On 7 September 2023, the Mekong River Commission released its 2022 Annual Report that documents multiple achievements over the past year, and key challenges facing the basin that require particular attention.   The MRC Annual Report 2022 chronicles the tangible improvements across the Mekong River Basin, achieved ...

Ruon Thol plans to harvest his rice crop early next month. The farmer spent more than 6 million riel (about $1,500) this wet season to cultivate his four hectares of farmland in Battambang province’s Banan district. ...

Cambodia’s economic policies are relatively liberal for the region, and its investment and trade regimes remain attractive. However, being a small and open economy, Cambodia is susceptible to external changes and shocks. Global trade growth slowed in the second half of 2022 and further deceleration ...

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and activists called on the government to reinvestigate the case of anti-logging activist Chut Wutty who was shot dead on April 26, 2012. ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ published​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Extractive Industries Licensing and Payments”. This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of mining operations and different licenses for mineral resource in Cambodia. The topic page also includes an interactive map illustrating the concessions ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Power generation in Cambodia”. This power generation in Cambodia dataset is extracted from the Mekong Infrastructure Tracker database, which builds on existing data to present a comprehensive source of information on energy, transportation, and water infrastructure ...

The CPP and opposition CNRP agreed during a meeting at the National Assembly on Friday that the U.N. can observe an investigation into irregularities in last month’s national election, but continued to disagree that the National Election Committee (NEC) lead the investigation. After the two parties ...

More than 100 workers of Shenzhou garment factory in Phnom Penh fainted Thursday, one day after a similar mass fainting at the same factory. The first workers fainted at about 8 a.m., setting off a chain reaction that sent the entire workforce running from the factory ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security in Cambodia, together with the related contents such ...

Three NGOs filed a complaint Monday to a Dutch government watchdog accusing social investor Oikocredit of failing to conduct due diligence by investing in Cambodian microfinance institutions (MFIs) whose lending practices have been linked to rights abuses. ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) upheld the decisions of provincial election officials Thursday, who had convicted four opposition members and activists for inciting spoiled ballots in the national election. ...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Science and technology education and promotion”. This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of Science and technology education and promotion in Cambodia, together​ with​​ related​ content​ such​ as​ Primary and Secondary Level, New Generation ...

Just 38 indigenous communities out of 455 have received communal land titles since the government first made them available in 2009, with indigenous activists and rights groups bemoaning the notoriously slow process. ...

A group of over 1,000 families in Phnom Penh effectively advocated for the Prime Minister to speak out after they say the construction company Borey Piphup Thmey violated their contracts and seized their homes. ...

The deputy chairman of a major garment factory trade association said he will “not accept” a new union at his factory because he prefers a union run by a ruling CPP official. ...

On 15​ July 2024, National Committee for ESCAP issued a press release on policy consultations on the economic and social report in Asia and Pacific region, 2024.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ According to the press, Senior Minister Ly Thuch, Chairman of National Committee for ESCAP, presides over a policy ...

Interior Ministry police are searching for the ringleader in a human trafficking case following the rescue of a 16-year-old who was trafficked to China. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet met with President Emmanuel Macron Thursday at the Élysée Palace on the first day of his official visit to France, where he emphasized possibilities for economic collaboration between the two countries. ...

After Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully organized a launching workshop on “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” on October 27, 2023, at the Kampong Cham Provincial Department of Education, Youth, and Sport, the ODC team commenced on-site promotional activities on ...