The statement came after the media and civil society raised concerns about the Kingdom’s ‘failures’ in the oil and gas sector due to the lower-than-planned output of the five wells in the Apsara oilfield located in Block A that lies over the Khmer Basin in the Gulf of Cambodia.
Category: Cambodia
Ministry probes exports of luxury wood to Hong Kong
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries denied that it had allowed the exports of luxury wood from Koh Kong province to Hong Kong.
Cambodia’s Coal Power Addiction Must End
Our people have already felt the impacts of the climate crisis— so a recalculation of energy policies is necessary for Cambodia now as the worst is yet to come.
Closing the gender gap in forest governance in Cambodia
Women leaders in Cambodia’s government lay the foundations for gender equality in the country’s forestry sector.
Energy ministry offers updates on power plants
The Ministry of Mines and Energy gave an update on five planned power plants with a capacity of 1,905 megawatts (mW) under construction to meet the growing energy demand in Cambodia.
Pursat: Prahok and the life of a floating community
Prahok is a dish that represents the identity of our Cambodian people because of its unique taste and smell. It is accompanied by a long presence in this land of Sovannaphum and the Cambodian people continue to practice the tradition of making prahok to this day.
Cambodian farmers can no longer rely on the Tonle Sap lake
The seasonal flooding of Asia’s largest freshwater lake is being disrupted by upstream dams and climate change – and affecting 4.8 million people
Cambodia ready to exit LDC status
Four LDCs – Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh and Nepal – met at a virtual workshop last week to explore potential solutions for managing a smooth exit from their UN designations, discuss potential challenges in the post-LDC era, and assess the impact of Covid-19 on the textile and garment sectors.
Chinese Energy Investment in Cambodia: Fuelling Industrialisation or Undermining Development Goals?
If China is to continue to support the industrialisation and expansion of Cambodia’s export economy, in which Chinese state and private interests are now deeply embedded, a reassessment of priorities needs to occur.
Interview: ‘Young People Will Be So Scandalized By It That They Will Become Activists’
“So this really harsh guilty verdict will definitely scare a lot of people, but it will also create new activists. There’s a lot of young people who will be so scandalized by it that they will become activists.”