Major hotels are under the microscope after a labour rights group found that some have been failing to pass their entire service charge on to their staff, a violation of the Labour Law. Dave Welsh, country manager of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity(ACILS), said yesterday href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/scrutiny-over-hotel-service-fees-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will be opening the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and related meetings will kick off August 27 in Siem Reap, the centre of Khmer culture and civilization in Cambodia, and will run to September 1, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The meeting href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/growth-to-be-focus-of-asean-economic-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Danish brewer Carlsberg has vowed to improve the working conditions of Angkor and Carlsberg beer promoters in Cambodia as it tries to stamp out coerced workplace drinking. The company announced late last week it had joined forces with the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/carlsberg-promises-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Prey Lang Community Network, which works to protect Cambodian forests, has been selected by UNDP for an Equator Prize, for outstanding community organizing. In an interview with VOA Khmer, the group’s spokesman, Seng Sok Heng, says the government is “inactive” in protecting Cambodian forests, some href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/environmental-group-says-inactive-government-has-failed-its-forests/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new inter-ministry prakas is planned that controls and ensures the safety of bus passengers using the Kingdom’s growing bus network, and may include monitoring the behaviour of drivers and companies prior to granting licences, Cambodian officials said. Bus companies are now controlled by Ministry of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-moves-to-create-bus-monitoring-prakas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Toll Royal Railway signed an agreement yesterday afternoon with companies that will supply locomotives and parts for Cambodia’s railway network. As a result of the agreement, international tenders will be called in the coming months for the procurement of up to four new 2,000-horsepower locomotives and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/train-supply-agreement-signed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia could benefit more from trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by implementing time and cost, cutting measures and removing constraints on exports, according to a new book by the Asian Development Bank. During a media briefing yesterday, Brimble [senior country economist and author of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/possible-benefits-for-cambodia-in-mekong-region-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia entrepreneurs faced considerable problems when it came to obeying tax laws and other regulations, officials at a seminar about that very subject said yesterday. The VDB Loi company organised the seminar on “New Practices and Preferential Trade Rules” with the co-operation of the General Department of Customs and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/businesses-know-little-of-the-letter-of-the-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 100 NGOs and human rights groups yesterday urged foreign donors to flag issues regarding land policies, democratic processes and human rights during today’s Government-Development Partner Coordinating Committee (GDCC) meeting.   Intended as a preparatory meeting for Cambodia’s main government and donor summit, the GDCC is generally href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ahead-of-aid-meet-ngos-urge-reform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Protests over construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in northern Laos could spread from Thailand to Cambodia as communities along the Mekong River begin to feel its negative effects, an International Rivers programme director said yesterday. About 70 Thai villagers who rely on the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-protesters-rally-against-xayaburi-dam-construction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian League for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) is today releasing to the public its land concession dataset and urges the government to follow suit by publicly disclosing details of all land concessions granted in Cambodia. The information released is the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/licadho-opens-up-its-land-concessions-data-urges-full-transparency-from-the-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ODC Executive Director was discussing ODC Khmer site with 12 participants.On May 30, 2014, ODC conducted a focus group discussion on ODC Khmer site. The objectives were to (1) present ODC Khmer site by exploring ODC’s data organization and website structure including illustration on how href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odcs-focus-group-discussion-on-odc-khmer-site/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 21 August 2023, the General Secretariat of the National Assembly issued a press release on the results of the first session and the session of the National Assembly for the 7th legislature under the highest presidency of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-results-of-the-first-session-and-the-first-session-of-the-7th-legislature-of-the-national-assembly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 February 2023, U.S. Embassy in Cambodia issues a statement on Voice of Democracy.The U.S Embassy in Cambodia are deeply troubled by the abrupt decision to revoke Voice of Democracy’s (VOD) media license. A free and independent press plays a critical role in a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-by-u-s-embassy-phnom-penh-on-voice-of-democracy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Data is an essential component of every organization and journalist. Finding the value in data and communicating that value to your target audience needs time. Simply displaying spreadsheets with rows of numbers is insufficient for demonstrating the significance of data. However, when data is presented href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/data-storytelling-by-data-visualization-training-participants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 5, 6, 8, and 9 April 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has successfully conducted a four-day training under the theme “Data Literacy for Public Health”. This is their second training under this theme. The event was hosted by ODC team and conducted virtually via href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/second-training-data-literacy-for-public-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/workshop-mobile-data-collection-with-kobo-toolbox/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

For those who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and is passionate about big data and data visualization, here's an exciting learning opportunity for you: Visualizing Open Data to Bring Out Global Issues by Margo & Alex, supporting by Transparency International Cambodia on Monday, January href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-visualizing-open-data-to-bring-out-global-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) team conducted a seven-day field trip from December 06-12, 2023, focusing on mining activities around the Prey Lang area within four provinces: Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, and Kampong Thom Province. During the trip, ODC held meetings with various href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/fieldwork-on-mining-operation-activities-in-selected-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-led-a-project-kick-off-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...