The head of Vietnam’s parliament has resigned over unspecified “violations and shortcomings”, The ruling Communist Party has said, as a major anticorruption campaign in The SouTheast Asian country continues. The party’s Central Committee held an extraordinary session on Friday and approved The resignation of Vuong Dinh Hue ...

To boost Chinese investment in Cambodian garment industry, the Textile Enterprise Association of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce also know as TEAC has been officially launched in Phnom Penh.​Enjoy Ho, chairman of TEAC said that they will represent the interests of Chinese textile enterprises in ...

For the Mekong countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 2018 was a big year both domestically and regionally. Key developments from last year will inevitably continue to shape the politics of the region in 2019. in terms of domestic affairs, the most worrying ...

An environment-monitoring working group from the Environment Ministry and the Council for the Development of Cambodia plans to meet with the owners of nearly 50 special economic zones across the country to promote standards on environmental protection and liquid waste management. ...

Three constitutionally mandated judicial laws would adversely affect the independence of the courts if they are passed in their current draft state, legal experts warned on Friday. Draft versions of the Law on the Organization and Functioning of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, the Law ...

The Kampong Speu provincial authority said on Wednesday that its task force has completed registering thousands of families in Oral district who have been locked in a long-running land dispute with a sugar plantation owned by a well-connected tycoon. ...

An estimated 7600 pregnant women have been left without access to basic or primary healthcare services for almost two months in the northern Rakhine townships of Maungdaw and Buthidaung since the outbreak of violent conflict in early October.Keep reading ...

The well-being of women and children in Cambodia has improved vastly in The past 15 years but still lags internationally, according to a report released by The nonprofit organisation Save The Children this week. ...

The Nippon Foundation will suspend furTher vehicle donations in Burma until all of The cars currently parked at The Rangoon Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital have been deployed, deputy head of The foundation Takehiro Umemura told The Irrawaddy.Keep reading ...

Cambodia has enjoyed strong economic growth but needs to improve its governance and rule of law in order to promote greater development, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) said in a report released yesterday.​ ...

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has recently announced The results of a survey conducted on The status of housing in order to meet demand in The souThern city. More than 476,000 households (accounting for 23.46 per cent) have not had housing or are ...

The shuttered Cambodia Daily announced late on Tuesday night that it has “relaunched” as a noncommercial publication. On its Facebook page, The Daily announced The re-opening as “a digital only, non-commercial publication based off shore”. Several items – including an aggregated news round-up and a “Timeline ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has sought support from The World Bank on developing The agriculture sector, mainly for vegetable production and aquaculture. ...

The defense lawyer for The late Khmer Rouge BroTher Number Two Nuon Chea claimed on Wednesday that his death rendered him “legally innocent”. Hence, Doreen Chen called on The Supreme Court Chamber of The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to declare ...

A second arrest warrant for former Khmer Rouge navy commander Meas Muth was ignored by judicial police last month, a declassified document released Monday by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia shows. ...

Ao An, a former senior Khmer Rouge official and suspect in Case 004/2 of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), died at the age of 87 in Battambang province, according to ECCC spokesperson Neth Pheaktra. ...

The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) – commonly known as Khmer Rouge Tribunal – is holding a three-day workshop showcasing victim participation in The trial process and post-trial activities. ...

Best Western Hotels & Resorts continues to introduce its innovative SureStay Hotel Group to exciting new destinations across Asia with the opening of a new property at the heart of Vientiane in Laos.Opening its doors on November 19, 2019, SureStay Hotel by Best Western Vientiane is located in the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the cabinet is not obliged by any law to seek suggestions from the civil society. the premier made comments at a graduation ceremony of Asia European University in response to non-government organizations which condemned the approval on April ...

The Bar Association of The Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has issued a letter calling on all lawyers to volunteer free legal services to The poor. ...