Industries
Thai fishing industry: abuses continue in unpoliced waters, Greenpeace claims
An international crackdown on human rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry has resulted in vessels travelling thousands of miles further into remote and lawless waters, where trafficked men continue to be beaten and sold at sea, a 12-month Greenpeace investigation alleges. According to the ...
Tourism officials lay out plans for schools
Tourism Ministry officials outlined plans yesterday for two new vocational training facilities for the country’s growing tourism sector. Try Chhiv, deputy director general of the Ministry of Tourism, said the government will build the first school in Phnom Penh with a capacity of 1,000 students, ...
Textile exports to hit $28.5b
Việt Nam’s textile and garment exports this year are estimated to reach US$28.5 billion, meeting roughly 92 per cent of the set plan due to market difficulties, the Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) reports. Việt Nam’s textile and garment exports this year are ...
Land survey for Royal’s K Rong project begins
Authorities on Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Rong island on December 13 started measuring out a land concession given to the Royal Group, which is building a five-star hotel and resort, in order to allow the company to develop the area and to provide plots to ...
Remote Myanmar gets ready for tourism boom
After a decades-long blanket ban on tourists, Kayah State in eastern Myanmar has opened up to the outside world. Travellers are pouring in to get a glimpse of its untouched beauty. As Pichayada Promchertchoo reports, the remote state is hoping to develop a tourist industry without losing ...
Peach to debut Bangkok route
Peach Aviation, the Japanese no-frills carrier, will launch the first non-stop air link between Bangkok and Okinawa in February. The route, which was first mulled by the airline back in 2013, is set to become reality with its maiden flight from the southern Japanese island ...
Multi-million dollar project could spoil historic Hoi An town
The implementation of a series of projects on the beach dunes near Hoi An will create challenges for Hoi An in its path for sustainable development. In March 2008, after getting the nod from the Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee, Gami Hoi An JSC started ...
Tourism investment up despite drop in visitors
The number of foreign travelers visiting in Myanmar is down on 2015, but foreign investment in the tourist sector shows a 15 percent increase, according to data from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. Although officials caution that investment decisions should be based on the ...
Contract farming could unlock value chain: experts
A visiting delegation of agricultural experts suggested that Cambodia’s struggling rice industry should develop a contract farming model that if used systematically would help confront the complicated supply chain dynamics that bog down smallholder farmers. The Global Institute for Tomorrow, a Hong Kong-based think tank, ...
Government has big plans for Bhutan tourism
The Thai and Bhutanese governments plan to expand tourism cooperation to boost the tourism sectors of the two countries and highlight Thailand as a key destination. Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn said Thailand and Bhutan are considering holding events to promote the culture and tourism ...
