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General Information

Cambodian flag and anthem by the World Statement

This site shows the flag, anthem and genealogy of the rulers of Cambodia.

Constitution of Cambodia

This site contains the constitutional law of Cambodia.

Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection: Cambodia Maps

This is the website of The University of Texas at Austin. It contains various maps of Cambodia such as country maps, city maps, thematic maps, and historical maps.

The world Fact Book, Cambodia (CIA)

This site provides facts about geography, people, government, economy, communication and statistic information. Must select the country to access information on a specific country.

Politics

Head of State

Website of the King Father

The site is only available in French. The site documents the work of the royal family of Cambodia and especially on the King-Father Norodom Sihanouk. The site is updated by the Royal Cabinet.

Website of the Royal Family

The site is available in English, Khmer, and French. The site documents the work of the current monarch of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni and the royal family. The site is updated by the Royal Cabinet.

Government Ministries & Departments

Office of Council of Ministers

The official websites of the council of ministers in Cambodia include the structures, relevant units, and updated news related to the cabinet. The website also provides a directory of all the official websites of the Ministries in Cambodia.

Press And Quick Reaction Unit

A unit of the Office of Council Ministers that provide official and up-to-date information related to the work of the government.

Ministry of Interior

The official website of the Ministry of Interior provides information on the ministry's structure, the ministry's works in public order and security and public administration, and relevant publications by the ministry.

Ministry of Defense

The site is solely in Khmer. The official website of the Ministry of Defense provides information on the ministry’s structure, work, and directory to the different units under the Ministry of Defense.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

The official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation provides information on the Ministry's structure, Cambodia's foreign policies, consular services, and foreign missions in Cambodia. The site is available in Khmer, English, and French.

Ministry of Economic and Finance

The site is available in Khmer. The official website of the Ministry of Economic and Finance provides information on the Ministry's structure, the economic policies in Cambodia, and the directory of the departments under the ministry.

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

The official site of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in the agriculture sector in the kingdom of Cambodia. This site is very comprehensive and deals essentially with anything related to agriculture, animal husbandry, and horticulture in Cambodia.

Ministry of Rural Development

The site is available in both Khmer and English (change at the bottom of the page). The official site of the Ministry of Rural Development provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in developing Cambodia's rural areas.

Ministry of Commerce

The site is only available in Khmer. The official site of the Ministry of Commerce provides information on the ministry's structure and their work dealing with commercial trade, facilitation, competition and economic integration. Business registration forms and online registration can be accessed through this site.

Ministry of Mines and Energy

The link to the site is temporarily unavailable. The official site of the Ministry of Mines and Energy provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in Cambodia's energy sector.

Ministry of Planning

The Ministry of Planning consists of two main parts: the General Directorate of Planning (GDP) and the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). It is responsible for guiding and managing national socioeconomic development planning (GDP) and managing the statistical functions of the Royal Government (NIS).

National Institute of Statistics

The National Institute of Statistics (NIS), which is part of the Ministry of Planning, is the focal point of statistical matters in Cambodia. The NIS compiles and consolidates statistics provided by decentralized offices and also collects primary data through household and establishment surveys and population, agricultural and economic censuses. Key statistics by NIS include the nationwide census and the Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey.

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport

The official site of the ministry deals with curriculum policies, education plans and any other sector involved with the education of Cambodia. The site also provides information on education statistics in Cambodia.

Ministry of Social Affairs Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation

The official site of the ministry provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in providing social services for people in vulnerable groups.

Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction

The link to the site is temporarily unavailable. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work on land use, urban planning, construction projects, and the resolution of land use conflicts.

Ministry of Environment

The site is available in both Khmer and English. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in natural resources management, environmental protection, and community-based organization in Cambodia.

Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology

The site only is available in Khmer. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in irrigation and water resources management

Ministry of Information

The site is available only in Khmer. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in charge of media and information in Cambodia.

