Announcement: Data literacy training
Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with financial assistance from USAID’s Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening project, is delighted to announce a series of Training on Data Literacy that consists of THREE training modules and a final workshop. Each phase is a 5-day workshop that will progressively equip href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/data-literacy-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia
Results on the evaluation of 9 ELC companies
According to a notification letter No. 1022 dated on 10 September 2015, the Council of Ministers decided on a reduction of the investment lifespans to 50 years for 9 economic land concessions (ELCs) companies that hold investment rights over total areas of 21,839 hectares in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/results-on-the-evaluation-of-9-elc-companies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Environment
Statement from the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF)
On 16 November 2020, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) issued a statement completely rejecting the allegations made in a petition by a group of former CNRP activists in one of Australia’s regions and calling for a stop in using farmers as a political stepping stone href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-from-the-cambodian-rice-federation-crf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF)
Press release: Germany committed to end poverty in Cambodia-Governmental negotiations successfully concluded
On 15 May 2019, the German Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a press release on the commitment of Germany to end poverty in Cambodia. Germany will provide a loan for rural infrastructure, a grant for nutrition and social accountability, and increase its capacity building efforts href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-germany-committed-to-end-poverty-in-cambodia-governmental-negotiations-successfully-concluded/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
German Embassy Phnom Penh
Workshop on mechanisms and criteria for determining minimum wages in Cambodia
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training will organize a workshop on “Mechanisms and Criteria for Determining Minimum Wages in Cambodia” on 22 September 2015 from 8:30 am, at a meeting room A of the ministry’s office. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/workshop-on-mechanisms-and-criteria-for-determining-minimum-wages-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Three new natural protected areas established to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment
On 13 September 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to establish three new Natural Protected Areas with a total land area of 27 941.06 hectares to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment. Those three Natural Protected Areas include of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/three-new-natural-protected-areas-established-to-be-under-the-management-and-conservation-of-ministry-of-environment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Environment
Mineral concession areas in Battambang province opened for metal mining exploration license application
On 21 August 2017, Minister of Mines and Energy has signed a notice announcing the a mining concessions, located in the area of Tasanh and Kampong lapow communes,Samlot district, Battambang province, which has an area for metals exploration of 149 square kilometers, opening for local href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/mineral-concession-areas-in-battambang-province-opened-for-metal-mining-exploration-license-application/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Press Release: The rate of forest cover loss in Cambodia has declined
On 17 August 2017, the Ministry of Environment released a statement, showing the preliminary result of forest cover evaluation in Cambodia for 2016 which indicates the drop of annual average loss of forest cover from 2.7 percent a year between 2010 and 2014 to 0.82 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-the-rate-of-forest-cover-loss-in-cambodia-has-declined/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Environment
UN experts say constitutional changes in Cambodia impinge on democracy
On 20 February 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva has posted a news release to express the grave concern of their experts regarding the proposed changes to Cambodia’s Constitution which impose far-reaching limits on democracy a head href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/un-experts-say-constitutional-changes-in-cambodia-impinge-on-democracy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Statement
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs regrets that a group of non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement titled “Together to promote the real dignity of women,” which followed a speech made by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, aiming to exaggerate the information and criticize the Royal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Transparency International Cambodia to launch the bribery reporting App
Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) collaborates with Development Innovations, a 3-year USAID-funded project, to launch a Cambodian version of Bribespot, a mobile app which allows all smartphone users to report immediately and effectively when they encounter bribery. The launch will take place at Development Innovations on href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/transparency-international-cambodia-to-launch-the-bribery-reporting-app/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Transparency International Cambodia
Press release on the EU launches procedure to temporarily suspend trade preferences
On 11 February 2019, The EU has today started the process that could lead to the temporary suspension of Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market under the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade scheme. EBA preferences can be removed if beneficiary countries fail to respect href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-eu-launches-procedure-to-temporarily-suspend-trade-preferences/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
European Commission
Press Release on Royal Government’s measures in dealing with current situation of the Cambodian workers
On 06 July 2017, in order to solve the current chaotic situation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Royal Government’s measures in dealing with current situation of the Cambodian workers:Calling Cambodian workers to remain calm, while the Thai href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-royal-governments-measures-in-dealing-with-current-situation-of-the-cambodian-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the published article on vice's website under the headline "These People Were Arrested by the Khmer Rouge and Never Seen Again"
On 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release condemning a published article on vice’s website under the headline “These People Were Arrested by the Khmer Rouge and Never Seen Again”. The Ministry of Commerce strongly condemns this unjust act because it href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-published-article-on-vices-website-under-the-headline-these-people-were-arrested-by-the-khmer-rouge-and-never-seen-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
Positive notification on one case of COVID-19 (Omicron) in the community
On 08 January 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a positive notification on one case of COVID-19 (Omicron) in the community.Recently, the Ministry found a positive case of a new COVID-19 (Omicron), and this case is a community infection case. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/positive-notification-on-one-case-of-covid-19-omicron-in-the-community/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Health
Joint legal analysis of the draft law on unions of enterprises
Today, CLEC and LICADHO release a legal analysis of the latest draft of the Law on Unions of Enterprises (Trade Union Law) obtained at the end of May, this year. As unions yesterday began a nationwide campaign for a $177 per month minimum wage, the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-legal-analysis-of-the-draft-law-on-unions-of-enterprises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Joint Organizations
Outcomes of the general debate during 72nd session of the United Nations general assembly and other Meetings from 19-25 September 2017, New York, USA
H.E. Senior Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia led a Cambodian delegation to attend the General Debate of 72nd Session of the United Nation General Assembly, under the theme: “Focusing on people: striving for peace and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-general-debate-during-72nd-session-of-the-united-nations-general-assembly-and-other-meetings-from-19-25-september-2017-new-york-usa/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the result of the Council of Ministers’ plenary session held on August 15, 2014
On August 15, 2014 at 8:30 AM a plenary session of the Council of Ministers was held at the Peace Palace under the patronage of Samdech Akeak Moha Senapedei Deikcho Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia in the fifth mandate to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b-the-result-of-the-council-of-ministers-plenary-session%e2%80%8b-held-on-august-15-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Office of the Council of Ministers
Press release on the meeting of tax revenue on September 2014
10 October 2014, 08:30 a.m. – General Department of Taxation conducted a meeting on tax fiscal review on September 2014, under the presidency of H.E. Kong Vibol, a governmental delegation in charge of General Department of Taxation and the participation of the deputy head of General Department of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-meeting-of-tax-revenue-on-september-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
General Department of Taxation
Guideline on traffic management and street order in Phnom Penh
On 08 August 2017, the Phnom Penh Capital Hall issued a guideline for managing public order on the streets as a key factor to deal with traffic issues, promote national honors, and reduce street anarchism. The Capital Hall decided to select 11 main roads as a model priority href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/guidance-on-traffic-management-and-street-order-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Phnom Penh Capital Hall