Statement by U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh on Voice of Democracy
On 13 February 2023, U.S. Embassy in Cambodia issues a statement on Voice of Democracy.the U.S Embassy in Cambodia are deeply troubled by the abrupt decision to revoke Voice of Democracy’s (VOD) media license. A free and independent press plays a critical role in a ...
U.S. Embassy in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new map layer and dataset of "Health facilities signed agreement for health care scheme (NSSF)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of Health facilities signed agreement for health care scheme (NSSF) on the interactive map, under the map category of “Social development”. this dataset provides the location and contact detail information of health facilities that signed ...
Sectoral consultation workshop on the foreign investment data and information in Cambodia
On 20 December 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) once again hosted a Sectoral Consultation Workshop on the Foreign Investment Data and Information in Cambodia at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh. Fifteen participants (03 females), including representatives from civil society organizations and researchers actively working at all ...
ODC’s insight from The Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy 2023
The Asia Pacific InTerneT Governance Academy (APIGA 2023) was scheduled for five days from 24-28 July 2023 aT HoTel PresidenT, Seoul, SouTh Korea. The APIGA originally sTarTed in 2016 wiTh an aim To equip parTicipanTs wiTh The knowledge and skills To parTicipaTe in InTerneT policy-making ...
Consultation Workshop on Fisheries Conservation Areas
By 2022, there are 447 community fisheries across the country, and 46 community fisheries are located in the coastal areas. there are 5 registered communities located in Kep while 7 out of 10 communities in Kampot have been registered. In Preah Sihanouk, 13 out of ...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be Times when you wanT To explain Things Through maps, buT you don’T know how To creaTe The maps. WiTh The currenTly available Technology, creaTing map has become relaTively easy. You no longer need To be an experT To develop maps, provided ThaT ...
Brighton Mining Group to acquire Cambodian gold mining assets
Brighton Mining Group (ASX: BtN) has completed negotiations for the acquisition of a major interest in gold mining assets held directly or indirectly by Brighton Mining Limited (BML), boosting its concession holdings in Cambodia. these include the interest of BML in the Cambodian concessions held by ...
Rats Good Business for Cambodians, Food for Vietnamese
Koh Thom disTricT, Kandal province – On a quieT sTreTch of road in This sleepy border Town, There are some TellTale signs of an unusual Trade: A Trail of discarded dead raTs, some upTurned wiTh Their paws sTiff in The air, oThers covered wiTh a ...
CPP Says ‘Too Late’ for Joint Investigation Into Election
CPP lawmaker and de facto party spokesman Cheam Yeap said yesterday it was now “too late” to form an independent committee to investigate alleged irregularities during last month’s national election and that the opposition CNRP needs to be “more flexible” in its relationship with the ...
Khy Sovuthy and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-says-too-late-for-joint-investigation-into-election-41033/
Daun Penh Authorities Deny Involvement in Wat Phnom Attack
Some 50 members of the Boeng Kak and Borei Keila communities—many still bearing welts and bruises—walked to Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district offices tuesday and blamed officials there for a violent attack that broke out at Wat Phnom on Sunday night as they were peacefully ...
Mech Dara and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/daun-penh-authorities-deny-involvement-in-wat-phnom-attack-43143/
Ministers Told to Prepare for Public Scrutiny
During an epic speech on Wednesday that lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours, Prime Minister Hun Sen told his newly approved Cabinet that they would be subject to increased public scrutiny as part of a series of reforms to be undertaken by the CPP over ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/ministers-told-to-prepare-for-public-scrutiny-43405/
Compensation for Falsely Jailed Men Unlikely in Cambodia
After spending 2,073 days in prison, Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun were exonerated on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of having killed popular union leader Chea Vichea in 2004. Legal expert Sok Sam Oeun of the Cambodian Defenders Project said that although the two ...
Denise Hruby and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/compensation-for-falsely-jailed-men-unlikely-in-cambodia-43684/
In Siem Reap, Rainsy Again Calls for Hun Sen to Step Down
SIEM REAP CITY – OpposiTion leader Sam Rainsy was greeTed Tuesday by 15,000 supporTers and a small dusT sTorm aT The CNRP’s firsT posT-elecTion rally in Siem Reap, where he once again called on Prime MinisTer Hun Sen To sTand down. Arriving on a scheduled flighT ...
