After receiving a letter from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the request to take actions against the Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America located in Cambodia, which have been actively engaged in broadcasting and renting airtime from other radio stations yet href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-of-information-we-tax-only-stations-that-rent-and-use-local-frequency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After years of protesting, two Cambodian farmers make their case this week in a Bangkok court against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, who they blame for the loss of their livelihoods. The stakes are high for the farmers and the company. The villagers from Cambodia are trying to convince the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-farmers-take-thai-sugar-giant-to-court/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On September 18, 2018, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a press release on field inspection of illegal coastal land reclamation in Prek Treng beach, which located in Village 4, Otres Commune, Stung Hao District, Preah Sihanouk Province, for the land to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-field-inspection-of-illegal-coastal-land-reclamation-in-prek-treng-beach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sweden’s Ambassador to Cambodia, His Excellency Björn Häggmark, shook hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen, dated 04 December 2019. Photo from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.Cambodia and Sweden established their diplomatic ties in 1961. Sweden started to provide the first development cooperation support in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/swedish-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Private utility companies that run their cables along overhead lines in central Phnom Penh will now have to bury them beneath the city’s streets, and pay to do so, City Hall announced on Friday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-hall-orders-utility-firms-to-bury-anarchic-cables/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry on Wednesday released a statement directing authorities to clamp down on the unlawful use of police license plates because drivers have been using them as an excuse to commit traffic crimes and avoid paying taxes. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-calls-for-action-on-illegal-police-plates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Worldwide renowned travel advisory website–the tripadvisor.com–has listed Nepali capital Kathmandu in its top 10 best places to visit in Asia. While Siem Reap of Cambodia topped the chart, China’s Beijing and Shanghai cities hold the respective second and third best places to travel in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kathmandu-listed-in-top10-places-to-visit-in-2013/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In collaboration with STAR Kampuchea, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted and facilitated a virtual workshop on commune/sangkat citizen budget template to commune and district officials in Ou Chrov and Malai district in the morning of the 12th and 14th of July, 2021 respectively. This workshop href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/virtual-workshop-on-commune-sangkat-citizen-budget-template-to-commune-and-district-officials-in-ou-chrov-and-malai-district/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s exports were valued at $4,298 million in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 26.8 percent, according to data from the US Census Bureau. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-seven-month-exports-to-us-surge-27-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 17th and 18th of February 2016, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has organized the Annual Report Conference 2015-2016 on the implementations of strategic plan for Development of Labour and Vocational Training 2014-2018. In summary, the ministry has offered career choices and job href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a-%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%95%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%94/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ha Noi–The Vietnamese Government would do its best to work with the Cambodian Government to raise bilateral ties to a more effective and fruitful level, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday. Dung told the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-dung-urges-expanded-co-operation-with-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in trade volume with its neighboring Vietnam and Thailand in 2012, official statistics showed on Friday. The bilateral trade with Vietnam was worth 3.3 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 18 percent year-on-year, according to a data from the Vietnam href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sees-sharp-rise-in-trade-volume-with-its-neighbors-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A trained medical staff listens to the heartbeat of an infant at 16 Makara hospital in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Photo by The World Bank, taken on 30 January 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Social development addresses profound social problems,25 especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/social-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/types-of-state-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, turning the port as a large hub for logistics supply and goods collection and distribution. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-inaugurates-china-financed-new-container-terminal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee’s $1 million pilot project last month to test its new computerized voter registration system revealed that the registration process is inefficient and needs to be sped up, a group of NGOs calling itself the Electoral Reform Alliance (ERA) said at a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-say-nec-has-to-work-on-speed-efficiency-of-voter-list/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has undergone rapid economic development in recent decades, with GDP per capita tripled between 1999 and 2013. However, mainly due to three decades of war and political turmoil which severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, the country still lacks the means required for energy sector href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 05 July 2017, Pursat Provincial Government, through the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, published a notice on the publication of cadastral documents, including cadastral maps and lists of title holders, which are derived from the land valuation and data collection conducted href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notice-on-the-publication-of-cadastral-documents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 500 people representing nearly 1,000 people from 5 communes gathered to submit a petition to the commune authorities in Sre Ambel district, find a suitable land solution for them. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-1000-people-in-koh-kong-province-submit-a-petition-to-the-commune-authorities-to-find-a-land-solution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...