Groups representing US and European businesses in Cambodia have welcomed the Draft Law on investment, which was approved by the National Assembly last week. ...

Tripartite discussions on the 2022 minimum wage for workers in the garment, textile and footwear sectors were set to begin on September 14. ...

Monks protecting the Sorng Rukahvorn Community Forest in Oddar Meanchey province are committed to turn the area into a Buddhist-style natural tourist attraction for Cambodians and foreigners. ...

Cities in the Mekong River region are facing common challenges from urbanisation, experts say. these cities are seeing their heritage roots disappear as they grow too quickly, and their residents don’t have the chance to set their own path for urban development.Keep reading ...

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Panasonic will provide solar-power systems to schools in The Bagan region to promote educational support aimed at sustainable development. Keep reading ...

Middle-school students’ names have been included on the voter list in Mandalay Region’s Natogyi township, according to a complaint filed by the National League for Democracy. Keep reading ...

A week after Cambodia’s general election, which the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) won in a landslide victory after it banned its main opposition, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono called the poll “disappointing.” Keep reading ...

A workshop on new techniques under the Consortium for Unfavourable Rice Environments (CURE) was held in Can Tho city on January 30, highlighting the need to turn challenges into opportunities for Mekong Delta agriculture. Keep reading ...

The 2016 Aid & International Development Forum Asia Summit will take place In Bangkok on June 21-22, 2016. Attendees can still register to attend, and check out The excitIng lookIng agenda here.   ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith introduced Laos’ ‘three opens’ policy on investment to participants at the Mekong-Japan Business Forum in Tokyo, which was organised by the Japan External Trade Organisation.More ...

Five international tourism SMEs have qualified for this year’s Mekong innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Market Access Programme 2018. The winner, Adventoro, receives The Market Access prize package and personalised meetings with key local partners and stakeholders. Keep reading ...

Myanmar has formed a national committee on minimum wage again, to improve wages in the country. the committee, which was set up last week, includes financial experts, ministries and representatives from labour and employer groups.Keep reading  ...

The “ASEAN journalists to cover The biggest cultural event workshop” was launched on 23 November in Vientiane, and will run from 23-26 November. Media personnel from ASEAN member countries are attending The workshop to exchange Their traditions and culture and also share news reporting skills on Their biggest cultural events. The ...

All foreigners will be banned from entering the country under the emergency decree being invoked to combat at the coronavirus pandemic.the emergency decree comes into effect at midnight on Wednesday, and remains in force through April 30.the decree bans all foreigners from entry at all ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a topic page on​ “Extractive industries”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Extractive industries in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Extractive industries”.   ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Forest protection”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Forest protection in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Forest protection”.   ...

Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled attacks in Myanmar said they were disappointed that a U.N. agreement signed earlier this week did not address one of their key demands: Citizenship. Most refugees say they are desperate to go home, but fear going back unless they are given ...

Government employees’ salaries will not increase despite plans to take out a loan worth US$100 million from the World Bank, aimed at covering a state deficit by separating salaries from the budget, according to government officials. Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw sent a message on August 5 ...

Residents in Oddar Meanchey province can earn extra income from trading non-timber forest products sourced in the Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Samrong town. Mushrooms in particular are a lucrative product selling from 15,000 to 20,000 riel ($3.70 to $5) per kilogramme. ...

Since the government started to collect tax on gold purchases on April 1, orders at workshops and goldsmiths have dropped. Goldsmith Ko Naung Naung from Chan Mya Tharsi township, Mandalay Region, said the downward trend was worrying because in the past, jewellers would make orders ...