Alex Willemyns and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/in-siem-reap-rainsy-again-calls-for-hun-sen-to-step-down-49065/
Ethnic Minorities File Illegal Logging Complaint
A group of 12 ethnic minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with the provincial court over what they claim is collusion between other villagers and local authorities to illegally log luxury timber from 193 hectares of land inside a community forest. the Prov ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ethnic-minorities-file-illegal-logging-complaint-42145/
Debts rise along with water level
With pant legs rolled up to his knees, Hoeuy Mon trudges through a brown and green patchwork of rice fields. His four hectares are in tkov village, Prey Veng province, about 300 metres from his home. On most of the journey, walkways enclosing each square plot ...
Hor Kimsay and Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/debts-rise-along-water-level
Court Releases Four Arrested During Clashes
The Phnom Penh Municipal CourT on Thursday released four of The six men who were charged wiTh assaulT following violenT clashes beTween securiTy forces, proTesTers and angry commuTers in Phnom Penh lasT monTh, and inTends To release The remaining Two men Today, a righTs worker ...
Saing Soenthrith and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-releases-four-arrested-during-clashes-44890/
Debate on land reform takes place in absence of the CPP
Civil society groups held a workshop in Phnom Penh on thursday in which government officials and lawmakers were invited to discuss post-election land grabs and land-based conflict, although the ruling CPP failed to turn up to the event. though incidents of land-grabbing appeared to decrease ahead ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/debate-on-land-reform-takes-place-in-absence-of-the-cpp-49282/
Poll anger simmers in Kandal
Two weeks ago, Kandal erupTed. Skirmishes broke ouT aT mulTiple polling sTaTions where voTers were lefT off The lisT, and aT leasT one was forced To shuT down as locals blocked whaT They claimed were ouTsiders from voTing. In The end, This hoTly conTesTed province swung ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal
ក្រសួង មហាផ្ទៃអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យធ្វើបាតុកម្ម ១ ថ្ងៃ កម្មកររារែក
ភ្នំពេញៈ កម្មករ និងមេដឹកនាំសហជីពហាក់ដូចជាខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នា កាលពីម្សិលមិញ នៅពេលសួរថាតើគាំទ្របាតុកម្ម ដែលគ្រោងធ្វើរយៈពេល ៣ ថ្ងៃនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យដោយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ឬយ៉ាងណា ខណៈក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យធ្វើតែ ១ ថ្ងៃ គឺនៅថ្ងៃទី១៥ ដោយហាមមិនឲ្យប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នានៅពេលយប់។ កាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃបានចេញលិខិតអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យធ្វើ មហាបាតុកម្មដោយ សន្តិវិធីនៅថ្ងៃ ទី១៥ កញ្ញា ចាប់ពីម៉ោង ៦ ព្រឹកដល់ម៉ោង ៦ ល្ងាច ហើយបានហាមប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នានិងការស្នាក់នៅពេលយប់ដោយសារត្រូវចំ ថ្ងៃសិស្សានុសិស្សប្រឡង។ យោងតាមយុទ្ធនាការរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដំឡើងប្រាក់ឈ្នួល អប្បបរមារហូតដល់ ១៥០ ដុល្លារអាមេរិក ហាក់ដូចជាមានឥទិ្ធពលក្នុងចំណោមកម្មករកាត់ដេរ ក្នុងខណ្ឌ មានជ័យ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ប្រសិនបើការគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិមិនមានភាពរឹង មាំក្នុងចំណោមកម្មករកាត់ដេរទាំងនោះ ទេការសន្យារបស់ពួកគេម្នាក់ចូលរួមបាតុកម្មពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យដល់ ថ្ងៃ អង្គារ ក៏ហាក់ដូចជាមិនរឹងមាំដែរ។ បើទោះបីជាអ្នកស្រី លឹម លី អាយុ ៣៧ ឆ្នាំ អង្គុយតវ៉ានៅរោងចក្រ ...
ឆាយ ចន្ទនីដា & Sean Teehan
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103922-2013-09-13-05-19-20
New Association to Take on Illegal DVD Sales
The MoTion PicTure AssociaTion of Cambodia (MPAC), an independenT body ThaT aims To proTecT inTellecTual properTy, officially opened iTs doors Wednesday, vowing To puT an end To The sale of piraTed DVDs in Phnom Penh as iTs firsT order of business. “We are goingTo serve everybody ...
Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-association-to-take-on-illegal-dvd-sales-48122/