For Meach Mean, a veteran campaigner against hydropower dams in Cambodia’s northeast, this year has brought a double dose of bad news. First, he says, two Chinese hydropower companies have begun feasibility studies into a pair of dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River ...

Construction of a special economic zone (SEZ) near the Vietnamese border in Ratanakkiri province’s eastern O’Yad­aw district is on track, but who exactly will avail of the facility and its services remains a mystery—even for senior provincial officials. The latest announced venture of agro-industry land concession ...

On 03 January 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on informing traders and associations to export and import goods through Vietnam to China through the land border between Vietnam and China.According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Socialist Republic ...

On 26 October 2023, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC) and the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MCFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for verify.gov.kh, set up the infrastructure, and established an internet connection”. Based on the content of the ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen made a major speech this morning at opening ceremony of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children and young people from 12 to 17 years old. ...

On 21 January 2022, ODC collaborated with the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) and conducted a training workshop on access to the data and information on the Open Development Cambodia website to the community fisheries from Kep and Kampot province. The training was funded ...

On 11 January 2023, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration has posted an announcement on security, safety, and public order during the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year on their official Facebook site. The announcement has banned the use of all firecrackers, fireworks, and other explosives during the ...

Representatives from Viet Nam, Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic Republic took an important step forward in support of triangular cooperation on nuclear techniques at a meeting hosted by the IAEA in June 2018. The meeting is the latest in a series of IAEA-supported activities to ...

On 03 December 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has released a statement on further steps to strengthen democracy and political space. The ministry has underlined the position and further steps to be taken to uphold the Royal Government of Cambodia’s aforementioned ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic page on SDG 16, ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 3 Good health and well-being”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic pages on SDG 3, you ...

On 24 May 2018 Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction agreed and met with the representatives of household in land disputes with Union Development Co.,Ltd located in Botum Sakor district and L.Y.P.SEZ in Kiri Sakor district, Koh Kong province. The meeting aimed to ...

On 30 August 2019, Phnom Penh City Hall issued a notification on the provision of free services of public city bus and taxi boat operated by the Phnom Penh Autonomous Bus Transportation Authority to workers for next 2 years starting from 01 September 2019 to 01 ...

On 24 October 2018, at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Minister of Land Management together with the representatives of the Ministry of Interior, Kratie Provincial Administration, and the protesting representatives on regarding to land disputes in the concession area, where the ...

The Ministry of Environment will allocate five production forests namely Prey Long, Southern Cardamoms Corridor, Prey Preah Roka, Prey Simphan and Prey Vansay which claims a total of 950.000 hectares under the protected forests and forest conservation. ...

On 20 August 2017, the Phnom Penh Capital Hall issued a formal notification to allow all workers to take free city bus rides in Phnom Penh for 2 years starting from 20 August 2017 to 20 August 2019, by just showing their labour cards.At the ...

In a response to a parliamentary inquiry, the German government on Wednesday laid out a number of measures it has quietly taken over recent months to pressure the Cambodian government following its crackdown on media outlets, NGOs and the political opposition. ...

On 12 July 2017, the Anti-Corruption Unit has issued a statement notifying all newly elected 4th mandate commune chiefs and councilors to submit asset declarations to the Unit from 15 July to 15 August 2017. ...

A group representing some of the largest apparel brands in the US and Europe – including Gap, H&M and ASOS – expressed “growing concern” on Tuesday over several controversial labour laws and ongoing court cases against unionists described as restrictive and unjust. ...

PHNOM PENH: Chinese Union Group and the government of Cambodia plan to ink MoU of construction of mega-development projects in Koh Kong province, southern part of Cambodia. Environment minister Mok Mareth made the announcement upon arrival from China, where he attended APEC meeting in Tainjin on ...