The World Bank on Monday stuck to its prediction made in April that the country’s economy would continue to cool off slowly over the next few years and said China’s own slowdown would send only modest ripples through Cambodia.     href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-says-cambodia-will-weather-china-slowdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2013 thanks to anticipating increases in agriculture, foreign direct investment (FDI) and tourism, the World Bank said in its latest outlook Wednesday. “The growth is based on achieving the dividends from focus on higher rice href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-economy-to-grow-by-6-7-this-year-wb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama met here on Monday to discuss a number of issues including old debt, human rights, democracy and forced evictions in Cambodia, a senior Cambodian official said. Hun Sen also raised the issue of old href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-u-s-leaders-hold-talks-on-old-debt-human-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A giant traditional sticky rice cake weighing two tons, the largest num ansorm ever made, was unveiled at the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province yesterday as visitors flocked to the area to mark Khmer New Year. Visitor numbers for the three-day holiday href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/khmer-new-year-tourism-up-in-siem-reap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 08 April 2022, Ministry of Foreign Affair and International Cooperation has posted a press release on the outcomes of the meeting between His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Ms. Pauline Tamesis, the Resident Coordinator of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-meeting-between-his-excellency-deputy-prime-minister-prak-sokhonn-minister-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-cooperation-and-ms-pauline-tamesis-the-resident-coordinator-of-the-u/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 18 June 2024, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a joint media release on the start of Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) Initiative between Cambodia and Singapore on their official social media site.According to the press, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the Monetary href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-the-start-of-financial-transparency-corridor-ftc-initiative-between-cambodia-and-singapore/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 17 March 2020, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the finding of 09 positive COVID-19 cases , six of which are Cambodian-Muslim who recently returned from religious ceremony in Malaysia and three cases are Malaysian males. These include:1. In Siem Reap province: href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-6-new-positive-covid-19-cases-of-cambodian-muslim-who-attended-religious-ceremony-in-malaysia-and-3-positive-case-of-malaysian/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family has amassed a “vast fortune”, with stakes in at least 114 domestic companies spanning most of the Kingdom’s key sectors, including major energy, telecoms, mining and trading firms, according to an investigation by Global Witness, which accuses the Hun href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/inside-the-hun-familys-business-empire/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

National police officials yesterday said that all vehicle owners will soon be required to purchase insurance for their vehicles. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/motorists-face-insurance-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Retail prices for gasoline have gradually increased by approximately 5 percent since December last year, raising concern from motorists. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gasoline-retail-prices-creep-up-in-country/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Public Relations Department of Thailand is developing cooperation with Cambodia in exchanging news and information. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/public-relations-department-thailand-cooperating-with-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s embassy in Malaysia yesterday denied pressuring domestic workers from the Kingdom into renewing their visas, after rights groups told the Post last week that the embassy exploited a legal loophole to keep maids in the country. The statement came as a Malaysian employers association, which has observed the drafting href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/embassy-defends-handling-of-maids/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 25 November, the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team conducted a presentation at the seventh Civic Tech Meetup in Kampong Chhnang city, Kampong Chhnang province. The series of meetups were challenged by Covid-19, but have recently resumed limited in-person meetings. During this all-day hybrid virtual href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/social-accountability-page-was-presented-at-civic-tech-meetup/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 03 March 2020, Forestry Administration has released an announcement on the dismissal of false information and to response to the accuse that the Ministry of Agriculture has colluded with TSM company in the auction of forestry crime exhibit. According to the announcement, the auction href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-of-the-forestry-administration-on-the-dismissal-of-false-information-accuse-that-ministry-of-agriculture-colludes-with-tms-company-in-the-auction-of-forestry-crime-exhibit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 17 March 2022, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the progress of joint labor dispute resolution at NagaWorld as of 17 March 2022.The ministry invited the representatives of workers and employers to continue the dispute resolution meeting at the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/progress-of-joint-labor-dispute-resolution-at-nagaworld-as-of-17-march-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The number of ships coming through the port rose 17 percent year to year, and cruise ships rose from 25 to 36. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/exports-through-port-rise-nearly-10-percent-from-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 14 October 2021, the Department of Tourism Vocational Training issued a notification on the reopening of tourism vocational education and training institutions, tourism vocational training schools and assessment centers under the Ministry of Tourism of Capital-Provinces with low risk of COVID-19 outbreak.Tourism Vocational Training href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/reopening-of-tourism-vocational-education-and-training-institutions-tourism-vocational-training-schools-and-assessment-centers-under-the-ministry-of-tourism-of-capital-provinces-with-low-risk-of-covi/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 25 October 2021, the Ministry of Tourism issued a notification on the recruitment of candidates who are working in the spa industry in hotels and spa businesses to attend training courses on upskill spa professionals in Cambodia. To contribute to the implementation of the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/recruitment-of-candidates-who-are-working-in-the-spa-industry-in-hotels-and-spa-businesses-to-attend-training-courses-on-upskill-spa-professionals-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team was delighted to host the recent board meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Phnom Penh on 10 October 2021. It was the first time the board members and the ODC management team had a physical gathering since the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/a-fruitful-board-meeting-for-open-development-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Election observers are urging the National Election Committee to move quickly on updates to the voter registry, as commune elections in 2017 approach. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/election-monitors-say-voter-registry-is-an-urgent-priority/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...