The U.N.’s General assembly released its latest round of recommendations to improve the human rights situation in Cambodia on Thursday following a review held last week in Geneva. The statements made by delegations from 76 countries during the review urged Cambodia to fulfill its promise to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-concerned-over-suppression-of-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce the Opening of registration for a full-day training session scheduled for 6 June 2024 in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province. The training marks the implementation of the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and SMEs in Cambodia <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/call-for-training-participants-smes-and-informal-economies-in-siem-reap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian export values increased more than 21 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, and officials said the rise was a positive sign for the Kingdom’s economic growth. according to the Ministry of Commerce’s export data <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/export-values-up-21-per-cent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite differing political situations, citizens of Myanmar and Cambodia face many of the same issues and can learn from each other, activists from the two countries told a conference here on Saturday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activists-from-myanmar-and-cambodia-join-forces/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 19-20 July 2022, ODC collaborated with the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) and conducted a training workshop on access to the data and information on the Open Development Cambodia website to community fisheries from Kep and Kampot province. The training was <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/two-day-training-on-using-odcs-map-and-fisheries-resource-management-information/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (aI) chatbot developed by OpenaI, provides many new opportunities, yet concerns have been raised over copyright issues as it seems unclear who owns the generated content: the users, tech companies or data owners? <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/generative-ai-a-threat-to-copyright/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Authority hAs Asked All mobile network operAtors in CAmbodiA to stop delivering free Sim CArds without getting A copy of identificAtion cArd from their clients, wArning thAt they would fAce legAl Action if they disobey the order. The wArning wAs mAde during A meeting on ThursdAy <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mobile-network-operAtors-ordered-to-hAlt-free-sim-delivery-or-fAce-legAl-punishment/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) has expressed disappointment at the European Commission’s (EC’s) recent decision to suspended one-fifth of the Everything But arms (EBa) scheme awarded to Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gmac-pulling-rug-from-under-workers-feet-not-way-to-proceed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Young Entrepreneurs AssociAtion of CAmbodiA hAs signed An MoU with four mAjor institutions to further develop the nAtion’s smAll And medium enterprises <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/yeAc-signs-mou-to-strengthen-cAmbodiAs-smes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation (MFaIC) and leaders of the aSEaN community discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the fields of green transition, blue economy, climate change, energy and food security, digital transformation and supply chain <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-including-cambodia-discuss-economic-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday questioned two businessmen over allegations of fraud and using forged public documents, including claims they faked a signature from Prime Minister Hun Sen in a mining transaction, court and police officials said. Deputy prosecutor Var Sakada said Cambodian al <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-questions-cambodian-chinese-businessmen-over-fraud/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Women’s economic roles in Cambodia have made slower progress than in many other countries in the asia-Pacific region, World Bank economists said yesterday. The region as a whole has seen tremendous gains in the way of gender equality during the past 20 years, but increasing wages <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/women-slow-to-climb-cambodias-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Police raided four shops in Phnom Penh’s City Mall yesterday for allegedly selling pirated movies, a move that came a week after mall DVD vendors shut up shop to avoid a planned raid, the details of which were leaked beforehand. Officers conducted yesterday’s raid accompanied <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-mall-dvd-shops-raided/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ruling CPP and opposition CNRP made a rare show of fraternity Wednesday morning in unanimously passing the country’s first tobacco control law&mdash;which bans sales to minors, smoking in public and most advertising&mdash;in a bid to combat related illnesses. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/parties-unite-to-pass-strict-tobacco-control-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Civil society organisations monitoring land disputes in Preah Sihanouk province continue to voice concerns over the environmental impact of developing public land after permission was granted to reclaim a site in the O’Touk area to build a boat terminal. Sok Sokhom, the director of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/otouk-area-development-a-concern/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The total amount of rubber exported by Cambodia surged 30 percent last year, but widespread rubber smuggling on the Vietnamese border crippled potential profits from the booming industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-exports-jump-as-smugglers-siphon-off-profits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday gave a talk to some 200 Cambodian youths in Phnom Penh, describing criminal investigation, especially in human trafficking and child prostitution. Various youth from across nine provinces attended the discussion, where they learned how they can participate in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fbi-holds-investigation-talk-for-cambodian-youth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Envoys of major clothing brands and retailers visited Phnom Penh this week to discuss how to achieve a “living wage” for Cambodia’s garment workers, while the Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) contends the “uncompetitive” industry is slowing down as buyers pull out. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/living-wage-talks-draw-major-brands/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tourism industry officials and representatives expressed concern that the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will devastate Cambodia’s tourism industry following the Kingdom’s first documented case in the coastal province of Sihanoukville on Monday. at a press conference late on Monday, Minister of Health <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wuhan-coronavirus-tourism-industry-could-hit-turbulence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It’s a scene repeated endlessly at most of Southeast asia’s main airports &ndash; planes forced to circle overhead or idle on the tarmac and travellers stuck in serpentine queues at immigration desks, security checkpoints and baggage carousels. and it’s likely to get worse in capitals like <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/clogged-creaking-airports-hamper-se-asia-carriers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>