Two days before a land activist’s scheduled sentencing, about 400 people affected by land grabs demonstrated at Pursat Provincial Court in support of the man who frequently protests against the Pheap Imex Company. About 12,000 families are now involved in land disputes around a Pheap href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-demonstrate-on-activists-behalf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Wildlife Alliance Cambodia (WAC) and the Prambei Mom Forest Community (PMFC) have united to protect a forest area spanning 937ha across Kampong Speu province to conserve its broad biodiversity. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-unite-to-protect-937ha-forest-in-kampong-speu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

During a period spanning more than three years, from June 25, 2020, to July 24, 2023, the government has devoted over $1.1 billion to support vulnerable households. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-1b-spent-on-the-vulnerable-from-2020-23-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 20 February 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has released a public announcement on the official launch of the Komar Rien Komar Cheh program that will be held on 24 February 2020 at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh. The press said the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-of-the-ministry-of-education-on-the-official-launch-of-the-komar-rien-komar-cheh-program-on-24-february-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of the Environment and Natural Resource Code1, Chapter III of the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 19962(EPNRM Law), and the Sub-Decree no. 72 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/environmental-impact-assessments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Almost  650,000 hectares of ecologically-rich flooded forest surrounding the Tonle Sap lake has been protected by a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday. The 647,406 hectare area spans sections of Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom provinces. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/huge-swaths-of-flooded-forest-protected-by-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Salt farmers in Kampot and Kep may be unable to harvest the roughly 90,000 tons they sell annually due to excessive rains, and the country may have to turn to foreign markets, producers said yesterday. Ly Sreng, deputy chief of the Kep-Kampot Salt Producers Community, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/severe-rains-slow-salt-farmers-harvest-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor has ordered all provincial department directors to be prepared for Mekong river floods as water from the river has started to overflow. Ya Voeun, Tboung Khmum provincial water department director, yesterday said that the water level of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-resources-ministry-issues-mekong-flood-warning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Japanese and Cambodian governments have inked a financial cooperation agreement for the renovation of National Road 5 spanning 366 kilometres from Kandal province’s Prek Kdam area to Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet city.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-cambodia-national-road-5-renovation-project-locked-in/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

During a period spanning more than three years, from June 25, 2020, to July 24, 2023, the government has devoted over $1.1 billion to support vulnerable households. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-1b-spent-on-the-vulnerable-from-2020-23/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following last year’s success, in the early morning of 07 March 2020, the 6th annual Open Data Day was held. Around 60 participants from different occupations and diverse backgrounds such as students, journalists and the government sectors attended the event at Diakonia Center. Following the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/open-data-day-2020-open-data-for-equal-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 15 March 2020, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement  on four new  COVID-19 cases includes two Cambodian Muslims in Preah Vihear province, a Cambodian man from France and the son of a 35-year-old Frenchman. According to the announcement, the patient was treated at href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-finding-of-four-new-cases-of-positive-covid-19-of-khmer-muslims-in-preah-vihear-a-cambodian-frenchmen-and-a-child-of-french/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 3 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings on 2 August 2021 via videoconference. The meetings include:54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting23rd ASEAN Political-Security Community href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-54th-asean-foreign-ministers-meeting-and-related-meetings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 23 June 2024, Fisheries Administration issued a press release on the discovery of Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphin in Cambodia’s sea at the intersection of Kampong Som and Koh Rong road on their official social media site. According to the press, after seeing the publication of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-discovery-of-indo-pacific-humpbacked-dolphin-in-cambodias-sea-at-the-intersection-of-kampong-som-and-koh-rong-road/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a bid to restore the environment in the Angkor Archaeological Park, the Apsara Authority is planning a campaign to have 40,000 new trees planted. In a statement published on Thursday, the Apsara Authority said it plans to plant saplings in multiple locations spanning 35 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/apsara-authority-plans-tree-campaign/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The third phase of a project designed to revamp Phnom Penh’s drainage system, currently inundated by seasonal rains, began yesterday. Four areas of the city spanning a total of 369,445 metres will be witness to the next stage of the project’s implementation, part of an ongoing href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/project-to-fix-capitals-drains-kicks-into-gear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian telecom companies are scrambling to jump on the 4G bandwagon and tap into the Kingdom’s growing mobile internet usage, as front-runner Smart announced last week that its 4G LTE network now spans across the whole country. Thomas Hundt, CEO of Smart, which is the only href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telecoms-rush-to-provide-4g/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mr. Thy Try, Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief of Open Development Cambodia, was selected to attend the Paris Peace Forum 2019 on 12–13 November.Mr. Thy Try is standing in front of the Grande halle de La Villette where the Paris Peace Forum was celebrated.The Paris Peace Forum is href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-a-cambodian-ngo-participated-in-the-paris-peace-forum-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia” adding 1 new map feature in Koh Kong. This dataset describes the information of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Cambodia from 2006 to 2023. The total number of 49 SEZs are href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-special-economic-zone-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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