National Open Data Conference concludes: Paving the way for an inclusive future
The National Open Data Conference in Cambodia ended on 27 March 2024, with the dedication to expanding the open data network, fostering collaboration, and pushing for accessibility of government data for better public services, education, and sustainability development in the future. The last day of ...
Agricultural commodities, processing and products
Farmers harvest corn from their farms, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank/Chhor Sokunthea, taken on 17 July 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Key agricultural commodities and products include rice, rubber, corn (maize), vegetables and fruit, and cassava (tapioca). More than 90 percent of Cambodia’s agricultural exports ...
Wild capture commercial fishing and natural fisheries
The fishes on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo by llee Wu, taken on 10 September 2010. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0The 2006 Fisheries Law classifies fishing activity into three broad categories: family or subsistence, small-scale and commercial.Commercial fishing is allowed only in the open season ...
Two More Die in Flooding, Aid Response Slow in Phnom Penh
Two more people died in Kompong Cham province on Monday as a result of flooding that has claimed at least 30 victims since heavy rains spawned by tropical storms over the past two weeks caused the Mekong to break its banks and inundate thousands of ...
Ben Sokhean and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-more-die-in-flooding-aid-response-slow-in-phnom-penh-44002/
Cambodia economy remains robust in 2013 amidst challenging global economic atmosphere: WB
Cambodia’s GDP growth was projected to reach 7 percent in equivalent to 15.65 billion U.S. dollars in 2013 despite a challenging global economic environment, the World Bank said Monday. Overall macroeconomic outlook remains positive, having sustained agricultural growth, continued strong performance of the tourism sector, a ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-10/07/c_132776793.htm
For poor, eating dead poultry is a calculated risk
In late January, five of the 10 chickens owned by Leng Lal, a subsistence rice farmer in Kratie province, suddenly died. Although Mr. Lal, 40, said he knew the dead birds might be dangerous and he should burn and bury the carcasses, he instructed his 8-year-old ...
Sek Odom and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/for-poor-eating-dead-poultry-is-a-calculated-risk-52076/
Wild lobster stocks replenished
Seven million young lobsters had been released into Cambodia’s rivers and Tonle Sap Lake this year in an effort to build the nation’s fish and shellfish stocks, officials said yesterday. Nao Thouk, general director of the Fisheries Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, about ...
476 trainees being trained in Information Writing and Social Media - Digital Marketing
On 22 October 2021, the Anti-Corruption Unit issued a notification on 476 trainees being trained in Information Writing and Social Media – Digital Marketing. The Anti-Corruption Unit has organized a total of 5 refresher sessions on “Information Writing and Social Media – Digital Marketing” once ...
Anti-Corruption Unit
Results of the implementation of the social protection program for the poor and vulnerable families during the fighting against COVID-19 for the third time of sixth round and the first time of seventh round cash opening
On 24 October 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation issued a notification on the results of the implementation of the social protection program for the poor and vulnerable families during the fighting against COVID-19 for the third time of sixth round ...
Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation
The first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Sinovac) to 5-year-old children
On 30 October 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Sinovac) to 5-year-old children. The ministry will provide the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 5-year-old children in the 25 capitals and provinces, ...
Ministry of Health
Oral community to block entrance to forestland to protect from military clearance
Villagers in the Oral district of Kampong Speu province are digging in to protect what they claim as their community forest land, despite increasing pressure from the military to leave the site. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/oral-community-to-block-entrance-to-forestland-to-protect-from-military-clearance/
PM Hun Manet aborts coal power plant project in Botum Sakor district
The new government has abandoned plans to build a $1.5 billion 700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power project in Botum Sakor district, Koh Kong province, deciding instead to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant. ...
Pok Ponlue and Hel Komsan
https://cambojanews.com/pm-hun-manet-aborts-coal-power-plant-project-in-botum-sakor-district/
Press release: Cambodia, Indonesia to hold Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation meeting
On 19 August 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia, Indonesia to hold Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation meeting on their official social media site. According to the press, Cambodia will host the Fifth Meeting of the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Labor incidents”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Labor incidents”. This dataset is a resource for understanding labor-related issues in Cambodia. It documents various types of labor incidents, including worker protests, strikes, complaints, factory closures, and other significant employment-related changes. The dataset is intended ...
The second cluster convention
The second cluster convention was held on 19 December 2022, at the FHI 360 Office in Phnom Penh, with 25 participants (06 females). The convention brought together the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), the Ministry of Interior (MoI), civil society organizations ...
អន្តរកម្មរវាងគោលនយោបាយ ផែនការ និងក្របខ័ណ្ឌជាតិតាមវិស័យ
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Overloaded vehicles at issue
Overloaded vehicles are contributing to a more rapid than anticipated deterioration of Cambodia’s road network, experts said yesterday. “The cost of overloading causes problems to everyone involved, but it is easy to control damage if we have good system in place. This is the only ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070550177/Business/overloaded-vehicles-at-issue.html
Boeng Kak Project Breaks Ground Amid Continued Protests
CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin was joined by his wife as they broke ground on the controversial project taking place at Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak Lake. They unveiled the architectural renderings of the towers to be built on what used to be the site of ...
Cambodian 'Avatars' Rally to Save Forest
More than one hundred villagers dressed as the forest people from the hit film “Avatar” protested in the Cambodian capital Thursday against the destruction of the country’s Prey Lang forestThey say the forest, which is a source of livelihood for some 200,000 mainly indigenous people, ...
Food, fuel prices jump again
Heightened global food and fuel prices continued to inflate Cambodia’s market in September, and experts said flood damages would elevate costs further toward the end of the year. Year-on-year inflation hit 6.7 per cent in last month, up 1 per cent from August, according to data ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011102552319/Business/food-fuel-prices-jump-again.html