Close to 2,000 people, including monks, NGO workers and citizens, marched peacefully to the Ministry of Justice yesterday morning, defying City Hall’s ban on the Human Rights Day protest.Demonstrators from 16 different provinces marched from three separate locations – the senate, Chenla Cinema and Wat ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 23 June 2020, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK sokhonn and His Excellency Wang Wentian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Kingdom of Cambodia, will sign the Agreement on the Cooperation Projects of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation special Fund 2020 on 23 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mr. BE Chantra is the lead organizer of BarCamp in Cambodia, an international, innovative, and open technology conference. He is in charge of overall event planning, funding and coordination of all activities, ensuring the events run smoothly and meet expected outcomes. He has also organized ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Health facilities in Cambodia (2010) in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the details information on health facilities such as health posts, health centers, referral hospitals ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 16 July 2020, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Cambodia Road Connectivity Improvement Project. The project will enhance rural communities’ access to critical services, such as health centers, referral ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 09 July 2021, the EuroCham Cambodia posted a press release on its official Facebook page to congrats the Royal Government of Cambodia for having approved the Draft Law on Investment during a Council of Minister’s Meeting virtually.EuroCham applauded this exciting development, which will significantly ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 28 March 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency Chhieng Yanara held a courtesy meeting with Her Excellency Dr. Im Jeong Hee. His Excellency Chhieng Yanara, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and secretary General of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Ruon Thol plans to harvest his rice crop early next month. The farmer spent more than 6 million riel (about $1,500) this wet season to cultivate his four hectares of farmland in Battambang province’s Banan district. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge on Wednesday rejected the prosecution’s request that former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem sokha be rearrested for allegedly violating his bail conditions. ss='cambodia-color'>...

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On 25 January 2023, the Cambodian Indigenous People Alliance (CIPA) issued a statement on indigenous women’s issues and challenges on law enforcements and law amendments on forestry and protected areas.Indigenous communities, associations, and organizations consisting of a total of 48 individuals, and 36 women organized ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 11 July 2023, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a joint media release on National Bank of Cambodia and Monetary Authority of singapore sets up Financial Transparency Corridor to support sMEs.The FTC is an information sharing platform which will facilitate the exchange of financial ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “special economic zone in Cambodia” adding 01 new map features in Banteay Meanchey from sub-decree no. 235 on the establishment of LL Poipet special Economic Zone. This dataset describes the information of special economic zone (sEZ) ss='cambodia-color'>...

Between 2010 and 2018, 73 people have been victims of extra-judicial violence, more commonly referred to as “mob justice” or “mob killings” and these acts of violence resulted in 57 deaths and 16 wounded.1 Those figures are considered by experts to be largely underestimated due ss='cambodia-color'>...

Victims of the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and stone-throwing youths in Phnom Penh on sunday night recounted the event Monday, with some saying they sustained injuries while battling against riot police and others saying they were simply unfortunate commuters trapped in ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “COVID-19” in Cambodia. On the new bilingual page, the public can access to an informative dashboard where all the COVID-19 cases​ found in Cambodia are visualized as an info-graph, classifying the cases by type, province, ss='cambodia-color'>...

PPMM #22: Highwater Risk Analysis & [Forest Cover] Change DetectionPlease consider yourself invited!In honor of the recent Water Festival, let’s re-celebrate it in our own geeky way – via mapping. WatersHED Cambodia and 1001 Fountaines took a raincheck but expressed an interest in giving a ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mr. BUN Tharum is the co-founder of Kiripost, a modern media company that focuses on business and technology. He has been blogging about media and technology in Cambodia since 2004. His work has also appeared in a number of international media outlets.He was also a contributor to Global Voices ss='cambodia-color'>...

Higher education, in general, refers to education beyond the secondary level. Higher education institutions (HEIs) in Cambodia can be classified into three categories: The Royal Academy, university, and college. Cambodia’s higher education consists of an associate degree, four years of undergraduate education, two years of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “special economic zone in Cambodia” adding 1 new map features in Preah sihanou​k from sub decree no. 54 on the establishment of King Bridge International Prey Nob special economic zone. This dataset describes the information of ss='cambodia-color'>...