World Bank approves major investment in water security for Cambodia
The bank said in a news release that over 113,000 people in Cambodia are expected to benefit from better water supply infrastructure following the approval on June 21 of a new World Bank-supported project. ...
PM expects new dams to irrigate over 120,000 hectares in K Thom
Prime Minister Hun Manet has expressed optimism that the ongoing construction of the Kampong Kor Dam and water diversion Stung Slap Dam will give a major boost to agricultural productivity in Kampong Thom province. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501539807/pm-expects-new-dams-to-irrigate-over-120000-hectares-in-k-thom/
Cambodia starts construction Funan Techo Canal
Cambodia on Monday started the construction of the $1.7-billion Funan Techo Canal project, connecting the Mekong River’s Preak Takeo tributary in southern Kandal province to the sea in southwestern Kep province. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501536036/cambodia-starts-construction-funan-techo-canal/
Ministry, WWF urge action to protect endangered Asian elephants
The international conservation organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) estimates that the population of elephants in Southeast Asia and China currently stands between 8,000 and 11,000, with Cambodia home to an estimated 400 to 600. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-wwf-urge-action-to-protect-endangered-asian-elephants
Battambang rice farmers urged to cut pesticide use as harvest nears
Farmers in Battambang province are being urged to reduce their use of chemical pesticides to combat insect infestations as the rice harvest approaches, due to concerns over the impact on quality, public health and export potential to international markets. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/battambang-rice-farmers-urged-to-cut-pesticide-use-as-harvest-nears
Official urges women’s economic empowerment to combat human trafficking
A senior official at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has urged for human trafficking prevention by promoting women’s economic empowerment and identifying the needs and opportunities for women working in the informal economy. ...
Cambodia launches tourist app enabling payments with KHQR
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Monday launched the ‘Bakong Tourists App’ helping foreign tourists in Cambodia to make payments using the country’s universal KHQR code at over 3.3 million retail merchant outlets. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501544895/cambodia-launches-tourist-app-enabling-payments-with-khqr/
Social accountability page was presented at civic tech meetup
On 25 November, the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team conducted a presentation at the seventh Civic Tech Meetup in Kampong Chhnang city, Kampong Chhnang province. The series of meetups were challenged by Covid-19, but have recently resumed limited in-person meetings. During this all-day hybrid virtual ...
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land” adding 02 new map features in Kratie province. This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planing and ...
Cybersecurity training
On 04th July 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted training on cybersecurity for the CSS-cluster members and their networks. The training course aims to raise awareness of the cluster member on cyber security as well as digital security including password management, safe internet browsing, email ...
Complaint Lodged Against Commune Chief
Villagers have accused a CPP commune chief in Ratanakkiri province of threatening four ethnic minority Tampoun men after they filed a complaint against him for allegedly selling off community land to a local businessman. Rocham Norng, a Tampoun villager in Bakeo district, has alleged that Soeung ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/complaint-lodged-against-commune-chief-44004/
Moody’s to review Cambodia's banks for downgrades
Moody’s Investor Services will review ACLEDA Bank and Cambodian Public Bank (Campu Bank) for potential downgrades, according to a release from the rating agency on Wednesday. But the move comes primarily as a response to the global financial crisis and the rating agency’s attempt to realign sovereign ratings with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042055668/Business/moodys-eyes-kingdom-banks.html
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land” adding 2 new map features in Ratanak Kiri. This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and ...
Supreme court upholds 2018 “Adhoc 5” bribery convictions
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2018 bribery convictions of five current and former staffers of human rights group Adhoc, concluding the appeal process in a criminal case that critics have said failed to substantiate the charges. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/supreme-court-upholds-2018-adhoc-5-bribery-convictions/
Challenges, progress in exporting Cambodia's fishery products to the EU
Cambodia’s fisheries sector, a source of income and employment for approximately 33,000 individuals – predominantly women – faces substantial challenges in exporting its products to the EU. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/challenges-progress-in-exporting-cambodia-s-fishery-products-to-the-eu
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)” by adding 1 new map feature of the mining concession of Green Wood Development Company Ltd. in Stung Treng province. This dataset contains data for mining concessions in Cambodia from 1995 ...
ODC 2022 annual staff reflection workshop
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is once again excited to organize the Annual Staff Reflection Workshop 2022 in Preah Sihanouk province from 09 – 11 December 2022. Surprisingly, the 9th Sea Festival was held on the same date under the theme “Bay of Peace, Bay of ...
National parks and wildlife sanctuaries
Cambodia’s national parks (or ‘natural parks’) and wildlife preserves were established under the 1993 Royal Decree on the Protection of Natural Areas. Although other areas have been added subsequently, there is currently no officially available list of all protected areas and their boundaries. ...
Mobile phone revenues per user to decline
Revenues per user in Cambodia’s mobile phone sector will drop sharply over the next five years, according to global research and consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan. The company said the average revenue per user – ARPU, a key metric for the industry – would fall ...
FPT talks operating telecoms in Cambodia
Vietnamese company FPT Telecom aims to extend operations to the Kingdom, after its attempted acquisition of Vietnam’s EVN Telecom fell through. FPT Telecom “has plans to expand business in Cambodia, but all is in discussion”, a spokesperson said late on Monday, declining to comment further. ...