The Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged three environmental activists with incitement to disturb social security on September 6, a move civil society groups have said is meant as a threat to others who dare to criticize the government. ...

On 13 August 2021, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a press release on distribution of two types of Kovid-19 rapid test kits to the public.In order to continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner, the Ministry is open to ...

On 11 October 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on allowing workers to take one day off with pay on the day they are vaccinated. In order to participate in the campaign for the benefit of the owner or director ...

On 11 October 2021, the Japan International Cooperation Agency issued a press release on Signing of Record of Discussion on “The Project for Water and Sanitation Improvement Preventing Covid-19”.Siem Reap Water Supply Authority (SRWSA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Cambodia Office would like to ...

On 02 September 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will lead a delegation to pay an official visit ...

Phon Touch and Teang Sreytouch have been working for years in Cambodia’s garment industry, but now the two women are worried they could join the thousands of others in the sector who’ve been laid off without proper compensation. ​ ...

On 3 February 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) issued a notification informing the public about the change of the official website of the National Bank of Cambodia. The changes are made to enhance the security of the management and use of the official ...

On 16 September 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a Joint Communiqué between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on their official website. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has paid an official visit to ...

 Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a February 21 warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court. ...

Cambodia mildly improved its score on Transparency International’s 2022 corruption index released Tuesday, but remains considered among the most corrupt countries globally. ...

On 16 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release after the courtesy call between H.E. Mr. Justin Kevin Whyatt, the new Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia, and H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account was reactivated by Thursday morning, three weeks after Meta’s Oversight Board announced it recommended his Facebook and Instagram accounts be suspended for six months. ...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is excited to announce a full-day training session set on 22 December 2023, in Phnom Penh. The session touches on the business registration process, digital literacy, and digital security, targeting informal economies and SMEs, including women and indigenous peoples, and ...

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, the Prayuters Library Program is excited to announce the opening of ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court heard the case involving 10 environmental activists, including co-founder of Mother Nature Spanish national Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson, who were charged for plotting to overthrow the government and insulting the King. ...

In a remarkable ten-year effort, Conservation International Cambodia (CI Cambodia) has restored approximately 600 hectares of the Tonle Sap’s flooded forest, a critical ecosystem within Cambodia’s largest freshwater lake. ...

Though there are multiple forms of communal property, the rights associated with indigenous communal property are subject to significant legal and socio-economic issues. Indigenous communities are culturally very different from the rest of Cambodia, and the law provides them with the opportunity to obtain collective ...

Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-SA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.1 However, based on the Ministry ...

Since this discovery of the existence of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the world has remarkably been forced changed in both macro and micro level ranging from policy making and implementing to daily life style. Since the end of March 2020, to cooperate with the government effort ...

On 04 November 2019, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a full-day stakeholder workshop on “Access to Open Data, Map and Use the Digital Tools for Better Project Implementation” at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh. This workshop is funded by the USAID through East-West Management Institute (EWMI), ...