The Government of Japan has agreed to provide $182,035 to People’s Hope Japan (PHJ) under the framework, The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects. ...

Cambodia approved eight investment projects worth over $69 million in the first three weeks of this month that are expected to deliver 5,249 jobs, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 16 capital investment projects last month totalling more than $700 million that are expected to create 11,414 local jobs. ...

The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide $875,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to strengthen preparedness and response capacities for natural hazards and shocks in Cambodia. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a $2.3 million cardboard factory project to be built in Khan Kambol of Phnom Penh. The CDC shared the update in a press release yesterday, adding that the project will create 214 jobs for the ...

A $3.1 million garment factory will be built in Bati district of Takeo province, creating 702 jobs for the locals. The update was shared in a press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) yesterday following its approval of the investment project. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in the first month of this year approved 11 investment projects worth over $43 million and that are expected to generate 7,854 jobs, it said via social media. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 238 investment projects worth a total of $8.2 billion last year, down 12 per cent from 2019, according to a CDC press statement. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a cumulative 144 Japanese investment projects worth $2.79 billion since its inception in 1994, 66 of which are in special economic zones (SEZ) with $340 million in capital investment, it said in a press release. ...

Locally-assembled electric auto-rickshaws could hit the Cambodian market as soon as early in May after the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) gave the greenlight to an investment project at the weekend. ...

The Environment Ministry said yesterday that about 79% of Cambodians have been affected by climate change, which has resulted in declining fish and agricultural produce. ...

The Tourism Development Planning Department announced yesterday that Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, through the Enterprise Development Program of United Nation (UNIDO), has provided approximately $1 million for the implementation of Agri-food production and tourism programmes in Cambodia. ...

Leaders and businesspeople from the Malaysian state of Malacca have vowed to promote investment among compatriots in four target Cambodian sectors – education and vocational training; real estate; mining; and energy, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

The National Committee for forest Crime Prevention has touted its tougher measures to suppress illegal logging across the country as a success despite small-scale ones are still occurring. ...

The European Union (EU), the Ministry of Interior (MOI), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced the launch of the “Strengthening SDG Localization in Thailand” project. SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. With the EU funding, the initiative aims to accelerate Thailand’s commitment to the ...

The Program Committee for the Association for Asian Studies has issued the Call for Proposals for the AAS Annual Conference to be held March 21-24, 2019 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Colleagues in Asian studies are invited to submit proposals for Organized ...

(KPL) Wednesday witnessed the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Laos, Mr Shin Sung Soon, presenting three ambulances worth US$ 156,000 to Minister of Health Bounkong Sihavong to be given to the Attapeu Provincial Department of Health and the Attapeu Provincial Hospital.More ...

Government officials met with business operators on Friday to discuss developments and problems in the tourism industry as well as share ideas on ways to improve services during the remainder of Visit Laos Year 2018.The meeting aimed to improve the quality of tourism services and ...

Lao villagers formerly leasing land to a Vietnamese rubber company under a profit-sharing arrangement are now being refused compensation by the foreign-owned firm, which says the land belongs not to the villagers but to the state, Lao sources say.More ...

A top economic research institute has suggested the government reconsider its compensation policy, as many people who were compensated for the loss of their land to special and specific economic zones (SEZs) have been unhappy with the amount they received.The National Economic Research Institute (NERI) ...