Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced it will offer customers in Sihanoukville, Battambang and Siem Reap the option to pay their bills via mobile payment provider Wing. EdC and Wing officials signed an agreement on July 1 at the Cambodiana Hotel in Phnom Penh authorising ...

Police arrested another opposition activist Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in the violent July 15 protest at Freedom Park that the courts have labeled an attempted insurrection, a party official and police said. Tep Narin, a CNRP activist in his 30s, was arrested at the ...

Southeast Asian energy companies, long dependent on fossil fuels, are rapidly turning to renewable energy to answer the mounting demand for electricity in the fast-developing region.  in indonesia, StarEnergy looks to capitalize on native geothermal resources, made possible by the more than 100 active volcanoes that ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A villagers’ group in Oudomxay province is meeting with great success in selling different sized bags and cotton products, both locally and in Japan.The bags are made from a jungle vine called kheuapiad and have proved particularly popular with Japanese buyers ...

The Arbitration Council yesterday ordered protesting workers in Kampong Cham province to return to Their factory today, as a union official reported that Their numbers had swelled to nearly 3,000 outside The provincial hall in Their third demonstration this week over an ongoing labour dispute. Free ...

Locally-owned Acleda Bank Plc will become the first commercial bank to be listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). It received an official letter to this effect from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on November 26, which allows it to proceed with its plans for ...

Two of Cambodia’s leading commercial banks – locally owned Acleda Bank Plc (Acleda) and South Korean-owned Phnom Penh Commercial Bank Plc (PPCBank) – have been granted listing eligibility from the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). This paves the way for the banks to move forward with plans ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has postponed The grade 12 national examinations for private schools from August 17-18 to August 27-28 so as not to clash with The upcoming national holiday scheduled from August 17-21. ...

The Preah Vihear Provincial Administration is preparing documents for The Ministry of Environment to merge The Prey Preah Roka and Chheb wildlife sanctuaries for better management. Once approved, They will be named Preah Rokar-Chheb Wildlife Sanctuary. ...

After United States Secretary of State Antony J Blinken announced the US pledge to donate $52 million to Mekong countries for development, NGOs have come forward asking the government to utilise the donation with transparency. ...

Two ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) have docked at Preah Sihanouk Autonomous Port to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the JMSDF’s first Peacekeeping Operation (PKO), with a military drill and visit to Ream Naval Base planned for their crews’ three-day visit.   ...

Two ships from the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) have docked at Preah Sihanouk Autonomous Port to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the JMSDF’s first Peacekeeping Operation (PKO), with a military drill and visit to Ream Naval Base planned for their crews’ three-day visit. ...

The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) is gearing up to develop digital infrastructure, upgrade e-transaction rules, improve e-transaction system standards and promote digital knowledge among The public as part of its 2021-22 strategic plan.The draft plan was revealed when ETDA recently held an online conference ...

Myanmar energy officials have pledged to push down the price of petrol at the pump still further, as it emerged that some filling station owners are profiting from globally plummeting oil prices by keeping their prices up – or even raising them. At a press conference ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday (June 23) gave The go-ahead to a draft law on The prevention and suppression of torture and forced disappearances, deputy government spokesperson Rachada Thanadirek said.This bill aims to protect every citizen from being tortured or “disappeared” by state officials as well ...

Passengers are not being charged fares for some 26 BTS stations, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said on Tuesday. the free stations are on the BTS Green Line, from Bearing to Kheha and from Mo Chit to Khu Khot. Bangkok’s Skytrain system covers 61 stations ...

Rights groups and researchers have welcomed Thailand’s decision to cancel a Beijing-backed project to dredge and blow open a shallow and rocky stretch of the Mekong River along the Thai-Lao border.the move is a rare victory for groups and communities fighting to save Southeast Asia’s ...

The Prime Minister has ordered government agencies to create an online platform, collecting government’s missions, services and oTher works that are beneficial and can be accessed by citizens.Government Deputy Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul revealed that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha has ordered all sectors of The ...

A truck transporting timber overturned on Thursday evening, killing one person and injured another. the incident at Sen Monorom commune, in Mondulkiri province’s O’Raing district, has added spark to the ongoing debate on forest crimes in the province. the province’s traffic police bureau director Yoem ...

Thailand’s baht currency slumped to a more than six-year low on 18 August and shares fell in Bangkok over concerns an unprecedented attack in the capital could hit the vital tourism sector. At least 21 people were killed and over 120 wounded when a bomb ripped through ...