Kem Ley anniversary an epic PR fail for Cambodian government (video The third anniversary of the murder of Cambodian political commentator Kem Lay couldn’t have been a worse public relations disaster for the Cambodian government […]
Indonesia grants US$1 million to AIS to combat climate change The Indonesian government has granted financial aid worth US$1 million to the Archipelagic Island State (AIS) Forum as part of its commitment to addressing climate […]
Laos Sees Drop in Foreign Direct Investment Inflow Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow to Laos decreased in 2018 amid a drop in new investment from China, a recent report has shown. — The Laotian Times […]
Zero Package Tour: Virus of the Industry in Cambodia Cambodian senior tourism official has condemned the so-called “Zero Package Tour” as a threat to the Kingdom’s reputation and the national tourism policy. — AKP Foreigners […]
Indonesia books $200 million trade surplus in June Indonesia secured a monthly trade balance surplus of US$200 million in June, the fourth surplus recorded after February, March and May, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has reported. — […]
Nearly 500 Families to be Displaced This Month for Laos’ Fifth Mekong River Dam A new Mekong river dam in Laos’ Luang Prabang province will displace up to 465 families this month, the latest in […]
Breaking: Oknha Sam Ol and three others charged and jailed TYCOON Soeng Sam Ol and three alleged accomplices have been placed in pre-trial detention after being charged with illegal logging, while more than 40 vehicles […]
Toxic waste smuggling at Indonesian ports takes toll on local plastics industry The plastics industry has begun to feel the pinch of the government’s crackdown on imports of plastic scraps, which are frequently smuggled into […]
PNPC Dam Collapse Survivors Reluctantly Accept Lowball Compensation Offers Nearly one year after the collapse of a saddle dam that caused a disaster described as Laos’ worst flooding in decades, struggling survivors are reluctantly accepting […]
Shanxi helps construct Cambodia’s largest airport Shanxi Mechanization Construction Group recently won the bid to build two sections of the new Siem Reap Angkor International Airport project in Cambodia for 290 million yuan ($42.16 million). […]
Domestic airfares soar in Indonesia despite government price cap When Resti Novita Sari booked to fly from Jakarta to her hometown of Padang to visit family for the Eid holiday, airfares were 40% to 60% […]
Northern Lao province eyes development in conjunction with China-Laos railway Oudomxay, a province in northern Laos some 400 km north of Lao capital Vientiane, is looking to improve its infrastructure to accommodate the new China-Laos […]