Ministry of Justice

The site is available only in Khmer. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in drafting laws, preparing the policy framework for the courts to implement and following up on policy implementation that has been set out. The site is an essential place to get any law and legal documents issued in Cambodia and a compilation of glossaries on legal terms from Khmer to English and vice versa. The site also contains filters based on the type of document, issuing institution, dates, and sectors.

Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection

This official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in facilitating the relations between the National Assembly and the Senate.

Ministry of Post and Telecommunication

The site is available in both Khmer and English. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work to promote effective network infrastructure connectivity and accessible services of Post, Telecommunications, and ICT sectors across the Kingdom of Cambodia, the region and the world in order to contribute to socioeconomic development and poverty reduction.

Ministry of Health

This official site provides information on the ministry's structure, policies, and their work in governing healthcare, the healthcare industry, public health and health-related NGOs in Cambodia. The Ministry governs and regulates the activity of medical professionals, hospitals and clinics in the country.

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

The site is available only in Khmer. The site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in leading and managing the public works and transport sector in the Kingdom of Cambodia. This includes building, maintaining and managing all the infrastructure of roads, bridges, ports, railways, waterways and buildings; and establishing the regulations for the development of the roads, ports, railways and waterways infrastructure. The site also contains information on public services like driving license registration, a directory to vehicle technical inspection, vehicle registration, as well as the schedule, route, and price of train and taxi boats.

Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts

The site is temporarily unavailable. The ministry can be reached on Facebook. A sector-by-sector guide to Cambodia's cultural scene comprising informative overviews of each sector together with contact details and descriptions of key institutions and agencies.

Ministry of Tourism

The site contains all information regarding travel to Cambodia including visa information, accommodations, transportation, travel agencies, food and drink and several other items related to entertainment and tourism.

Ministry of Culture and Religions

The site is temporarily unavailable. The ministry deals with religious affairs of Cambodia.

Ministry of Women's Affairs

The site is available in both Khmer and English. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their works in producing policies in mainstreaming and promoting gender equality and women empowerment, including vulnerable women and girls in all sectors in Cambodia. The site also includes the link to the Ministry's partners and projects. The area of work of the ministry includes gender mainstreaming, women's economic empowerment, violence against women, gender and health, gender and education, women in politics and decision-making, gender and climate change, and vulnerable groups of women and girls.

Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training

This official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work on labour, workforce, and vocational education. The site also includes labour law and a system to register labour unions, and for companies and workers to update their employment book.

Ministry of Civil Service

The site is only available in Khmer. The official site provides information on the ministry's structure and their work in managing civil servants in Cambodia. The site also contains information on the number of annual civil servant recruitment and relevant regulations for civil servants.

Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI)

The site is available in both Khmer and English. The former Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, the ministry is responsible for the management of the fields of industry, science, technology, and innovation including handicrafts and potable water in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Legislatures

National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia

The National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the legislative body of Cambodia. The site provides information on the NA structure and also the committee within the body.

Senate of Cambodia

The site is only available in Khmer. The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Cambodia

Election

The National Election Committee

This site is available in both Khmer and English. NEC supervises the national election of Cambodia. The site contains information on the voter list and election results in Cambodia, including both the commune and national elections.

Economic

Foreign investment

Council for the Development of Cambodia

The council promotes and facilitates foreign and local investments and approves new investment projects.

Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board - Council for the Development of Cambodia

In addition to reviewing applications for investment incentives, the Cambodian Investment Board’s (CIB) mission is to promote and facilitate foreign and local investments. In order to accomplish this goal, it is tasked with several functions: (1) to provide information to potential investors; (2) to review investment applications and grant incentives; and (3) to monitor investment projects after implementation.

Monetary

National Bank of Cambodia

This website is available in both Khmer and English. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the nation's central bank, is the monetary and supervisory authority.

Social

Language

Khmer Language, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (Northern Illinois University)

This site provides Khmer language courses and studying materials.

Khmer Romanization (the Library of Congress)

This site contains a basic explanation of the Khmer writing system and the Romanization of Khmer scripts.

