Cambodia attracted investment projects with a total capital of $3.3 billion in the first six months of this year, according to the figures of the Council for the Development of Cambodia on Friday. ...

Two draft laws on judicial reform were easily passed by the single-party National Assembly on Friday but the session was overshadowed by a rookie lawmaker’s attack on lax enforcement of forestry laws in Stung Treng province. On the fourth day of the third plenary session of ...

The Myanma Gems Enterprise under The Ministry of Resources and Environmental Conservation announced that a total of 134 authorised mining blocks in The country’s gemstone tracts are going to expire within this month.Keep reading ...

Spouses of leaders of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), who are in Hanoi for the sixth GMS Summit (GMS-6), visited the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in downtown Hanoi on March 31 to learn about the life and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women throughout history. Keep reading ...

Women’s inclusion and empowerment in Cambodia’s burgeoning financial sector is crucial for the Kingdom’s economic growth, said delegates yesterday at a regional economic forum. ...

In its annual report signed yesterday, the Cambodian National Council for Women lauded the government’s efforts to Increase gender equality throughout society, though women’s rights activists today raised doubts about the achievements.the council highlights In the report that the economic and political status of women ...

The Council for The Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved seven garment and travel goods investment projects last month, worth $33.4 million. The figures were released by CDC throughout The month and calculated by The Post. The EU is scheduled to decide wheTher to keep or withdraw ...

Following the announcement earlier this month that the monthly minimum wage in the garment sector will be raised from $128 to $140 next year, eight unions representing factory workers issued a list of 13 demands on Tuesday, threatening protests if their requests go ignored. ...

Ministry of Justice and the European Union (EU) experts have finalised the draft policy to provide legal aid to marginalised groups in rural areas in the Kingdom. the ministry and the EU completed the draft during their Technical Support for Legal Aid Policy Development workshop ...

Researchers have long assumed that when animals are left without large areas of intact habitat, they are at greater risk of extinction: fragmentation leaves animals confined to ever-smaller areas, restricting movement and gene flow and leaving species vulnerable to threats ranging from poachers to climate ...

For the Mekong countries, including Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam, 2018 was a big year both domestically and regionally. Key developments from last year will inevitably continue to shape the politics of the region in 2019. in terms of domestic affairs, the most worrying ...

With all 11 senators from the opposition boycotting their seats, the Senate on Thursday passed three controversial judiciary laws which critics say will tighten government control of the courts. the ruling CPP’s 44 senators passed the laws without change, said CPP senator and Senate spokesman Mam ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has warned that increasing industrial action is harming The investment climate as The threat of The Kingdom losing access to The EU’s “Everything But Arms” (EBA) agreement looms. ...

The Government of Japan has recently disbursed an amount of US$1,221,818 as its 2017 Fiscal Year contribution to The United Nations component of The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). ...

The Supreme Court Chamber of The Extraordinary Chambers in The Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) held its first hearing in The Case 002/02 appeal by Khieu Samphan, The former head of state of The Democratic Kampuchea yesterday. ...

The Ministry of Justice is rolling out a major training programme to professionalise policymakers at The local level to put in place regulatory environments that foster The development of Lao businesses and communities. The programme is led by The Centre for Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA Centre) ...

Kumho E&G Co., a South Korean energy management solution provider, will lead a development aid project to create an energy self-sufficient town in Laos as it tries to recover from a dam disaster that has devastated the country. More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A lack of understanding of the Law on Labour by most members of the workforce, especially in rural areas, puts employees at a disadvantage when dealing with employers, according to a leading official.Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng, ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao authorities have given the go-ahead for a Chinese company to conduct surveys with a view to building a solar power plant at the Thakhaek Specific Economic Zone in Khammuan province.Total investment in the project is more than 385 billion kip ...

The Bar Association of The Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC) has set up a legal office in all 25 municipal-provincial prisons to make it easier to maintain confidentiality between lawyers and clients in preparation for court proceedings. ...