NHG Health and DFI Retail Group Collaborate to Empower Holistic Wellness in Asia

Start of a long-term partnership to explore clinically relevant solutions HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 9 October 2025 - NHG Health and DFI Retail Group, a leading Asian retailer, today signed a Collaboration Agreement (CA) to make...

COSTI Cambodia Aligns National Priorities with ASEAN's 2035 Vision

AKP Phnom Penh, October 10, 2025 -- Cambodia’s Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI) and its nine sub-committees convened here on Oct. 9 to discuss progress and strengthen collaboration in aligning national priorities with...

Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 10, 2025

CAMBODIA 1. MUSLIM FRIENDLY FAIR TO WOO TOURISTS -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE The three-day “Cambodia Muslim Friendly Tourism Forum and Fair 2025 kicked off at the Al-Serkal Mosque in Phnom Penh yesterday. The fair is to attract more foreign Muslim...

World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Oct 10, 2025

CAMBODIA 1. MUSLIM FRIENDLY FAIR TO WOO TOURISTS -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE The three-day “Cambodia Muslim Friendly Tourism Forum and Fair 2025 kicked off at the Al-Serkal Mosque in Phnom Penh yesterday. The fair is to attract more foreign Muslim...

Asia’s elephants face extinction as habitats vanish

Once rulers of Asia’s vast forests, Asian elephants now struggle to survive as shrinking habitats and rising human conflict push them closer to extinction. "We believe the current estimate is around 50,000 - less than 50,000 individuals left in...

Cambodia and India Unite to Enhance Education and Water Systems

In a landmark collaboration, Cambodia and India have pledged to improve educational infrastructure and water systems in two key provinces. On October 1, 2025, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Cambodia and the Indian Embassy signed a...

WHO Calls for Mental Health Investment Boost

A woman who fled her home near the border between Cambodia and Thailand, sits on a hammock at a pagoda in Oddar Meanchey province on July 26, 2025. PHNOM PENH – The World Health Organization Western Pacific region has called for stronger measures...

Japan Invests Over USD 260,000 in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Kampong Speu Provinces

In a significant boost for local development, Japan has announced a grant of USD 267,384 for two impactful projects in Cambodia’s Svay Rieng and Kampong Speu provinces. This funding is made possible through the Kusanagi Grant Agreement for...

Vietnam, Cambodia promote military medical cooperation

Lieutenant General Tran Viet Tien, Director of Vietnam's Military Medical University, chaired the working session with the Cambodian delegation. In recent years, the Military Medical University of Vietnam has trained Cambodian military medical...

Interview: Global Women's Summit in Beijing to reinvigorate shared commitment to gender equality, inclusive development: Cambodian minister

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Global Women's Summit in Beijing will be a great opportunity for women's leaders from across the globe to reinvigorate their shared commitment to gender equality and inclusive development, said...

Interview: Global Leaders' Meeting on Women in Beijing to reinvigorate shared commitment to gender equality, says Cambodian minister

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming Global Leaders' Meeting on Women will be an important opportunity for the world to renew its shared commitment to gender equality and inclusive development, said Cambodian Minister of Women's Affairs Ing...

Reimagining Cambodia’s Family Book: Equal Recognition for Both Parents

Photo show sample of family book. Photo from Facebook In Cambodia, a small booklet quietly governs nearly every major life chapter in a household. It is the “official proof” of who belongs to a family, who leads it and who is entitled to speak and...

Taking Stock of America's Violent Century

[This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.] On February 17, 1941, almost 10 months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Life...

Softgel Capsules Market Size to Reach US$ 14.1 Billion by 2032, Growing at 6.3% CAGR Amid Rising Health Awareness | by DataM Intelligence

AUSTIN, Texas and TOKYO, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The softgel capsules Market, valued at US$ 8.6 billion in 2024, is expected to reach US$ 14.1 billion by 2032, growing at a 6.3% CAGR. Growth is driven by demand from pharmaceutical,...

Cambodia Health Minister Receives Gavi’s Regional Head for E...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 07, 2025— Cambodia’s Minister of Health H.E. Prof. Chheang Ra (R, Pic. 1) shakes hands with Dr. Sam Muller, Gavi’s Regional Head for Europe, Asia and Southern Africa and Head of the delegation from the Gavi Headquarters in...

PHNOM PENH’S TECHO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OPENS: CAMBODIA’S NEW GLOBAL GATEWAY

On 9 September, Phnom Penh celebrated a historic milestone with the inauguration of Techo International Airport, the nation’s largest aviation infrastructure project. Cambodian funded and built, with a design inspired by the nation’s cultural and...

Foreign Ministry Issues Clarification on Khmer Times Opinion...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 09, 2025 -- The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation this morning issued a clarification regarding the opinion article titled “Why Cambodia Must Never Forget,” published in the Khmer...

International Organizations Call for End to Medicalization of FGM

Children in Indonesia. Photo by UNFPA Asia Pacific PHNOM PENH – Groups of international organizations have called for stronger action to end the medicalization of female genital mutilation (FGM). In a joint statement on Oct. 8, they said FGM is...

Thais decry ‘sovereignty’ comment by Chinese envoy to Cambodia

Social media post by Wang Wenbin draws hundreds of angry responses PUBLISHED : 9 Oct 2025 at 12:04 A social media post by the Chinese ambassador to Cambodia has stirred up a storm of criticism from Thais after he reaffirmed Beijing’s unwavering...

WHO Urges Action as Climate Crisis Becomes Health Emergency

Cambodian villagers in Ratanakiri province have been affected by flooding. Photo from Ratanakirit Provincial Administration PHNOM PENH – The World Health Organization Western Pacific Region has urged stronger measures for the climate crisis,...