Inspired by Australian mining regulations, the Cambodian government is considering a raft of changes to the mineral resources mining law, including a rethink of the sector’s comparatively high tax rate. Citing discussions held with Western Australia state mining industry representatives last week, Meng Saktheara, secretary of ...

On August 28, 2023, the NatiOnal SOcial Assistance Fund (NCSF) issued an annOuncement On the 2nd SOcial Security pensiOn payment in August 2023.The payment will be prOvided On Tuesday, the 13th SrapOr, the year Of rabbit, BE 2567, which is On August 29, 2023, at ...

Open DevelOpment CambOdia OrganizatiOn (ODC) is excited tO annOunce a full-day training sessiOn set On 22 December 2023, in PhnOm Penh. The sessiOn tOuches On the business registratiOn prOcess, digital literacy, and digital security, targeting infOrmal ecOnOmies and SMEs, including wOmen and indigenOus peOples, and ...

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the open Development Cambodia organization (oDC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, the Prayuters Library Program is excited to announce the opening of ...

The Cambodian government has drafted an entirely new Land Law (the draft law), more than 20 years after the promulgation of the 2001 Land Law. Acknowledging the importance of participation from civil society, local communities, and indigenous peoples (IPs), open Development Cambodia (oDC) formally sought ...

The Open DevelOpment CambOdia OrganizatiOn (ODC) team cOnducted a seven-day field trip frOm December 06-12, 2023, fOcusing On mining activities arOund the Prey Lang area within fOur prOvinces: Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, and KampOng ThOm PrOvince. During the trip, ODC held meetings with variOus ...

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Illegal logging of staggering proportions abetted by military personnel is decimating stocks of luxury rosewood in the Central Cardamom Protected Forest, while the conversation group tasked with protecting the area and its government counterparts deny the trade is even happening. In a period of several hours ...

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 ...

The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture organization (FAo) predicts that Cambodia’s rice crop this year will equal but not exceed last year’s record yield. In its July rice market monitor report, issued quarterly, the FAo said that weather conditions meant this year’s rice crop would not reach ...

The CNRP and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) on Monday called for a full investigation into the National Election Committee’s (NEC) independence as well as its possible role in the irregularities the opposition says occurred during the national election on ...

“The agriculture sector today is still playing significant role in promoting local production growth, job creation, and contributing to the poverty reduction of the people.  at the same time, the agriculture sector will continue the basic role for economic growth and socio-economic development in Cambodia in ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and neighbouring Vietnam rose more than 10 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, data from the Vietnam Embassy in Phnom Penh showed. officials said cross-border trade facilitation by both countries significantly contributed to the growth. But they said ...

A lawsuit filed by families in Koh Kong province accusing U.K. sugar giant Tate & Lyle of wrongfully profiting off land stolen from them is heading to trial after efforts to mediate a settlement fell through earlier this month, according to those involved. Law firm Jones ...

Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy called Friday for election officials to declare his party and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party joint victors in recent polls, Saying the move would be a first step toward resolving a deadlock over the disputed election. With the opposition Cambodia National ...

A fleet of five speedboats set off from Sisowath Quay on Tuesday afternoon carrying Phnom Penh&rsQuo;s governor, 19 local officials, several bodyguards and a press team, as the municipal authorities&rsQuo; plan to deal with flooding in several districts of the city switched into first gear. over ...

The first ever Annual Journalism Ethics Awards ceremony was held Wednesday in Phnom Penh, which conferred a total of 19 awards on five national newspapers and eight national television stations in recognition of their adherence to ethical journalism. The newspapers garnering awards in categories including balance ...

Singapore Banking Corporation Ltd. (SBC Bank), a leading commercial bank in Cambodia, signed a memorandum of understanding with JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, for the issuance of JCB cards in Cambodia. A ceremony to commemorate the milestone moment was held ...

More than 10 percent of children in the country aged between 5 and 17 work as laborers, with more than 5 percent engaged in “hazardous labor,” a situation that must be addressed by the government, the International Labor organization (ILo) said in a report released ...