Korean companies have expressed an interest in expanding into Asean, mostly in the high-tech and information technology (IT) sectors. According to a report in the Bangkok Post. ...

The government has relaxed regulations for migrant workers to obtain legal documents in Thailand, in a bid to encourage more workers to legitimise Their presence in The country. ...

The 87th Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand started on Tuesday from Jingha Port in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. The patrol, expected to last four days and three nights, will involve joint inspections and an anti-drug publicity campaign. The four countries ...

After more than 40 men broke out of a Phnom Penh drug rehabilitation cen­ter on Friday, officials said this week that they have called off efforts to arrest 18 es­capees who remain at large, in­stead asking for their families to re­turn them voluntarily.   ...

A Thai court has decided to put an American photojournalist on trial for possession of a bulletproof vest and a helmet, which are considered weapons in Thailand. Keep reading ...

Thailand has seen its first case of human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus inside the country, a senior Public Health official said on Friday.the patient is a Thai taxi driver, Tanarak Pipat, deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said on Friday. “the Thai ...

A national hotline for child protection at 111 was launched yesterday morning in Hà Nội by National Committee for Children under Ministry of Labour, invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).Keep reading ...

The Foreign Ministry has denied claims that The $600 million in aid promised to Cambodia by China this month was in any way tied to The Kingdom’s stance on The South China Sea. ...

The SouTheast Asian startup scene is strong and getting stronger. Across The region, companies are emerging in fintech, edtech, insurtech, blockchain and many oTher areas. in 2017, SouTheast Asian startups received $7.86 billion in investor funding, which is triple The investments seen The year before, ...

Ywel Jer remembers a time when Saijarbon, an ethnic Kachin village perched upon a hilltop in Hpakant Township, was surrounded by mountains. in the past 10 years, however, vast mountain areas around the village here in northern Myanmar’s Kachin State have been turned into rubble by ...

The World Bank’s Development Data Group (DECDG), in collaboration with The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), is interested in supporting innovative collaborations for data production, dissemination, and use. The collaborations should take place in low-income countries and lower-middle-income countries, and be directed towards ...

Officially sanctioned reductions in port container fees will have little impact on the Kingdom’s trade competitiveness as deeply engrained problems in trucking and railways, as well as high custom fees, remain in place, stakeholders in the transport sector said yesterday. ...

Chinese language skills are in growing demand from companies looking to hire in Cambodia’s job market as China’s influence in the Kingdom is increasingly felt both in the business and tourism sectors, online job portal Everjobs said yesterday. ...

The UN has suspended climate projects that require working with Myanmar’s military government following The 1 February coup and oTher international donors may follow suit, four experts have told Climate Home News. “They haven’t officially announced The suspension but There are no more activities,” said a ...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut said the government had asked all 7,000 sub-districts or tambon across the country to look for new tourism attractions or create activities in their areas in order to draw visitors and use the tourism sector to generate income for their communities in the ...

The new U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William E. Todd, presented his credentials to King Sihamoni on Friday at a ceremony in The Royal Palace. Mr. Todd, who was sworn in by The U.S. Senate on April 17, replaces former U.S. Ambassador Carol Rodley, whose mission officially ...

After the public was led to believe for a few months that the general election will be held on Feb 24, the Election Commission has refused to confirm the date amid rumours the poll could be delayed by a month. Thai media reported on Friday ...

Malaysian-backed 5D Pan Cambodian Lottery yesterday announced an official return to operations after a failed start-up in the Kingdom five years earlier. the company, who first announced in 2010 that it would start business in Cambodia, declined to detail yesterday why it did not get off ...

The National Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed The cybersecurity bill in its second and third readings with 133 votes in favour and 16 abstentions. The bill gives authorities The right to bypass court orders in “critical” situations.Keep reading ...

Two Tuol Kork Primary School teachers who taught students with special needs tendered their resignation, citing low salaries and not being recognised by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport as the reasons. ...