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The Kingdom of Cambodia’s insurance gross premiums grew 21.4 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with the...

Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia coastal province, prepares for returning Chinese nationals

by The Nation/Asia News Network

As the Cambodian government announced plans to allow the reopening of Casinos around the Kingdom, Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities have...

Thailand: Education ministry warns teachers on cutting students’ hair

The Education Ministry has instructed schools nationwide to follow its new regulations on students’ hairstyles, after the issue triggered a...

Thai monkey trainer rejects PETA claims on coconut harvesting

by Reuters

by The Nation/Asia News Network

BANGKOK - A monkey trainer in southern Thailand said on Saturday that few monkeys are involved in harvesting coconuts for export,...

Thai government to sign deal with Shopee in bid to make farmers tap e-commerce platform

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shopee on July 15 this year...

Indonesian victims of domestic violence struggle to access help during quarantine

by Gemma Holliani Cahya

“She would send WhatsApp messages to our hotline early in the morning or at noon, when her husband was asleep,”...

US lobby group calls for full taxes on all Cambodian rice

Cambodian rice exports to the US could face full tariffs after a lobby group called for the imposition of full...

Fear of food price inflation in Cambodia dropping as stability returns

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began there has been widespread fear that food prices may rise but recent figures show they...

Cambodia aims to leapfrog technical skills

The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) met leaders of Japanese artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics firm Qibi...

Australian embassy in Cambodia: Cambodia’s IDPoor system designed with transparency