Cambodia deported 130 foreigners, three of them women, on November 7 and 8 after discovering that they had entered the Kingdom illegally. They are now banned from entering Cambodia for three years. ...

China has vowed to help Cambodia crack down on human trafficking, combat drug-related crimes, telecom fraud and illegal cross-border gambling in order to  promote the strengthening of bilateral ties. ...

A temporary stay on the issuance of quarry licences has been announced, with cultural and environmental considerations behind the ban. ...

The fifth legislative session of the Senate, led by President Hun Sen yesterday, resulted in significant outcomes, with important matters being thoroughly discussed and addressed. ...

Traffic accidents killed at least 40 people and injured 80 during the Lunar New Year celebration since Friday. A National Police report yesterday said this was more than the 29 deaths and 65 people with  injuries recorded during the same period last year. Lieutenant General ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Unions”. This bilingual new topic page gives the overviews of Unions in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as law and regulations, daily news and publications.=>Please click here to go to “Unions”.  ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Trade”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Cambodia’s trade and trading partners such as ASEAN countries, China, the United States and the European Union.=> Please click here to go to “Trade”. ...

To ensure public health and safety, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday signed a directive calling on relevant ministries, institutions and sub-national administrations to lead the charge on reducing air pollution in the Kingdom. The directive said that measures carried out by the authorities to ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) edits a profile page on​ “Fisheries resource management information”. This profile page is updated its name from “Fisheries conservation areas” to “Fisheries resource management information” after getting comments and suggestions from the FiA and community fisheries. This bilingual profile page covers ...

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 ...

This year’s subdued Water Festival festivities in the capital, where traditional boat races were cancelled, has resulted in a bump in tourism in the provinces as Cambodians use the three-day holiday to visit their families, enjoy cultural activities and lounge on beaches.“It was unusually quiet ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new online resource detailing on water treatment plant in Phnom Penh in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the capacity and location of water treatment plant in Phnom Penh which are under the operation of Water ...

A woman fired from the Conpress Holding garment factory last week said she terminated her pregnancy of three months on Sunday in a desperate bid to gain reinstatement for herself and three other workers fired last week for unionising. Huk Pov, Free Trade Union president ...

Police at border checkpoints have in the past weeks stopped more than 2,200 people in Banteay Meanchey province from crossing into Thailand to look for better paid work, officials said yesterday. The focus on Cambodian workers migrating to Thailand-many illegally-comes amid a shortage of labor at ...

CPP President Chea Sim is presently having a medical checkup in Vietnam and may not return to Cambodia in time for the ruling party’s national congress scheduled to begin Friday in Phnom Penh, his chief bodyguard said Wednesday. Defense Minister Tea Banh, a member of ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management yesterday said more than 300 storms last year killed eight people, injured more than 100 and destroyed thousands of homes. Keo Vy, an NCDM spokesman, said there were 336 storms, an increase of 68 percent compared with 2018 when there ...

In Cambodia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng asked the administration in localities that border Thailand to increase professional measures at border checkpoints to prevent Cambodian workers from entering Thailand, which will shut its border until June 30 to prevent the spread ...

Phnom Penh’s population nearly doubled in the first decade of the 21st century, in large part thanks to workers streaming into the capital in hopes of sending money back home to their families in the provinces.Published in Migration Studies, Dr Laurie Parsons’ Mobile inequality: Remittances ...

The government on October 24 completed the third phase of the sixth round of funding to assist 670,000 poor and vulnerable people. The cash assistance is to help needy people hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with the government handing out more than 120 billion ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved three new investment projects with a total capital of $18 million. The new projects belong to New Target Footwear (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., Golden Island Garments (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., and Jin Long Quan (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., ...