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Thailand to cut power, fuel supply, internet at Thai-Myanmar border to combat online scams

AKP Phnom Penh, February 05,2025-- Thailand will cut electricity, fuel supply, and internet services to five areas in Myanmar along the Thai-Myanmar border starting on Wednesday morning, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai announced on Tuesday. Phumtham, who also serves as the defense minis...

U.S. stocks extend losses on tariff concerns

AKP Phnom Penh, February 04, 2025-- U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors reacted to the Donald Trump administration's planned tariff rollout. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 122.75 points, or 0.28 percent, to 44,421.91. The S&P 500 sank 45.96 points, or 0.76 percent, to 5,994....

Lukashenko officially declared winner in Belarusian presidential elections

AKP Phnom Penh, February 4, 2025 Belarusian Central Election Commission on Monday officially declared Alexander Lukashenko's victory in the latest presidential elections with 86.82 percent of the votes. For other candidates, Sergei Syrankov received 3.21 percent, followed by Oleg Gaidukevich (2.02...

India's NVS-02 satellite encounters technical glitch during orbit raising

AKP Phnom Penh, February 04, 2025-- India's Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday that its navigation satellite NVS-02 encountered a technical glitch during the orbit-raising manoeuvre on Sunday. The satellite was launched on Jan. 29 from the launch pad of Sriharikota, off the Bay of B...

China's Chang'e-7 mission to land on lunar south pole for water ice search: report

AKP Phnom Penh, February 04, 2025-- China's Chang'e-7 lunar probe, scheduled for launch in 2026, will target the moon's south pole to search for water ice and test cutting-edge technologies critical for sustainable human activities on the moon, China Media Group reported Monday. The mission...

Wetlands May Be Key to Tackling Drought and Water Scarcity

AKP Phnom Penh, February 03, 2025 — In an interview for BTA dedicated to the World Wetlands Day, February 2, ichthyologist Stoyan Mihov, chief expert at WWF Bulgaria, and Petar Yankov, conservation officer at the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds, spoke about the importance of wetland...

PM Paetongtarn Launches “Empowering Thais” TV Program

AKP Phnom Penh, February 03, 2025 — Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has launched a new television program, Empowering Thais with PM Paetongtarn, providing direct updates on government policies and progress. Airing on the first Sunday of each month, the program aims to keep the public inform...

Chinese-built motorway inaugurated in Serbia

AKP Phnom Penh, February 3, 2025-- The Lajkovac-Valjevo motorway in Serbia, built by China's Shandong Hi-Speed Group, was officially inaugurated on Saturday, marking the full completion of the main route. The motorway will open to traffic on Sunday. Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic, Minis...

China estimates 4.8 bln trips in first half of Spring Festival travel rush

AKP Phnom Penh, February 3, 2025-- A total of 4.8 billion inter-regional passenger trips were estimated to be made across China from Jan. 14 to Feb. 2, the first half of the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush. The figure represents a 7.2 percent increase from the same period last year, according t...

Chinese New Year becomes worldwide celebrated festival, says Croatian sinologist

AKP Phnom Penh, February 3, 2025-- The vibrancy of Chinese New Year celebrations is one of the most striking cultural phenomena worldwide, a Croatian sinologist has said, highlighting the festival's deep-rooted family values and growing global influence. "The experience is really amazing. The...

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