Chinese state-owned China Road and Bridge Corp (CRBC) has been authorised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to conduct a formal, more in-depth study on the proposed Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway, as the government seeks to spur transportation and tourism between the two ...

Six major American corporations have committed to attracting US investment in Cambodia’s public infrastructure and transportation sectors to keep pace with the Kingdom’s socio-economic growth. The promise was made during a February 27 working meeting between a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and Minister ...

The feasibility study of a navigation and logistics project to link the Bassac River in Phnom Penh to a “seaport” in the Kampot-Kep region shows that there are no technical, environmental or legal issues, according to the transport ministry. ...

National Assembly President Heng Samrin, in his capacity as honorary president of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), said his party remains dedicated to enhancing national unity, disregarding political affiliation, gender, religion, ethnicity, or social status.​ ...

The Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities detained a group for allegedly encroaching on state land in Chamnot Ream village of Prey Nop district’s Bit Traing commune and dismantled the 18 huts they had built there. ...

In the new mandated government, Cambodia’s policy toward China remains unchanged, based on the spirit of traditional friendship, mutual trust and win-win cooperation. ...

December 1 is the 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an opportunity to reflect on Cambodia’s dramatic progress in addressing HIV/AIDS, particularly over the past decade, and recognize the work that remains to end the disease as a public health threat. ...

 China will hold a joint military exercise with five Southeast Asian countries this month, with experts saying on Sunday that the move is conducive to the safeguarding of regional peace and stability amid repeated provocations by the Philippines over Chinese islands and reefs in the ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday said that the bilateral trade volume between the Republic of Korea and Cambodia reached approximately $751 million while Korea’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Kingdom recorded $30 million last year, taking the total FDI from the country to $5 ...

Cambodia and Japan Saturday in principle agreed to strengthen and expand cooperation on infrastructure and connect maritime space through participation in the design and development of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port. The two countries also agreed to expand cooperation in the economic field and attract Japanese investment. ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has been conducting regular social media outreach postings on Facebook for its many activities, including its work for the Innovations in Social Accountability project. Its ISAC program partner Internews facilitated training by a digital marketing specialist on Advanced Social Media for ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Commune/Sangkat budget in 2022”. This dataset shows the expenditures and revenues in 2022 of each commune in the targeted Communes/Sangkat under the Innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC).=> Please click here to go to “Commune/Sangkat ...

As a part of Internews’ work with ODC for the Innovations in Social Accountability in Cambodia project (ISAC), plans were developed for Internews’ Media Business Unit (‘Newsgain’) to review ODC’s website using tools such as Google Analytics. The design and function of ODC’s website have ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Sea surface temperature from MODIS Aqua Data”. This bilingual new dataset exists of average sea surface temperature (sst) in Cambodia. The data can be visualized with an interactive map and graph representing its dataset and is ...

The Kingdom’s first initial public offering is fast approaching, and demand is expected to be robust. Book-building, the process during which bids for the IPO are taken and a price is set for shares, ended yesterday. The final offering price is expected before the subscription for ...

Aiming to disrupt the thriving local ride-hailing market with a new business model, Belarus-based Onde recently announced its intention to enter Cambodia.​ In an interview with Khmer Times, a representative of the startup said they provide the software entrepreneurs need to run their own taxi ...

Almost a year after cassava producers in Pailin were fingered as the source of pollution in a local water source, little has been done to address the problem, commune officials said yesterday, while affected villagers are being forced to buy bottled water to avoid getting ...

China Unicom, the country’s largest telecoms operator, has expanded into Cambodia to build optical telecommunication pathways in the Kingdom as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Hong Kong-listed company officially opened its China Unicom (Cambodia) subsidiary on Monday to become the latest industry ...

Some 10 environmental activists launched the Riding a Bicycle for Prey Preah Roka campaign from November 29 to December 2.​​ They will ride across 300km from Phnom Penh to Preah Vihear province to promote natural resource protection and conservation amid threats of deforestation in the forestry ...

.Cambodian government must rise its tax revenue intake if it to stay on a sustainable path toward development, International Monetary Fund officials have said. Although Cambodia is experiencing increased growth in trade and investment, the country should broaden its tax base to create sustainable revenue collection, a ...