(30 May 2021) As Cambodia’s urban areas rapidly grow and transform, high-quality research and data on urbanization are critical to support knowledge and policy. To provide a one-stop repository of resources on urban topics in Cambodia, the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) recently released the Cambodia Urban Database. Our publicly accessible database compiles reports, journal…
(24 Feb 2021) On February 16, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen signed a sub-decree on the establishment of a national internet gateway which would create a single point of entry for internet traffic regulated by a government-appointed operator. While the specifics of its implementation remain unclear, the move exacerbates ongoing concerns about internet freedom in the country…
(4 Jan 2021) The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia started an initiative to provide financial support to writers and researchers in higher education through a “research, creativity and innovation” programme that will author textbooks for use in higher education. Education ministry spokesman Ros Soveacha said…
(14 Dec 2020) News from Cambodia: Three ministries have joined hands to organise the annual Cambodia Book Fair from December 12-19. Due to Covid-19, this year’s event is called Book Week and will be held online with the theme of Building a Closer Relationship to Books in the Covid Era”. Cambodia Book Fair Committee…
(21 Sept 2020) The Queen Mother Library was inaugurated on Monday at the Sleu Rith Institute (SRI) on Preah Sihanouk Boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The library was established by the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) and is named after Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. The library consists of thousands of books and boxes…
(21 Jul 2020) The Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) has named its library the Queen Mother’s Library in honour of Her Majesty the Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk. Recently, Ambassador Dr. Julio Jeldres, former Private Secretary and Official Biographer to his Late Majesty, the King Father Norodom Sihanouk, donated his entire collection of documents and…
(27 Jul 2020) A Khmer Rouge Research Office and Library opened in Takeo Province on Monday to promote research and raise awareness about the Democratic Kampuchea regime. The project was officially inaugurated on the campus of the Takeo Regional Teacher Training Centre by its backers, the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam) and the Ministry of Education,…
(29 May 2020) Since Bopha was young, encouraging people to read books through her part-time job as a mobile librarian had always been her favourite activity. Currently, Bopha continues her mission by creating her very own home library in Arak Svay village in Siem Reap City’s Nokor Thom commune to strengthen a reading culture among…
(16 Dec 2019) Thousands of visitors flocked into the 8th Cambodia Book Fair held at the National Library of Cambodia, Phnom Penh from Dec. 13 to 15, 2019 under the theme “Start Your Dream With Books in Your Hands”. During three-day fair, about 150,000 to 160,000 visitors came to read and purchase books as well as…
(17 Nov 2019) The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) library is a specialized academic library and open to the public, operating in the heart of Siem Reap. It provides the essential services of ensuring open access to materials on Cambodian and Southeast Asian history and culture. Its diversified book collection serves as an invaluable information…