Asia’s largest sugar company has been accused of torching hundreds of homes, orchestrating the imprisonment of a pregnant activist and using security forces to beat villagers – among a raft of other grave human rights abuses – by communities in Oddar Meanchey province. The allegations levelled ...

The coming sprawls of Phnom Penh’s new satellite cities will bring about not only opportunities but also challenges for the population. “Any urban area has to sprawl outside the main city areas so that it can keep up with the increasing demand of commercial land,” said ...

Two days after Huawei introduced the world’s thinnest smartphone in London and Singapore, the Cambodian representative office of the China-based company announced that the sleek device would be sold in the Kingdom in July. While the Chinese telecom giant hopes to increase its market share of ...

100,000 leaflets would be printed and distributed next week to garment workers in the country to urge them to join nationwide strike to put pressure on the government and the Cambodian courts to release 21 workers in jail and to increase the minimum wage of ...

On 21 October 2021, the Telecommunication Regulator in Cambodia issued a press release on telecommunications uncovered​ upon special audit an illegal laying of fiber-optic.Telecommunication Regulator in Cambodia in collaboration with the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications uncovered upon special audit an ...

On 21 February 2022, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the reminder of COVID-19 vaccination of basic dose, third dose, or booster dose for all age groups from 3 years old.To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Health would like ...

On 21 February 2022, the National Committee for Clean Cities Assessment issued a press release on the implementation of the new Carrying Capacity Management System for shops and markets.The system was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, the National Committee for Clean Cities ...

On 21 February 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the implementation of better projects in Cambodia in the exportation of textiles and garments, clothing and travel products and bags.The Ministry would like to remind the owners or directors of ...

On 21 March 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the official launch of “Cambodia Garment, Footwear and Travel Goods (GFT) Sector Development Strategy 2022-2027″. Due to peace and political stability, competitive wages and production cost, preferential trade access, and ...

On 17 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, will lead a high delegation to pay an official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on 20-21 March 2022. Samdech ...

On 21 October 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of state visit to Cambodia by President of Timor-Leste.His Excellency President JOSE MANUEL RAMOS-HORTA and Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN, Prime Minister of ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land” adding 02 new map features in Kratie province. This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planing and ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Affect of flood disaster in Cambodia (1996-2021)”. This dataset reveals the affects of flood disaster in Cambodia from 1996 to 2021, showing the number of flood victims, including deaths, injuries, missing persons, house destruction, evacuation, budget ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Public Education Statistic (2015-2022)” by added new map layers of Public Education Statistic (2021-2022) and Public Education Statistic (2019-2020). This dataset contains the statistics of public education in each province of Cambodia, where the numbers of student ...

The chief executives of the firms behind two large-scale real-estate projects in Cambodia have been sentenced to jail in Seoul for obtaining illegal loans and using the money to finance fictitious companies abroad, according to a South Korean court official. The two executives were among a ...

Cambodian electricity is among the most expensive in the world. High government tariffs mean it can cost as much as 21 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in the capital, and more in the provinces where the electrical grid is underdeveloped. The high prices have made ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said on Monday that with the government’s long-standing partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and many other partners, Cambodia is now preparing its school feeding implementation to be fully homegrown.​ Speaking on the sidelines of ...

The Senate on Monday approved draft amendments to 10 articles of the Law on Trade Unions at the fourth session of the fourth legislature. It did so without modification, following its approval by the National Assembly last month. The 10 articles comprise Articles 3, 17, ...

The Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc says it intends to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) next month, in a boost for the Kingdom’s nascent stock market. Phnom Penh Securities (PPS), an underwriter for Grand Twins International (GTI), said yesterday the company ...