Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy has registered his name on Monday in the voter list at the registration station located in the commune of Chak Angre Ler, Meanchey district. By registering his name he’s able to apply to become a lawmaker in parliament. Speaking ...

A day after authorities carted away 11 protesters intending to camp out in front of the United States embassy, a similarly ad hoc group of citizens struggled to deliver petitions to three embassies in the capital yesterday. The group of about 50 were blocked by police ...

A village chief in Kompong Thom province has begun collecting signatures on a petition to remove the opposition-aligned head monk of his local pagoda, whom he has accused of embezzling the pagoda’s money. Kheang Khean, the chief of Krachab village in Stung Sen city’s Achar Leak ...

Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy once again threatened to call nationwide demonstrations if an independent committee was not established to look into allegations of poll irregularities. “We strongly insist the establishment of an independent committee to investigate election irregularities before the release of the final ...

Information Minister Khieu Kanharith on Wednesday revealed plans to split state-run TVK into three separate television stations but reiterated that no frequencies are available for independent radio broadcaster Mom Sonando. Mr. Sonando, who owns Beehive radio station, has over the past several years repeatedly requested a ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has granted official licences approving two projects with a combined capital investment of $100 million in the energy sector, it said on Wednesday.​ The projects are a $71 million power line network in Preah Sihanouk province developed by ...

Tourism industry officials and representatives expressed concern that the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will devastate Cambodia’s tourism industry following the Kingdom’s first documented case in the coastal province of Sihanoukville on Monday. At a press conference late on Monday, Minister of Health ...

On 14 April 2020, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and other ASEAN leaders held a special meeting on Covid-19 related issues, conducted through video conference. During the video conference, the ASEAN leaders highlighted the major ...

On 13 April 2020,  Cambodian Human Rights Committee has released a statement on their official facebook page on the drafting of the law on the management of the law on the management of the nation in state of emergency. In the statement, the committee has ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is scheduled to return to Phnom Penh tonight where he could face arrest and a two-year prison sentence over a defamation case dating back to 2008, his party said yesterday.Eng Chhay Eang, a spokesman of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, ...

On 29 March 2021, the Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association (CamboJA) issued a press release on the firstly launching “Cambodian Journalism Situation Report 2020” which showcases the first annual record of reported the frequency of harassment cases against journalists, documented by CamboJA since its inception, who ...

KNPG Investment Co Ltd obtained a licence to mine silica sand in Koh Kong province’s southwest, at a site previously operated by Sibelco (Cambodia) Co Ltd. Deputy provincial governor Ouk Pheaktra led a virtual meeting on May 13 to discuss with company representatives the results ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Court monitoring”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of main roles of court monitoring actors in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as laws, announcements and news as well as relevant ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Biofuel crops”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of biofuel crops in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as oil palm, jatropha, and cassava as well as relevant documents. =>Please click here ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Law making process”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of law making process, together with the related contents such as laws, sub-decrees, strategic plans, agreements, and  as well as relevant publications.=>Please click here ...

On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat.Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, from 15 to ...

On 09 March 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the handover ceremony of 10 vaccine trucks donated by the Kingdom of Cambodia to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.The Royal Government of Cambodia will hand over 10 vaccine trucks of the Royal Government  ...

As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2022, Cambodia announced on April 18 that ASEAN and the United States will hold a special summit in Washington on May 12-13 to commemorate 45 years of ASEAN-US relations. The second special summit since 2016 ...

An unnamed special economic zone (SEZ) is set to break ground on a one-million square metre plot in Kampong Cham province’s Cheung Prey district “soon”, according to provincial governor Un Chanda. The governor revealed this to the media on January 9 on the sidelines of a ...

On 01 August 2023, the National Election Committee issued a press release relating to NEC’s announcement of the provisional results of the 7th national assembly election 2023 on their official website. According to the press release, NEC will announce the provisional result of the 7th national ...