An opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party district councillor in Phnom Penh was arrested yesterday in connection with a CNRP-led protest at Freedom Park on July 15 that turned violent. At least 15 CNRP members or supporters have been charged in connection with the violence, which saw ...

Radio broadcasting institutions have been crucial in the fight against fake news on social media in Cambodia, said Prime Minister Hun Sen in a message to mark World Radio Day. ...

Nearly 50 families living near a rubbish dump in Siem Reap province’s Prasat Bakong district on Tuesday demanded authorities quickly find an alternative site. They said The current dump in Trapaing Thom commune’s Anlong Pi village is unhygienic, causing people to fall sick and producing ...

Five endangered polecats were rescued yesterday morning after provincial military police in collaboration with Wildlife Alliance staff stopped a man on a motorbike who was attempting to sell them at the Veal Ring market in Preah Sihanouk’s Real Rinh commune, according to Prey Nob district ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed a new Country Director for Cambodia, Samiuela T. Tukuafu. A Tongan national, Mr. Tukuafu officially started in this post on 1 February, 2016. Mr. Tukuafu replaces Mr. Eric Sidgwick, who has been appointed Country Director for ADB’s Resident ...

Cambodian workers seeking to leave a seafood factory in Thailand following a lethal brawl with counterparts from Myanmar were given their passports and salaries on Monday, a representative said. Phon Jam said 800 Cambodian workers at the Siam international Food Co Ltd factory in Songkhla province ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that 14 more Omicron community cases had been detected in Cambodia in just three days, though no deaths from the highly transmissible coronavirus variant have been reported thus far. ...

Huawei Technologies (Cambodia) Co agreed yesterday to withdraw its injunction against Mfone in order to pave the way for a court-appointed administrator to sell the bankrupt company’s assets and compensate its many creditors. Along with other creditors, Huawei representatives expressed concerns that the assets would ...

Chinese premier Li Keqiang recently unveiled the country’s plan for combating climate change. While it could have been more ambitious, the plan shows China’s leaders are serious about changing the country’s development path. It critically undermines those in the West who claim that climate action should be ...

The first ever Sri Sathya Sai School in Laos, based on a human-value based educational model, has plans to accept more enrolments for The 2016-2017 academic year after opening its doors last September. To date, There are 74 children, including 37 females attending The class from ...

Myanmar’s largest beer maker, military-owned Myanmar Brewery Ltd., aims to increase its annual production by 50 percent in the years ahead, the company announced on 26 August. Following a recent partnership with Japan’s Kirin Holdings, the company’s chairman Nay Win said the new joint venture will try ...

The amended Law on Government, which was passed by The National Assembly (NA) on 15 December, aims to improve The government’s performance through more transparent and frugal practices. Amendments to Article 4 on The performance principles to be followed by government stipulate that its performance or ...

Rapid technological advancements have made life more convenient. New technologies in the capital market have facilitated investors and created a more conducive environment from which all stakeholders can benefit. the Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool, said some laws should be amended ...

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha lauded Thailand and its people for their resilience amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, as the Global COVID-19 index (GCI) shows Thailand is the second best nation in coping with the pandemic.Keep watching ...

Some tourist attractions have now opened after being forced to close during the recent heavy downpours, while others are still closed because the entrance roads are muddy and impassable. Popular Tham Konglor cave in Khammuan province had to close last month when water levels rose inside ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The US-China trade war has yet to impact upon trade between Laos and China, a Chinese diplomat has confirmed.Speaking to Lao media in Vientiane on Thursday, Chinese Ambassador to Laos Jiang Zaidong said The trade cooperation between The two countries continued ...

River systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion. Attributes include: name of river, name of basin, name of sub-basin, Strahler number. ...

Seventy-five Cambodian workers and six children marooned for 10 days after being lured to build a resort on Koh Mook in Trang’s Kantang district were rescued on Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Employment Department chief Sumet Mahosot yesterday said 444,097 migrant workers and 48,541 accompanying persons had ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Eleven fuel companies that are given registrations to import fuel must complete all the business improvement measures stipulated in Prime Minister’s Decree No. 331 by November, a senior official at the Petroleum and Gas Association has said.the authorities plan to conduct ...

Following a campaign to conduct COVID-19 tests at the community level in Phuket , health authorities are preparing to launch similar programs in other areas, in order to quickly test people in risk areas.Keep watching ...