Workers will begin clearing forestland in Stung Treng province as early as next week in preparation for the controversial 400-megawatt Lower Sesan 2 dam, district officials and villagers said yesterday. The hydropower project, funded by Vietnam Electricity (EVN), will flood tens of thousands of hectares of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/work-to-begin-on-controversial-dam-in-stung-treng-next-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment sought permission from the Ministry of National Defence to arm municipal and provincial rangers with 1,210 rifles in response to one of its rangers being killed and two others critically assaulted while out on patrol in Mondulkiri and Kampong Thom provinces. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/forest-rangers-seek-1210-rifles-after-serious-attacks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An American horticulturalist is in Cambodia providing training in a unique farming method that proponents believe can improve food security in some of the country’s remotest regions.      href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/spinning-straw-into-food-security/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that the state’s institutions will be further strengthened after the opposition ended a 10-months long boycott of parliament over disputed election results in July last year. “The normalcy of all state institutions in the legislative, executive and judicial href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-says-states-institutions-to-be-strengthened-after-opposition-ends-parliament-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Hundreds of garment workers traveled from a Kompong Chhnang factory to Phnom Penh on Monday to petition the Ministry of Labor to intervene in their dispute with factory management. About 3,000 workers from the Chinese-owned Jiun Ye Garment factory have been striking since August 18, accusing href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-take-pay-dispute-to-ministry-of-labor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of families involved in a land dispute with a businessman in Battambang province will today submit petitions to the National Assembly and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet to plead for intervention. The more than 300 families, from Bavel district’s Boeng Bram commune, maintain that href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-families-to-petition-prime-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Om Yintieng, Chairman of Cambodia’s Anti-Corruption Unit, on Tuesday afternoon vehemently rejected an NGO report claiming that the country’s integrity system is weak and requires significant improvement. The official’s remarks came after the TI Cambodia, a branch of the Berlin-based TI, released its 233-page assessment href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-anti-graft-chief-rebukes-report-on-weak-credibility-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In April, 18-year-old Sophoth illegally crossed the Thai-Cambodian border to work at a factory. In July, he was arrested and sent back through a legal border checkpoint. His journey mirrors that of many Cambodian workers who continue to cross into Thailand each month despite the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/migrants-still-slipping-through-closed-thai-cambodian-border-despite-pandemic-fears/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) along with relevant stakeholders are jointly working towards envisaging a safe food production plan for national and international markets, said a senior official for MAFF on Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maff-crafting-safe-food-production-plan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 16 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on national campaign under the theme “Jointly responsible for preventing the transmission of COVID-19”.The sub-committee on education, training and public relations of the inter-ministerial commission for the fight against COVID-19 has launched a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/national-campaign-under-the-theme-jointly-responsible-for-preventing-the-transmission-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) Saturday announced the establishment of working groups to monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of the development plans and strategic policies of the ministries and institutions based on the slogan ‘Strengthen and Organise Individual Home’.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-sets-up-teams-to-monitor-development-works/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has knocked off Ivory Coast to become Vietnam’s biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts. Earlier it was the African nation that held the position. The General Department of Customs of Vietnam made the announcement on Saturday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-emerges-biggest-supplier-of-raw-cashew-nuts-to-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A senior official at the Ministry of Labour said that as of June, 2024, there were approximately 1.3 million Cambodian migrant workers living abroad, with most of them located in Thailand and South Korea. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-provides-robust-assistance-to-1-3-million-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A quality and effective healthcare system that provides equal access to services is critical to ensure the well-being of any population. Both developed and developing countries strive to bring improvements to their healthcare systems. Cambodia, in particular, has undergone significant transformations in terms of healthcare href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/health-care-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a two-year hiatus, the CamBuild, CamFood and CamHotel exhibitions are back at Diamond Island this week, starting on Wednesday and going through to Friday. Andrew Siow, director of the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered AMB Exhibitions, says the three industry shows at the same time should attract more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trade-show-starts-on-wednesday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has summonsed for questioning Kim Seanglay, a military policeman who was the subject of one of slain journalist Hang Serei Oudom’s articles on the illegal timber trade, Chhay Thi, an investigator for the rights group Adhoc, said yesterday. According to their href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-questioned-in-journo-slaying/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ANZ has ruled out helping hundreds of poor Cambodian families forcibly evicted from their land to make way for sugar-cane plantations that involved child labour and led to food shortages. Fairfax Media this year revealed confidential audits that disclosed that ANZ’s Cambodian subsidiary, ANZ Royal Bank, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/anz-says-no-to-evicted-cambodian-farmers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 17 March  2020, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on the temporary suspension of all religious gatherings (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and other religions) throughout the country until the spread of COVID-19 decrease.  href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-temporary-suspension-of-all-religious-gathering-across-the-country/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 28 May 2022, National Election Committee has posted an announcement by the NEC spokesperson on the general situation of the election campaign on its official social media site. The NEC Spokesperson assessed that the process of the Commune/Sangkat Council election campaign from 21 to 26 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-by-the-nec-spokesperson-on-the-general-situation-of-the-election-campaign/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 09 June 2022, the National Election Committee has posted an announcement on the outcome of the meeting of the National Election Committee on its official social media site. The purpose of this meeting is to review and decide on the complaints/appeals and objections to the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-outcome-of-the-meeting-of-the-national-election-committee/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...