Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated 5 map features of community fisheries in the existing dataset of "Fisheries resource management"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated 5 map features of community fisheries in the existing dataset of “Fisheries resource management”. This dataset provides information on fish sanctuary, community fishery, and flooded forest in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Fisheries resource management data”
Campu Bank donates 10,000 surgical masks 31,500 pairs of plastic gloves to Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital
As a corporate social responsible citizen, the Bank had on 10 April 2020, donated 10,000 surgical masks and 31,500 pairs of plastic gloves to the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital which is appointed by the government to conduct screening test and treatment for COVID-19.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712363/campu-bank-donates-10000-surgical-masks-31500-pairs-of-plastic-gloves-to-khmer-soviet-friendship-hospital/
International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020: Saving lives, building trust, bringing hope!
Under the slogan “Access to Information – Saving Lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope”, this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information on 28 September highlights the importance of this right in times of crisis. 2020 marks the sixth year the day has been marked
Cambodia: Police Officers Kill Girl, 15, in Clash With Villagers Over Land
Security forces shot and killed a 15-year-old girl on Wednesday during a clash with about 200 villagers armed with axes and crossbows in eastern Cambodia, in the latest of several violent evictions aimed at clearing land for development.
Mission hits back at UN criticism of Cambodia’s ‘deteriorating’ political climate
The Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations in Geneva shot back at the UN human rights office (OHCHR) yesterday for criticising what it characterised as the Kingdom’s deteriorating political climate, claiming the criticism was “unverified” and “politically motivated”. // //
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mission-hits-back-un-criticism-cambodias-deteriorating-political-climate
Follow-up IPOs still on track
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, one of two state-owned companies slated to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange this year, yesterday called the price decline in the country’s first publicly traded company worrisome.
The eight-day slide in price that neared Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority’s initial public offering
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050956046/Business/follow-up-ipos-still-on-track.html
Cambodia Daily calls government action ‘assault’ on the press
The Cambodia Daily yesterday said it was under “siege” and continued to call the government’s targeting of the newspaper an attack on press freedom, as five radio station owners that had been ordered to shut stop attempted to resume their services. // //
Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-daily-calls-government-action-assault-press
Kingdom’s logistics firms see diversity
Logistics firms saw a new level of diversity in Cambodian exports, a trend that would protect the economy from external shock, several shipping companies said.
The Kingdom is on the right track to diversify and increase the export of agricultural products, while decreasing its reliance on
Announcement of the Ministry of Health on the response, preventive measure and the preparation for the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases in the kingdom of Cambodia
On 02 March 2020, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on their official Facebook page about the government’s response, preventive measures and preparation of the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases. From the announcement, the ministry has claimed that, as of 02 March
Ministry of Health
PPMM#16 - Polling Station Density Maps and 'Election Page' Project
ODC Senior Mapper Mean Naro presented polling station density maps.On May 28, the ODC team hosted a monthly Phnom Penh Mapping Meet-up (PPMM), in which ODC, Urban Voice of Cambodia, and John Weeks presented on recent project updates and results. Urban Voice presented results from
Open Development Cambodia updated dataset and added two new features to the map layer of Management zones of natural protected areas
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated dataset and added two new features (Phnom Prich Wildlife Sanctuary and Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary) to the map layer of Management zones of natural protected areas in Cambodia in both Khmer and English. You can find the dataset in various format such as
Open Development Cambodia has updated the dataset and map layer of Community protected areas (2006-2019)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated the dataset and map layer of Community protected areas (2006-2019) in Cambodia by adding another 13 community protected areas in both Khmer and English. You can find the dataset in various format such as SHP, KML, GeoJSON, CSV and JPEG.=>
Land concession cancelled by PM
The Cambodian government has cancelled a 14,981-hectare concession in the Cardamom mountains granted to an Australian firm for a banana plantation, the conservation group Wildlife Alliance has reported.
Wildlife Alliance has long lobbied against the concession in Koh Kong province’s southern cardamom forest on which Indochina
Asia-Europe anti-fake news cooperation urged to be strengthened
The 10th ASEF Editors’ Roundtable (ASEFERT10) wrapped up and placed a bold cooperation front on fighting against fake news between the two continents –Asia and Europe.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50978194/asia-europe-anti-fake-news-cooperation-urged-to-be-strengthened/
Unlike Past Elections, Property Investors Remain Buoyant
Ahead of elections 10 years ago, people across the country would hoard rice in case the vote sent the country spiraling into a state of turmoil. Businesses across the country would bide their time before making any major investments. And those who could afford to
Passports pledged anew
Migrant workers and students who have won scholarships abroad will now pay only a small tax fee for passports, according to a government sub-decree enacted this month that seeks to reprise a similar effort from 2008 widely perceived to have been ineffective.
The latest sub-decree, signed
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/passports-pledged-anew
Growing Unease Over Direction of the Country, Survey Finds
There was a shift of almost seismic proportions between January and November 2013 as the number of people who believe the country is being steered in the right direction fell sharply, while the number of discontented citizens rose, according to a new report.
Launching its annual
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/growing-unease-over-direction-of-the-country-survey-finds-51034/
Strategic environmental assessment in Cambodia
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) represents an advanced tool for estimating and evaluating the consequences of specific development plans, programs and policies. In contrast to widely-used environmental impact assessment (EIA) taking place at the end of the decision-making process, SEA is conducted before all major decisions
Poll anger simmers in Kandal
Two weeks ago, Kandal erupted. Skirmishes broke out at multiple polling stations where voters were left off the list, and at least one was forced to shut down as locals blocked what they claimed were outsiders from voting.
In the end, this hotly contested province swung
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal
Revision for Reuters
Yesterday a Reuters news story, “Insight: China gambles on Cambodia’s shrinking forests,” which also ran in today’s Phnom Penh Post and Cambodia Daily, mentioned Open Development Cambodia, and suggested that we are partnering with a local advocacy group to track concessions.
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