On 25 March 2021, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) issued a press release on the provision of a $2-million grant to formulate a master plan of eastern Mekong Delta-IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Cambodia. This project aims at mitigating the damages caused by ...

On 20 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on four Cambodian people, a 65-year-old and a 72-year-old men died at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, a 48-year-old woman died at Sihanoukville Provincial Referral Hospital, and a 40-year-old woman died ...

On 09 February  2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Cambodia. In this announcement, there is a clear division of the number of vaccines to be provided to 189,500 volunteers. According to the announcement, ...

On 19 April 2021, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) issued an appeal to all stakeholders on the temporary closure of garments, footwear, and travel products manufacturing which are not considered essential sectors to be operated during the lockdown. This was made in response ...

On 31 March 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) issued a press release introducing the online tool “Pidor, the Smart Villagers” an Interactive Voice Response, Facebook-based chatbot that can provide Cambodian citizens information on public services in Banteay Meanchey province. The tool ...

On​ 29​ April​ 2021,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Health​ issued​ an​ announcement​ on​ the​ death​ of​ COVID-19​ on​ three​ Cambodian​ people,​ a​ 23-year-old​ woman​ died​ at​ the​ Cambodia-China​ Friendship​ Hospital​ Preah​ Kosomak,​ a​ 46-year-old​ woman​ died​ at​ Tbong​ Khmum​ Provincial​ Health​ Department,​ and​ a​ 64-year-old​ man​ ...

On 09 August 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia issued a press release on​ U.S. provides an additional $4 million for urgent COVID-19 assistance in Cambodia.This assistance will provide timely support to increase Cambodia’s readiness to administer COVID-19 vaccines, promote vaccination in eligible populations, provide ...

On 13 August 2021, National Committee for Coastal Area Management issued a press release on authorization by the Royal Government to implement a project to improve the mud​ beach into a 2,700-meter height public beach from crab market to mangrove forests located in Phum Thmei, ...

On 26 October 2021, the Ministry of Tourism issued a notification on the procedure for opening vaccine tourism. Cambodia will be opened to vaccine tourism in three stages: (1) resumption, (2) regional-based reopening, and (3) full reopening. ...

On 23 October 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on the lifting of the temporary suspension of direct flights from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Direct flights from Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines have been resumed. ...

Cambodia kicked off the new academic year of 2021-2022 for all grades on January 10, with all students required to implement the “new normal path in education” in the context of Covid-19. This came after two years of remote learning and disruptions to regular classroom ...

In Cambodia, data-driven storytelling is almost non-existent and still a very new concept to most journalists, media branches, newsrooms and CSOs. In the newsrooms, data journalism is rarely produced due to limited data literacy.The project aimed to train people in data-driven storytelling. While there is ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) added a new map layer of forest cover in 2023 to the existing dataset on “Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)”. This dataset focuses on Cambodia’s annual forest cover range from 2015 to 2023.=> Please click here to go to “Forest cover ...

Jatropha, known in Cambodia as “Lhong Kwong”, is commonly grown in the Kingdom. Jatropha mainly grows in the mountainous regions of the north and central parts of Cambodia but is not restricted to those areas. It can be found in Battambong, Pursat, Kampong Speu, Sihanouk, ...

Cambodia restructured its economy after many years of protracted war and instability. The economy grew strongly following the country’s transition to a free-market economy as it opened to trade and capital flows. Growth was supported by the flow of development assistance, access to the European ...

On​ 12​ April​ 2021,​ the​ Cambodian​ Youth​ Network​ Association​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ on​ the​ Publication​ of​ investigation​ and​ research​ report​ on​ the​ road​ to​ completely​ destruction​ of​ Phnom​ Ses​ community​ forest.​ The​ results​ of​ the​ survey​ and​ research​ obtained​ through​ community​ interviews,​ monitoring​ of​ ...

On 12 April 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release: video conference between Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency Dr. Phankham Viphavanh, Prime Minister of the Lao ...

On 21 April 2021, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the death of COVID-19 on five Cambodian people, a 63-year-old man, a 52-year-old, and a 61-year-old woman died at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital, a 66-year-old woman died at Sihanoukville Provincial Referral Hospital, and another ...

On 07 April 2021, the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport issued a press release that the ministry and UNICEF are working together to ensure the disadvantaged and underprivileged children continue their education, while schools remain suspended amid the COVID-19 outbreak in the community. UNICEF ...

On 06 April 2021, Cambodian Youth Network and civil society groups issued a joint statement requesting the Royal Government to directly introduce measures to all microfinance institutions (MFI) and banks to suspend all loan repayments and interest accrual for at least three months in order ...