PHNOM PENH, Sept. 30, 2026 — Cambodia has officially set the 2027 minimum monthly wage for workers in the garment, footwear, textile, travel-goods and bag sectors at US$212, representing a US$2 increase from the current rate. The new wage was determined after the National Council for Minimum Wage held its
BANGKOK, Sept. 30, 2026 — Former Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry has sued the Miss Universe Organization and two related companies, nearly a year after she fell through an opening in a stage during the 2025 Miss Universe preliminary competition in Bangkok, alleging the accident left her with serious, lasting brain
BANGKOK, Sept. 30, 2026 — Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has come under online scrutiny after he was filmed handing 1,000-baht banknotes directly to flood-affected residents during an unannounced late-night visit to Bangkok’s Sai Mai district. Anutin visited the Bang Khen Public Housing Estate area in Sai Mai at around
BANGKOK, Sept. 30, 2026 — Bangkok’s iconic Siam Amazing Park, formerly known as Suan Siam, will close for approximately six months after severe flooding inundated almost the entire amusement and water park, with initial damage estimated at more than 100 million baht. The park, located in Bangkok’s Khan Na Yao
As the Cambodia–Thailand dispute has moved from the border battlefield to the negotiating table and international legal forums, one question deserves to be asked: When territorial claims can no longer be pursued through force, will the struggle over identity become a new battlefield? What is happening now has drawn considerable
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 30, 2026 — Cambodia is preparing a national space policy and a five-year space programme as the government seeks to develop the country’s space ecosystem and unlock new opportunities in the emerging space economy. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth announced the plans on Tuesday while
PHNOM PENH — Aug. 21, 2026: National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey has outlined three priorities for strengthening the country's banking sector as geopolitical tensions intensify and global markets remain volatile. Speaking at the 5th Cambodia Banking Conference, Chea Serey said rapid global changes, rising geopolitical tensions, conflicts in
