On 07 March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport ​has issued an announcement on its official Facebook page on the temporary suspension of public and private institutions starting from pre school until tertiary education in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province. The suspension href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-temporary-suspension-of-public-and-private-institutions-from-kindergarten-to-higher-education-in-siem-reap-city-siem-reap-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About three weeks after the interior and labor ministries announced a crackdown on foreigners without work permits, officials this week could provide few answers on how expatriates can comply with the country’s labor regulations. According to the 1997 Labor Law, all foreigners working in Cambodia are href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministries-unclear-over-who-needs-work-permits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Apsara Authority admitted Thursday that millions of dollars it received in exchange for land leased to businessman Sok Kong for a hotel near Angkor Archaeological Park have not been paid to the Finance Ministry due to “a technical problem with accounting.” CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-park-authority-says-9m-lease-fee-not-gone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has issued new guidelines for integrating basic life skills training into public primary and secondary school curricula. This initiative aims to equip students with practical skills for real-life challenges and career development. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-education-issues-new-life-skills-training-guidelines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding President of Viet Nam to pay state visit to Cambodia this week on their official social media site. According to the press, at the invitation of His Majesty href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-president-of-viet-nam-to-pay-state-visit-to-cambodia-this-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Friday signed a $55 million loan agreement to improve the National Road 5 (NR 5) and a $2.5 million grant agreement to boost the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS).​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-jica-sign-57-5-million-deal-to-improve-nr-5/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Tuesday called on the Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) to develop a management framework for the river port, connecting the river transport system with the sea. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pornmoniroth-calls-for-review-of-river-port-management/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government is establishing a Sub-committee on Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia to direct, coordinate, monitor and review all policies, strategies and action plans set out in the “Roadmap for Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia 2024-2035” policy planning document. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-establishes-sub-committee-on-universal-health-coverage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 6 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding the official visit of Japanese Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA to Cambodia from 5 to 6 July 2024 on their official website. According to the press, His Excellency SOK Chenda href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-official-visit-of-japanese-foreign-minister-kamikawa-to-cambodia-from-5-to-6-july-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0  In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.1 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministry-of-economy-and-finance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for the current law only allowing Cambodians to own property from the ground floor up to be scrapped. Currently foreigners can only buy apartments from the second floor and above. The purpose of the move is to increase foreign href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/expand-property-law-for-foreigners-premier-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Six people were arrested, nearly 20 vehicles destroyed and over 2,000 first-grade timber logs were impounded in a span of four days last week. This was the result of a series of crackdowns on forestry crimes carried out by the National Committee for Prevention and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-detained-amid-crackdowns-on-forestry-crimes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

All species of animals in the Sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife Sanctuary are facing danger no thanks to night hunters, despite concerted efforts to stop the crimes, say activists and environment officials. The 30,254-hectare sanctuary spans across the Sorng Rukhavorn and Rattanak Rokha community forests, as well href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oddar-meanchey-animals-threatened/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government said it is actively working with China Road and Bridge Corporation, a Chinese company seeking to speed up construction of an expressway linking Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk province, says Ministry of Public Works and Transport officials. The planned expressway will span href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/highway-to-sihanoukville-on-its-way/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 60 families will have their homes destroyed to make way for a new overpass in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district once construction begins in June, according to a statement posted Saturday on the city’s website. The overpass spanning Monireth Boulevard will displace 66 families and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-phnom-penh-overpass-will-affect-about-100-families/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia” adding 1 new map features in Preah Sihanou​k from sub decree no. 54 on the establishment of King Bridge International Prey Nob special economic zone. This dataset describes the information of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-special-economic-zone-in-cambodia-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” by adding three new map features on the cutting of 3 areas with a total area of ​​133,729 m2 (one hundred and thirty-three thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine square meters) located in Sangkat href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-an-existing-dataset-on-state-land-reclassification-6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two weeks after five Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri province from Vietnam, the U.N. said Sunday that reports of the arrival of nine more—including three children—added to the situation’s “urgency.” Two ethnic Jarai villagers living in Ratanakkiri said the nine Montagnards—an indigenous group from Vietnam’s href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-says-nine-new-montagnards-add-to-urgency-in-ratanakkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Behind the traffic police station in Kampong Chhnang town, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Tonle Sap, immigration officials gathered thousands of ethnic Vietnamese to begin a nationwide process of revoking “improperly” issued documents this week. The plan to review birth certificates, identity cards, passports href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/under-a-controversial-new-plan-by-the-ministry-of-interior-ethnic-vietnamese-some-living-in-cambodia-for-generations-begin-to-see-documents-revoked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On July 15 2021, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations at Geneva issued a press release on Cambodia’s progress in the field of human rights highlighted at the human rights council. The Human Rights Council href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/cambodias-progress-in-the-field-of-human-rights-highlighted-at-the-human-rights-council/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...