New analysis indicates lost contribution to economies due to mental disorders among young people is nearly $390 billion a year worldwide, stressed a UNICEF’s news release. ...

Cambodia and Thailand are in talks to open more border gates to import and export agricultural products after the two countries largely closed their borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Held on Tuesday on the Thai side of the border, the Cambodian delegation was led by ...

The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Asia Foundation has formally announced the Go Digital ASEAN initiative. Supported by a $3.3 million grant from Google, the initiative is designed to equip 200,000 people – of which 60 percent will be ...

The Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) said the Kingdom will not face a power shortage during this year’s dry season, as demand for electricity had declined due to the Covid-19 pandemic. EAC CEO Teng Sokomal said during a recent seminar that there is no significant increase ...

The Youth Resource Development Programme (YRDP) and a group of youths have asked the government to include students and monks in the government’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) so they can receive social protection services for free such as health examinations and treatment. The proposal ...

Cambodia kicked off the new academic year of 2021-2022 for all grades on January 10, with all students required to implement the “new normal path in education” in the context of Covid-19. This came after two years of remote learning and disruptions to regular classroom ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “National Bank of Cambodia”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of National Bank of Cambodia, together with the related contents such as riel, NBC’s response to COVID-19, contact as well as relevant publications.=>Please ...

On 14 May 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a joint vision statement on ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022. The statement mainly focuses on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, building better health security, and recovering together, strengthening economic ties and connectivity, promoting maritime ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Australian aid”.​ This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of​ Australian​ aid​ to​ Cambodia,​ together​ with​​ related​ content​ such​ as​ development​ cooperation​ and​ aid​,​ refugees settlement, response​ to​ COVID-19​ in​ Cambodia​, and​ relevant​ publications.=> ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Tourism”.​ This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of tourism sector in Cambodia, together with related contents such as Ecotourism and Communities-Based Ecotourism in Cambodia, tourism in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges ...

Total foreign direct investment (FDI) to the real estate sector peaked at $3.6 billion in the years preceding Covid-19, where half of the approved investments was backed by Chinese investors. In 2019 alone, FDI financing in the property and real estate development in Cambodia stood around ...

In the World Risk Index for 2020, Cambodia was ranked as the 16th most vulnerable country in the world out of 181 countries listed.1 Global climate changes and ongoing disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ...

On 07 April 2021, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport issued a press release that the ministry and UNICEF are working together to ensure the disadvantaged and underprivileged children continue their education, while schools remain suspended amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the community. UNICEF ...

On 24 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the ASEAN leaders’ meeting on 24 April 2021, in Jakarta, Indonesia. This meeting discussed on a great length in regional and international issues of common ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Asian Development Bank (ADB)”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of the ADB in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as ADB assistance and projects in Cambodia, ADB loan for Cambodia’s ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Swedish​ aid”.​ This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of​ Swedish​ aid​ to​ Cambodia,​ together​ with​ the​ related​ contents​ such​ as​ development​ cooperation​ and​ aid​ in​ Cambodia,​ response​ to​ COVID-19​ in​ Cambodia​ as​ well​ ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “European​ Union​ aid”.​ This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of​ European​ Union​ aid​ to​ Cambodia,​ together​ with​ the​ related​ contents​ such​ as​ the​ EU’s​ grand​ aid,​ Everything​ But​ Arms​ (EBA),​ the​ EU’s​ response​ ...

On 16 July 2021, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) issued a press release on launching a report estimating the financing available for the country’s development through to 2025, entitled “Cambodia’s Development Finance Assessment (DFA).”This report analyze the compositions and trends of all Cambodia’s financial inflows, ...

On​ 09​ April​ 2021,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Foreign​ Affairs​ and​ International​ Cooperation​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ on​ the​ telephone​ call​ between​ H.E.​ Mr.​ PRAK​ SOKHONN,​ Deputy​ Prime​ Minister,​ Minister​ of​ Foreign​ Affairs​ and​ International​ Cooperation​ of​ Cambodia​ and​ H.E.​ Mr.​ BUI​ THANH​ SON,​ Minister​ of​ ...

On 23 March 2021, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN office and Geneva issued a statement in the general debate on agenda item 10 on the technical cooperation “right to reply to the delegation of Finland”. Cambodia ambassador and the ...