On 04 April 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) officially launched the report on Data Protection in the Context of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia. The event brought together 20 participants (06 females), including representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) working on indigenous peoples (IPs), data protection href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/launching-on-data-protection-in-the-context-of-indigenous-peoples-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Almost 100 members of the sales and service staff of mobile phone provider Hellopoint are awaiting a meeting with the Ministry of Labour after submitting a complaint last month claiming that a policy introduced in July amounted to a breach of their employment contracts. According to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hello-staff-contracts-breached/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training ordered all recruitment agencies to charge only US$49 for each worker who wants to work legally in Thailand. The fee of US$49 included US$10 for worker card, US$4 for passport, US$15 for transportation, and food, and US$20 for labor href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-to-spend-us49-to-legally-work-in-thailand/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government collected $2.40 billion in revenue from taxation during the first 10 months of this year – up 28.31 per cent year-on-year from $1.873 billion – a report from the General Department of Taxation (GDT) said on Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-collects-2-4b-in-revenue-from-taxation-in-first-10-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Southeast Asian nations displayed a rare show of unity on Sunday against China’s sweeping maritime claims, calling for the first formal talks with Beijing over a sea dispute that has raised tensions and exposed deep divisions in the region. As Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/southeast-asia-calls-for-talks-with-china-on-sea-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An emergency cabinet meeting has been called for today to discuss disaster response and prevention in the face of severe flooding that has hit many parts of the country. More than 132,000 hectares of rice paddy field have been inundated with water since flooding began earlier href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/emergency-cabinet-meeting-called-over-floods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In 2003, a national sector review for hydropower was prepared by the Ministry for Industry, Mines and Energy (now Ministry of Mines and Energy) and the Cambodian National Mekong Committee (CNMC). This report identified 60 possible sites for hydropower development in Cambodia and estimated the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/hydropower-dams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

International fuel rates have started to fall back as India and Iran look to step up Russian crude imports, in a downward trend likely to be fuelled by cooperation between the trio of countries on reducing the pressure of the oil price crisis, economists have href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-fuel-prices-fall-10-amid-global-downticks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The fundamental GIS training was successfully conducted at ODC office, Phnom Penh, from 03 to 05 February 2020. A number of civil society organizations have been invited to join this three-day training. Those organizations include Build Community Voice (BCV), People Center for Development and Peace href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/gis-training-for-improved-natural-resources-management-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/council-accepts-first-complaint-in-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The retail marketing business in Cambodia has been growing at approximately 8% a year for the last 10 years and is expected to increase by 7.5% a year from 2014-2018. This economic expansion and greater purchasing power of Cambodians, is seen as presenting great opportunities href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economic-expansion-of-cambodia-an-opportunity-for-thai-entrepreneurs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Sam Rainsy Party has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to verify the details of a proposed dam that could inundate about 10,000 hectares of protected forest, citing concerns that it would lead to rampant illegal logging and devastate a traditional habitat of Siamese crocodiles. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/alarm-over-proposed-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Heng, a Cambodian development company, has made a big surprise when introducing its self-modified electric car. The car, named Angkor EV 2014, is created by a local designer, manufactured by Heng Company which has set up a $20 million factory in Kandal province. The car, operated by href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-made-car-causes-shocks-to-vietnams-auto-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Beginning in 2002, the World Bank, Germany, Finland and Canada began a joint-program to promote land tenure security in Cambodia by providing financial and technical support to land titling efforts. Following the eviction of residents of the Boeung Kak Lake area of Phnom Penh due href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/development-and-assistance-for-land-tenure-and-land-titling/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 70 families in Pursat province’s Anlong Tnort commune plan to send a letter to their provincial hall today compelling officials to stop a private farming company from tearing down their houses on its 3,000 hectare economic land concession. Ratanak Visal Development Co Ltd’s security href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/families-plead-for-help-to-stop-pursat-evictions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian authorities have disrupted several events held by nongovernmental organizations and have threatened to arrest anyone holding protests ahead of sensitive regional summits to be held in the capital Phnom Penh, rights groups said Wednesday. The Independent Democracy of Informal Economic Association (IDEA) said authorities in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-harassed-ahead-of-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The first-ever expressway project in the Kingdom, linking its capital Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, has reached 20 percent completion since construction officially commenced last year, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MPWT). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/billion-dollar-highway-to-sihanoukville-20pct-ready/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The February 20 community transmission has compounded the woes of the transport and logistics sectors still reeling from the Covid-19 health crisis. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/feb-20-event-further-weighs-on-transport-logistics/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia imported $244.754 million worth of “iron and steel” in the first eight months of 2022, up 19.97 per cent from the $204.018 million recorded over the same time in 2021, according to Customs. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jan-aug-iron-steel-imports-up-20-on-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The next two stocks to be listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange will probably be Taiwan-owned garment factories, according to market insiders. The news comes as the lone listed stock on the Cambodia Securities Exchange declined slightly in value during the past month, dropping from an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/two-factories-hope-to-list-on-csx/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...