The International Court of Justice yesterday unanimously declared that its 1962 judgment awarding the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia also gave the Kingdom sovereignty over the promontory that the temple sits on. But while the announcement was initially greeted as a resounding victory by some in ...

After a long break, the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup is back! We now have a more expanded organizing committee to help recruit presenters and we’re looking forward to a more engaging PPMM series. Should you be interested in following up with the matter, you’re invited to ...

Laos has notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) that it will go ahead with the construction of the Don Sahong Dam, which environmentalists say could threaten the ecosystem of the Lower Mainstream Mekong and have a severe impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands ...

Riun Pau ran out of food last week. For the 13-year-old and her family, that moment was the culmination of weeks of distress caused by flooding that had already ravaged their Battambang home and farmland. Pau’s neighbours are experiencing similar problems. In Battambang, 67.3 per cent ...

COVID-19 has shaken the whole world and has changed our routines overnight. However, at ODC we believe that such bizarre days can also be an opportunity to learn from each other, strengthen relationships and discover new things.We encourage ODC users and ICT enthusiasts to participate ...

A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the July 28 national election was abruptly abandoned Sunday, with NEC President Im Sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with ...

Although International Human Rights Day ended in the forceful eviction of protesters from outside the US embassy last night, monks and their supporters who spent days marching to the capital met with no opposition in the morning as they defied a ban on marching to ...

Photo Credit: Emanuel Feld (CC BY-SA) A dozen young Cambodians and expatriates gathered in a ground floor meeting space off of Wat Bottum Park in the morning of April 20, 2014. After a round of introductions and snacks, laptops were opened and participants began the task of translating the ...

On 12 February 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation released a joint statement between​ the​ Kingdom​ of​ Cambodia​ and​ the​ People’s​ Republic​ of​ China​ on​ building​ a​ Cambodia-China​ community​ with​ a​ shared​ future in​ the​ new​ era​ after the Prime Minister of ...

Rangers paid by an internationally funded conservation organisation have been directly profiting for years from the very trade they are supposed to be preventing in southwest Cambodia, documents obtained by the Post allege. Former Conservation International (CI) staff members say when they spoke up about endemic ...

Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun ​Sen at Gala Dinner for ASEAN Heads of State/Government/Delegation and Spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ...

On 12 March 2020, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) released a public announcement on dissemination​ of​ the updated​ documents​ for​ environmental​ and​ social​ safety in the implementation of the project “Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism in Cambodia”, in the purpose to increase public awareness and getting ...

The ODC mapping kit has been created as a low-tech, user-friendly way for viewing and customizing maps and sharing them online or printing them for fieldwork. More advanced functions include uploading geotagged photos and annotated maps so that they can be accessed online. Users should ...

Last year, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) participated in and hosted a panel discussion “Strategic Environmental Assessment in Mekong Countries” at the 42nd Annual IAIA Conference, “Resilience Through Impact Assessment and Leadership,” which was organized in Kuching, Malaysia. As part of its technical assistance collaboration ...

Phum Doung Bridge over the Tatai River. Photo by Robert Tyabji, taken on  9 December 2010. Licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Bilateral aid is assistance given by a government directly to the government of another country or to a local NGO. The Royal Government of Cambodia ...

From 10 to 13 May 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a four-day data literacy training focused on local members of the press at the Polou Wai hotel, focused on the topic of Data Literacy for Social Accountability. It was the first press-specific data literacy ...

Japanese military members observe as Cambodian sailors attach a neck brace to a patient during a Pacific Partnership knowledge exchange in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet, taken on 21 June 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Japan, through its official development branch called Japan ...

Cambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.85 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.86 With economic growth ...

Civil StatusCambodia has one of the youngest and fastest-growing populations in Southeast Asia, with a population of approximately 16 million in 2019.101 According to the World Bank, the country’s birth rate per 1,000 people decreased slightly, from 25.5 in 2010 to 22.4 in 2018.102 With economic ...

The purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of information on ...