The enactment of the new investment law, along with the success of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, is creating an ever-growing pool of rewarding investment opportunities in the Kingdom, according to Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-e-timor-plan-to-forge-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Some 200 Koh Kong farmers locked in a long-running land dispute with two sugar plantations met Tuesday with a representative of the Thailand-based owners for the first time since the land dis­pute began in 2006. Khamrom Phochai, a Thai national and representative of Thai­land’s Khon Kaen ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-representative-meets-with-koh-kong-blood-sugar-families/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In its first official response to a highly critical resolution on Cambodia from the european Parliament, the government has rejected all criticism and instead accused the Parliament in Brussels of playing politics and interfering in Phnom Penh’s affairs. In its resolution approved October 26, the european ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-accuses-europe-of-interference/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Women entrepreneurs Association (CWeA) said that e-Commerce in Cambodia is set to grow rapidly with the ease of doing business in the Kingdom. entrepreneurs explained that the e-commerce sector has boomed in the country in recent years thanks to the rapid development of ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-commerce-market-critical-to-cambodia-cwea-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Union’s ambassador to Cambodia yesterday urged the government to heed the advice of the U.N.’s visiting human rights envoy, who has come under increasing rebuke from officials for his unflattering reports. Addressing a crowd of about 3,000, mostly garment factory workers, at Phnom Penh’s ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-ambassador-says-listen-to-envoys-advice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will call an e-auction on April 10 on work to renovate damaged tracks connecting Thailand with Cambodia at the Aranyaprathet-Poipet crossing, Transport Minister Chadchat Suttipan said on Tuesday. The railway agency estimated the project will cost 2.8 billion baht. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bids-called-on-cambodia-rail-link/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of environment on Monday has approved five small-scale eco-tourism development plans in Preah Monivong Bokor National Park. These new eco-tourism projects in Kampot province’s Prek Tnort commune will create more employment opportunities for the local population, offering sustainable livelihoods and improving the local ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moe-plans-bokor-eco-tourism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Researchers are celebrating the discovery of a large number of wildlife and rare plant species, as well as waterfalls in the Phnom Nam Lear Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wealth-of-wildlife-and-plants-discovered-in-mondulkiri-says-moe/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In March, Internews facilitated a ‘Data Scraping’ e-Workshop for the Open Development Cambodia team. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen ODC’s technical capability to collect ISAC-relevant data from government websites, for public sharing on the developing Social Accountability web page. The Workshop was conducted ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/e-workshop-on-data-scraping/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As ASEAN continuEs to grapplE with Covid-19 casEs and an uncErtain rEcovEry, its Economic ministErs havE committEd to conducting a study on a rEgion-widE digital Economy pact by 2023. Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/asEan-slatEd-to-start-talks-for-blocs-2025-E-Economy-accord/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Union’s ambassador to Cambodia raised issues of judicial reform, land reform and the upcoming national elections in a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday morning. The european Commission’s directorate-general for trade is currently reviewing a report by the U.N.’s human rights envoy ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-and-eu-ambassador-talk-elections-land-reform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

“The agriculture sector today is still playing significant role in promoting local production growth, job creation, and contributing to the poverty reduction of the people.  At the same time, the agriculture sector will continue the basic role for economic growth and socio-economic development in Cambodia in ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agriculture-contributes-to-helping-cambodias-economic-growth-pm-hun-sen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

When unions and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) signed a memorandum of understanding in October last year, both sides were confident strikes in the Kingdom’s biggest export sector could be kept to a minimum. Not counting December, GMAC has recorded 131 strikes this ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/turmoil-marks-year-in-labour/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of environment and Tour Guides Association are working together to identify potential ecotourism spots in protected areas. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moe-on-the-lookout-for-biodiverse-ecotourism-spots/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of environment, in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), officially launched the “Green Sprouts” campaign in Mondulkiri province aiming to protect Cambodia’s forests and enhance climate resilience through the successful implementation of the ReDD+ project in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moe-launches-green-sprouts-campaign-in-mondulkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of environment has underscored the success of the “Green Sprouts” initiative and ongoing efforts to preserve Cambodia’s natural resources since the new government assumed office in August of last year. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moe-underscores-success-of-environment-initiatives/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Vattanac may still be a family business, but a symbol of its big aspirations can be seen emerging from Phnom Penh’s skyline on Monivong Boulevard, where the company is building a 38-story tower that will house its headquarters next year. The tower, which was designed ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vattanac-a-tale-of-two-city-developments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

From large tracts of rural land to sand from the country’s rivers to human hair, a host of Cambodia’s natural resources are on display in the shop window of China’s largest online trading website. Alibaba.com – which claims more than 80 million users worldwide and is ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/from-alibaba-a-trove-of-cambodian-treasures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Information is to establish an “e-Book” to register more than 200 new terminologies related to media and news, all of which have been approved by the National Council for Khmer Language at the Royal Academy of Cambodia.   ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/information-ministry-plans-media-terminology-e-book/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...