By making information accessible to anyone with an internet connection, ODC facilitates rational, fact‑based dialogue, improved communication, strengthened policy making, and better development planning across all sectors. The ODC website has been featured on Le Petit Journal, an online French newspaper, as a case of ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-resources-at-work-honorable-mentions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource on “Zoning Guidelines on Protected Areas in Cambodia”, the draft final version released by Ministry of environment.​ The guidelines are created for all stakeholders to use as a reference in defining and allocating the four ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-online-resources-on-drafting-of-zoning-guidelines-on-protected-areas-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The european Union (e.U.) last year continued to import millions of dollars worth of duty-free sugar from Cambodian plantations that have forced hundreds of families off their land despite calls from european lawmakers for the trade benefits to end, according to the latest e.U. data. Thailand’s ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/duty-free-sugar-exports-to-eu-hit-13-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the National Ad-hoc Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination to launch the 3rd dose campaign for frontliners in the second week of this month or not later than next Monday. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/3rd-dose-campaign-for-frontliners-with-astrazeneca-to-begin-by-monday-the-latest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 July 2021, Embassy of Japan in thE Kingdom of Cambodia issuEd a mEssagE of H.E. Mr. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to thE Kingdom of Cambodia, on thE provision of vaccinEs.ThE JapanEsE GovErnmEnt has announcEd it will providE approximatEly onE million dosEs of Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/announcEmEnts/mEssagE-of-h-E-mr-mikami-masahiro-ambassador-of-japan-to-thE-kingdom-of-cambodia-on-thE-provision-of-vaccinEs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the Meeting between His excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn and H.e. Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, Special envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/deputy-pm-prak-sokhonn-and-unsg-special-envoy-discuss-cooperation-on-myanmar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s exports to the member countries of the Regional Comprehensive economic Partnership (RCeP) totaled $1.956 billion in the first three months of this year, up 11 percent over the same period last year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-export-to-rcep-member-countries-increases-by-11-percent-in-first-quarter/ ' 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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/hydropower-dams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 16 May 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes of the meeting between H.e. Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and H.e. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-meeting-between-h-e-deputy-prime-minister-prak-sokhonn-minister-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-cooperation-of-cambodia-and-h-e-anthony-blinken-secretary-of-state-of-the-unit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A day after its opening session and still devoid of the 55 lawmakers-elect of the opposition CNRP, the country’s new, one-party National Assembly voted Prime Minister Hun Sen in for yet another five-year term Tuesday and approved an extensive re­shuffle of his Cabinet. In a ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/five-more-years-for-hun-sen-some-ministers-reshuffled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

You have found an interesting topic to write about? Support your article with data! To learn more about data-driven journalism Open Development Cambodia, in cooperation with Cambodian Center for Independent Media, hosted the second two-day workshop for journalists and journalism students on May 24-25 2018. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-2-data-driven-journalism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

H.E. Ok Boung, SEcrEtary of StatE at thE Ministry of CommErcE, hEld a discussion with H.E. Ms. PottiE Donica, Canadian Ambassador to Cambodia, on bilatEral tradE rElations, mainly in garmEnt sEctor, at thE ministry officE on Monday aftErnoon, said thE ministry’s nEws rElEasE. Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/cambodia-canada-strEngthEn-bilatEral-coopEration-in-garmEnt-sEctor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Welcome to ODC! By using the site or any information, maps, data or services on the site, you agree to be bound by these terms of use.Use of the siteCopyright of all original text, maps, graphics, logos and designs created by ODC and published on ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/terms-of-use/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On April 11, 2014, the signing ceremony of “Low Carbon Growth Partnership between the Cambodian Side and Japanese Side” was held at Cambodiana Hotel between H.e. Say Samal, Minister of environment and H.e. Mr. Kumamaru Yuji, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-press-release-on-signing-of-low-carbon-growth-partnership-between-the-cambodian-side-and-japanese-side/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid-providers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of economy and Finance and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have reached a memorandum of understanding on electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) cooperation, aiming to enhance digital verification of customer documents in Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-ministry-nbc-enhance-digital-verification-of-customer-documents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

EuropEan Union TradE CommissionEr KarEl dE Gucht said hE has no plans to launch an invEstigation into Cambodia’s much-criticizEd sugarcanE plantations aftEr a mEEting with CommErcE MinistEr Sun Chanthol in Phnom PEnh on TuEsday. Bottom linE: Cambodia’s frEE tradE bEnEfits to EuropE arE safE for Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/sugar-Exports-to-stay-duty-frEE-Eu-tradE-czar-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has recorded a sharp rise in mobile payments as more and more people have turned from cash-based to digital transaction options, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sees-significant-increase-in-digital-payments-with-e-wallets-exceeding-20-2-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

COVID-19 in Cambodia is a profile page where the public can access to an informative dashboard of the COVID-19 cases found in Cambodia, visualized as an info-graph and classified the cases by type, province, gender and nationality. The constantly updated dataset of the COVID-19 cases ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/covid-19-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The value of garment and shoe exports to the european Union are expected to reach the same level as those sent to the U.S. by 2013, an official from the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) said yesterday. Garment, textile and shoe exports to the e.U. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-to-eu-catching-up-with-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...