A large-scale hydropower dam in China began releasing a deluge of water from its overfilling reservoir on Friday, leaving downstream neighbours to fear imminent inundation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-dam-discharges-in-mekong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The cost of a blaze that ripped through a backpack factory in Phnom Penh’s Dangkao district last Tuesday amounted to almost $1 million, an administrator at the factory said Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/estimated-900k-damage-after-factory-blaze/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday that the country needs about 11 billion U.S. dollars for public investment to support the implementation of the government’s priorities from 2013 to 2018. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-needs-11-bln-usd-for-public-investment-in-5-years-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has recorded a drastic increase in the number of deaths and injuries due to unexploded ordnance and landmines this year compared with 2013, the organisation has said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uxo-casualties-rising/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The theme for Open Data Day 2020 “Equal Development” is aligned with the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since global SDG 5 focuses on Gender Equality and to celebrate International women’s rights day which happened to fall on the same week as the event, it href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/gender-equality-and-open-data-day-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Last three years, Mr. Thy Try, Executive Director/Editor-in-Chief of Open Development Cambodia, was selected to attend the Paris Peace Forum 2019 on 12–13 November. He was impressed by how the Forum brought together many participants and high-level experts from all over the world. He learned href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-a-cambodian-ngo-presented-in-the-fifth-edition-of-the-paris-peace-forum-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 03 October 2018, Phnom Penh Capital Hall issued an announcement to the public to inform the public that during the coming Pchum Ben festival, the capital hall will arrange 215 public city buses to serve officials, military forces, citizen, workers, and the public travelling to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-of-phnom-penh-capital-hall-on-providing-the-public-free-of-charge-to-travel-to-hometown-by-city-buses-during-the-pchum-ben-festival/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 30 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on prerequisites in requiring for permission to provide COVID-19 home care services.The Ministry will allow private health services licensed by the Ministry of Health to provide home care services to COVID-19 patients under href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/prerequisites-in-requiring-for-permission-to-provide-covid-19-home-care-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 25 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on COVID-19 vaccine boosted.The Ministry of Health would like to inform and instruct the public about the type of COVID-19 vaccine that can be used for the booster dose and the time limit href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/covid-19-vaccine-boosted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 In a country known for its political patronage networks, volunteering for a demotion is rare. But Moeung Visalsok, 46, a ruling Cambodian People’s Party district council member in Kampong Chhnang province, is doing just that.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-official-quits-district-post-to-secure-commune-seat-for-ruling-party/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Tourism has been training and strengthening the capacity of  tour guides in Preah Sihanouk province, with help from leaders of provincial coastal tourism departments and 80 participants from universities and institutions in the province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-tour-guides-get-training-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Construction of the first seaport for tourist vessels in Kampot is due to start by the end of the year. The groundbreaking ceremony for the port project was previously scheduled for September, but was delayed. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampot-seaport-coming-in-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new book, released today by WWF and The New York Botanical Garden, provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive catalogue of 65 rattan species found in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – two of which are new species endemic to Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/wwf-launches-first-ever-book-on-mekong-rattan-species/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A joint force of local and provincial police in Kampot on Friday burned down more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing on the side of a mountain, according to an official involved in the operation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-find-cannabis-in-high-place/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Monday launched a five-year policy and action plan for early childhood care and development with an aim to increase enrollment and enhance protection for children aged less than six years old. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-launches-action-plan-for-early-childhood-care-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In 2012 and 2013, more than 80 percent of the Grade 12 high school students taking the national exam passed it. In 2014, 70 percent failed. The difference? This year cheating was not tolerated. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-70-fail-cambodian-national-exam-updated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With National Assembly President Heng Samrin attending a conference in Laos, CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha on Wednesday hosted his first official foreign visit since becoming first vice president of parliament in late August. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kem-sokha-hosts-1st-visit-as-assembly-leader/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Minister of Commerce Sun Chanthol said Friday that the country is unlikely to achieve its self-imposed target of exporting one million tons of milled rice by 2015 due to lack of milling capacity and funding. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-unlikely-to-achieve-1-million-ton-rice-export-by-2015-commerce-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that an estimated 30 percent of the 93,456 applicants passed their high school graduation exam early this month because the country took strict measures to enhance the quality of education sector. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/30-pct-of-students-passes-high-school-exam-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Kratie town and provincial administrators met with representatives of families living alongside Kratie Town Hall yesterday after receiving a petition expressing villagers’ concern that the town hall planned to expand its premises onto their land. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/land-at-risk-families-in-kratie-wary-over-moves/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...