Khmer Writing System by Omniglot

This site contains scripts in the Khmer writing system.

SEAlang Projects

Established in 2005, The SEAlang Library provides language reference materials for Southeast Asia, especially the non-roman script languages used throughout the mainland (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam).

History, Culture, and Religion

Art of Southeast Asia

This website contains information about the arts and culture of Southeast Asia, especially Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Buddhism and Cambodia

This website contains sound records of Dhamma of known Khmer Buddhist monks and followers.

Cambodian Classical Dance

This site contains text and traditional music of Khmer dance and Khmer folklore.

Khmer Folktales

This site has a collection of Khmer folklores in the English language.

National Museum of Cambodia

Contains photos and an inventory of various collections.

Sosoro Museum

The website of the economy and money museum in Phnom Penh. It details the economic development and structure of the kingdom

Yosothor for Khmer Culture

This is an independent Cambodian institution promoting research on Cambodian culture. Among items here are all back digital issues of Udaya Journal of Khmer Studies, KhmerRenaissance, and podcasts of RUFA/Yosothor lectures from 2014-2019.

Civil Society

CSO Database Management System

The site is available in both Khmer and English. It is under the management of the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC), a CSO membership organization in Cambodia. The site contains all information on the NGOs and NGOs network across all provinces in Cambodia.

The NGO Forum on Cambodia

It is a membership organization that builds NGO cooperation and capacity, supporting NGO networks and other civil society organizations to engage in policy dialogue, debate and advocacy

Heinrich Boell Stiftung-Cambodia Office

HBF is a German independent political foundation that facilitates dialogue, joint learning and collaborative action on issues related to ecology and sustainable development, democracy, human rights and gender. The site also provides various publications on the foundation's target issues.

Development Partners

USAID in Cambodia

This website provides information regarding the programmes of USAID in Cambodia. The programs focus on governing justly and democratically, improving the health system and education quality, and improving economic growth.

United Nations in Cambodia

The official website of the United Nations in Cambodia and their work in the country.

The World Bank, in Cambodia

This is the World Bank website, specifically for projects in Cambodia. It contains data and statistics, publications, reports and updated news about the World Bank projects in Cambodia.

International Monetary Fund, Cambodia

This website provides online working papers and reports on the IMF's program in Cambodia.

The Mekong River Commission

This website contains information and reports about the development projects for countries sharing the Mekong River, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

Health Education

Find my method

The site provides detailed information on the available contraception methods in Cambodia and where to access them.

Research Institutions & Resource centres

Research Institutions

Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace (CICP)

This is a non-profit organization to promote peace and study in Cambodia. This website provides online working papers, commentaries, and policy briefs on issues of peace, democracy, civil society, security, foreign policy, conflict resolution, economics and national development.

Asian Vision Institute

The Asian Vision Institute (AVI) is an independent think tank based in Cambodia that focuses on the Mekong region, governance in Cambodia, the digital economy, sustainable development, and culture.

Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law (CSHL)

CSHL is an independent and non-monitoring university-based research centre attached to the English Language Based Bachelor of Law program (ELBBL) at the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE). CSHL conducts and supports quality research in order to promote human rights and humanitarian law through an academic platform to produce research in these areas.

Center for Khmer Studies (CKS)

The centre promotes research, teaching and public service in the social sciences, arts and humanities in Cambodia and the Mekong region.

The Asia Foundation for Cambodia

This website contains information on the Asia Foundation’s projects related to economic inclusion, online safety and security, integrated regional development, and improving public service delivery.

Future Forum

The forum is a local independent think-tank that conducts research on public policy issues in Cambodia.

Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT)

A local NGO think tank that produces community maps, research and advocacy for urban poor and vulnerable communities in Cambodia. The site includes all of their publication and is available in both English and Khmer

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Cambodia

This German Political think-tank in Cambodia conducts research on international relations, youth, sustainable development, digitalization, and rule of law in Cambodia and the Southeast Asian region.

Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI)

A local policy research think-tank that works in the area of agriculture and development, development economics and trade, educational research and innovation, natural resource and environment, and governance and inclusive society.

Buddhist Institute of Cambodia

This website publishes research articles about Khmer culture. It contains some information about Khmer festivals and celebrations (in Khmer).

Royal Academy of Cambodia

This site is available in Khmer. RAC is a government research institute that conducts research studies in both social science and science.

Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia

The Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia was founded in 2011 at the request of members of the Cambodian parliament and its General Secretariats to conduct research studies to strengthen the national parliament’s capacity. PIC is independently operated and funded, adhering to a policy of strict neutrality and is demand-driven so that it can fully align its activities to those of the parliament.

APSARA Authority

This website contains management information and restoration work of temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park.

Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and EAST Asia (ERIA)

ERIA is an international organization that supports the ASEAN Secretariat by making policy recommendations at regional governmental meetings. This website contains information about the latest news, activities, research and publications.

Heritage Watch

This website lists current issues and information about the looting and destruction of historical sites in Cambodia.

Open database system

Open Development Cambodia

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is an ‘open data’ website, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. As an online hub compiling freely available data in a ‘one-stop shop’, Open Development Cambodia provides the public with up-to-date, accurate information about Cambodia and its economic and social development. Its open data approach guarantees materials and information are available to all users for use and download. ODC hopes that the site and the data will facilitate research and communication between the public, private companies, civil society and governments.

Cambodia Urban Database

The Cambodia Urban Database was created to provide researchers and practitioners with a one-stop repository of resources on urban topics in Cambodia. This database compiles all kinds of data – from quantitative data to research publications to images – in order to promote research and learning amongst students, researchers, and others interested in the topic; illuminate the gaps in knowledge, and contribute to building a community of scholarship on Cambodian urban studies.

NCDD Databases

National Committee for Sub-national Democratic Development (NCDD) Databases is a database system that provides information on Sub-national Authority (SNA) project implementation, Cambodia Gazetteer, commune database system, commune council database, bidding announcement for SNA, Implementation of Social Accountability Framework (ISAF) database system, Municipal, District, Kan (DMK) M&E Internal System, Sub-national project database, and NCDD Library. The site is available in Khmer and partially English.

Libraries and Documentation centres

Bophana Center

Bophana Center acquires film, television, photography and sound archives on Cambodia all around the world; and it gives free public access to this precious heritage. Today nearly 700 hours of video are available, including the first movies of the Lumière brothers in the late nineteenth century; recent fiction by Cambodian directors; TV coverage; nonprofit movies; documentaries; Norodom Sihanouk’s movies; etc. The site is available in Khmer, English, and French.

Buddhist Institute Library

The website is only available in Khmer. The Buddhist Institute of Library consists of resources on culture and religion in Cambodia.

Cambodia Development Research Institut (CDRI)

The CDRI library is a comprehensive information center, providing access to a wide range resources on socio-economic and development issues. The more than 10,000 titles stored in the library include written, audiovisual, CD based and web-based information as well as databases.
With a membership card (5$), it is possible to borrow up to 4 books from the library.

Chab Dai library

The Chab Dai library offers member organizations and individuals to access relevant resources and research in English, Khmer, and Vietnamese. The library get a collection of over 1,300 resources in English that have been organized in over 60 categories mainly on human trafficking and abuse in Cambodia.

DC-CAM

The documentation center of Cambodia documents research and sharing of the history of Khmer Rouge.

Gender and development for Cambodia Library

The GAD/C Resource Centre houses a collection of gender related literature that covers all aspects of gender and offers a broad source of research material to the public. As a resource library specific to gender issues. GAD/C Library material may be borrowed by placing a request for an item through librarian and can borrow 3 copies once a week.

