The price of durian from Thailand has risen sharply this year, leading to shrinking profits for fruit vendors in Phnom Penh as demand from China for the spiky, pungent fruit grows more robust. On sihanouk Boulevard, fruit vendor Heng sovanna said that since March, the price ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 09 June 2021, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia was pleased to announce a new landmark initiative to electrify villages in Cambodia that are not connected to the grid.​ In partnership with Ministry of Mines and Energy Cambodia, Électricité du Cambodge, and Electricity Authority of ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 05 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Outcomes of the AsEAN Post Ministerial Conference sessions with the United states of America, Australia, the Russian Federation and India, and the 11th East Asia summit Foreign Ministers’ ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 August 2021, Cambodian Center for Independent Media issued a joint statement on redressing Cambodia’s human rights situation before establishing an NHRI. In light of the ever-worsening human rights situation in Cambodia, the undersigned civil society organizations, trade unions, associations and communities, are deeply ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 19 October 2021, the Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia issued a notification on suspension the websites of indebted companies for 2013 and 2014. Companies that are still indebted for the use of .kh website services for 2013 and 2014 have been informed that the Telecommunications ss='cambodia-color'>...

Phon Touch and Teang Sreytouch have been working for yearS in Cambodia&rSquo;S garment induStry, but now the two women are worried they could join the thouSandS of otherS in the Sector who&rSquo;ve been laid off without proper compenSation. ​ SS='cambodia-color'>...

Foul-smelling wastewater is draining into the sea at sihanoukville’s O’Chheu Teal beach, leaving visitors plugging their noses and a local business owner and tourism official concerned that the stink will scare off tourists. ss='cambodia-color'>...

After the government shuttered independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD) on Monday, dozens of civil society groups decried the decision and numerous embassies warned the loss of the publication seriously damaged Cambodia’s dwindling press freedom in the run-up to the July national election. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia mildly improved its score on Transparency International’s 2022 corruption index released Tuesday, but remains considered among the most corrupt countries globally. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Despite a wave of international concern over the shutdown of independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD), Prime Minister Hun sen said that the outlet’s license will not be restored and offered VOD reporters government jobs instead in a Facebook post Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Senior Finance and Admin OfficerTranSparency, accountability and honeSty are Mr. Sarath&rSquo;S core valueS. In charge of finance and admin taSkS of ODC, Mr. Sarath workS cloSely with all team memberS to produce the good achievementS on enSure that all financial documentS are legally compliant with SS='cambodia-color'>...

The opening of the Cambodian economy in the 1990s and the new Investment Law (2021) encouraged investment in development projects in a range of sectors, including extractive industries, physical infrastructure, agriculture, hydropower, and ecotourism, among others. These sectors are obligated to carry out the Environmental ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has continued its effort to reform the education sector at all levels. Over the years, policies and regulations have been enforced to improve education quality, accessibility, efficiency, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and transparency. Those policies and regulations include Education strategic Plan 2019-2023, ss='cambodia-color'>...

A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on saturday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the July 28 national election was abruptly abandoned sunday, with NEC President Im sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia is delighted to organize the workshop “Mobile Data Collection with Kobo Toolbox”. The course will focus on: Principle and application of Kobo Toolbox which is a suite mobile data collection technology for building form questionnaire, data collection and management for higher quality.Hands-on practice ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia’s team regularly develops graphics and infographics to help visually represent data findings for its website, and also social media outreach.  For the development of its new profile page template under the Innovations in social Accountability in Cambodia (IsAC) project, the regular generation ss='cambodia-color'>...

From Cape Town to Helsinki, between Wellington and sao Paulo: some 400 events took place during this year’s Open Data Day. Of course, Open Development Cambodia was part of the global event. For the Cambodian edition of the annual celebration of the international open data, ss='cambodia-color'>...

In October 2013, ODC and Columbia University’s school of International and Public Affairs established a collaborative partnership to aggregate data and describe trends regarding Cambodia’s donors and development assistance. This partnership is tied to sIPA’s Workshop in Development Practice, a course for second-year, Master’s degree ss='cambodia-color'>...

Since the 1990S, the Cambodian economy haS recorded a SubStantial expanSion led by the touriSm, manufacturing and conStruction SectorS. One of the higheSt economic growth rateS in the world allowed Cambodia to become a lower-middle-income country in 2015 75The country haS a Strategic poSition in SS='cambodia-color'>...

On the morning of 2 March 2024, the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) organized and celebrated Open Data Day 2024 (ODD 2024) in Phnom Penh with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade through The Asia Foundation’s Ponlok Chomnes: Data and ss='cambodia-color'>...