"Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations" States the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson
On 3 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a press statement stating by the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, “Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations” on their official website. In the press statement, the Foreign Ministry’s href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/crime-is-a-crime-and-it-cannot-be-justified-for-other-aspirations-states-the-foreign-ministrys-spokesperson/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press statement on the 2023 general election is a true reflection of the country's democratic maturity
On 24 July 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press statement that the 2023 general election reflects the country’s democratic maturity.The Ministry would like to highlight factual and first-hand observations of this historic event through five points:Higher voter turnout and a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-statement-on-the-2023-general-election-is-a-true-reflection-of-the-countrys-democratic-maturity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Sales of large home appliances rise 20 pct
Cambodian consumer spending on major domestic appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens, saw a roughly 22 per cent year-on-year increase over the first six months of 2013, according to Germany-based research institute GfK. The rise comes alongside a 20 per cent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sales-of-large-home-appliances-rise-20-pct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sales-large-home-appliances-rise-20-pct
Cambodian land rights campaigner jailed for 20 years
A Cambodian court has jailed a 71-year-old broadcaster and land rights campaigner for 20 years after finding him guilty of leading an anti-state rebellion, a verdict condemned by activists as the latest crackdown on human rights. Three judges at the Phnom Penh court convicted Sonando, who href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-land-rights-campaigner-jailed-for-20-years-3/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/01/cambodia-land-rights-campaigner-jailed
Building 10 rises at Borei Keila
Another building is rapidly rising on the plot of land reserved for the tenth and last building promised to evicted Borei Keila residents. Behind 100 protesting evictees, construction workers continued pounding away yesterday at a steel structure that started coming up last week, along href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/building-10-rises-at-borei-keila/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022854753/National-news/building-10-rises-at-b-keila.html
Press release: "Leading private equity fund manager in the region, EMIA, to invest in Amru Rice to bolster Cambodia’s status as a high-quality rice producer and exporter"
On 10 March 2023, Singapore-based private equity fund manager, Emerging Markets Investment Advisers, announced its first investment in Amru Rice, Cambodia’s largest certified organic rice producer and exporter, through its new fund, ASEAN Frontier Markets Fund (AFMF). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-leading-private-equity-fund-manager-in-the-region-emia-to-invest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Amru Rice Cambodia Co., Ltd
Global Fund Cuts Malaria Grant by $20M
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is withholding nearly $20 million originally granted to fight malaria in Cambodia because of the government’s poor use of past Fund dollars. The government blames its poor showing on the Fund’s time-consuming procurement procedures. The Fund awarded the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/global-fund-cuts-malaria-grant-by-20m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Buses Attract 20,000 Passengers in Two Weeks
About 20,000 passengers have traveled on Phnom Penh’s limited city bus service since a month-long public transport experiment began two weeks ago, which bodes well for a citywide expansion of the service once the trial ends on March 4, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/buses-attract-20000-passengers-in-two-weeks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sek Odom and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/buses-attract-20000-passengers-in-two-weeks-52465/
Education to Receive 20% Boost in 2014 Budget
The Education Ministry on Monday said it was in line for a near 20 percent hike from the government’s $3.52 billion draft budget for 2014, approved by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cabinet on Friday, though other details of how money was to be allocated remained href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/education-to-receive-20-boost-in-2014-budge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Zsombor Peter and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/education-to-receive-20-boost-in-2014-budget-46127/
More than 20 die in New Year accidents
More than 20 people were killed and 60 were injured in traffic accidents over the first two days of the Lunar New Year, a nearly 30 percent decline in fatalities compared with the same period last year.According to a National Police report, 38 traffic accidents href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-20-die-in-new-year-accidents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/34870/more-than-20-die-in-new-year-accidents/
Insurance revenues to rise 20% for the year
Premium revenues across Cambodia’s insurance industry are expected to increase 20 per cent year-on-year in 2011, Mey Vann, director of the Department of Industry and Finance at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, predicted yesterday. The Kingdom’s six insurance firms are set to accrue a total href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/insurance-revenues-to-rise-20-for-the-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
1 in 20 Firms Carry Out Environment Assessments
Only about 5 percent of the roughly 2,000 major development projects, such as dams, roads and bridges, approved by the government between 2004 and 2011 carried out environmental impact assessments, an official at the ministry of Environment said yesterday. Speaking at a workshop in Phnom Penh href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-in-20-firms-carry-out-environment-assessments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Lewis and Khuon Narim, P.1
http://www.cambodiadaily.com
‘Development Triangle' growth up 10 percent
The Cambodia-Laos-Vienam (CLV) Development Triangle Area has achieved an average economic growth of 10 percent in 2011 and 2012 period, meeting the target set for the period. The CLV Development Triangle Area comprises four provinces in Cambodia , four in Laos and five in Vietnam. Delegates from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/development-triangle-growth-up-10-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Police arrest 20 young people for smoking Shisha
Anti-drug police on Saturday arrested 20 young people for smoking shisha at a karaoke parlor in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, officials said Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-arrest-20-young-people-for-smoking-shisha/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Huot Chanpav
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-arrest-20-young-people-for-smoking-shisha-87361/
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is providing €600,000 (approximately US$ 832,000) to help reduce the risk of water-borne diseases to vulnerable Cambodian children and their families during and after a flood emergency.
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is providing €600,000 (approximately US$ 832,000) to help reduce the risk of water-borne diseases to vulnerable Cambodian children and their families during and after a flood emergency. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/the-european-commissions-humanitarian-aid-and-civil-protection-department-echo-is-providing-e600000-approximately-us-832000-to-help-reduce-the-risk-of-water-borne-diseases-to-vulnerabl/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
EU and UNICEF
CCHR releases a new briefing note on business and human rights: Corporate accountability in land rights violations
On 25 December 2020, Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) released a new Briefing Note on Business and Human Rights entitled “Corporate Accountability in Land Rights Violations”. This Briefing Note examines the challenges in holding corporations accountable for land-related human rights violations in the Kingdom href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/cchr-releases-a-new-briefing-note-on-business-and-human-rights-corporate-accountability-in-land-rights-violations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
His Excellency Chhieng Yanara held a meeting with the representatives of European Union and European partners in Cambodia
On 11 January 2021, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency Chhieng Yanara held a meeting with the representatives of European Union and European partners in Cambodia. On Monday afternoon, 11 January 2021 at the Council for the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/his-excellency-chhieng-yanara-held-a-meeting-with-the-representatives-of-european-union-and-european-partners-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
PM: Cambodia prioritizes human capital development, aiming to transform Cambodia into a high-income country by 2050
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has stated that the Royal Government of the 7th legislature prioritizes human capital development, aiming to transform Cambodia into a high-income country by 2050. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-cambodia-prioritizes-human-capital-development-aiming-to-transform-cambodia-into-a-high-income-country-by-2050/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501536300/pm-cambodia-prioritizes-human-capital-development-aiming-to-transform-cambodia-into-a-high-income-country-by-2050/