Library of the Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO) in Siem Reap

1,400 volumes in French, Khmer and English, a complete collection of maps of the country, and a number of computerised resources. Most of the collections consist of material from the Angkor and Angkor Conservation Office archives from 1908 to 1975 (available on microfiche or CD-ROM on one of the library’s public access computers), while other collections serve as documentary resources for the Centre’s research teams: ancient Cambodian history, archaeology and architecture; epigraphy; linguistics; and ethnology.

Library of the French Institute of Cambodia

Large collection of book in various subjects, with a few publications on Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Most of the publications are in French, but there is also an interesting collection of Khmer references. Very few English references on Cambodia. Some research books are available, and also journals, DVDs, CD-ROM, and films.

Library of the National Museum of Cambodia

The library is located above the Entrance Gallery which contains a substantial collection of historical, religious, artistic and archaeological literature (in French, English and Khmer).

National Archives of Cambodia

The records in the collection trace the events and decisions that shaped the Cambodian state and society since the 19th century. It holds documents produced or collected by the French colonial and the Cambodian governments since independence from the national down to the communal level. 14 collections are available.

National Library of Cambodia

Available in both Khmer and English, the resources available at the National Library of Cambodia includes Cambodian collection, Palm leaf and manuscript collection, and general collection. The library also consists on 50000 books in Khmer, English and French. Old French Collection, 23.000 volumes remaining from the Library’s French Protectorat’s period, 1924 –1953.

Senate Library

The library of the Senate of Cambodia consists of 7096 book available in English, Khmer, and French specialised in law and politics.

Press and Media

News

AKP-Agence Kampuchea Presse

As a government-owned media, it contains local news about Cambodia in Khmer, English and French.

National Television of Cambodia (TVK)

This government media agency contains local news about Cambodia in Khmer.

Phnom Penh Post

This local news outlet reports news about Cambodia in both Khmer and English.

Khmer Times

The news outlet reports news on Cambodia in both Khmer and English.

Radio France Internationale

The news outlet reports news on Cambodia in both Khmer and English.

Thmey Thmey

This local news outlet reports news about Cambodia in both Khmer and English.

Cambodianess

As a local news outlet, Cambodianess reports news about Cambodia in both Khmer and English.

Rasmei Kampuchea

This local news outlet reports news about Cambodia only in Khmer.

Cambodia New Vision

This is a government website that provides online news, speeches and activities of the Prime Minister and government officers of Cambodia.

Cambodian Center for Human Rights

This website contains daily news about the human rights issues in Cambodia.
The Cambodian Internet Newspaper
This is online news in the Khmer language. It provides daily news and research articles about Khmer society.

Radio

Radio France Internationale

This is an online broadcasting of Radio France Internationale, a special program in the Khmer language.

UNTAC Radio Archives from 1992 at University of Wisconsin

It is the Radio Archives of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, consisting of twenty-four entries.

Youth-led platform

Politikoffee

Politikoffee is a youth-led platform that allows youth to discuss, debate, and express opinions on socio-political and economic issues in Cambodia.

The Young SEAkers Cambodia

The Young SEAkers Cambodia is a youth-led non-profit organization featuring expert talks and providing weekly ASEAN news updates and facts related to social and cultural aspects such as tourist attractions, university information, and temple information.

Travel

General travel information

Local Adventures, Cambodia

This site provides information on tourist attractions and travel guides in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Lonely Planet, Cambodia

The information related to tourist attractions and travel guides in Cambodia can be found on this website.

Ministry of Tourism, Travel Information

This is the website of the Ministry of Tourism. It contains information about tourist attractions and traveling in Cambodia.

Ecotourism

Non timber forest product-exchange programme (NTFP-EP), CBET Project

This site contains information on Community-based Ecotourism (CBET) along the Mekong River that is under the support of NTFP-EP. The site also provides a directory to the Facebook page of the CBETs

Contact Info

Director of CSEAS

Phone: (+855)92 660 997
Email: info.cseas@rupp.edu.kh
Address: Russian Federation Boulevard, P.O. Box 416, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Student Life

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