2017 set new labour exports record
Vietnam had 134,751 guest workers employed abroad last year, exceeding the set target by 28.3% and equivalent to 106.7% of 2016’s figure. 2017 set a record as the fourth consecutive year that Vietnam has had more than 100,000 workers in foreign job markets.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Another Taiwan Bike Maker to Move to Cambodia
It’s no finalized yet as contracts still have to be signed, but it looks as if another bike maker from Taiwan is setting up shop in Cambodia. It will the 4th one which is to benefit from the duty and quota free status Cambodia made ...
Strengthening Government’s Capacity For Better Use Of Data For Nutrition
(KPL) As part of the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN) initiative, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF are building the capacity of Government staff to make better use of evidence and data to design and implement nutrition related policies and programmes through a workshop ...
KPL
HIV infections nearly doubled over past decade
The number of new HIV infections in Cambodia nearly doubled over the past decade—the greatest increase in Asia—while less than a third of Cambodians living with the virus are receiving medication to slow its development, according to a report released this week. ...
George wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hiv-infections-nearly-doubled-over-past-decade-115705/
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services in Kratie province
On 18 October 2017, the ODC team ended the week with an exciting workshop under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and Engagement in Government Service Delivery” funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing RegiOns (SPIDER), at MekOng Dolphin Hotel in Kratie province. ...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ...
Laos to Join Regional Electric Vehicle Boom
Laos has launched a new electric vehicle project, joining its neighbors in Southeast Asia where the growth of the EV market is set to boom.Electricite du Laos (EDL) and Vientiane-based EV Lao Company have teamed up for the project, which is designed to compare operating costs between ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/26/laos-to-join-regional-electric-vehicle-boom/
Refugee awaits word on exit
The fate of a Rohingya refugee who has chosen to return home rather than remain in Cambodia as part of a controversial resettlement deal with Australia is now in the hands of the Myanmar government, senior officials from both countries said yesterday.Moe Htet Kyaw, second ...
Charles Rollet and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/refugee-awaits-word-exit
Government to increase cash for Labour to $160 million
The Royal Government has decided to increase the budget for Cash for Labour from $100 million to $160 million. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50776562/government-to-increase-cash-for-labour-to-160-million/
Call for proposals: Kindernothilfe Thailand's self-help approach implementer
Kindernothilfe is looking for the like-minded registered non-government organizations to implement the Kindernothilfe’s Self-help approach in their project areas. The preferred project areas should be in the Northern region and on the Thailand-Myanmar border where the migrants and their children prevalently traverse and reside. The ...
Call for Applications: Climate Change Media Partnership 2021 Reporting Fellowships to COP26
DEADLINE: 23 July 2021, 11:59 PM, (UTC -11) via info.ejn@internews.org The Climate Change Media Partnership (CCMP), led this year by Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) in partnership with the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, is pleased to announce the 2021 CCMP Reporting Fellowship Program for journalists interested in ...
Neither human nor robotic helpers for Thai elderly
The Intellectual Property Department has warned of the looming shortage of young carers for the elderly as Thai society ages, and that few patents are being filed for robotic helpers to replace them. Deputy director-general Nusara Kanjanakul said on Friday (Sep 14) that although Thailand ...
Phusadee Arunmas
New start or sad end for Cambodia’s last free newspaper?
Saturday’s announcement of the sale of The Phnom Penh Post, Cambodia’s oldest and most respected newspaper, came as no surprise to many who had been following recent events in the country. Rumors had circulated for months about the fate of the country’s last independent English-language ...
Alan Parkhouse
http://www.atimes.com/article/new-start-or-sad-end-for-cambodias-last-free-newspaper/
Republic of Korea provides US$9 million for rural development
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry signed a Record of Discussion online on November 1 to initiate the Integrated Rural Development Project in Champassask, Saravan and Xekong provinces. The 5-year project is being implemented until 2025 with a total ...
Times Reporters
Foreign nations express sympathy, hope for swift recovery after flood
Foreign countries have continued to convey messages of sympathy to the Lao government and the families of those who lost their lives or houses in the flood caused by the collapse of the dam in Attapeu province.More ...
Times Reporters
Smoke-free campaign launched
A new government initiative to warn Cambodians about the dangers of smoking tobacco was launched yesterday by the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/smoke-free-campaign-launched
Search-rescue units get specialised prep for natural disasters
The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) held a training course on techniques for search and rescue operations to further strengthen the skills of Cambodia’s emergency responders and improve their efficiency. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/search-rescue-units-get-specialised-prep-natural-disasters
Lao-French Bilingual Classrooms to Receive Training, Equipment
A signing ceremony was held on Friday at the Ministry of Education and Sports to officially launch the project supported by the French Embassy to upgrade the teaching of mathematics and science in Lao-French bilingual classes in line with the government’s education plan to improve ...
Cameron Darke
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/10/04/lao-french-bilingual-classrooms-to-receive-training-equipment/
Asian Youth Partnership on Business and Human Rights
During 23 – 25 August 2018, the Department of International Organisations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Department of Rights and Liberties, Ministry of Justice, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the UN High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR) South-East Asia Regional ...
Ground broken for new Lao hospital with Thai support
Bokeo provincial authorities held a groundbreaking ceremony on 27 October for a new hospital including inpatient as well as maternal and child healthcare facilities in Huayxai-neua village,Huayxai district. Actual construction work on the new hospital building commenced in June and it is expected to be completed in ...