In its annual report on disaster preparedness, the National Committee for Disaster Management yesterday affirmed that last year’s drought was the worst in 50 years and recommended the construction of new wells to alleviate future dry spells – despite serious risks identified by recent research. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior yesterday warned human rights groups that they are being closely watched for alleged bias towards the opposition CNRP, in a startling move targeting some of the country’s most prominent local NGOs. Ministry of Interior (MoI) spokesman Khieu sopheak confirmed yesterday that ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) said the Kingdom will not face a power shortage during this year’s dry season, as demand for electricity had declined due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EAC CEO Teng sokomal said during a recent seminar that there is no significant increase ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing Cambodia’s water supplier license coverage in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the maps illustrate the information of the location where the licenses have been granted at the commune level as well ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new profile page on Budget and public procurement in both Khmer and English. Together with the detail on National budget on uptrend, People’s livelihoods: Impact of the national budget and its constraints, Public debt situations in Cambodia, and ss='cambodia-color'>...

KE, which is part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has teamed up with the Cambodia-Australia Agricultural Value Chain programme (CAVAC), devoted to improving the resilience and competitiveness of Cambodia’s agriculture sector. They are  providing funding assistance to qualifying agro-processing small and medium enterprises ss='cambodia-color'>...

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has warned that snaring of animals has become a crisis that poses a serious risk to wildlife in southeast Asia and could spawn the transmission of zoonotic diseases to humans. Its July 9 report entitled silence of the snares: southeast Asia’s ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 08 December 2020, the Council for Development of Cambodia and the U.S. Agency for International Development iSSued a joint preSS announcement on the Signing of an exchange of noteS reflecting the addition of USD 66.2 million to the Development Object Agreement GrantS between the SS='cambodia-color'>...

The exponential growth of infected people related to the February 20 Community Incident is a call for rigorous at-scale physical-distancing measures and strict compliance to the Ministry of Health’s standard Operating Procedures of wearing a facemask, washing hands frequently and seeking medical help if showing ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $7 million grant which aims to promote Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capacity for regional teacher training centers and lower secondary education. The major thrust of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Initial construction of a nearly $30 million tourism infrastructure project on Preah sihanouk province’s Koh Preus Island is “about 70 per cent complete”, according to an official with the developer. Heng Thou, construction site manager of Angela Real Estate Co Ltd (ARE), told The Post that ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 March 2021, the United StateS Agency for International Development (USAID) iSSued a preSS releaSe introducing the online tool “Pidor, the Smart VillagerS” an Interactive Voice ReSponSe, Facebook-baSed chatbot that can provide Cambodian citizenS information on public ServiceS in Banteay Meanchey province. The tool SS='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Environment say sam Al thanked and praised forest rangers on Tuesday for protecting natural resources and in turn aiding the sale of carbon credits. sam Al was visiting rangers atop Mrech Kangkeb Mountain in Koh Kong province’s Thma Bang district when he made ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Hotel Association (CHA) has distributed $150 million financial aid from the government to revive the country’s tourism sector hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official said. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 16 May 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the meeting between H.E. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and H.E. Anthony Blinken, secretary of state ss='cambodia-color'>...

About 800 white-shouldered ibis, one of the world’s rarest and “critically endangered” bird species, have been found in Cambodia, accounting for 80 per cent of their total global population of 1,000. To protect its population, the Ministry of Environment and its conservation partners are continuing ss='cambodia-color'>...

Domestic stakeholders and economic experts are advocating for an enhanced investment climate to elevate Cambodia’s status and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) within AsEAN.​ Tan Monivann, vice-president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), is currently attending the 43rd AsEAN summit in Indonesia. He conveyed ss='cambodia-color'>...

Take up of COVID-19 vaccination drive’s 5th dose regime still leaves much to be desired off. ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 26 July 2022, the Budget Working Group of 20 national and international civil society organizations issued a statement on key positions and inputs of the budget working group of national and international civil society organizations on the development of Macroeconomic Policy Framework and Public ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 17th November 2022, LICADHA issued a joint statement on AIIB loans to Cambodian microlenders risk worsening a human rights crisis.We, the undersigned civil society organisations in southeast Asia and Europe, decry the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s (AIIB) approval of Us$175 million in financing to ss='cambodia-color'>...