News

Nepotism in assembly not illegal, spokesman says

CPP National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun said Saturday that there will be no investigation into why the parliament’s bureaucratic ranks are stacked with family members of one of its chief administrators, explaining that no law prohibits nepotism in the public sector. CNRP chief whip Son Chhay ...

Alex Willemyns and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nepotism-in-assembly-not-illegal-spokesman-says-71939/

After budget released, opposition blasts process

With the release of the government’s 2015 draft national budget Thursday, the opposition CNRP, whose 55 lawmakers joined the National Assembly in August, called Cambodia’s budget-drafting process “disgusting and unbelievable” on Friday. The draft 2015 budget calls for $400 million—or about 10.6 percent—more than 2014. ...

Kuch Naren and Chris Mueller
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-budget-released-opposition-blasts-process-71594/

Cambodian opposition lawmaker wants probe of nepotism claims

A senior Cambodian opposition lawmaker has lodged a complaint against a high-ranking, ruling-party official in parliament, accusing him of corruption and nepotism, but is frustrated by the lack of response. Son Chhay, from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), charged that Mith Karen, parliament’s deputy ...

Roseanne Gerin
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/nepotism-10282014183526.html

Pailin’s ex-governor denies $400,000 corruption claim

Pailin province’s ex-governor and provincial council president Y Chhien yesterday denied corruption allegations against him, describing the claims as politically motivated. The two opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members on the nine-seat provincial council accused Chhien in mid-October of misusing $400,000 in state funds and exploiting ...

Meas Sokchea
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/pailin%E2%80%99s-ex-governor-denies-400000-corruption-claim

Japanese follow-up team arrives in Cambodia

A group of Japanese experts arrived in Cambodia Tuesday for a two-day visit as a follow-up team regarding the needs survey implemented last May for electoral reform assistance to Cambodia. The team was led by Mr. Tadayuki MIYASHITA, Director, Country Assistance Planning Division I, International ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/japanese-follow-up-team-arrives-in-cambodia-7516

Opposition, civil society groups rebuke gov’t over stipends

Government officials remained mum Thursday over a new sub-decree purporting to formalize monthly expenditures of senior government officials while the opposition and civil society groups said the regulation was a facade meant to conceal the real amount of money being made by CPP officials. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/opposition-civil-society-groups-rebuke-govt-over-stipends-70149/

CNRP, CPP feud over sign placement in Poipet

Local branches of the CNRP and CPP in Banteay Meanchey province have been feuding since Wednesday over whether the opposition party should be allowed to plant a promotional sign in the ground above a storm drain. ...

Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-cpp-feud-over-sign-placement-in-poipet-70156/

Poll shows fighting corruption drives support for education reform in Cambodia

Earlier this week, Cambodia’s Ministry of Education Youth and Sports (MoEYS) held a second high school exam to provide a second chance for the over 70 percent of 93,000 high school students who failed to pass the first annual national high school exam, held in ...

Silas Everett and Menghun Kaing
http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2014/10/15/poll-shows-fighting-corruption-drives-support-for-education-reform-in-cambodia/

Garment workers march for higher wages

More than 1,000 garment workers gathered in Phnom Penh and marched through the city center Sunday, demanding a “decent wage” from their factories, the largest garment-sector demonstration in the capital since military police fatally suppressed a protest for higher wages in January. ...

Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/garment-workers-march-in-push-for-higher-wages-69635/

Rule changes give assembly president broad new powers

National Assembly President Heng Samrin has given himself the power to deny access to the assembly compound, including the offices of all lawmakers, to anyone not employed by the government and has barred all private citizens from testifying before—or sitting in on—assembly commission meetings. In ...

Kuch Naren and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rule-changes-give-assembly-president-broad-new%E2%80%88powers-68216/

Kem Sokha hosts 1st visit as assembly leader

With National Assembly President Heng Samrin attending a conference in Laos, CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha on Wednesday hosted his first official foreign visit since becoming first vice president of parliament in late August. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-hosts-1st-visit-as-assembly-leader-68174/

CNRP boycotts vote on city procurement panel

The opposition CNRP walked out of a meeting of the Phnom Penh City Council in protest on Thursday after their CPP counterparts refused to delay a vote on replacing one of the seven members of the city’s procurement committee. ...

Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp%e2%80%88boycotts-vote-on-city-procurement-panel-67914/

NGOs call for open budget process

A group of NGOs yesterday called for more detailed information on national budgets to be made public before their approval, maintaining that the public had a right to know about and comment on the expenditures that would ultimately affect their day-to-day lives. Tek Vannara, director of ...

Chhay Channyda
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-call-open-budget-process

Released CNRP youth called back to court

Three CNRP Youth activists facing charges of taking part in an insurrection for their alleged roles in a violent opposition protest near Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park in July have been summonsed back to court early next month. A summons signed by Investigating Judge Keo Mony calls ...

Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/released-cnrp-youth-called-back-to-court-67654/

Lawmakers promise end to KDC land row

The National Assembly’s newly formed bipartisan Human Rights Commission met with representatives from the embattled Lor Peang village on Monday, promising a prompt resolution to their 12-year-old dispute over 145 hectares of land in Kompong Chhnang province. Lork Kheng, deputy chair of the commission, vowed that ...

Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/parliamentarians-promise-end-to-kdc-land-row-67390/

Right activist says freedom of assembly is hostage of politicians

Ny Chakriya, senior official from human rights group ADHOC, said that freedom of assembly is hostage in hand of politicians. When they get along well with each other, the freedom of expression and assembly is widely opened. Chakriya said Thursday during a ceremony held to announce ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=Yzk2YmFjMmYyNDk

Kem Sokha leads parliament sessions

Kem Sokha, newly-elected first vice president of the National Assembly, led a session of the National Assembly Wednesday for the first time after president Heng Samrin went out to have a meeting the outgoing Thai Ambassador to Cambodia for a short period of time. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZWQ4ZjhhMDhlYzB

Cambodia's 2 prominent opposition lawmakers fail in votes for key parliament posts

Yim Sovann and Mu Sochua, both prominent lawmakers of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), failed in votes for the posts of chairpersons of the National Assembly’s commissions in confidential votes on Wednesday. The CNRP nominated male-lawmaker Yim Sovann as the head of the National ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-08/27/c_133589883.htm

Cambodian Opposition Gets Parliamentary Commission Roles

This week lawmakers from Cambodia’s opposition party are being voted onto 10 parliamentary commissions. This is a key part of a political deal in which the opposition finally agreed to take its 55 seats in parliament, ending its year-long boycott over alleged vote-rigging in the ...

Robert Carmichael
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodian-opposition-gets-parliamentary-commission-roles/2428215.html

NA, CPP asked to maintain Khuon Sodary as parliament second vice president

The Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP), and civil society groups in Cambodia have asked the National Assembly and ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to keep Mrs. Khuon Sodary as second vice president of the National Assembly. In a statement issued on Monday, the groups ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=YWZmZGJkNDBjYzB

National Assembly to vote for new leadership next Tuesday

123 lawmakers from ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will vote on August 26, 2014 to elect new leadership of the National Assembly. According to the general commissariat of the National Assembly, the agenda will include: Vote for Nguon Nhil ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MmYxYzc5NjRmMTc

Three Opposition Activists Remain in Detention After July Violence

Rights groups are calling for the release of three opposition activists who have been held in detention since violent clashes with security forces in July. The activists have been held despite a political deal last month between the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodia ...

Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/three-opposition-activists-remaon-in-detention-after-july-violence/2422001.html

Contact us

Contact us

Do you have questions on the content published by Open Development Cambodia (ODC)? We will gladly help you.

Have you found a technical problem or issue on the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website?

Tell us how we're doing.

Do you have resources that could help expand the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website? We will review any map data, laws, articles, and documents that we do not yet have and see if we can implement them into our site. Please make sure the resources are in the public domain or fall under a Creative Commons license.

File was deleted
ERROR!

Disclaimer: Open Development Cambodia (ODC) will thoroughly review all submitted resources for integrity and relevancy before the resources are hosted. All hosted resources will be in the public domain, or licensed under Creative Commons. We thank you for your support.

TeYdt
* The idea box couldn't be blank! Something's gone wrong, Please Resubmit the form! Please add the code correctly​ first.

Thank you for taking the time to get in contact!