In response to increased demand during lockdown, Smile Shop, a local e-shop, is offering new users a $10 discount on their first purchase for orders of $25 or more. They ensure deliveries are made between two and 12 hours post ordering in Phnom Penh. ...

A 14-year-old boy with congenital heart disease who was lucky enough to meet with South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee may get the chance of a lifetime and receive surgery and treatment at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. After seeing his plight, many ...

The real salaries in the country are expected to grow 2.2 percent next year, according to the latest Salary Trends Report published by ECA International, a renowned organization that offers data on salary, accommodation, tax, labour law, cost of living as well as benefits and ...

Thais are being warned of job scams in Cambodia that could lead to them being forced into call-centre servitude, according to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. The embassy has advised Thais reconsider highly-paid job offers in Cambodia, as many victims have ended up working ...

Inflation in Cambodia rose 5.8 per cent year-on-year in January, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics. Rising fuel costs had spurred the inflation, which was felt largely in the price of food, officials said. Data showed food and non-alcoholic beverage prices in January increased ...

As China has risen to become the world’s second-largest economy and cemented close political and economic ties with the Kingdom, many people see advantages in speaking the language of their powerful northern benefactor.   From 1994 to 2011, data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia show ...

A new book by a Cambodian-born author, due to be published this month, is set to bring the debate over Cambodia’s dependence on foreign aid into the spotlight. Since 1992, Cambodia has received more assistance for its development than almost any other country on the planet. ...

Because Cambodia’s youth has not focused enough on studying technical or engineering subjects, the Kingdom now faces a lack of human resources and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports plans to reform the country’s education system, according to the minister in charge. Minister Im Sethy ...

More than 300 youth from around Cambodia plan to rally on Friday to demand justice for the man killed during the opposition party’s three-day demonstration last month. Participants from a variety of universities, high schools, youth clubs, civil societies and other groups will march from Wat ...

Cambodia’s opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, is currently in Geneva, where the UN Human Rights Committee is reviewing the country’s rights record. Cambodian government officials are defending their rights record for the second time in four years at the Universal Periodic Review. Sam Rainsy, who heads the Cambodia ...

Santa Clara UniversityLegal Research Intern, Jun – Jul 2013Matt is from Santa Clara University School of Law in the USA. He came to ODC after his first year, and he prepared a draft briefing paper on Cambodia’s legal framework for investment, as well as a ...

On  13 September 2016, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to establish three new Natural Protected Areas with a total land area of 27 941.06 hectares to be under the management and conservation of Ministry of Environment. Those three Natural Protected Areas include of ...

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights yesterday called on the government to ensure its investigation into the deaths of forestry activist Chut Wutty and military police officer In Rattana remained independent, and raised concern over an apparent increase in attacks on ...

The Royal Cambodian government is continuing talks with US major Chevron regarding the delayed Block A offshore project that would be the Asean member nation’s first indigenous hydrocarbon development. In August 2010, eight years after being awarded the block, Chevron issued a declaration of commerciality and ...

On 22 December 2019, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) alongside CamboJA and 35 other organizations has released a joint statement to urge the Royal Government of Cambodia to take concrete action to ensure that the right to freedom of expression is respected and ...

On 13 May 2020, the Cambodia Rice Federation issued an announcement to its members, according to a notification from the Ministry of Economy and Finance in which the Royal Government  is authorized to grant the re-export of white rice upon overseas buying contract and the ...

On 30 September 2020, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release announcing the sixth round of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s measures to restore and stimulate economic growth during COVID-19. The measures will further ensure that poor and vulnerable families will continue ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia’s total public debt stock is at $9.81 billion consisting of 68 percent from Bilateral Developing Partners (DPs) and 32 percent from Multilateral DPs, according to Cambodia’s Public Debt Situation at the end of Q1 2022. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is set to prepare and launch the informal economy policy before the end of 2023 to develop and upgrade the informal sector in a management system under the formal economy, said a top official of the Ministry of Economy ...