Early issues crop up in voter registration test
The recent testing of a new electronic voter registration system has fallen significantly short of expectations, with only about 50 per cent of the hoped-for registrations completed, according to officials.The National Election Committee (NEC), which is tasked with organising new voter lists for the 2017 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/early-issues-crop-up-in-voter-registration-test/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/early-issues-crop-voter-registration-test
Pi Pay goes cashless with app
Cash may be king in Cambodia, but Pi Pay Asia is banking on rising smartphone penetration and an arsenal of digital payment solutions to help dethrone it.The company’s soon-to-be-released mobile-phone application provides a one-stop platform for cashless transactions, digital money transfers and e-wallet solutions, while href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pi-pay-goes-cashless-with-app/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pi-pay-goes-cashless-app
Stock market rings in PPAP
Shares in Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) debuted on Cambodia’s sleepy stock exchange yesterday morning, ending the day at 5,140 riel ($1.28), down 1.15 per cent from the 5,200 riel opening price, after a lukewarm session of sideways trading that dashed some investors’ hopes for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stock-market-rings-in-ppap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/stock-market-rings-ppap
Mondulkiri Bunong irked over land sales
Some 190 Bunong indigenous people in Mondulkiri province are expressing concern that land sales in the Tring and Pupe mountain areas could result in a loss of cultural sites and their ancestral identities. Chean Vanna, one of their representatives in Pou Lung village, told The Post href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mondulkiri-bunong-irked-over-land-sales/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mondulkiri-bunong-irked-over-land-sales
CSOs position paper on the executive summary of draft budget law 2021
On 20 November 2020, the Budget Working Group of National and International Civil Society Organizations facilitated by the NGO Forum on Cambodia issued a position paper on the executive summary of the draft budget law 2021. In this position paper, the Budget Working Group of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/csos-position-paper-on-the-executive-summary-of-draft-budget-law-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
NGO Forum on Cambodia
Press statement of the permanent mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office at Geneva in response to the news release of special rapporteur on promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression
On 10 July 2020, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office at Geneva made a response to the news release of Special Rapporteur on promotion and protection of the right to freedom of expression. The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-statement-of-the-permanent-mission-of-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-to-the-un-office-at-geneva-in-response-to-the-news-release-of-special-rapporteur-on-promotion-and-protection-of-the-right-to-freedom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office at Geneva
NBC head underscores value of women’s access to finance
Unlocking greater access to formal finance for Cambodian women will play a strategic role in the process of the Kingdom’s economic development, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) director-general Chea Serey said on Monday. She said this at the Training on the Trainers (ToT) Programme on Financial href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-head-underscores-value-of-womens-access-to-finance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-head-underscores-value-womens-access-finance
Press release on the publication of investigation and research report on the road to completely destruction of Phnom Ses community forest
On 12 April 2021, the Cambodian Youth Network Association issued a press release on the Publication of investigation and research report on the road to completely destruction of Phnom Ses community forest. The results of the survey and research obtained through community interviews, monitoring of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press%e2%80%8b-release%e2%80%8b-on%e2%80%8b-the%e2%80%8b-publication%e2%80%8b-of%e2%80%8b-investigation%e2%80%8b-and%e2%80%8b-research%e2%80%8b-report%e2%80%8b-on%e2%80%8b-the%e2%80%8b-road%e2%80%8b-t/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodian Youth Network Association
Press release: Video conference between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Dr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
On 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release: video conference between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Dr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-video-conference-between-samdech-akka-moha-sena-padei-techo-hun-sen-prime-minister-of-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-and-his-excellency-dr-phankham-viphavanh-prime-minister-of-the-lao-peop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Joint statement: Suspension on loan repayments and interest accrual to help Cambodian borrowers
On 06 April 2021, Cambodian Youth Network and civil society groups issued a joint statement requesting the Royal Government to directly introduce measures to all microfinance institutions (MFI) and banks to suspend all loan repayments and interest accrual for at least three months in order href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-statement-suspension-on-loan-repayments-and-interest-accrual-to-help-cambodian-borrowers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodian Youth Network
Press release: Australia commits additional Au$4 Million to strengthen Cambodia’s resilience and response to Covid-19 shock
On 10 May 2021, the Australian Government today signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to contribute an additional AU$4 million to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on Cambodia’s economy and people, starting immediately.This contribution will top up the Australia-UNDP ‘Resilience Fund’ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-australia-commits-additional-au4-million-to-strengthen-cambodias-resilience-and-response-to-covid-19-shock/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Australian Embassy of Cambodia
Rapid COVID-19 antigen test for all leaders and officials of the Ministry of Justice
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'>...
Ministry of Justice
Launch of the Digital Library D-Library App (first generation) of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
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'>...
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Selection of consulting firm for formulation of commune land use plan in three communes
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'>...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up
In July, conservationists in Cambodia sounded the alarm over a regulation that saw eight protected areas in Koh Kong province collectively lose territory twice the size of Phnom Penh, the country’s capital. Officials said the move, affecting nearly 127,000 hectares (314,000 acres) under Sub-decree No. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up/
Notification on retail price of fuel at stations
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'>...
Ministry of Commerce
Organizing the 3rd meeting of the joint working group on cooperation between the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Euro-Asian Economic Commission
On 06 September 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on organizing the 3rd meeting of the joint working group on cooperation between the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Euro-Asian Economic Commission.The meeting was organized to further strengthen friendship href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/organizing-the-3rd-meeting-of-the-joint-working-group-on-cooperation-between-the-royal-government-of-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-and-the-euro-asian-economic-commission/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
His Excellency WANG Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia
On 10 September 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency WANG Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, will pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/his-excellency-wang-yi-state-councilor-and-minister-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-will-pay-an-official-visit-to-the-kingdom-of-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Extra precautions to prevent transmission of COVID-19
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'>...
Ministry of Health
The granting of E-commerce permit or license and conducted many workshops and trainings as well
On 15 September 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the granting of E-commerce permit or license and conducted many workshops and trainings as well.From the 1st of December 2021 hereafter, the businessman, sole proprietor, company or foreign branch, that has been href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/the-granting-of-e-commerce-permit-or-license-and-conducted-many-workshops-and-trainings-as-well/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce