Tag: Government

Satellite imagery from Sentinel-2/European Space Station on January 15, 2023 shows deforestation inside the area in Stung Treng’s O’Svay commune granted as an Economic Land Concession. Supplied

Government Approves New Economic Land Concession Despite Moratorium, Conflict Ensues

16 Jan 2023 10:38 PM|
Jack Brook|

The government awarded a new Economic Land Concession (ELC) in March 2022 for the first time in nearly a decade and despite an existing moratorium…

A cyclo driver pedals through his territory as part of the mobile pantry initiative in Phnom Penh, Picture taken August 30, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Money Pleas: Charities looking homeward for donations find patrons scarce

31 Jul 2022 9:29 PM|
Ngay Nai|

Leaders in the non-profit sector challenged the government and private donors to raise significantly more funding after a regional survey ranked Cambodia last in charitable…

Garment workers leave the factory premises in Phnom Penh for a lunch break on December 2, 2020. Panha Chhorpoan

Government balancing COVID-19 restrictions with lagging economic activity: Observers

3 Dec 2020 6:04 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Cambodian observers say the government’s hesitancy to shut down parts of the economy even as Cambodia deals with its first community transmission cluster bares concerns…