For a long time, Cambodia’s national carrier Cambodia angkor air (Caa) served only as a feeder carrier to its shareholder Vietnam airlines. Three lines were then in service on routes linking Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh City and finally Siem Reap-HCMC. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-angkor-air-expands-its-international-network/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) announce the launch of the Co-Financing Guarantee Scheme (CFGS). CFGS is specifically designed for the co-financing loans disbursed under the SMEs Co-Financing Scheme Phase II (SCFS II) of the SME Bank of Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/credit-guarantee-corporation-of-cambodia-launches-50-million-co-financing-guarantee-scheme-to-support-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

WordCamp asia, which happened in Bangkok from February 17-19, 2023, was the first flagship WordCamp in asia. So far, there have been three types of flagship WordCamp: US, Europe, and Centroam&eacute;rica. as a member of the Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum (CamIDF), I attended this <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/tepken-vannkorn-what-ive-learned-from-wordcamp-asia-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Following consternation this week over the government’s decision to cease HIV testing in Peam village, health authorities released a statement yesterday seeking to ally any fears of an outbreak. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-hiv-outbreak-in-kandal-village-say-who-local-authorities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=c3bfd94f-cba3-4d37-9207-7e30542215ac&limit=5 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/?post_type=tablepress_table&p=146131 ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Of the nearly 800,000 forms issued to voters without identification for use in the July 28 election, about 270,000 were issued between the end of the voter registration period and the election itself, raising concerns among observers they could have been used fraudulently. according to National <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/questions-raised-over-forms-used-for-voters-with-no-id/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Technology giant Microsoft is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Education as well as the Ministry of Culture and Fine arts to help build a free online Khmer-language database for users to translate documents between Khmer and other languages, a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministries-to-embark-on-project-with-microsoft/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Private-sector representatives in Cambodia are deeply concerned by the government’s inability to reduce the cost of doing business in the country, and they warn that the country would start to lose investors if the situation did not improve. at a logistics forum hosted by the European <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-business-costs-under-fire/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The national high school exam will take place on august 24, but unlike last year there will be no second chance for those who fail, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-second-chance-on-exam-this-year-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 11 September 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted an enriching training session titled “Data visualization in journalism,” attended by a group of 14 journalists (2 females) from various locations such as Phnom Penh, Kratie, Siem Reap, Battambang, Stung Treng, and Mondulkiri.With our “Data visualization <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/data-visualization-training-in-journalism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Members of a party unable to garner a single seat in the National assembly at July’s national election will hold undersecretaries of state positions in at least 28 different government ministries. In an interview yesterday, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan told the post that the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/funcinpec-enters-fray/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The seemingly impending demise of Cambodia’s main opposition, and the snap draft laws put in motion to replace them in parliament, threatens to throw a handful of obscure parties into the political arena at the highest level. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/as-cnrps-dissolution-looms-small-parties-look-set-to-enter-a-big-stage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has once again called on drivers to stop using the Phnom Penh-Preah Sihanouk Expressway as the highway has not been officially opened to the public. The scheduled opening date is set for this coming October. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stay-off-capital-sihanoukville-expressway-till-oct-drivers-told/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen announced plans Thursday to encourage rubber smallholdings in a bid to expand production as the country promotes the cash crop as the number two commodity after rice. Hun Sen said the government will support not only large-scale rubber plantations but also <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-gives-new-bounce-to-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Laos wants to start construction this year on the $3.8 billion (Bt115 billion) Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River after changing the design of the dam to placate neighbouring countries opposed to the project. Laos completed a review of the dam recently to ease <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/laos-aims-to-build-mekong-dam-this-year-testing-neighbours/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia approved $1.2 billion in investments from China in the first six months of the year, a 104 percent increase in the amount of Chinese money set to flood into the economy compared to the same period last year, the Cambodian Investment Board said. The <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investment-by-china-doubles-in-first-half/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Tourism has asked bars, restaurants and hotels to ban smoking within their establishments in order to promote a better environment, health and reduce poverty. Tourists will feel safer according to deputy director Sam Chanren if there is a smoking ban. The directive <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-takes-first-step-toward-smoking-ban/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hattha Kasekar Limited (HKL), one of Cambodia’s largest microfinance institutions (MFI), plans to install 15 aTM machines to service its increasing number of depositors. It becomes the second MFI after Prasac in Cambodia to provide this service to its clients. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfi-launches-15-atms-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s tradition of silk production is one that dates back as far as the 13th century. a long-standing symbol of status for the rich and the country, ancient angkorian silk producing Cambodia bore unique weaving and reeling techniques that have been passed down from generation <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hanging-by-a-thread/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Garment and footwear industry, Cambodia’s largest income earner, reported a 12.6 percent rise in exports in the first seven months of 2014, according to the data of the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday. The country exported apparel and footwear products worth 3.47 billion U.S. dollars during <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-garment-footwear-exports-up-12-6-pct-in-7-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>