On 30 June 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and international Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, His Excellency Ekkaphab PHANTHAVONG, and His Excellency CHEN Hai attended the Handover Ceremony of Chinese Government’s Contribution of COViD-19 Vaccines to ...

Appreciation letter,The 5th Mekong iCT Camp 2017 “Cross-border Collaboration with DATA” Dear Campers,it was an honor to have you in attendance. We understand that you have many obligations, and we appreciate you taking time from your busy schedules to join us. On behalf of the ...

Greg Bem and Penhleak ChanOn September 25-26, ODC representatives Penhleak Chan and Greg Bem attended TechCamp Phnom Penh at the Royal University of Phnom Penh’s Cambodia-Korea Cooperation Center. Part think tank and part networking party, TechCamp brought minds from all sectors to work together and ...

“When I fIrst arrIved In CambodIa, I was Impressed of the dIgItIzatIon process here,” Dr. DanIel SchmückIng remembers hIs fIrst days In Phnom Penh, and contInues: “I thought ‘how can I survIve here?’ but then someone told me about PassApp.” The Konrad Adenauer StIftung (KAS) ...

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Yong Yim’s voice rises to a high-pitched quiver when she talks about a planned dam in the Areng Valley that would inundate land her family has inhabited for hundreds of years to form what amounts to a giant battery. Now they are staring at ...

InterIor MInIster Sar Kheng on Monday warned of “trouble” If opposItIon leader Sam RaInsy does not return to the negotIatIng table to hammer out a solutIon to a stalemate between the CPP and the opposItIon over IrregularItIes durIng the July 28 natIonal electIon. Mr. Kheng made ...

Straining under the weight of bricks, buckets and metal bars, a faceless army carry their loads from trucks to a massive building site on Penh Penh’s Diamond island. Hidden beneath wide-brimmed hats and kramas masking their faces from dust and the sun, the battalion of ...

For the ethnic Bunong people in this northeastern province, animals are an integral part of the local economy. Pigs, chickens and water buffaloes offer a variety of sustenance and labour. But it’s the elephants that bring foreigners – and foreigners bring cash. “When i get tours, the ...

The opposition CNRP has called on its supporters to gather in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday for a large rally, though party leaders insisted that the event would be peaceful and not considered to be a demonstration against contested national election results. in a statement ...

Many Cambodian women arrive in South Korea or China for marriage, only to find themselves being chosen as mistresses, say labour rights activists. While young Cambodian men, who travel to Thailand to work on fishing boats, often fall prey to drug abuse. Loss of land, debt, ...

Social Development Editor – ResearcherChanphalla is a Social Development Editor – Researcher of Open Development Cambodia. His main responsibilities are daily news summary, conducting research, producing social development related contents, translating, editing and other reporting tasks.Chanphalla is an international Relations (iR) graduate of institute of ...

With financial support from USAiD Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening (CCSS) project, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has carried out three phases of Data Literacy Training Program, the first of its kind in Cambodia, with over 25 participants from different sectors including civil society, journalism, think tank, ...

Dr. Tan Reasmey, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology at the institute of Technology of Cambodia. Photo taken from the​ USAiD​ Asia​ on August 18, 2016. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Relevant national policy frameworksFrom the perspective of the government as ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) together with the iCT4D Cambodia Network are the local partners in Cambodia to implement the ASEAN Digital innovation Program, which is supported by the ASEAN Foundation and the Microsoft. We are delighted to be organizing the Training of the Trainers (TOT) ...

Participating in discussions and learning about current issues boosts indigenous youth’s confidence.“Because i participated in various activities and training, i now feel more confident in expressing myself and my community.”Mr. Mong Samut is a 22-year-old Brao indigenous youth. He was born in a remote area ...

In 1996, the MInIstry of Commerce (MoC) was establIshed by law. Its organIzatIon and functIonIng Is defIned by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of CambodIa. After a nomInatIon of the PrIme MInIster’s candIdate and the vote of confIdence on the cabInet by the NatIonal ...

On 18 July 2017, Minister of Economy and Finance, Aun Porn Moniroth, had a meeting with Ellen Goldstein, who has been appointed as Country Director of World Bank for Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR, East Asia and Pacific.  The Economy Minister has informed Goldstein of ...

Philippe Laurent became secretary-general of Cambodia Airports in May 2008. He was one of six senior executives in charge of the country’s international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the little-used facility in Sihanoukville. Mr. Laurent is now carrying out a one-man campaign against ...