Ministry stresses importance of Health Insurance Law Health authorities have vowed to spread the word about the importance of health insurance, hoping to improve the overall health of the population. — Vientiane Times (paywall) Luang […]
Cambodia Arrests CNRP Activist Mai Hongsreang for Criticizing Government Cambodian authorities Tuesday arrested Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) activist Mai Hongsreang, marking the 14th such arrest of activists associated with the banned political party. — […]
‘Indonesia is not ready’: Millions of domestic workers have no protection Every day, working mother Loecia Nhadilah and her husband get help from two domestic workers who live with them in East Jakarta. — The […]
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Officials Exchange Counter-Human Trafficking Practices Irregular migration is a common challenge faced by Southeast Asian countries,especially the Greater Mekong Sub-region, where legal migration channels can be costly, time-consuming and complicated. — […]
Firm behind S’ville plastic waste fined $250K Chungyuen Plastic Manufacture Co Ltd has been ordered to return the 83 containers filled with plastic waste that was found at Sihanoukville port to their countries of origin. […]
Indonesia sends 7 containers of plastic waste back to France, Hong Kong The Batam Customs Office in Riau Islands has sent seven containers containing hazardous and toxic waste owned by importing company PT Arya Wiraraja […]
Two Lao Teens Rescued From Forced Marriages in China Amid Anti-Trafficking Drive Two teenage Lao girls trafficked to China in March to be wed to Chinese men returned home last week, an anti-human trafficking police […]
PM Hun Sen to Implement the “Fifth Approach” to Dismiss Corrupted Officials Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen firmly committed to implement the fifth approach, ‘surgery’, to dismiss corrupted officials, speaking during his visit to the […]
Softbank invests another $2 billion in Grab, pledges more for EV projects Japan-based Softbank Group has pledged to invest in renewable energy and the electric vehicle ecosystem in Indonesia as well as announcing another round […]
Severe Drought in Mekong Region Reduces Rice Planting in Laos Lao farmers have planted rice on less than half the country’s cultivable land this year because of a persistent drought in the Mekong River region […]
Two women arrested in connection with human trafficking Phnom Penh anti human trafficking and juvenile protection police officials have arrested two women who are said to be ringleaders of a human trafficking syndicate and rescued […]
North Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office investigates misuse of JKN funds by 40 hospitals The North Sumatra Prosecutor’s Office is investigating 40 hospitals and clinics in North Sumatra suspected of misappropriating national health insurance (JKN) funds since […]