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 ...

‘Top up $2 and get 30 free minutes daily for 20 days. Top up $5 and expand the same offer for a month. And, for a $10 recharge, that half-an-hour freebie lasts 50 days.” Mobile operator Beeline, which announced the promotion in August, called it “another ...

Over the past three days, the CNRP conducted one of the most significant campaigns of mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in years. For three days, more than 20,000 people packed into Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for daily appearances from opposition leaders Sam Rainsy ...

In one corner of the cavernous traInIng centre, a woman patIently strIps the baby blue sheets off a queen-sIze bed, removIng the flower-patterned pIllowcases and foldIng them neatly to one sIde. Under the watchful eye of an Instructor, she then remakes the bed, carefully fluffIng the ...

Well-known timber magnate Try Pheap is preparing to expand cross-country with a scheme that already gives him exclusive rights to buy all the wood felled on economic land concessions (ELCs) in Ratanakkiri province, a spokesman for the businessman said. The Agriculture Ministry’s Forestry Administration in February ...

If you were gIven all the money In the world to Invest In a stock from the stock exchanges of Laos and CambodIa, whIch stock would you choose? You mIght not actually get a lot of choIces – both exchanges are stagnant two years after ...

Open Cambodia A Mozilla/Aspiration Conference Open Web, Open Source, Open Knowledge 16-17 September 2011 Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh Friday 16 September 8:00-8:30 Registration – Grand Mekong Hall, First Floor 8:30-10:15 interactive Plenary 10:15-10:30 Coffee Break 10:30-12:00 Agenda Crowdsourcing: Session Development 12:00-1:00 Lunch – Provided at the Sun Café Restaurant, Ground Floor, Sunway Hotel 1:00-3:00 Break-Out i – Framing Sessions: ...

One of the highlights of last year’s edition of the​ 5th Mekong iCT Camp 2017 hosted by Open Development Cambodia was the “Seed Grant innovative Award”, endowed with 3,000$ for each of the five awarded teams. About half a year after the grant receivers were ...

Cambodian fish farmer checking on fish quality. Photo by U.S. Agency for international Development (USAiD), taken on 16 October 2012. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia’s inland capture fisheries are among the largest in the world. The fishing industry encompasses subsistence, commercial and recreational fishing, as ...