The government will revoke The licences of labour recruitment agencies that are sending domestic workers illegally for employment abroad, Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe warned on Monday. He said individuals operating These errant agencies would also be blacklisted, adding that ...

Step by step, Cambodia and Thailand are edging towards nuclear power generation as the region hunts for vast, stable power sources to fuel rapid development and improve the livelihoods of growing populations. As the debate over nuclear grows, so do the region’s power needs. According to ...

Deputy Commerce Minister Chutima Bunyapraphasara tried Tuesday to placate opponents of the controversial rice bill, saying critics are mistakenly commenting on the previous draft, not the recently updated version. “Efforts have been made to present confusing and not-up-to-date information [about the bill] to the public ...

The rice price guarantee scheme will begin next month with farmers set to be paid The difference when The price falls below a predetermined benchmark, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.He was speaking as he led a delegation of officials from The ...

Laos has announced that it will submit the proposed Don Sahong dam on the Mekong River for “prior consultation” within a regional mechanism but will not suspend development of the controversial project that has been criticized by its neighbors and environmentalists. Previously, Laos has refused to comply with a ...

Lawmakers will debate 13 draft laws at the upcoming 5th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (NA)’s 8th Legislature, making further progress on the path to building Laos as a state ruled by law. Scheduled to take place from June 5-28, the debate session, which ...

About 1,000 farmers and chemical suppliers rallied outside Government House on Tuesday against the imminent ban on three toxic farm chemicals, demanding a thorough study of its impact on farmers and businesses.the demonstrators were led by representatives from the Thai Agricultural innovation Trade Association, the ...

More than 100 billion baht a year is needed to fund welfare schemes promised by the new government, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) estimates. the actual welfare spending, however, would hinge on the coalition government’s final decisions, taking into account the available budget and ...

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on July 26 signed a decision approving the national climate change strategy to 2050.the strategy sets the overall goals of proactive and effective adapting to, minimising vulnerability to and damage caused by climate change; reducing emissions towards net zero ...

An all-time popular species that has no rival is the river prawn. the best way to cook prawns is to grill them medium-rare with the heads full of shiny orange, liquid fat.there is no need to cook them into a curry, stir-fried or deep-fried dish ...

The Thailand Teacher’s Development Association on 23 November demanded Education Minister Dapong Ratanasuwan provide debt refinancing packages, to prevent teachers from becoming swamped with debts which will eventually affect The students. The association proposed The ministry combine formal and informal debts of teachers nationwide, and transfer The whole chunk ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will on Monday launch “Komar Rien Komar Cheh”, an early childhood education programme supported by USAID, Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Unesco, Unicef and many oTher NGO partners. The event will be presided over by Minister of Education, Youth ...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol yesterday signed a $44 million contract with Chinese company Beijing Urban Construction Group Co Ltd to carry out sewage and road improvement projects in Battambang, Poipet and Bavet towns, among other projects. ...

T.T. Network Infrastructure Japan, a joInt venture between global electronics manufacturer Toshiba and Tokyo Electric Power Co HoldIngs (TEPCO), will operate and maIntaIn 130 kilometres of a 230-kilovolt power transmission lIne In Cambodia, accordIng to Japanese media yesterday. ...

International car rental operator Avis is brIngIng its brand to Cambodia and Laos, accordIng to a statement released last week from local licensee RMA Group. If the deal is seen through, Avis would be the first global car rental company to compete In the KIngdom. the company ...

More than 1,500 units of unexploded ordnance (UXO) have been cleared from an old ammunition warehouse adjacent to the Kampong Cham provincial police station, said Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) director-general, Heng Ratana. ...

Local and international right groups have asked French President François Hollande to pressure Prime Minister Hun Sen to release 21 activists ahead of an official visit by the premier this weekend. ...

Conservationists are expressing concern that some of the Kingdom’s endangered birds are not reproducing this year due to extreme heat stress, inability to find enough food and habitat loss from wildfires and human encroachment. ...

The Interior MInistry has asked Interpol to help arrest a “Cambodian livIng abroad” it believes is responsible for doctorIng and circulatIng an image of Prime MInister Hun Sen’s wife, accordIng to a mInistry spokesman. ...

LGBT Cambodians driven into poverty by discrimination, and sometimes forced to sell sex to survive, may soon enjoy the benefits of a new online campaign designed to raise money to help them rebuild their lives. ...