On 22 December 2019, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) alongside CamboJA and 35 other organizations has released a joint statement to urge the Royal Government of Cambodia to take concrete action to ensure that the right to freedom of expression is respected and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-statement-civil-society-organizations-call-for-all-baseless-charges-against-journalists-to-be-dropped/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

US Ambassador Patrick Murphy on Monday held a meeting with Land Management Minister Chea Sophara to discuss the need for transparency in development projects to attract more American investments. Mr Murphy tweeted after the meeting the United States wants to see that all development projects in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/transparency-key-to-attract-us-investments-ambassador/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The concession has been subjected to additional reductions in size and has not been cancelled previously. Publicly available information on land area cut from ELCS does not include maps or spatial data of excisions. Thus, ODC cannot present land area cut in shapes. As a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/layers/downsized/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Mekong River Commission on Tuesday reported dam equipment tests in China will affect water levels in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos in the middle of this month. In a press release obtained yesterday, the MRC said the tests are being conducted in China’s Jinghong hydropower station href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mekong-levels-to-drop-as-china-conducts-equipment-tests/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 700 people affected by land disputes gathered in Phnom Penh on Monday to protest in front of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning, and Construction. The protesters who came from Koh Kong, Kampong Speu, Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces demanded a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/protesters-demand-speedy-land-dispute-resolution-at-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Specialists from Battambang province’s Forestry Administration, along with Samlot district authorities, are conducting a joint search for arsonists responsible for the recent forest fire in the Dos Kramom mountain area located in Ta Sanh commune. The suspects are presumed to have secretly burned the forest to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-authorities-searching-for-forest-arsonists-in-battambang/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Korean investors are looking forward to investing in the local stock market as it prepares to welcome Acleda Bank Plc into its main board. With Acleda Bank, one of the largest banks in the Kingdom, scheduled to go public in upcoming weeks, hundreds of Korean businesspeople href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koreans-eyeing-bank-ipo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ten investment projects worth $83.7 million were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week, it said in a press release said on Tuesday. The projects are anticipated to create some 4,744 jobs. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-okays-investments-worth-over-83-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Children’s Fund (Unicef) report on the use of social media by children and adolescents in East Asia says that although access to such sites provides children with big opportunities, it also exposes them to the growing risks that accompany the platforms. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/children-gain-opportunities-but-face-risks-in-age-of-social-media/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Japan on Thursday provided a $1.43 million grant to three organisations working to clear cluster bombs, improve food security and promote sustainable agricultural conditions for poverty reduction in Cambodia. The grant was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami and representatives of the three recipients href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-govt-grants-1-43-million-in-aid-for-social-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government expects to sign an agreement with French-owned Blue Circle to develop a wind farm project within the first half of the year, the director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy Victor Jona said on Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wind-power-project-deal-expected-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Thailand closes all road travels with Cambodia and tightens conditions for air travel as the measures to prevent the widespread of Covid-19. Thai authorities have begun to carry out the notification of a temporary travel suspension of all border entrances, with some of the ports href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-proposes-to-close-all-borders-with-cambodia-to-prevent-the-widespread-of-covid-19-except-freight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has responded to US Congressman Ted Yoho, saying he is ready to improve Cambodia-US relations, and not take up issues of disagreements which have become a barrier between the two countries’ bilateral cooperation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-set-to-mend-ties-with-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 18 May 2020, the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration issued a notification to all restaurant owners in Phnom Penh about the precautions to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The notification stated that, if the restaurants do not comply with the Phnom Penh Municipal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-to-all-restaurant-owners-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Farm loan applications to the state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) reached $31 million on Friday. ARDB director-general Kao Thach said applications for government loans have been growing rapidly since the government officially launched a $50 million fund in March. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ardb-farm-loans-now-total-31m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Three ministries have jointly warned the public that as of Thursday, they will act against social media users and websites found spreading “fake news disturbing social security and causing chaos, confusion and a loss of trust in the upcoming [July 29 national] elections”. Fake news href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-ministries-watch-internet-from-today-to-prevent-social-chaos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 28 April 2020, the National Police Commission has issued a notification on the enforcement of the road traffic law, with the aim of optimizing the prevention and reduction of road traffic accidents. Land traffic law restrictions will begin nationwide from 00:00 pm on Friday href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-of-the-national-police-commission-on-the-enforcement-of-the-road-traffic-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Russia yesterday signed an air transport services agreement that will facilitate direct flights between the countries, according to Russian state news agency TASS.At a signing ceremony in the Peace Palace, representatives from both countries signed the agreement in the presence of Prime Minister href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deal-puts-direct-flight-to-russia-on-radar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a three-month registration period, the National Election Committee will release its preliminary voter list on January 3, giving political parties, civil society and election monitors until January 14 to lodge complaints for any discrepancies found in the rolls.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preliminary-voter-list-due-next-week-nec/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The apex body for the nation’s microfinance industry announced yesterday that the central bank had tentatively agreed to a number of measures it had requested to ease the burden on microfinance lenders following last week’s unilateral decision to cap annual interest rates at 18 percent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfis-seek-regulators-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...