Quarry licensing restricted
A temporary stay on the issuance of quarry licences has been announced, with cultural and environmental considerations behind the ban. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/quarry-licensing-restricted
Real estate momentum slow at 0.5 percent growth in 2023
Real estate growth has marginally improved year-over-year. But the momentum of growth is still slow with 2023 seeing the real estate sector grow 0.5 percent, compared to 0.2 percent in 2022. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501446564/real-estate-momentum-slow-at-0-5-percent-growth-in-2023/
Khmer riel introduced at Tokyo airport
The Khmer riel (KHR) is now available at Japan’s Tokyo Haneda Airport, meaning Japanese tourists visiting Cambodia can access the local currency, with the aim of strengthening tourism flow into the country. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/khmer-riel-introduced-at-tokyo-airport
OECD to further support Cambodia with technical assistance
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will continue to provide technical support for Cambodia in order to realise its vision of becoming a high-income nation by 2050. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501424450/oecd-to-further-support-cambodia-with-technical-assistance/
Cambodia welcomes 547,798 Chinese tourists last year, up 412.5 percent
Cambodia received 547,798 Chinese visitors in 2023, up 412.5 percent from only 106,875 in a year earlier, said a Ministry of Tourism’s report released on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501426047/cambodia-welcomes-547798-chinese-tourists-last-year-up-412-5-percent/
PM lauds support for vets as 200 plots gifted
Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that 200 veterans and their families have been awarded plots of land in Svay Rieng province. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-lauds-support-for-vets-as-200-plots-gifted
Spike in small business loan demand in Q3
Recent reports from the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) present a mixed picture of Cambodia’s credit market in Q3 2024, which ended September 30, 2024. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501583838/spike-in-small-business-loan-demand-in-q3/
Senate meeting yields significant outcomes
The fifth legislative session of the Senate, led by President Hun Sen yesterday, resulted in significant outcomes, with important matters being thoroughly discussed and addressed. ...
Nop Sreymao
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501589834/senate-meeting-yields-significant-outcomes/
Oil refineries
There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ...
ODC launches a new knowledge-sharing portal called "Learning Platform"
On 04 April 2023, ODC organized an official launch of the online Learning Platform at the Poulo Wai Hotel & Apartment, Phnom Penh, with the participation of 43 people (18 females) from 23 local, national, and international organizations, including cluster member organizations and non-members. Those ...
Announcement: Data literacy training
Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with financial assistance from USAID’s Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening project, is delighted to announce a series of Training on Data Literacy that consists of THREE training modules and a final workshop. Each phase is a 5-day workshop that will progressively equip ...
Open Development Cambodia
Education policy and administration
The Royal Government of Cambodia has continued its effort to reform the education sector at all levels. Over the years, policies and regulations have been enforced to improve education quality, accessibility, efficiency, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and transparency. Those policies and regulations include Education Strategic Plan 2019-2023, ...
Health center budget
Access to information and open budgets is the first component of the Implementation Plan for the Social Accountability Framework (I-SAF).75 The other three components are citizen monitoring, facilitation and capacity building, and learning and monitoring.76 Three types of local services providers are at the focus: ...
Launching workshop on public revenues from the extractive industries profile page
On 24 May 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) officially launched the workshop on Public Revenues from the Extractive Industries profile page. The event brought together 21 participants (eight women) who are representatives from various relevant institutions in extractive industries, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community-Based ...
Sugarcane
Growth in sugar production in Cambodia has created significant potential for sugarcane-based biofuel production. That potential has not yet been realized, though recent foreign investment may give rise to change. There are several types of sugar crop: sugarcane, sugar palm trees and sugar beets. Sugarcane ...
Cambodian Opposition Leader Declares Political 'Stalemate'
Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy said his country has reached a political “stalemate” and is calling for a halt in international aid to the Phnom Penh government. Rainsy spoke to VOA during a visit to Washington, where he is trying to convince U.S. officials and others ...
VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodian-opposition-leader-declares-political-stalemate/1772674.html
Newspaper threatened over child labour story
A Thai-owned sugar company has threatened legal action against a newspaper that ran a story and video depicting the use of child labour at its Koh Kong province plantation, but advocates on the ground there say the children are indeed used as employees. The Bangkok Post yesterday reported ...
Sean Teehan and Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/newspaper-threatened-over-child-labour-story
Air Pollution—The Latest Threat to Angkor Park
Air pollution from vehicles and electric generators inside the Angkor Archeological Park and in Siem Reap City is soiling and darkening the monuments at the World Heritage Site, an official at the Apsara Authority, which is responsible for the park, said Friday. Options to decrease ...
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/air-pollution-the-latest-threat-to-angkor-park-48814/
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on "Public transportation" by adding 16 public bus lines
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated profile page on “Public transportation” under Access to public services by adding public bus lines to 16 lines together with the information in both Khmer and English of bus lines, operating hour, bus stop, and map.=>Please click here to get in to ...
Going offline? The threat to Cambodia’s newfound internet freedoms
On World Information Society Day, LICADHO releases its report “Going offline? The threat to Cambodia’s newfound internet freedoms,” describing the vital importance of the internet for freedom of expression in Cambodia and the imminent threat that this last bastion for independent voices now faces. ...
LICADHO