Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 07 new map features in Preah Sihanouk, Mondul Kiri, Preah Vihear, Phnom Penh and Takeo province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 03 new map features in Koh Kong, Phnom Penh and Kandal province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 03 new map features in Takeo, Battambang, and Kandal province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 02 new map features in Mondul Kiri, and Preah Sihanouk province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)” by adding 1 new map feature of the mining concession of Angkor Resources Corp. in Oddarmeanchey province. This dataset contains data for mining concessions in Cambodia from 1995 to 2022. The ...

Last year saw a record increase in economic land concessions and the area controlled by agro-industrial companies jumped to more than 2 million hectares nationwide, according to human rights groups who track such projects. Mining companies are also flocking to Cambodia and those already have ...

It was a big gamble for Khun Savy, travelling hundreds of kilometres and spending thousands of Thai baht for broker fees and bribes he said he paid to be smuggled into Thailand. At the O’Smach International Border Checkpoint in Oddar Meanchey province, the 29-year-old was one ...

On 12 February 2019, the Royal Government of Cambodia issued a statement that express its deep regret over the European Commission’s decision on 11 February 2019 to launch the formal procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the Everything But Arms (EBA) preference for Cambodia. The RGC considered ...

A lack of legal protections, insufficient commitment from the Malaysian government and an overworked, understaffed embassy are among the major obstacles to lifting the maid ban, according to an internal government report obtained yesterday. Penned by the Ministry of Interior, the 12-page brief details a ...

This week the price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority Stock dropped continually from KHR 7,000 (US$1.72) on June 7 until it stopped and stayed at KHR 6,8oo (US$1.67) from June 11 to June 13. On June 13, the stock’s price at the market’s opening and ...

Less than a week after Prime Minister Hun Sen called for land to be returned to villagers embroiled in land disputes, a Pursat province villager has been summonsed by the court in a scenario many see as all too common in these disputes. Kuch Veng, a ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday finalized its 5-year strategic plan to attract at least 1.3 million Chinese visitors by 2018. Speaking at a seminar on Cambodia tourism marketing strategy targeting China, So Visothy, director of the Tourism Ministry’s Marketing and Promotion Department, said that currently ...

A Vietnamese rubber tycoon has rejected accusations by Global Witness, a group that campaigns on resource issues, that it was involved in a land grabbing crisis in Southeast Asia. Doan Nguyen Duc, the chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) Group, told Vietnamese media the information ...

Enterprises in Cambodia’s biggest tourism hub have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy to quickly resolve a festering election dispute that they say is threatening business prospects as tensions rise ahead of mass opposition protests next week. Travel companies ...

U.S.-listed firm Entertainment Gaming Asia’s (EGA) Dreamworld casino in Poipet province has seen revenue drop by almost 18 percent this year, according to financial results released by the company. Results issued on Thursday from Hong Kong said the casino, which opened in May 2012, made revenue ...

One week after police opened fire on civilians during clashes that broke out during an SL Garment Factory protest, killing bystander Eng Sokhom and injuring nine others, arrests have yet to be made on the back of an investigation that victims said appears to be ...

They save for months, borrowing from family and friends, even taking out loans, to pour as much as a year’s worth of earnings into the hands of recruiters that may have no intention and certainly have no guarantee of procuring overseas employment. Recruitment agencies, several of ...

A dispute has erupted off the coast of Sihanoukville. On one side is the country’s aviation authority, backed by the local airport. On the other side are a couple of guys and a few flying boats. The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) said yesterday that ...

Police in Preah Vihear province say they have uncovered more evidence of child labor on a Chinese-owned sugarcane plantation and will send the case to court if further investigation confirms their preliminary findings. A former employee of the Lan Feng plantation filed a complaint last month ...

Ath Thorn, the president of the union that led strikes at the SL Garment Factory last year, appeared before the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday for questioning over allegations of incitement. The Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers democratic Union (CCAWDU), headed by Mr. Thorn, spearheaded ...