Phnom Penh City Hall has rejected a request for two large-scale Labor Day marches on Sunday, but the unionists who have organized the demonstrations say they will proceed as planned.     href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labor-day-marches-planned-despite-ban-from-city-hall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The draft law on e-commerce is set to be completed and enacted by the end of this year, ahead of the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), which begins at the end of the year, commerce officials said yesterday.    href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-commerce-law-to-debut-by-end-of-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Yang Sang Koma has announced that he will step down as president of the Cambodia Center for Study and Development of Agriculture (CEDAC) after his term finishes this year to focus his attention on the Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP).    href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cedac-president-steps-down-to-focus-on-political-party/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Civil society organizations yesterday expressed concern about the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations last month, which they said would be hard to achieve under the new Law on Associations and NGOs (LANGO).   ​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-law-obstacle-to-development-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The directive banning the screening of foreign films during the prime-time slot at Cambodia-based television stations will move ahead and be more strictly enforced from January 1, according to the Information Ministry. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-time-ban-on-foreign-productions-from-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) has called on schools to adopt a flexible school uniform policy to help transgender students and for the government to introduce(CCHR) anti-discrimination laws, in partnership with a USAID program worth almost $300,000.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-lgbt-policies-necessary-cchr/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Transport Ministry seized 642 overloaded trucks throughout the country and leveraged fines worth more than $250,000 last month. The ministry issued a report on Wednesday, saying it had seized 642 overloaded trucks nationwide and issued fines totaling $267,627 during the month. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/spike-in-seizures-of-overloaded-trucks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Siem Reap is littered with trash and local young people have had enough. Once a month since March, monks and youth volunteers from NGOs, businesses and public schools have joined together to clean up their neighbourhood and promote awareness of how rubbish affects people’s lives. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%b6%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6-%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%bd%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%82%e1%9f%92/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s first draft national strategy on promoting the riel is to be finalised next month and has been sent to the economic and financial policy committee of the Ministry of Economy and Finance for review and endorsement by end of the year. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/riel-strategy-takes-shape/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Indonesia’s ambassador to Cambodia says a new chamber of commerce will help his country find more business opportunities in the Kingdom and boost bilateral trade. The Indonesia Chamber of Commerce Cambodia (IndoCham) was formed this month. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-indonesia-chamber-of-commerce-promises-boost-in-trade-ambassador/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, this morning called on all stakeholders to continue paying high attention to replanting trees and preserving the forests. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/his-majesty-the-king-calls-for-continued-tree-planting-and-forest-preservation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

To encourage an uptick in early learning, parents are being encouraged to send their three- to five-year-olds to kindergarten to give their educational journey in a life a positive head start. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/school-enrollment-for-early-learners-remains-low/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The successful hosting of the 21st Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its related summits here in November was definitely the biggest achievement of Cambodia in 2012 despite some sad events such as the death of the venerated former King Norodom href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/yearender-hosting-asean-summit-tops-major-achievements-of-cambodia-in-2012/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 05 August 2021, the Ministry of Justice issued a notification on rapid COVID-19 antigen test for all leaders and officials of the Ministry of Justice.Pursuant to the general guidelines for the management and use of the COVID-19 antigen test and the Royal Government Circular href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/rapid-covid-19-antigen-test-for-all-leaders-and-officials-of-the-ministry-of-justice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 28 September, 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a notification on the launch of the Digital Library D-Library App (first generation) of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has already developed the D-Library App (first generation) href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/launch-of-the-digital-library-d-library-app-first-generation-of-the-ministry-of-posts-and-telecommunications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 23 September 2021, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a notification on the selection of consulting firm for formulation of commune land use plan in three communes. The third phase of the Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development project href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/selection-of-consulting-firm-for-formulation-of-commune-land-use-plan-in-three-communes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 01 September 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the authorization for the hotel to receive care and treatment of mild COVID-19 patients. The Ministry of Health will allow a number of hotel located in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to provide href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/authorization-for-the-hotel-to-receive-care-and-treatment-of-mild-covid-19-patients/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 01 September 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notification on the retail price of fuel at stations. To facilitate the livelihood of the people and with the contribution of fuel distributors in Cambodia, the Royal Government has reduced the retail price of fuel href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-on-retail-price-of-fuel-at-stations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 September 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an instruction on extra precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19.In order to ensure the prevention of the transmission of COVID-19 and to lead a new normal life, the Ministry of Health calls on all people not href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/extra-precautions-to-prevent-transmission-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 14 September 2021, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued a press release on re-opening of public and private schools at the secondary-high school level on September 15, 2021.Public and private educational institutions for all secondary and high schools in Phnom Penh are allowed to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/re-opening-of-public-and-private-schools-at-the-secondary-high-school-level-on-september-15-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...