Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday appealed to people to calm down as gasoline prices hit another high peak, citing that global crude oil has been on surge as the Russian-Ukraine crisis threatened to disrupt global supply. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration reiterated its calls for former NagaWorld employees to stop gaThering to protest, as by doing so They were defying Covid-19 health measures. ...

Civil servants and armed force personnel are set to receive a 50,000 riel allowance for both the Khmer New Year and Pchum Ben Festival period this year, with a government spokesperson calling it a “morale booster”. ...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration is deploying water pumps and using 10 sewage trucks to pump out floodwaters from Meanchey district’s Boeung Tumpun commune and oTher areas during this rainy season. ...

Recently, a coalition of civil society groups, which has monitored development on and along the Mekong River, issued a frightening statement. Fluctuations of river flows during the past three decades have been at record highs, they said.That is a big deal for people whose livelihoods ...

Farmers planning to grow cannabis once it is legalised for medical and research purposes next month have been told to contact authorities.“interested persons should start studying relevant information on how to select cannabis varieties, prepare hothouses and control the temperature,” Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong ...

Smart Axiata announced yesterday that it has begun disbursing funds from its $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to the institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Open institute, Friends international and Southeastern Globe Communications, according to a company statement. ...

Listed state-owned port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has doubled down on its commitment to enhance its business performance during the global health crisis by reducing expenses and postponing non-urgent investment, director-general Hei Bavy told its annual meeting on Friday.​ ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc has proposed a five-year, $200 million blended finance investment from the World Bank Group’s international Finance Corporation (IFC), disclosure documents reveal. ...

The Asia Foundation with support from Smart Axiata has launched BookLab – a children’s book creation event to produce 10 children’s storybooks, laying out different situations and problems for young readers to learn and explore. ...

Cambodia has been internationally recognised for its rich biodiversity and the Kingdom’s Biodiversity index is 7.5 (MacKinnon, 1997) although a higher score may be attainable when inventories are more advanced. ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) has deployed 82,500 people from various government ministries and marshaled resources such as 1,106 trucks, 320 long speed boats and 179 short speed boats to help rescue people from natural disasters. ...

China is committed to expanding relations with Cambodia and forging them to be “stronger than steel” by continuing to help the Kingdom’s economy to grow, Chinese State Councillor and foreign minister Wang Yi affirmed as he wrapped up his two-day visit.   ...

Cambodia on October 16 joined other countries to observe World Food Day (WFD), held globally this year under the theme “Our actions are our future. Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life”. ...

Cambodia exports to China increased by 39 percent to $1,510 million last year, a positive move to the Kingdom’s trade as Cambodia and China put into effect their newly-endorsed bilateral free trade agreement. ...

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As preparations are underway for an important formal discussion between countries committed to the Paris Agreement; Thailand, Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, has been determining its progress towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 to 25 percent by 2030. But experts have warned against merely ...

The Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) has proposed measures to encourage Thai farmers to develop sustaInable and environmentally friendly practices, while IndicatIng that debt repayment measures and green loans to farmers are important mechanisms to drive sustaInable agriculture.Keep watchIng ...

The recent ban on single-use plastic bags at major retailers created a stir for consumers and businesses, with social media abuzz with workarounds such as shoppers using wheelbarrows and stockings to carry off Their 7-Eleven hauls.But is this step enough to reduce Thailand’s massive plastic ...

Disruptive technologies are going to bring down Thai universities’ rankings – no matter how well regarded they are now – unless they adjust quickly and efficiently, Deputy Education Minister Udom Kachintorn has warned.  “For one thing, Thailand’s birth rate has fallen drastically,” Udom said at ...