The Preah Vihear Provincial Court has set tentative dates in December this year to announce the verdicts for three separate wildlife sanctuary land grab cases, which happened last year. Provincial court spokeswoman Chum Kaniya said on December 10 that the court’s investigating judge had heard ...

A number of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) member companies have reduced retail prices of milled rice by 10,000-20,000 riel ($2.50-5) per 50kg sack to participate in government efforts to improve people’s livelihoods during the ongoing two-week coronavirus lockdown in Phnom Penh and adjacent Takhmao town ...

On 08 February 2021, the Ministry of Health announced the vaccination of the COVID-19 vaccine program. The vaccination will officially commence on 10 February 2021 at some public hospitals such as Calematte, Preah Ang Duong Hospital, Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital, and the National Pediatric Hospital.  ...

In a message to the people broadcasted live on TV and Facebook on the morning of April 10, Prime  Minister Hun Sen has sternly announced that in the future, those who do not wear masks will be fined. Wearing of mask is mandatory to prevent ...

On 24 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on ten Cambodian people. Notably, these 10 Cambodian cases have increased the total number of deaths who died from COVID-19 up to 71th cases. ...

Since early May, an average of five to 10 Cambodian people have died from Covid-19 a day with many others testing positive amid the ongoing community outbreak. At the same time, however, hundreds of patients also recovered a day. ...

Even as a shipping-container shortage and rising transportation costs stymie the growth of milled rice exports to European and other Western markets, Cambodia managed to ship out 3,119,829 tonnes of the crop abroad, worth $957.30 million, in the first 10 months of 2021, according to ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance will announce the announcement of additional funding of $100 million for the Cambodian Small and Medium Enterprise Bank and the Agricultural Rural Development Bank  to provide additional support to SMEs, agriculture and agriculture. Industry according to the press release ...

Mainboard-listed commercial bank ACLEDA Bank Plc’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 fell 20 per cent to $35.36 million from $44.10 million last year as a result of widening net impairment loss, interest expense, and general and administrative expenses. ...

Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel (GFT) goods grew by around 15 percent in 2022 compared to the previous year, from $10.99 billion to $12.63 billion, but the total share of the sector declined marginally, according to the latest report on trade by the ...

The General Department of Taxation (GTD) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has collected more than $2.94 billion of tax revenue for the period of first 10 months this year, which passes the amount set in the budget law 2022 and increases 26.96 ...

The government’s national revenue collection in the first 10 months of 2023 reached nearly $4.9 billion, equating to almost 78% of the target set by the 2023 Law on Financial Management, while total expenditures stood at over $6.3 billion, as reported by the Ministry of ...

The opening of the Cambodian economy in the 1990s and the new Investment Law (2021) encouraged investment in development projects in a range of sectors, including extractive industries, physical infrastructure, agriculture, hydropower, and ecotourism, among others. These sectors are obligated to carry out the Environmental ...

In​ the​ previous​ blogpost​ we​ kicked​ off​ the​ first​ series​ of​ QGIS​ workshop​ in​ which​ we​ highlighted​ the​ activities​ and​ results​ of​ the​ successful​ 24​ participants​ which​ have​ been​ attended​ and​ awarded​ with​ a​ certificate​ during​ the​ three-day​ workshop.​ After​ we​ introduced​ the​ principle​ of​ ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ in​ collaboration​ with​ the​ open​ data​ community​ was​ pleased​ to​ host​ the​ Open​ Data​ Day​ 2019​ on​ March​ 1st​ in​ Phnom​ Penh.​ It​ was​ the​ 4th​ time​ that​ ODC​ joined​ this​ global​ event​ and​ organized​ the​ Open​ Data​ Day​ in​ Phnom​ ...

On Saturday, September 16th, 2023, Open Development Cambodia Organization’s Open Development Library Initiative formally launched Prayuters Library in Preah Vihear province. Located in Hmor Seth Village, the Library is the culmination of five years of fundraising and planning and aims to promote reading, digital connectivity, ...

Despite having both onshore and offshore oil discoveries in the country, Cambodia does not produce oil and has been importing petroleum products from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. The Cambodia Trucking Association (CAMTA) says it controls around 70% of the Kingdom’s transportation. ...

Hongkong Land, one of Asia’s largest property investment companies, plans to have excavators move in on one of its four properties in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district that it bought earlier this year, according to an official at the company. John Brinsden, country adviser for Jardine ...

Inflation in Cambodia rose 5.8 per cent year-on-year in January, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics. Rising fuel costs had spurred the inflation, which was felt largely in the price of food, officials said. Data showed food and non-alcoholic beverage prices in January increased ...

Days after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a blanket pardon for all suspects and convicts jailed for small-time fisheries crimes, the premier yesterday signed into effect an expected sub-decree canceling fishing lots across the country. Last month, Mr. Hun Sen announced that he would cancel ...