Announcements
Results on the evaluation of 9 ELC companies
According to a notification letter No. 1022 dated on 10 September 2015, the Council of Ministers decided on a reduction of the investment lifespans to 50 years for 9 economic land concessions (ELCs) companies that hold investment rights over total areas of 21,839 hectares in ...
Ministry of Environment
Results on the evaluation of 14 ELC companies
According to a notification letter No. 956 dated 21 August 2015, the Royal Government of Cambodia agreed with 12 ELC companies, which have investment rights over land plots of 41,244 hectares in Kratie, Oddar Meanchecy and Preah Vihear provinces, to continue their activities while other ...
Ministry of Environment
IFAD and Cambodia sign historic host country agreement
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) signed a host country agreement earlier this month with the Kingdom of Cambodia, the culmination of almost 20 years of support and investment in rural areas. Since 1996, over 1.2 million poor and disadvantaged rural households have benefitted ...
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Cambodia is affected by GONI storm
Cambodia will be under influence of GONI storm, leading to more wide spread of raining in the kingdom. While some coastal areas such as Koh Kong, Kep and Kampot provinces will have heavy raining along with strong wind, sea surface will have strong wind and ...
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Statement
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs regrets that a group of non-governmental organizations issued a joint statement titled “Together to promote the real dignity of women,” which followed a speech made by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, aiming to exaggerate the information and criticize the Royal ...
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Results on the evaluations of 16 ELC companies
Based on the results on the evaluations of the 16 economic land concession (ELCs) companies, which have rights over the land areas of 96,098 hectares in Mondul Kiri province (5 companies), Ratanak Kiri province (4 companies) and Kampong Speu province (7 companies), the Ministry of ...
Ministry of Environment
Senate's agenda for the 7th meeting of the 3rd legislature
On Friday, 24 July 2015, during the 7th meeting of the 3rd legislature, the Senate of Cambodia will review and give opinions on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations. ...
Secretariat General of Senate
Draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
The National Assembly of Cambodia convenes its 4th plenary session on Monday, 13 July 2015, from 8:00 a.m., to discuss and adopt the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations. ...
Secretariat General of National Assembly
Consultation workshop on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations
Consultation workshop on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations to be held on 8 July 2015, starting from 8:00 a.m., at the Secretariat General of the National Assembly. The workshop is organized by the “Commission of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Propaganda and Information” in ...
Secretariat General of National Assembly
Results of the Meeting of the National Assembly's Permanent Committee
On June 23, 2015, the Permanent Committee of the National Assembly convened a meeting, and decided to assign the Commission of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Propaganda and Information, in cooperation with the Commission of Interior, National Defense and Public Functions, and the Commission of Legislation ...
Secretariat General of National Assembly
Schedule for discussions on 2016 minimum wages
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training informs workers, employees, employers, technical organizations, and national and international organizations that discussions on the minimum wages for 2016, whereby tripartite (representatives of workers/employees, employers and the government) comes together, will begin from July 2015 while January 01, ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Press release on the results of the plenary session of the Council of Ministers
On Friday, June 5, 2015, at the Peace Palace, the Council of Ministers convened its plenary session presided over by the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, by approving the draft Law on Associations and NGOs. This draft law contains 9 chapters and 39 articles. ...
Office of the Council of Ministers
CCC's invitation letter to journalists
The press conference on the Impact of the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations will be held on 29 May 2015, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, at Khmer Surin Restaurant that is located at #9-11, St. 57, BKKI, Phnom Penh. ...
Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)
H.E. Cheang Vun's responding letter to the request by CCC
H.E. Cheang Vun, the head of the 5th Commission, reaffirmed that, as a tradition, after received any draft law from the Royal Government of Cambodia and assigned by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly for studying and giving opnions on the texts, special Commissions ...
National Assembly
Thankful letter from CCC to H.E. Cheang Vun
The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC) would like to thank H.E. Cheang Vun, the head of the 5th Commission of the National Assembly for giving a permission to its representatives to join the consultation on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations taking place ...
Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC)
Clarification on the draft Cybercrime Law
In response to the public concerns over the draft Cybercrime Law, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is pleased to clarify that 1-the legislative process of this law is in the phase of consolidating documents, 2-cybercrimes through information and communications technology (ICT) cover cross-cutting areas ...
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Going offline? The threat to Cambodia’s newfound internet freedoms
On World Information Society Day, LICADHO releases its report “Going offline? The threat to Cambodia’s newfound internet freedoms,” describing the vital importance of the internet for freedom of expression in Cambodia and the imminent threat that this last bastion for independent voices now faces. ...
LICADHO
Special work group for facilitation of civil servants' salaries
The Ministry of Economy and Finance informs the public about the establishment of the special work group that is responsible of receiving and sharing information, and solving issues of inaction, irregularities and other problems related to salaries of the civil servants. ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Clarification on RFI's reportage
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction would like to make clarification on a reportage with a title “In Mondulkiri, the registration of the community lands was slow since indigenous ethnic minorities did not have money to pay the authorities”, which was broadcasted ...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Joint statement on the draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO)
Representatives of 80 civil society organizations (CSOs) called on the Royal Government of Cambodia to make the official draft Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) available to the public, and to conduct dialogues with different stakeholders for collecting their views, concerns and perceptions on ...
Joint Organizations
LICADHO opens up its land concessions data, urges full transparency from the government
The Cambodian League for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) is today releasing to the public its land concession dataset and urges the government to follow suit by publicly disclosing details of all land concessions granted in Cambodia. The information released is the ...
Cambodian League for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
New nomination of the 9th candidate on NEC
On 29 March 2015, following the conversation through the phones between Sam Rainsy, president of Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), and Hun Sen, deputy president of Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), both parties agreed to nominate Hang Puthea, executive director of the Neutral and Impartial Committee ...
Cambodian People's Party
Public announcement on the denial of HRW's report for labour abuse
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training denied the report that was published on 12 March 2015 by Human Rights Watch (HRW), and considered it as professionally baseless. The ministry asserted that international communities, retailers and International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed Cambodia’s better labor standards were ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training
Public announcement on a denial of Phnom Penh Post's claims
Electricity of Cambodia denied the unrealistic claims in the article titled “Derailed dam angers EdC boss”, which was published on 11 March 2015, by The Phnom Penh Post due to the fact that the Areng hydropower project was completely withdrawn from the feasibility study after the ...
Electricity of Cambodia (EdC)