Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with Internews, organized a training program on “Data Literacy for Journalists” that brought together 11 journalists, of whom 2 are female, from Cambodia’s capital and provinces. The training program is part of the Innovation for Social Accountability (ISAC) project ...

There is no large-scale industrial mining of gems in Cambodia, and few full-time miners. Most people involved in looking for gemstones fit it around other work – typically farm work – and mostly do it without licenses. As with artisanal mining, miners are often very ...

Protected Forests are generally established under individual sub-decrees, specifically for the purpose of protecting biodiversity and conservation. They are home to many endangered or threatened species. ...

Cambodia has undergone rapid economic development in recent decades, with GDP per capita tripled between 1999 and 2013. However, mainly due to three decades of war and political turmoil which severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, the country still lacks the means required for energy sector ...

The Consumer Price Index increased by a total of 7.1 percent in June 2011 compared to the same period last year at the same time. Ministry of Economy and Finance expects that inflation would go down to 6.5 percent at the end of this year ...

Laos wants to start construction this year on the $3.8 billion (Bt115 billion) Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River after changing the design of the dam to placate neighbouring countries opposed to the project. Laos completed a review of the dam recently to ease ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce two two-day training workshops on “The Basics of Data-Driven Journalism”. The courses focus on all steps of data journalism, including the search for a topic and the right data, the analyzes and preparation of datasets, data visualization, ...

Nean Narin, a humble man and father of three children, says his family is going hungry. Narin lives in the village of Boeung Kak, situated on the edge of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh. For years, he and other villagers relied on the Boeung Kak Lake ...

The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...

It was the bloodiest battle since Waterloo. Yet the carnage wrought 150 years ago by the Italian and French troops, fighting under Napoleon III, and the forces of the Austrian Hungarian Empire, was overshadowed by its aftermath. While 30,000 had died on the battlefield, more than 40,000 ...

U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Thursday said that despite his efforts to promote Cambodia as an attractive destination for business, major American companies are reluctant to invest here as they still perceive the country as indelibly corrupt. “I believe now is the time for big U.S. ...

On the morning of September 23, anti-eviction champion Tep Vanny was grappling with a legion of security guards blocking the entrance of the Daun Penh district offices while fellow protesters dismantled a razor-wire barricade nearby. The next day, she was on a plane to Washington ...

Cambodia appears unlikely to meet its target of becoming a high middle-income nation by 2030 and years of gains it has made reducing poverty could be erased by even a modest shock to the economy, according to the latest World Bank data. World Bank senior country ...

During his second day under questioning on charges of inciting violence and property damage at a January 2 protest, union leader Vorn Pao was presented with photographs showing his tuk-tuk packed with rocks, and a video of him calling on low-ranking police to turn their ...

១. គណបក្សសញ្ជាតិកម្ពុជា ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធនិង គោលនយោបាយ​របស់​គណបក្ស​នេះ​ពុំមាន​ជា​សាធារណៈ​លើ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​អ៊ិនធើណិត​ទេ ២. គណបក្សហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សអាចរកបាននៅគេហទំព័រនេះ http://www.funcinpecparty.org/ ៣. គណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សនេះពុំមានជាសាធារណៈលើប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ិនធើណិតទេ ៤.​ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សអាចរកបាននៅគេហទំព័រ http://www.cpp.org.kh/ ៥. គណបក្សខ្មែរអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សពុំមានជាសាធារណៈលើប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ិនធើណិតទេ ៦. គណបក្សខ្មែរឈប់ក្រ ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ គោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សអាចរកបាននៅគេហទំព័រ http://khmerantipovertyparty.com/ ៧.គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សអាចរកបាននៅគេហទំព័រ http://www.nationalrescueparty.org/ ៨. គណបក្សសម្ព័ន្ធដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ពត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សអាចរកបាននៅគេហទំព័រ http://www.camldp.org/ ...

Briefing on Investment Law (Khmer)Briefing on Investment Law (English)Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just released a new briefing page, in both Khmer and English languages, on Cambodian Investment Law which it mainly provides the insight of Cambodia’s legal framework on investment sector. (Please visit: http://archive.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/briefing/briefing-on-investment-law/)This ...

On 30 July 2021, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued a notification on cooperation to suspend travel or mobility from the accommodation of Cambodian workers who are staying and working in Thailand to the Cambodian-Thai border for 14 days.The Ministry informs Cambodian workers ...

On 30 June 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, His Excellency Ekkaphab PHANTHAVONG, and His Excellency CHEN Hai attended the Handover Ceremony of Chinese Government’s Contribution of COVID-19 Vaccines to ...

On 3 March 2023, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh issued a statement on the Kem Sokha verdict. The United States is deeply troubled by the conviction of respected Cambodian political leader Kem Sokha. The multi-year process to silence Kem Sokha, based on a fabricated conspiracy, is ...