Announcements

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), with financial assistance from USAID’s Cambodian Civil Society Strengthening project, is delighted to announce a series of Training on Data Literacy that consists of THREE training modules and a final workshop. Each phase is a 5-day workshop that will progressively equip ...

On 07 August 2019, Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) released an statement examine human rights abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. According to their joint report, more than 2 million Cambodians currently have a loan with ...

On 01 August 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia posted a press release on the outcome of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Interface with the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and the Meeting ...

On 02 August 2019, the government of Japan has agreed to provide USD 310,777 to AAR Japan under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects.  The Grant Contract has been singed between H.E. Mr. Horinouchi Hidehisa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to ...

On 16 July 2019, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia announced the launching of “Cambodia-Australia Water Utility Improvement Program (WUIP)”. The program will support Cambodian water operators to improve water service delivery across Cambodia. The WUIP will connect South East Water, a major water utility based ...

On 8 July 2019, the National Committee for Prevention and Crackdown on National Resources Offences issued​ a press release on the implementation of strict legal measures to combat forest crimes. Means related to forest crimes such as cars, tractor, and motorbikes will be requested to local ...

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) ...

On 17 June 2019, Prey Lang Community Network of four provinces such as Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, and Kampong Thom, released a statement on the increase of illegal logging and many illegal activities in the Prey Lang forest. The majority of illegal activities found ...

On 07 June 2019, environmental organizations, associations, and youth issued a joint statement calling on the government, private sector, youth, and the public to engage actively in the fight against climate change through the environmental protection and reduction of carbon emission. In the statement, they ...

On 10 June 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued an instruction on payment of new seniority indemnity for enterprises in garment and footwear industries to properly implement Prakas No. 443 K.B/Br.K.Kh.L issued on 21 September 2018 on payment of seniority indemnity. The instruction includes ...

On 10 June 2019, the Ministry of Environment issued a press release expressing the significant contribution of non-timber forest producer groups and associations as social protection as well as their commitment to forest conservation and poverty eradication goals. About 68% of total rural households across ...

On 10 June 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued an instruction on payment of new seniority indemnity in each year from 2019 (for all enterprises and establishments) to properly implement Prakas No. 443 K.B/Br.K.Kh.L issued on 21 September 2018 on payment of seniority indemnity. ...

On 06 June 2019, His Excellency CHEA Sophara, with His Excellency Say Samal; representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met the EU Fact-Finding Mission on the Implementation of the ...

Following an announcement to reduce school hours during the hot season, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport​ on 05 June, 2019 has announced the resumption of regular school hours after rainy season has started. The following are the regular hours:In the morning, classes start ...

On 29 May 2019, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the cancellation of the one percent Minimum Tax which was announced by the Prime Minister Hun Sen in Cambodia’s investment environment seminar held in Japan. This Minimum Tax will be ...

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 ...

On 15 May 2019, the German Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a press release on the commitment of Germany to end poverty in Cambodia. Germany will provide a loan for rural infrastructure, a grant for nutrition and social accountability, and increase its capacity building efforts ...

On 03 May 2019, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued an announcement on higher education scholarships for disabled students. The ministry encouraged the disabled students (deafness, blindness, other disability) to have the privilege to receive scholarships for their tertiary education automatically for any major ...

On 02 May 2019, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a press release on a land dispute resolution mechanism for the people. These include (1) the national and provincial cadastral committees, (2) the National Authority for Land Conflict Resolution, (3) judicial ...

On 25 April 2019, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport published an announcement of the practice of fewer teaching and studying hours during the hot, dry season in order to prevent risks and avoid diseases. All educational institutions are requested to practice as follow:In ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and Fedora is going to host Fedora Khmer Translation Sprint 3 on Sunday, 05 May 2019.  Fedora is a free Linux based operating system from the same branch as Red Hat Linux that is run on enterprise servers. Fedora Desktop is aimed ...

On 05 April 2019, the Office of the Council of Ministers issued a press release on the result of the Cambodian Cabinet meeting which was held at the Peace Palace.  After listening to the reports and comments, the Cabinet meeting decided to approve the following:Draft ...

On 05 April 2019, Phnom Penh Capital Hall announced the provision of free city bus and taxi boat services to the public during the upcoming Khmer New Year. From 12 to 18 April, the capital hall will deploy 120 public city buses to serve officials, ...

On 3 April 2019, the United Nations in Cambodia issued a press release on the third policy dialogue focused on economic diversification and debt management in connection with the Belt and Road initiative (BRI) in Cambodia. The  policy dialogue engaged senior representatives of the Royal ...