporter
Khamsavath Station in Vientiane Capital Ready to Operate Soon
The new railway station is part of an extension of The cross-border Laos-Thailand Railway connecting Thailand’s Nong Khai with Thanaleng Station in Vientiane Capital. The new station at Khamsavath will allow passengers from Thailand to travel by train to inner Vientiane. The project is being ...
Manyphone Vongphachanh
AI, big data technology used in pilot project to ease Bangkok’s traffic congestion
Four main roads in Bangkok are included in a five-year pilot project aimed at easing traffic congestion in the capital with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytical technology.the pilot project is part of the Communication Ministry’s “Sustainable Mobility Project”, which is ...
New rules aim to stop crocodile escapes
Crocodile farms will need walls at least 1.5 metres high around their pits under planned government guidelines, an official said on 16 October, after 28 crocodiles escaped in early October. Keep reading ...
Strategy plans 'ready in 60 days'
The six master plans to accompany The 20-year national strategy will be discussed and fleshed out in The next two months, according to a government source. The master plans cover six essential areas of national administration: security, national competitiveness, human resource development, social equality, quality ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Illegal logging, encroachment found in Narathiwat
A total of 36 rai of forest on Sankalakhiri mountain range in Chanae district of this southern province has been illegally cleared by encroachers, forest protection officials said.Acting on information from local villagers, Gen Jatuporn Kalampasut, director of the intelligence office of the Region 4 ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Forest database key for Việt Nam
Vietnamese people can control their own forest resources, ensure food security and diversify their income by using Management information System for Forest Sector in Việt Nam (FORMIS).Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Private sector ups 2021 GDP forecast as Thailand’s Covid-19 situation improves
A joint private sector committee has adjusted Thailand’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) growth for this year to between -0.05 and 1 per cent, higher than the previous estimate of -1.5 to 0 per cent.the committee is comprised of three private sector organisations, namely the ...
The Nation Reporter
Majority not confident in govt's ability to contain Covid-19: Poll
A majority of people are not confident that the government will be able to contain the spread of Covid-19, and most are not satisfied with its handling of the situation, according to the result of an opinion survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan ...
Bangkok Post Reporter