Sweden and EU continue to fund Parliament-focused NGO’s Cambodian efforts
Mom Kunthear THE PHNOM PENH POST Tue, May 11, 2021 Swedish ambassador to Cambodia Bjorn Haggmark. Embassy of Sweden Sweden and the EU on May 11 provided $1.5 million for […]
SINGAPORE – ‘Go back, bloody Indians,’ says S’porean man to expat family at Pasir Ris Beach Park
Hana O THE INDEPENDENT SG Mon, May 10, 2021 SINGAPORE – A man who repeated he was Singaporean and an NS (National Service) man was spotted accusing an expatriate family […]
UK closes in on dialogue partnership with ASEAN
Dian Septiari The Jakarta Post Wed, May 5, 2021 JAKARTA – The United Kingdom is inching closer to becoming ASEAN’s 11th dialogue partner this year, after the group’s chair, Brunei, […]
ASEAN discusses global value chain prospects
Brian Badzmierowski / Khmer Times Mon, May 10, 2021 The growth of global value chains (GVCs) could help spur post-pandemic economic recovery in ASEAN, but it will require proactive economic […]
Roast Pork ‘Bipang Ambawang’ Sales Surge After Indonesia President Jokowi’s Viral Speech
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO Mon, May 10, 2021 Bipang Ambawang. Facebook/@bipangambawang JAKARTA – Restaurant owner who sells the typical West Kalimantan dish ‘bipang ambawang’ or roasted pork, Juniarto, said that there […]
Thai Royal Ploughing Ceremony
Khaosod English Tue, May 11, 2021 Deputy agriculture sec-gen Thongplew Kongjun sows seeds onto a rice field inside Chitralada Palace during the Royal Ploughing Ceremony today. The ceremony, which usually takes […]
Australia, UNDP pledge $3M for Cambodia’s Covid response
Ry Sochan THE PHNOM PENH POST Mon, May 10, 2021 The Resilience Fund has played an important role in rolling out Cambodia’s emergency cash transfer programme, which has delivered US$290 […]
Singapore Auntie yells ‘get out of my country’ at foreign couple, calls them ‘white tr*sh’
Hana O THE INDEPENDENT SG Tue, May 4, 2021 ‘ Photo: Instagram screengrab/singapore_incidents Netizens say Singaporeans are ‘better than this’ SINGAPORE – A woman was spotted shouting at a foreign […]
Cambodia denounces UN rapporteur’s statement on Mother Nature activists’ trial
Nov Sivutha THE PHNOM PENH POST Sun, May 09, 2021 On May 5, three MNC members – Long Kunthea, Phuon Keoraksmey and Thun Ratha – were sentenced to between 18 […]
Cambodia ready to exit LDC status
Thou Vireak THE PHNOM PENH POST Sun, May 09, 2021 Cambodia is well-prepared to minimise economic risks when it graduates from its Least Developed Countries status, according to a senior […]
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