On​ 24​ October​ 2023,​ at​ the​ Cambodia​ academy​ of​ Digital​ Technology​ (CaDT),​ H.E.​ Chea​ Vandeth,​ Minister​ of​ Posts​ and​ Telecommunications​ (MPT)​ and​ Chairman​ of​ the​ Digital​ Government​ Committee​ (CDC)​ presided​ over​ the​ opening​ ceremony​ of​ the​ first​ GovTech​ conference,​ under​ the​ theme​ “Empowering​ Digital​ Transformation​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-govtech-conference-under-the-theme-empowring-digital-transformation-i/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment, partner organisations and the private sector are distributing over 40,000 saplings over a period of three days during the “Green Sprouts” exhibition and distribution event, held in concert with the 4th National Orchid Forum. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/green-sprouts-three-day-distribution-event-in-full-swing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Disclaimer: This dataset contains data for ELCs in Cambodia with known contract dates starting from 1996 to 2012. The list was updated in November 2017 to include adjustments to ELCs as a result of the Order 01, starting in 2012, such as land cuts and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/economic-land-concessions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 In mid-August, Chhoeun DArAvy And eight others found themselves negotiAting with police over the wording of A hAndwritten contrAct. Officers initiAlly wAnted the Agreement to sAy thAt the nine hAd “illegAlly” entered A “prohibited AreA” in the recently logged Phnom TAmAo forest And flew A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/for-Arrested-Activists-thumbprints-on-police-contrActs-Are-often-the-cost-of-freedom/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The issue of using land titles to encourage banks to boost their lending to the agriculture sector was raised at the “Empower Your Business: Riding on Cambodia’s Growth” seminar in Phnom Penh on July 21. “Seventy percent of the population is undertaking agriculture as their <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/land-titles-needed-to-drive-investment-in-agriculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s banks should be largely spared the heavy damages already seen in many parts of the Kingdom’s economy, officials said yesterday, though microfinance lenders will feel some impact. Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon last week revised downward the government’s gross domestic products for 2011 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banks-spared-flooding-woes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Rocks were hurled, fires lit, hostages taken and the message delivered in no uncertain terms last week: Cambodians are increasingly willing to use violence against companies that intimidate them or ignore their demands. Twice &ndash; in Svay Rieng and Kampong Cham provinces &ndash; garment workers pelted <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/protesters-try-new-tactics/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Borei Keila evictees who have been sleeping in stairwells near where their houses once stood said yesterday the Phnom Penh municipal authority had promised to help them find homes. Ka Rohanny, 35, a representative of the evicted residents, told the Post Kiet Chhe, deputy administrative president <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/borei-keila-residents-herald-pledge-of-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Municipal officials began accepting applications for land titles from Boeng Kak lake residents yesterday, but the exact location of the 12.44 hectares granted to the residents remains unclear, community respresentatives said yesterday. Boenk Kak community representatives met with Srah Chak commune chief Chhay Thirith and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-accepts-boeng-kak-land-title-applications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Amnesty InternAtionAl hAs cAlled on the government to hAlt forced evictions At Phnom Penh’s Boeng KAk lAke, And urged the Authorities to punish the police officiAls responsible for the beAting of An opposition SAm RAinsy PArty member And Boeng KAk residents during A protest At <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/rights-group-urges-hAlt-to-boeng-kAk-eviction/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Although floodwAters Are receding, An unknown number of villAges in severAl provinces remAin Accessible only by boAt, And the extent of the dAmAge hAs yet to be fully Assessed, According to Aid workers And the lAtest “situAtion updAte” from the United NAtions DisAster MAnAgement TeAm. “In <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/floods-AbAte-but-villAgers-still-isolAted/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The bilateral relations between Cambodia and China in terms of investment, trade and tourism have become stronger in the past year thanks to the two countries’ good relations, said officials Friday. Cambodia attracted China’s investments of 1.19 billion U.S. dollars in 2011, up 71 percent from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/good-ties-boost-investment-trade-tourism-between-cambodia-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Agriculture Minister ChAn SArun sAid yesterdAy thAt CAmbodiA currently produces only hAlf As mAny vegetAbles As it needs to meet demAnd And thAt more needs to be done to remedy the situAtion. “CAmbodiA only produces 40 to 60 perent of its needs And imports, the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/net-vegetAble-yields-still-miss-demAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Representatives from US sports brand Nike will arrive today to investigate last week’s mass faintings at their supplier factory in Kompong Speu province, officials from the Labor Ministry and an International Labor Organization (ILO) representative said yesterday. Pok Vanthath, deputy director of vocational safety for the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nike-visits-over-recent-faintings-at-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 19 March 2019, the Cambodian Human Rights and Development association called “aDHOC” issued a joint statement, supported by 71 Non-Governmental Organisations, associations, Trade Unions, Members of the Cambodian Civil Society, and citizens, expressed their deep concerns about the launch of the European Union (EU) Commission’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-statement-on-the-eus-decision-to-start-the-process-of-suspending-cambodias-access-to-its-preferential-everything-but-arms-eba-agreement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 09 August 2019, the SihAnoukville provinciAl government issued A press releAse informing the public of the flood situAtion in SihAnoukville, which hAs been Affected by the southwest monsoon And low pressure systems (ITCZ) cAusing unusuAlly heAvy rAinfAll. At 2 pm on 09 August, the floodwAter <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/press-releAse-on-flooding-situAtion-in-preAh-sihAnouk-province/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 18 May 2018 Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction set up a working group cooperated with Koh Kong province authority in order to identify the land owners and land plots related with land disputes from 21 May 2018. The land disputes happened <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-mission-to-identifying-land-owners-in-land-disputes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Youth Network (CYN) released a report on Tuesday noting the loss and deforestation of some 3,000ha of forest land in the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary because of logging since last year. The report was based on investigative research into illegal logging in the said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/illegal-logging-threatens-prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-says-cyn-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has agreed to a request from Cambodia to provide financial support for the development of Preah Sihanouk province. The request was made on Sunday by Prime Minister Hun Sen on the sidelines of the 35th asean Summit and Related Summits <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-finance-preah-sihanouk-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Pursat provincial authorities have given an ultimatum to 31 families who illegally settled on 100ha of land in Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Veal Veng district’s Stung Thmey village. according to a provincial Department of Environment notice dated November 8 and obtained by The Post, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/illegal-pursat-settlers-given-ultimatum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>