Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team designed budget infographics of Sangkat administrations in target municipalities of the Innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) project, namely Ta Khmau, Kampot, Siem Reap, Kampong Chhnang, Battambang, Serie Saophoan and Poi Pet. In November 2021, ODC collaborated with one ...

Arbitration Council in session, Cambodia. Photo by ILO (Asia and the Pacific), took on 8 June 2012. Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Genericthe Arbitration Council was established by the 1997 Labor Law. However, the Arbitration Council just opened its doors to serve employers, employees, workers and ...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce a four-day Data Literacy Training on Social Accountability to be held on August 15-16 and 22-23, 2024. This training is free of charge and made possible by the support of USAID Cambodia through FHI 360.Interested candidates ...

Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia Snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ...

Tokyo: The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook on Cambodian GDP growth in 2011 from 6.5 per cent to 6.7 per cent just days after government officials announced a full percentage-point reduction in economic expectations. Stabilisation in The real estate sector, as well as strong increases ...

Slowly but steadily, demand to do cross-border business in Chinese yuan is pushing its way into one of Asia’s dollar-dominated strongholds. As China continues to liberalise the yuan – or at least hint at when some capital controls could be lifted – Cambodian businesses that import ...

Authorities in Pursat’s Krakor district yesterday ordered a cassava company to stop clearing land on which more than 60 families claim they have planted rice and other crops since 1997, villagers and a company official said. Following protests in Anlong Tnort commune on Tuesday, villager Lim ...

The death toll from recent floods has climbed to 20 while rivers engorged with floodwater have completely swept away 10 houses, according to The National Committee for Disaster Management. In Prey Veng, The body of a police officer who slipped into a river while helping people ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for further investment in establishing special economic zones (SEZs) along the border with neighbouring Vietnam. Hun Sen was speaking at the inauguration of the Da Market in Tbong Khmum province on Tuesday as the government works to attract further foreign ...

The Mekong River Commission on Tuesday reported dam equipment tests in China will affect water levels in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos in The middle of this month. In a press release obtained yesterday, The MRC said The tests are being conducted in China’s Jinghong hydropower station ...

Cambodia and Russia yesterday signed an air transport services agreement that will facilitate direct flights between the countries, according to Russian state news agency TASS.At a signing ceremony in the Peace Palace, representatives from both countries signed the agreement in the presence of Prime Minister ...

During an otherwise routine National Assembly session to make amendments to the Senate Election Law, opposition lawmaker Son Chhay yesterday took the opportunity to criticise the assembly for not adhering to immunity laws after the arrests and convictions of lawmakers Um Sam An and Senator ...

Authorities in Koh Kong province are on the hunt for people who illegally planted fruit trees at Botum Sakor National Park in Botum Sakor district. Provincial governor Mithona Phouthorng told the Post on November 17 she had ordered an investigation into the illegal planting of ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing Cambodia’s 18 new Natural Protected Areas (NPAs) in two languages(Khmer and English). Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims to provide the most up-to-date information of the country’s natural ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) plans to hold a pilot election on May 23 to test The accuracy of registered political parties, candidate and voter lists, and vote counting using information technology. The election is in preparation for The upcoming commune and national elections set ...

Researchers from the Ministry of Environment have detected the Southern Serow (Capricornis sumatraensis) in protected areas by capturing it image on automatic cameras. the animal is a rare species and is listed on the IUCN Red List as globally endangered. ...

The Kingdom’s first Ford assembly plant was inaugurated on June 16 in Pursat province amid rising demand for brand-new vehicles among Cambodians. The facility is seen as a game changer for The domestic automobile industry, which could bring a wave of investors seeking to cash ...

Cambodia, in collaboration with the UN and its partners, is working on strategies to support the UN’s Early Warnings for All (EW4All) initiative. This effort aims to bolster the Kingdom’s early warning systems, with a focus on adapting to climate change and mitigating the impact ...

The government is set to begin deepening of The Kampot International Tourism Port’s waterway and additional improvements “soon” to enable safer access for larger vessels, after The main construction work on The 4.25ha site was completed on June 30, according to Kampot provincial deputy governor ...

The government has given The nod to EnerCam Resources Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Toronto-listed Angkor Resources Corp, for oil and gas exploration, development and production on southwestern Cambodia’s roughly 7,300sq km onshore Block VIII in The Kampong-Som Basin, The parent company reported on October ...