The statement came after the media and civil society raised concerns about the Kingdom’s ‘failures’ in the oil and gas sector due to the lower-than-planned output of the five wells in the Apsara oilfield located in Block A that lies over the Khmer Basin in the Gulf of Cambodia.
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Boten: the Renaissance of Laos’s Golden City
The one-time casino boom town on the Laos-China border is on the rise again, powered by billions in Chinese investment.
Mekong Delta needs over US$346 mln to tackle severe landslides
The worse landslides in the Mekong Delta have been due to the exploitation of water resources on the upstream rivers, especially the hydropower projects in the Mekong river’s mainstream during nearly a decade.
Ministry probes exports of luxury wood to Hong Kong
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries denied that it had allowed the exports of luxury wood from Koh Kong province to Hong Kong.
Cambodia’s Coal Power Addiction Must End
Our people have already felt the impacts of the climate crisis— so a recalculation of energy policies is necessary for Cambodia now as the worst is yet to come.
$97-mln upgrade proposed for Mekong Delta highway linking to Cambodia
National Highway 62 running through Long An Province should be renovated to shorten the journey from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta and the Cambodian border.
137,415 people benefit from PRF-funded community development projects
People in 232 villages of six provinces have benefitted from community sub-projects financed by the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry this year.
Humanitarian Groups in Myanmar Forced to Go Underground Amid Military Crackdown on Charity
In the country that once topped the Charities Aid Foundation’s World Giving Index, which ranks countries in terms of generosity, the military regime has made it a crime to give or receive charity, humanitarian workers said. Volunteers and aid workers are now targeted by the junta’s security forces under vague laws, and many have gone into hiding to continue helping the many needy.
Closing the gender gap in forest governance in Cambodia
Women leaders in Cambodia’s government lay the foundations for gender equality in the country’s forestry sector.
Seven new species of begonia found in Myanmar
Begonia is one of the largest genera of flowering plants with over 2,000 species. They are found naturally in tropical and subtropical regions around the world.