Fishing policy and administration
Young man fishing with a cast net on Siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ...
Dissemination workshop on data and updated information of community fisheries in Kampot and Kep provinces
On 24 November 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with ActionAid Cambodia and the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia – CWDCC, held a Dissemination Workshop on Data and Updated Information on Community Fisheries in Kampot and Kep Province on the ODC website, ...
Report cites election day voter fraud
Voter rolls at several polling stations appear to have been “intentionally manipulated” in advance of the election to allow large groups of individuals to cast fraudulent ballots in communes where they were ineligible, according to a report released Saturday by rights group Licadho. One of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-cites-election-day-voter-fraud
Bunong Living on Land Concession Evicted
An indigenous Bunong minority community in Mondolkiri province’s Keo Seima district on Wednesday filed a complaint claiming that authorities had destroyed their homes, but authorities allege that the villagers are living on land owned by a private company. Villagers claim that since November, 37 homes in ...
Mech Dara and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bunong-living-on-land-concession-evicted-48732/
As mosques are replaced, Cham minority could see heritage fade
Cambodia is home to some 400,000 Cham Muslims. The ethnic group, like many others, suffered terrible losses during the Khmer Rouge regime. Lives were lost and cultural landmarks destroyed. Now, as mosques and heritage sites around the country are demolished to make way for more ...
Poppy McPherson and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/7days/mosques-are-replaced-cham-minority-could-see-heritage-fade
Investment Or Imperialism? Tracking China's Big Ambitions In Cambodia
A few years ago this scene would have played out in China. More specifically, it would have played out in a Chinese coastal region to which millions of rural folks had arrived looking for work. A huge hangar, piles of fabrics of all colors at both ...
Forest cover
Data on forest cover is essential for effective forest management and conservation. It enables policymakers to make informed decisions about forest management, such as identifying conservation areas, tracking changes in forest cover, and identifying areas at risk of deforestation. The forest cover profile page contains ...
Infrastructure
A national road in Cambodia. Photo by Pat Scullion, taken on 2 April 2010 under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Infrastructure describes the built assets that allow a country to function, such as roads, railways, ports, airports, communication systems, electricity and drinking water distribution networks. The Ministry of ...
Energy policy and administration
Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). Photo by bmeabroad, taken on 10 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Low electrification rates and over-dependence on fossil fuel imports have contributed to Cambodia ranking 120 out of 124 nations in the new World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Architecture Performance Index ...
Health services and centers
“Citizens’ health is guaranteed. The state is taking care of disease prevention and cure. The poor are entitled to get access to health checks without any payment, at any public health center, infirmary and maternity center.The State shall organize and establish infirmaries and maternity centers.”183// ...
Construction
Construction on a Phnom Penh tower block. Photo by Axel Drainville, taken on 4 May 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The construction industry has boomed in Cambodia. From 2000 to November 2018, Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction approved 43,136 construction projects representing ...
Forest cover reporting
Forest cover is the area of land covered by tree canopy. Measuring and reporting this can show the different types of forest that exist and the areas of each, and how these areas change over time. ...
Terms and definitions
Defining and measuring forests is not an easy business. Definitions that initially sound very similar can turn out to have crucial differences. Understanding the terms is important for understanding forest use, forest cover, forest laws and policies and deforestation. ...
Extractive industries policy and administration
Cambodia’s extractive industries have traditionally operated on a small scale, mostly mining construction materials, gold or gemstones. While commercial production of minerals or oil has yet to begin on a large scale – these products made up just 0.1% of the country’s exports in 2016261 – ...
Afar but not apart, ICT as the solutions to work and communicate from home!
Obviously, COVID-19 has forced many people’s lives to a certain degree as the fear of its spreading compels the government to take strict measures and fellow citizens are advised to abide by. At ODC, working from home appears to be an alternative and Information and ...
Landmines UXO and demining
Cambodia is one of the countries most affected by land mines and explosive remnants of war as a result of its tumultuous history. The country is working with a variety of partners to demine the country by 2019. ...
Anti-Corruption Unit Arrests Staff at UK Biofuel Firm
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has arrested two employees of a local company linked to a British biofuel firm currently under investigation by the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), an official said Friday. ACU President Om Yentieng said that International Green Energy (IGE) director Oum Samnang, and ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-corruption-unit-arrests-staff-at-uk-biofuel-firm-7972/
More Plots Readied for Land Titles at Boeng Kak
Phnom Penh deputy governor Khuong Sreng oversaw the demarcation of five more plots of land Thursday in the city’s Boeng Kak neighborhood, where at least 48 families are still fighting for formal land titles. Some 3,000 families have been evicted from the neighborhood since the city ...
Mech Dara and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-plots-readied-for-land-titles-at-boeng-kak-51002/
ក្រុមបាតុករបក្សប្រឆាំងបិទផ្លូវនៅកំពង់ឆ្នាំងតវ៉ាចូលរួមបាតុកម្មនៅភ្នំពេញ
ក្រុមបាតុករគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ប្រមាណជា ៥០០នាក់ បាននាំគ្នាបិទផ្លូវជាតិលេខ៥ ត្រង់ចំណុចភូមិផ្សារត្រាច ឃុំលង្វែក ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រឡាច ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ជាងមួយម៉ោង បណ្ដាលឲ្យរថយន្តធ្វើចរាចរណ៍នៅលើដងផ្លូវរាប់រយគ្រឿងមានការ កកស្ទះ។ ការសម្រេចចិត្តបិទផ្លូវជាតិរបស់ហ្វូងបាតុករនេះ គឺធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីមានមន្ត្រីប៉ូលិសចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោក និងកងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធចម្រុះខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង បានព្យាយាមរារាំងរថយន្តដឹកក្រុមបាតុករគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មិនឲ្យទៅចូលរួមធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ក្រោមហេតុផលផ្សេងៗ។ «សំឡេងបាតុករស្រែកហ៊ោ» ក្រុមបាតុករគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ជាច្រើនរយនាក់ ប្រដាប់ដោយឧបករណ៍បំពងសំឡេង នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែកញ្ញា បានស្រែកព្រមានទៅក្រុមសមត្ថកិច្ច ដែលបានឃាត់រថយន្តដឹកក្រុមបាតុករទៅធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មនៅរាជធានី ភ្នំពេញ ថាខ្លួននឹងបិទកំណាត់ផ្លូវជាតិលេខ៥ រយៈពេលបីយប់បីថ្ងៃ ប្រសិនបើអាជ្ញាធរមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យក្បួនរថយន្តរបស់ពួកគាត់ចូលទៅ ធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មនៅក្នុងក្រុងភ្នំពេញ ទេនោះ។ បេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រជាប់ឆ្នោតរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ សម្រាប់មណ្ឌលខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង លោក គី វណ្ណដារ៉ា មានប្រសាសន៍ថា សកម្មភាពត្រួតពិនិត្យច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៍របស់ក្រុមសមត្ថកិច្ចខេត្ត កំពង់ឆ្នាំង នាពេលនេះ គឺជាហេតុផលនយោបាយ និងចង់បន្ទច់បង្អាក់សកម្មជនគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មិនឲ្យទៅចូលរួមធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មនៅភ្នំពេញ៖ «គេឃាត់ឡានយើងគេ យកលេសថា អត់នេះអត់នោះ ប៉ុន្តែយើងបានពន្យល់ថា បើជាអត់នេះអត់នោះ ...
សូត សុខប្រាថ្នា និង ជិន ជេដ្ឋា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/demonstrator-want-to-join-demonstration-09152013075014.html