The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election. The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-stops-investigating-election-irregularities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior has approved the creation of three new districts in Phnom Penh following a proposal from City Hall to create five new districts before district and city council elections are held in May. Sak Setha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-new-districts-in-phnom-penh-approved/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

CNRP vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday renewed the opposition party’s calls for the 18 signatories of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement to intervene in Cambodia, saying that the more than two-decades-old agreement had still not been properly implemented. The opposition has announced that October 23—the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-calls-for-paris-peace-agreement-signatories-to-intervene/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Siem Reap city land prices have continued to increase year-on-year since 2008, despite the impact of the global economic crisis elsewhere. Sorn Seap, general manager of KEY Real Estate, said that land prices in Siem Reap city in early 2014 saw an increase of 15 per href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siem-reap-sees-property-gains-fuelled-by-tourism-economic-integration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee last night released the official results of the May 18 district, provincial and municipal council elections, with the ruling CPP winning 2,540—or 76.4 percent—of the 3,324 positions that were available across the country. The figures are almost identical to the figures released href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-releases-official-council-election-results/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mak Sambath, deputy chairman of the government’s Human Rights Committee, came under fire Monday from activists who accused him of lying to the U.N. in Geneva regarding land issues and the displacement of affected people. The criticism of Mr. Sambath’s report to the U.N.’s Human Rights href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activists-say-human-rights-delegate-lied-to-united-nations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Three investment projects worth more than $11 million were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week, a CDC press release said on Wednesday.​ CDC approved the establishment of the SWJ (Cambodia) Garment Co, Ltd, in Kampong Speu province’s Chbar Mon href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-three-projects-worth-11m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has generated some $2 million from the sale of personalised number plates since it launched the service last month. From January 7 to February 4, the ministry had sold 468 such plates to vehicle owners throughout the country, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/transport-ministry-reaps-benefits-of-personal-plates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has warned that some garment factories in Cambodia may be forced to shut down temporarily or lay off workers next month due to a shortage of raw materials. As the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to spread across href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/coronavirus-likely-to-result-in-lay-offs-as-china-factories-close/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh Municipal Council chairman Pa Socheatvong said the Municipal Hall has decided to temporarily suspend administrative action against eight families involved in a land dispute at the Russey Keo development area. Officials will be sent to investigate whether demolishing the houses of the eight href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/families-evictions-to-be-reviewed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A National Police report for 2019 said that of the 4,121 traffic accidents that occurred throughout last year, 1,981 people – including 330 females and 1,651 males – had died. Another 3,919 were seriously injured and 2,222 suffered minor injuries. The report said traffic accidents href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/accidents-claimed-1981-lives-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A prominent forest activist in Kampong Speu province said he would ask the provincial Department of Environment on Wednesday to investigate land encroachment in the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary. Chea Hean, the director of the Natural Resources and Wildlife Preservation Organisation, alleged that nearly 100ha href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activist-urges-investigation-of-sanctuary-encroachment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With the new coronavirus claiming its 17th life in China, the Cambodian Ministry of Health on Thursday said it is taking measures to ensure the disease does not enter the Kingdom, including inspecting all flights from Wuhan City, the outbreak’s epicentre. Ministry secretary of state href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-ups-security-to-block-virus/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In the wake of concerns about the detrimental impact of the European Commission’s partial EBA withdrawal on Cambodia’s rice export industry, there is positive news. As the country’s most important crop, around 600,000 tonnes of jasmine and fragrant rice are exported every year, according to the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/future-is-bright-for-nations-rice-farmers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday took aim at the police chiefs of Battambang, Kandal and Pursat provinces, warning that they should be prepared to lose their titles if they fail to crack down on a recent crime wave.Kheng said the three police chiefs needed to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/provincial-top-cops-on-notice-following-crime-wave/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has reasserted its authority to conduct cadastral surveys of land plots that aim to establish leaseholder rights over state private land. State private land is legally defined as all property that belongs to the state but does href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-asserts-power-over-state-private-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Accoording to senior minister Ly Thuch, Prime Minister Hun Sen has always regarded demining work as one of his core priorities and part of his mission of rescuing, restoring, building and developing the nation. Thuch also said that Kampong Chhnang province is a priority province and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mine-free-status-seen-for-k-chhnang-in-dec-as-work-barrels-towards-2025-target/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on September 14 inaugurated its third public electric vehicle (EV) charging kiosk, this time in central Siem Reap town, raising hopes for the wide adoption of the alternative fuel vehicles going forward. A ministry statement issued in conjunction href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-opens-third-public-ev-charger-in-central-siem-reap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The NGO ChildFund has announced its strategic plan for 2022-2025 as well as a brand-new online safety project “Swipe Safe” to protect children from online abuse of all kinds. ChildFund said in its press release on November 2 that the ChildFund-initiated project, “Swipe Safe” will begin href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/childfund-debuts-swipe-safe-plans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...