CSOs joint statement on resolutions of 11 priority problems to end gender-based violence in the world of work and to protect workers’ fundamental freedoms & rights
On the occasion of the “Sixteen Days Campaign of Activism Against Gender-based Violence” this year, the Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR) released an join statement on 01 December 2019. Twenty one of trade unions, associations, and civil society organizations, working for the promotion of ...
Cambodia Center for Human Rights
Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kits
On 01 July 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication issued a press release on Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kits.To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication will import the COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Kits from ...
Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
Press release on the official launch of e-business registration platform through single portal phase 3
On 22 June 2023, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has posted a press release on the official launch of the e-business registration platform through single portal phase 3 on their official social media site.According to the press release, the e-business registration platform is one ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
News release on the implementation of the Incentive Policy of Angkor Archaeological Park Pass
On 25 February 2020, Angkor enterprise has issued a news release on the incentive policy of Angkor park pass in order to the support the tourism sector amidst of COVID-19. The new incentive policy will be implemented for four months started from 25 February 2020 ...
Angkor Enterprise
Advisory Note to GMAC Members On Cambodia and the UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP)
On 19 November 2020, Garments Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has posted an advisory note regarding UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP). Following Brexit, eligible developing countries will be able to benefit from UK’s General Scheme of Preference (GSP). Cambodia, classified by the UN as ...
Garments Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC)
Arrival of the second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan and donated by the government of Japan
On 6 August 2021, Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a press release on the arrival of the second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines manufactured in Japan and donated by the government of Japan. As part of the efforts of the Government of ...
Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia
First-ever record of breeding of the extremely rare Siamese crocodile in Srepok area in over a decade raises hopes for global conservation
On 21 September 2021, the Ministry of Environment and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued a joint press release on the first-ever record of breeding of the extremely rare Siamese crocodile in Srepok area in over a decade raises hopes for global conservation. It was under ...
Ministry of Environment and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
MRC ministerial council approves a drought management strategy, other policies, boosting Mekong countries’ ability to prepare for future disaster
On 26 November 2019, Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council today at their annual gathering in Phnom Penh approved a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam to prepare for and manage drought collectively. The approved ...
Mekong River Commission
Press release on the positive case of COVID-19 virus on a 38-years-old Cambodian male in Siem Reap province
On 7 March 2020, the ministry of health has posted a press release on its official Facebook page addressing the positive COVID-19 case on a 39 years old Cambodian male who had direct contact with the Japanese business man that test positive for the virus. ...
Ministry of Health
Trade/Human Rights: Commission decides to partially withdraw Cambodia's preferential access to the EU market
On 12 February 2020, The European Commission in Brussels has decided to withdraw part of the tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the European Union’s Everything But Arms’ (EBA) trade scheme due to the serious and systematic violations of the human rights principles enshrined in ...
European Union (EU)
Result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
On 14 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee for the Implementation of ...
Ministry of Commerce
ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World
On 22 June 2021, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, will virtually attend the Opening Session of the High-Level Policy Dialogue on “ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World,” which will be held ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Message of H.E. Mr. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the provision of Vaccines
On 13 July 2021, Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a message of H.E. Mr. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the provision of vaccines.The Japanese Government has announced it will provide approximately one million doses of ...
Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia
The outcomes of the ASEM senior officials' meeting (SOM) via videoconference
On 12 July 2021, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the ASEM senior officials’ meeting (SOM).Cambodia, as the host of the 13th ASEM Summit (ASEM13), co-chaired with the European Union (EU) the ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Invitation for two-day training workshops on "The basics of data-driven journalism"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce two two-day training workshops on “The Basics of Data-Driven Journalism”. The courses focus on all steps of data journalism, including the search for a topic and the right data, the analyzes and preparation of datasets, data visualization, ...
Ministry of Information issues a press release on the practice of journalism and clarification on the concerns of some CSOs on press freedom in Cambodia
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Information on 03 November 2020, the government denied all allegations made by the media that the government had cracked down on them. In the statement, the Cambodian government explains as follows:According to the spokesman of the Ministry ...
Ministry of Information
Announcement on the 11 new positive COVID-19 cases of Cambodian-Muslim who has traveled to attend religious ceremony in Malaysia and 1 new positive case of Cambodia man who traveled to Thailand
On 16 March 2020, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the finding of 12 new positive COVID-19 cases. The cases is as follow:1. In Banteay Meanchey province: Two cases of Khmer Muslim man and one Cambodian from Thailand 2. In Phnom Penh: 2 ...
Ministry of Health
CCHR releases a briefing note on business and human rights entitled "Preventing, Mitigating and Remedying Land-Related Rights Violations in the Kingdom of Cambodia"
On 20 December 2018, The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) released a briefing note on business and human rights entitled “Preventing, Mitigating and Remedying Land-Related Rights Violations in the Kingdom of Cambodia” on its website in both Khmer and English versions. As part of its business and ...
Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR)
Blogpost contest: ICT to study and work from home in times of COVID-19
COVID-19 has shaken the whole world and has changed our routines overnight. However, at ODC we believe that such bizarre days can also be an opportunity to learn from each other, strengthen relationships and discover new things.We encourage ODC users and ICT enthusiasts to participate ...
Open Development Cambodia
Travel restrictions issued by the Royal Government of Cambodia in relation to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
In order to reduce and contain the transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and in line with the measures taken by ASEAN countries, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to impose, in addition to the recent travel measures of the Ministry of Health of ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation