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CPI 2024 Press Release Cambodia
Phnom Penh, 11February 2025-The 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released today by Transparency International, reveals that Cambodia’s score has fallen to 21out of 100, marking a one-point decrease from 2023. This ranks Cambodia 158th out of 180 countries. This outcome underscores a concerning trend, as Cambodia’s CPI score has consistently remained in the low 20s... Read More
The Access to Information Law Ensuring Access to Environmental Information and Public Financial Management in the Digital Age
Joint Statement Cambodia’s civil society organizations (CSOs) call on the Royal Government and the National Assembly to quickly adopt a new Access to Information Law, in line with international standards, and to ensure the Cambodian citizens’ correct information in digital age, to enhance transparency and accountability, improve public services, and address the challenges that exist... Read More
Joint Statement
TI Cambodia and a group of civil society organizations are commending the recent agreement, ceasefire, between Cambodia and Thailand to de-escalate border hostilities. However, we are concerned about the situation of 18 Cambodian soldiers who are captured by Thai army after the ceasefire was announced. We are urging Thailand to immediately and unconditionally release these... Read More
We’ve moved to new office
We would like to inform the public and relevant parties that our head office has moved to the following new address: House No. 933, Street 31 B, Village Sleng Ro Leung, Sangkat O Bek Kaom, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Google Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/mSn6bC9d3fWGtZ4K6
Transparency International unveils bold new standards to make money in politics cleaner and fairer worldwide
The organisation calls on Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption to adopt new global standards for transparency in political finance Berlin, 12 December 2024 – Today, Transparency International issued a wide-ranging set of policy recommendations that will, if applied, provide an effective bulwark against the corrupting effects of dirty, dark and... Read More
Rethinking Education: Why Critical Thinking Must Be Central in Cambodian Schools
Cambodian students are struggling to think critically. But what can be done to change that? Critical thinking—the ability to “see both sides of an issue (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242479451_Critical_Thinking_Why_Is_It_So_Hard_to_Teach), be open to new evidence, reason dispassionately, demand that claims be backed by evidence, and solve problems”—is essential in daily life. Whether it’s deciding on a career path, managing... Read More
The Cost of Junk Food: How Unhealthy Diets Can Jeopardize Cambodia’s Progress
By Teng Yalirozy* In this op-ed, Teng Yalirozy highlights the growing concerns around childhood obesity and malnutrition in Cambodia and emphasizes the importance of promoting healthier diets in schools to support the country’s future development. As the school bell rings, signaling a break, a rush of children flood into a worn-down cafeteria. Their young hands... Read More
Roles and Rights of Youth in Social Development by Jong Deoung
On October 14, 2024, Activizen group conducted the fourth project called Jong Deoung in Mondulkiri Province. As part of this initiative, they organized two training sessions under the theme “Roles and Rights of Youth in Social Development” at Opley Secondary School and in Polu Village, both located in the districts of Pichreada. These sessions, supported by... Read More
Budget Transparency
What is Budget Transparency? What is the status of budget transparency in Cambodia? What else needs to be done to improve this situation? Let’s watch the video together to explore the answers!
Budget Oversight
Budget oversight is very important to ensure improvements in governance, transparency, and accountability. Would you all like to know more about the process and status of budget oversight? Check out the video below!