On 08 September 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an instruction on prevention of COVID-19 virus transmission and food poisoning during Kanben and Pchum Ben festivals.All citizens must continue to implement protection against the transmission of COVID-19 virus by increasing vigilance during the upcoming Kanben href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/prevention-of-covid-19-virus-transmission-and-food-poisoning-during-kanben-and-pchum-ben-festivals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On October 25, 2021, Dangkor District Hall issued a notification on Stung Prek Tnaot flood preparedness in Dangkor District. The water level of Stung Prek Tnaot has risen continuously due to the upper flood, making the water level of Stung Prek Tnaot in Dangkor district href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/stung-prek-tnaot-flood-preparedness-in-dangkor-district/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 14 November 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on allowing passengers who have had fully COVID-19 vaccine to enter Cambodia without quarantine. The Cambodian government has decided to allow passengers who have been fully vaccinated to enter the Kingdom of Cambodia without href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/allowing-passengers-who-have-had-fully-covid-19-vaccine-to-enter-cambodia-without-quarantine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 07 December 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a notification on the transfer of rapid test equipment distribution to Cambodia Post. From 13 December 2021, the Ministry will transfer the distribution of rapid test equipment to the Cambodia Post to continue distribution href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/transfer-of-rapid-test-equipment-distribution-to-cambodia-post/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to address speech and communication disorders, which affect about one in 25 people countrywide, Unicef Cam­bo­dia awarded the organization OIC: The Cambodia Project a $42,000 grant on Wednesday to provide informal speech therapy training to Cambodians. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-gets-unicef-aid-for-speech-therapy-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Voter registration has fallen far behind schedule over the past two weeks, with enrolment dropping to just 30,000 a day from a target of 100,000, according to official figures, leaving more than 2 million Cambodians at risk of not registering to vote in time. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/voter-registration-drive-falls-behind-schedule/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Financial literacy as a school subject to increase students’ knowledge about money will be introduced nationwide through the first phase of the Cambodian School Curriculum Project, with the Ministry of Education collaborating with the National Bank of Cambodia, Asian Development Bank, Good Return and the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/schools-to-teach-financial-literacy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 500 dead Cambodians were repatriated from Thailand in the first six months of 2017, according to an Interior Ministry official. Chou Bun Eng, secretary of state at the ministry, said yesterday the 500 bodies were repatriated through three checkpoints in Banteay Meanchey province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-repatriates-500-dead-cambodians/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Foreign Affairs Ministry expects to complete construction on its first training institute for local diplomats in the next 18 months, officials said Monday. Foreign Affairs Ministry spokes-man Chum Sounry said work on the National Institute for Diplomatic and Relations of International Study began in December. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-to-build-first-diplomatic-institute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s fisheries sector that plays a vital role in food security and improving nutrition, generated a slightly improved income of more than $275,000 in the first half of the year, according to a report released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fisheries-earnings-on-the-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) will host a competition on November 1 to determine the finest rice in Cambodia, with the winning brand representing the kingdom at the ninth edition of the World’s Best Rice Competition Program, which will take place a few days later href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/best-rice-to-be-decided-in-national-competition/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday discussed their political differences on telephone, a senior opposition official confirmed. “They had met on the telephone this (Wednesday) morning for about 45 minutes to discuss about the current political dispute,” Eng Chhay Eang, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-opposition-chief-discuss-political-row-over-phone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Industry Science Technology and Innovation, Tourism and the Post and Telecommunications ministries will join the newly launched Cambodia Data Exchange (CamDX) platform to exchange data with other ministries as well as with the private sector. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/camdx-to-add-three-more-ministries-to-its-network/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports has announced the implementation of the Government Policy on School Feeding 2024-2035. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-unveils-school-feeding-policy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Health facilities in Cambodia (2010) in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the details information on health facilities such as health posts, health centers, referral hospitals href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-published-health-facilities-in-cambodia-2010-dataset/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 06 September 2021, the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development issued a press release on consultation workshop on the draft national program for sub-national democratic development program phase II.The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development will hold a consultative workshop on the draft national href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/consultation-workshop-on-the-draft-national-program-for-sub-national-democratic-development-program-phase-ii-2021-2030/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 29 December 2020, at the new office of Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) in Kampot, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a focus group discussion on mapping information and data of saltwater community fisheries and conservative fisheries in Kampot and Kep.Group photo href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/opportunities-to-improve-the-management-of-marine-fisheries-conservation-areas-through-open-data-and-public-participation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Tourism ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss ways to boost tourism in all the four countries, creating a four country tourist destination. At the meeting on September 13, attended by over 200 delegates and investors, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-laos-myanmar-and-vietnam-discuss-ways-to-boost-tourism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Around 100 people upset over the installation of new electricity transmission towers by the national electricity company, Electricite du Cambodge (EdC), protested on Friday morning in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district to demand a halt in the placement of the towers, or suitable compensation, protesters and officials href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-protest-electricity-towers-near-their-homes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has borrowed $732.06 million in the form of concessional loans from development partners (DPs), amounting to 74.83 percent of the debt ceiling of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) approved by the National Assembly last year, according to the latest report on Cambodia’s public debt. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/public-debt-figures-released/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...