The Ministry of Women’s AffAirs regrets thAt A group of non-governmentAl orgAnizAtions issued A joint stAtement titled “Together to promote the reAl dignity of women,” which followed A speech mAde by CAmbodiA’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Aiming to exAggerAte the informAtion And criticize the RoyAl <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/stAtement/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Responding to criticism of the eighteen-month jail terms handed down to four unionists who blocked a road at a strike in Svay Rieng province last year, a deputy prosecutor said Wednesday that their actions were as severe as those of former Bavet City governor Chhouk <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-says-roadblock-more-severe-than-shooting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s young internet users are thinking twice before discussing politics online, say prominent bloggers, after the third case of government punitive action sparked by Facebook comments within a month.On Saturday, student Kong Raiya, 25, was charged over a Facebook post linked to him for comments <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bloggers-forced-to-tread-lightly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Salt production last year hit another low because of poor weather conditions and a shortage of labour,  figures from Ministry of Industry and Handicraft show. a total of 18,430 tonnes has been produced, creating a call for the condiment to be imported. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/salt-production-yields-hit-another-record-low-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has sent a list of names for a proposed Cabinet reshuffle for the National assembly to approve during a special plenary session next week.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cabinet-reshuffle-list-sent-to-national-assembly-for-approval/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A JApAnese firm hAs been conducting A study on investment possibility in rAising TilApiA &ndAsh; A freshwAter fish species in CAmbodiA, According to JICA.​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/jApAnese-firm-to-conduct-study-on-investment-in-AquAculture-industry-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Laos has postponed construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam project on the Lower Mekong River, a spokesman for its Ministry of Foreign affairs was quoted saying on Wednesday. “No construction is going on. It’s discontinued, postponed,” Sithong Chitgnothin told Radio Free asia in Laos. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/laos-postpones-construction-on-xayaburi-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bonna Realty Group will prepare to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the company’s president said this week. The real estate firm joins a small but growing group of private companies that say they are gearing up for initial public offerings on the new exchange. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/real-estate-firm-ready-for-csx-listing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The People’s Court of the southern province of Tay Ninh handed a death penalty to a Cambodian drug trafficker during a trial on July 31. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-cross-border-drug-trafficker-gets-death-sentence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high level delegation to pay a visit to the Republic of Korea from Feb. 10 to 13, according to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation (MFaIC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-to-co-host-world-summit-2022-in-s-korea/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A totAl of 297,402 nAtionAl And internAtionAl visitors toured CAmbodiA in the first weekend of July. The figure suggested A decline by neArly 7 percent compAred to the previous weekend, According to A report of the Ministry of Tourism. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/neArly-300000-tourists-trAvel-first-weekend-of-july/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

More than 300 village residents from Koh Kong province protested at a district hall on Monday, asking for a social land concession to resolve their longstanding land conflict with a sugarcane plantation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-of-families-want-land-concession-to-offset-evictions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The risk to general public from avian influenza a (H5N1) in Cambodia remains low despite two human cases of the virus were detected recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement late Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bird-flu-risk-to-humans-in-cambodia-remains-low-who/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In​ the​ previous​ blogpost​ we​ kicked​ off​ the​ first​ series​ of​ QGIS​ workshop​ in​ which​ we​ highlighted​ the​ activities​ and​ results​ of​ the​ successful​ 24​ participants​ which​ have​ been​ attended​ and​ awarded​ with​ a​ certificate​ during​ the​ three-day​ workshop.​ after​ we​ introduced​ the​ principle​ of​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odcs%e2%80%8b-second%e2%80%8b-gis%e2%80%8b-workshop%e2%80%8b-data%e2%80%8b-collection%e2%80%8b-and%e2%80%8b-application%e2%80%8b-of%e2%80%8b-gis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

State public land has a public interest value or provides a public service. The land is inalienable, although it can be leased for limited uses that do not alter or damage its public value. State public land should only be reclassified if the land no <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/state-public-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ODC is delighted to announce a new “Training on Basic Data Journalism” that will be implemented in collaboration with CamboJa. The program receives the support from the Mekong: Sustainable News project from CFI, the French Media Development agency in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam led <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-basic-data-journalism-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.1 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Last year, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) participated in and hosted a panel discussion “Strategic Environmental assessment in Mekong Countries” at the 42nd annual IaIa Conference, “Resilience Through Impact assessment and Leadership,” which was organized in Kuching, Malaysia. as part of its technical assistance collaboration <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/participation-in-the-43rd-annual-iaia-conference-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Venturing into Cambodia’s casino market in May 2011, Macau-backed gambling firm Entertainment Gaming asia (EGa) promised tens of thousands of dollars to the wife of Pailin’s provincial governor in order to lease land for the construction of a new casino, documents filed with the U.S. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wife-of-pailin-governor-reaps-benefits-from-casino-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday publicly released official election documents from Kratie province after receiving orders to investigate allegations of electoral fraud, though a substantial amount of the evidence was unsealed, raising fears the documents had been tampered with. after receiving orders from the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-decries-necs-use-of-unsealed-voter-documents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>