Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has been conducting regular social media outreach postings on Facebook for its many activities, including its work for the innovations in Social Accountability project. Its ISAC program partner internews facilitated training by a digital marketing specialist on Advanced Social Media for ...

On November 11, ODC shared its new Social Accountability profile page with a public launch. The page was brainstormed by the ODC team as an improvement in the presentation and organization of ODC data, and designed to share information on Social Accountability and public service ...

As a part of Internews’ work with ODC for the Innovations In Social Accountability In Cambodia project (ISAC), plans were developed for Internews’ Media BusIness Unit (‘NewsgaIn’) to review ODC’s website usIng tools such as Google Analytics. The design and function of ODC’s website have ...

During a meeting to discuss water resources with officials from the Japanese Embassy in Cambodia, Thor Chetha, the minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, proposed that Japan assist in addressing the nation’s flooding and drought issues. ...

The Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia on Wednesday disputed international media characterizations of the country as a haven for criminal syndicates as attention grows on human trafficking at scam compounds. ...

On 23 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the 6th General Assembly of the Council for the Promotion of Francophonie in Cambodia (CPFC). ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with internews, organized a training program on “Data Literacy for Journalists” that brought together 11 journalists, of whom 2 are female, from Cambodia’s capital and provinces. The training program is part of the innovation for Social Accountability (ISAC) project ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation has stated that ‘the 2023 general election is a true reflection of Cambodia’s democratic maturity with its exceptional voter participation and its election legitimacy as attested by the diversity of national and international observer teams.’ ...

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation (MFAIC) Khy Sovanratana has received a courtesy call from Ambassador Kairat Sarybay, Secretary General of the Conference on interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA). ...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is delighted to share our participation in an event organized by the innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) project on May 9, 2024, in Battambang province. The event, a Social Accountability Digital Tools exhibition, provided a platform for ODC ...

Land evictions, poor prison conditions and the lack of an independent judiciary were among the concerns listed in the European Union’s 2010 review of human rights in Cambodia. According to the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2010, which charts ...

A report published last week by the UN Action for Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons (UN-ACT) says the main cause of human trafficking from Cambodia to China was a lack of jobs and low wages, forcing many young women to look at opportunities abroad. ...

Cambodian women have less chance of being promoted to positions of power than women in any other East Asian country, a report by the NGO Social Watch international has found. But government officials have rejected the findings and maintained the number of females in Cambodia’s ...

Asia’s economic success has been carried on the shoulders of poor women, whose higher load of work has been unequally compensated and undervalued, according to an Oxfam report released on Tuesday.   ...

Social work, long-established in developed countries but unheard-of in Cambodia, could be set to change the face of child protection in the country as interest in the field grows. Last week, a hundred potential social workers from around the country came to Phnom Penh for an ...

Helping women find better employment opportunities is key to ensuring they feel able to report rape and sexual abuse, government and civil society representatives said yesterday. Although Cambodian courts are prosecuting an increasing number of cases involving violence against women, economic concerns stop many from reporting ...

A mob of 500 villagers beat a man to death in Kampong Cham province yesterday after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and stepdaughter with a pair of scythes and reportedly taunted the assembled crowd with his wife’s severed hand. Police said Laing Pises, 48, used the ...

Yet another clash between protesters and police resulted in at least three women being knocked unconscious in the capital yesterday. A Post reporter saw police punch and use batons to quell protesters after a group of about 250 people, including many from the Borei Keila community ...

When the Supreme Court hears land-rights activist Yorm Bopha’s final appeal this morning, familiar cries for justice will come from Boeung Kak women on the streets outside. Much has been written about the housewives of Boeung Kak who have risen up against the government and developers ...

Siv Mao, 25, just had a caesarian operation. She feels some discomfort but is smiling. Her newborn baby is sleeping fitfully beside her and she says: “They saved our lives and I’m happy.” Ms. Mao encountered complications in her pregnancy and doctors knew she could not ...