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Laos’ northern 230 KV grid was put into operation on 29 November, a major boost to the country’s building of a unified high voltage grid. The project was constructed by China Southern Power Grid and it is one of the China-Laos cooperation projects within the Belt ...

Thai policymakers plan to purchase an additional power from two hydroelectric plants in Laos with a combined  capacity of 1,318 megawatts, according to the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo). They are the Nam Thuen 1 and Pak Beng hydropower project. Director-general Twarath Sutbutr said Eppo also ...

An anti-dumping measure is a trade regulation many countries use to prevent local industries from being hurt by cheap imported goods that are “dumped” on the market. Thailand is a member of the World Trade Organization, which has adopted international free trade regulations including an anti-dumping mechanism. ...

Corruption is a major concern that must be tackled by the government if it wants to attract foreign investment to Thailand, according to a report by the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT). The report, in which foreign investors expressed their views and concerns about ...

Countless rape victims, many of them children, have been failed by widespread flaws in Cambodia’s justice system, which have led to a “disturbingly low” number of convictions, a new study by the rights group Licadho has found. In its report, Getting Away With It: The Treatment ...

Twenty leading businessmen will meet Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on 3 December on ways to help make the government’s economic stimulus package, known as Pracha Rat, a success. Keep reading ...

Over 100 students and climate change activists packed into a lecture hall at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center at Royal University of Phnom Penh on 29 November afternoon for a “public mobilisation” to raise awareness of Cambodia’s position at the UN Climate Talks in Paris (COP 21) ...

A Cambodian youth group has urged the government to end its foot dragging over a law to impose an age limit on consuming and buying alcohol and other restrictions aimed at reducing drinking. Keep reading ...

Vietnam may take remedial action against imported steel as an influx of cheap imports has reportedly threatened the local steel industry.    News website Bao Dau Tu reported on 27 November that local producers have received support from Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai. He ordered the Ministry of Industry ...

Up to 38,000 Thais could be dying from antibiotic-resistant bacteria annually because of overprescription and the prevalence of the drugs in food and the water supply, research has found. Drug System Monitoring Mechanism Development Centre manager Niyada Kiatying-Angsulee said her research found Thailand had a worryingly high ...