Interior Ministry instructs provincial officials to urgently report any instances in which activities carried out by any NGOs or grassroots associations without prior notification
On 10 October 2017, The Ministry of Interior released a public announcement written On 02 October 2017 and signed by H.E. Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior. The objective of the announcement is focused On activities carried out by the associatiOn and local NGOs, referred to ...
Ministry of Interior
Press release: MoI will conduct the second round of consultation on the amendments to the LANGO
On 28 November 2019, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) posted a press release On the organizing the secOnd round of cOnsultatiOn meeting On the amendments to the Law On AssociatiOn and NOn-Governmental OrganizatiOn (LANGO), which will be happened On 03rd December 2019 at the “Building ...
Ministry of Interior
Senate's agenda for the 7th meeting of the 3rd legislature
On Friday, 24 July 2015, during the 7th meeting of the 3rd legislature, the Senate of Cambodia will review and give opiniOns On the draft Law On AssociatiOns and NOn-Governmental OrganizatiOns. ...
Secretariat General of Senate
Joint statement: With no will to amend, LANGO must be repealed
On 10 February 2020, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) together with the 99 undersigned communities and civil society groups released a joint statement saying the government is unwilling to have the Law On AssociatiOn and NOn-governmental OrganisatiOns (LANGO) amended and also to urge ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Statement in response to allegations by associations and NGOs
On Wednesday evening, 12 February 2020, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement in respOnse to allegatiOns by several associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns accusing the Royal Government of not being willing to amend the Law On AssociatiOn and NOn-government OrganizatiOn (LANGO). ...
Ministry of Interior
U.N concern over Cambodia law on the management of the nation during state of emergency
On 9 April, UN experts sent a communicatiOn expressing cOncerns over Cambodia’s draft law On the management of the natiOn during state of emergency. According to the independent experts, if adopted as is, the law may restrict the right to freedom of expressiOn, right to ...
Special Rapporteur Cambodia
Obligations of associations and non-governmental organizations
On 04 July 2017, the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia has released a public announcement On obligatiOns of associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns after notifying that some associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns haven’t complied correctly with regulatiOns of Article 10 and 25 of “Law On AssociatiOns and ...
Ministry of Interior
Press release on organizing the working group of the Royal Government's meeting to facilitate solutions and response to requests of civil society organizations
On 25 August 2020, Ministry of Interior has post a press release On the organizing the working group of the Royal Government’s meeting to facilitate solutiOns and respOnse to requests of civil society organizatiOns. The meeting aims to seek understanding and discuss with civil society ...
Ministry of Interior
Official launch of the "Guidebook on Spices in Cambodia"
On 09 May 2022, the Ministry of EnvirOnment issued a press release On the official launch of the “Guidebook On Spices in Cambodia”.The Ministry of EnvirOnment has initiated and prepared the first “Guidebook On Spices in Cambodia” and will be officially launched at the SecOnd ...
Ministry of Environment
Press release of the Ministry of Interior on the 2nd meeting on the amendments to the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
On 20 October 2022, the Ministry of Interior notified local and foreign associatiOns, nOn-governmental organizatiOns, and the natiOnal and internatiOnal public that the government working group On Civil Society OrganizatiOn’s facilitatiOn and requests would hold the 2nd meeting with the CSOs. The purpose of the ...
Ministry of Interior
Announcement on obligations as prescribed by law on associations and non-governmental organizations
On 11 January 2024, the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia released a public announcement On the obligatiOns of associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns after notifying that some associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns haven’t complied correctly with regulatiOns.The Ministry of Interior has reminded all registered domestic associatiOns and ...
Ministry of Interior
Implementation of new salary taxation
The Ministry of Economy and Finance informs the public and concerned individuals of the new tax rates on salary in compliance with the new article 47 of the Law on Taxation, which has been carried out from January 2015 onwards. ...
General Department of Taxation
Joint press release on call for acceleration and opportunity for civil society organizations (CSOs) to continue joining in the process of amendment to the law on associations and non-governmental organizations (LANGO)
On 26 August 2020, COMFREL has post a joint press release On the call for acceleratiOn and opportunity for civil society organizatiOns (CSOs) to cOntinue joining in the process of amendment to the law On associatiOns and nOn-governmental organizatiOns (LANGO). According to the Press, Civil ...
COMFREL
CCHR releases a new briefing note on business and human rights: Corporate accountability in land rights violations
On 25 December 2020, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) released a new Briefing Note On Business and Human Rights entitled “Corporate Accountability in Land Rights ViolatiOns”. This Briefing Note examines the challenges in holding corporatiOns accountable for land-related human rights violatiOns in the Kingdom ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Clarification by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on the national internet gateway establishment
On 15 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn issued a clarificatiOn by the spokespersOn of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn On the NatiOnal Internet Gateway establishment. The spokespersOn has noted with disappointment the cOntinued misinterpretatiOns, especially in some ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the prevention of rock dumping in the river in Srey Santhor district, Kampong Cham province, and other locations
On 24 February 2024, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology issued a press release On the preventiOn of dumping rocks in the river. The ministry cOnfirmed that rock dumping will cause obstacles or obstructiOn of the natural flow of water in rivers and is ...
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Keeping Land Local: Briefing Papers on Land Struggles, No. 3
Announcing “Keeping Land Local,” the third issue of the Briefing Paper Series on Land Struggles by Focus on the Global South, the Global Campaign for Agrarian Reform, and Land Research Action Network. ...
Focus on the Global South
Press Release on the halt of the operation of the National Democratic Institute
On 23 August 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn issued a press release to stop the operatiOn of the NatiOnal Democratic Institute (NDI) in Cambodia and to expel its foreign staff from the Kingdom within seven days after the official notificatiOn of ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Joint statement on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Representatives of 80 civil society organizations (CSOs) called on the Royal Government of Cambodia to make the official draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) available to the public, and to conduct dialogues with different stakeholders for collecting their views, concerns and perceptions on ...
Joint Organizations
Press release on the exchange of notes on the extension of Japanese grant aid to Cambodia
On 05 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn issued a press release On the Exchange of Notes On the extensiOn of Japanese Grant Aid to Cambodia. His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK SokhOnn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and InternatiOnal CooperatiOn, and His ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
