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Uber delivers food in Bangkok
If you want to get the food you want from the restaurants you love, all from the comfort of your own home, Uber is now offering its first stand-alone food delivery app that lets you order grub the same way you order wheels. UberEats currently allows ...
Traffic cameras get new brief as police widen net
Cameras will be repositioned around the city to help curb a wider range of traffic violations and cut the rate of arguments between police and motorists, a senior officer says. Jirapat Phumjit, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau who oversees traffic regulations in the ...
Comfrel critiques opacity of voter list review process
The National Election Committee on January 17 continued to wade through thousands of disputed names on the electoral roll that the opposition claims belonged to foreigners, as election watchdog Comfrel condemned the lack of transparency in the process. The NEC yesterday deliberated over 16 suites ...
More than 3,500 disputes have been ‘resolved’: gov’t
Cambodia has either resolved or rejected 6,060 of the Kingdom’s 7,549 ongoing land disputes, according to figures presented by Deputy Prime Minister of Land Management Bin Chhin during a speech yesterday. More than 3,500 cases have reportedly been “resolved”, while a further 2,500 cases were ...
Set of steps could cut carbon in half: report
Cambodia could reduce its projected carbon emissions by 57 percent over the next 30 years without taking a financial hit if it implements low-carbon development policies in five key sectors, according to a new report in the journal Energy Policy. By fostering public transport and ...
Road 13 South safety under scrutiny
There are no almost safety barriers to protect road users along Road 13 South, which runs for about 847 kilometres from Vientiane to Attapeu province via Borikamxay, Khammuan, Savannakhet, Saravan and Champassak provinces. Along the route there are many sections of winding road where motorists ...
Minister vows stable electricity supply
The electricity supply in various special and specific economic zones has been stable, enabling factories to operate smoothly, a minister has said. Minister of Energy and Mines Dr. Khammany Inthilath outlined the situation to local media recently. He admitted that foreign investors, notably Japanese and ...
Ministry lists top ten commercial rice varieties
The Department of Trade Promotion under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce has listed the top ten Lao rice varieties for domestic sale and export. Laos has about 12,000 rice varieties but many of them still need improvement for commercialisation, department Director General Mr Somvang ...
Saudi princess gives boost to measles vaccination drive
Saudi Arabian Princess Her Royal Highness Lamia bintMajet Al Saud, Secretary General of Alwaleed Philanthropies, says the organisation will provide about US$2.6 million to Laos in support of measles and rubella vaccinations this year. The measles and rubella vaccination control project under the National Immunisation ...
VN expects Japan to become top investor
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said Việt Nam expected Japan to become its top investor, with more high-tech investments in areas such as green growth, infrastructure development, high-quality agriculture and services as well as privatisation of State-owned enterprises. Phúc was speaking at a business forum ...
