Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.1 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no ...

Construction of a laboratory funded by Chinese money. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 10 January 2014. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0China, while once being at odds with the current government, is now Cambodia’s largest development partner. The two nations have grown increasingly close in recent ...

Woman working in the salt fields in Kampot. Photo by douglasjonesjr, taken on 28 March 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.Salt is produced in Kampot and Kep provinces, where seawater is allowed into salt evaporation ponds  As the water evaporates, salt crystals are left behind ...

Jatropha, known in Cambodia as “Lhong Kwong”, is commonly grown in the Kingdom. Jatropha mainly grows in the mountainous regions of the north and central parts of Cambodia but is not restricted to those areas. It can be found in Battambong, Pursat, Kampong Speu, Sihanouk, ...

Garment workers waiting in line to get food. Photo by International Labour Organisation, taken on 14 July 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has the highest labor force participation rate in the Southeast Asia/Pacific region, with 82.7 percent of the working population aged 16-64 employed ...

Tri of Can Tho University’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources Management answering questions about water resources changes in the Mekong DeltaThe PPMM #17 was a success. We had two every engaging presenters and thirty six participants, ten of which are students. The ODC Team ...

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 ...

The first outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in China in late 2019 and on 30 January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).177 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global economy and the growing crisis ...

Official from Cambodian immigration, law enforcement and diplomatic circles were either unaware of, or unwilling to talk yesterday about, an alleged request from the Thai government to help monitor Cambodian Muslims crossing into the country. News of the alleged monitoring surfaced on Monday when Thai ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of targeted districts of the implementation plan for the social accountability framework (I-SAF) on the interactive map, under the map category of “Government”. This the spatial representation of the districts which have been selected to implement ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of district where WASH project implemented by NGOs on the interactive map, under the map category of “Social development”. This dataset shows the 3W (who, what, where) of the NGOs such as Action Against Hunger, World ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new dataset on “results on the election of Commune/Sangkat Council (2012)”. This dataset shows the official result of the commune council election for the third legislature issued by National Election Committee (NEC) on 24 June 2012 with the illustration ...

The Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2014 has revealed the balanced sex ratio in the country, according to the state news agency-AKP. ...

On 13 March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport released a press release on online learning (E-Learning) to support students in grades 9 and 12 suspended studies at public and private schools in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province to prevent the spread ...

On 31 January 2023, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued a notification to inform the public about the automation National Domain Registration system. To facilitate the request for a national domain name quickly, easily, and efficiently, the MPTC has prepared and put into ...

Cambodia flood, 2011. Photo by European Commission, taken on 11 October 2011. Licensed under CC BY 2.0Storms, flooding and lightning strikes are the major causes of death and property damage from natural disasters in Cambodia, while drought causes severe hardship, especially for farmers. In a ...

Dr. Tan Reasmey, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. Photo taken from the​ USAID​ Asia​ on August 18, 2016. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Relevant national policy frameworksFrom the perspective of the government as ...

During my three-month internship at ODC as a Research Intern, I worked closely with the Economy Researcher-Editor to assist the editor team in conducting research, producing more topics, collecting publication documents and data for publishing and uploading onto ODC’s platform. ...

On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media ...