Investment Or Imperialism? Tracking China's Big Ambitions In Cambodia
A few years ago this scene would have played out in China. More specifically, it would have played out in a Chinese coastal region to which millions of rural folks had arrived looking for work. A huge hangar, piles of fabrics of all colors at both ...
Economy and commerce
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Counting money. Photo by Aaron Gilson, taken on 5 April 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia re-opened for international trade in the 1980s, opened up to foreign investment in 1994, joined ASEAN in 1999, and became a member of the WTO in 2004. Its bilateral ...
Launching workshop on public revenues from the extractive industries profile page
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On 24 May 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) officially launched the workshop on Public Revenues from the Extractive Industries profile page. The event brought together 21 participants (eight women) who are representatives from various relevant institutions in extractive industries, including Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Community-Based ...
Pollution and waste
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The rapid economic and population growth in Cambodia is leading to significant environmental pollution. The economic development activities have generated major environmental consequences, including air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and solid wastes. ...
After Park Cleared, CNRP Leaders Called to Court
At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, municipal security guards and men in plainclothes, wielding steel bars, metal pipes, batons, sticks and axes, forcibly cleared hundreds of demonstrators from Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park, where the opposition CNRP has been protesting against the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/security-guards-police-clear-freedom-park-50086/
Jubilation as Pair Acquitted of Union Leader’s Assassination
Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun, the men wrongfully sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2004 murder of Free Trade Union (FTU) leader Chea Vichea, were exonerated Wednesday by the Supreme Court of the crime. Responding to the acquittal, Chea Vichea’s brother, Chea Mony, ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/jubilation-as-pair-acquitted-of-union-leaders-assassination-43396/
Joint workshop on SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia
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On 20 February 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) have organized a joint workshop on “SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia” at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, funded by the Chemonics International. The purpose of this workshop is to share ...
Industries
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Industries in Cambodia (excluding extractive industries and mining) are mostly within the garment, light manufacturing, agricultural, construction and tourism sectors. The Royal Government of Cambodia has set directions to transform Cambodia into a middle-income economy by 2030 and high-income country by 2050, as mandated in ...
Victims Describe Deadly Clash at Monivong Bridge
Victims of the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and stone-throwing youths in Phnom Penh on Sunday night recounted the event Monday, with some saying they sustained injuries while battling against riot police and others saying they were simply unfortunate commuters trapped in ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/victims-describe-deadly-clash-at-monivong-bridge-42503/
After Deadly Factory Collapse, Safety Improvements Scarce
On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide inspection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce-39041/
Investment governance in Cambodia: A window of opportunity
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Cambodia’s new investment law could open the way for more inclusive, sustainable investment. In a series of virtual meetings, stakeholders from across Cambodia came together to assess the challenges and opportunities arising from that law and investment governance generally. ...
Addressing the issue of “Popular justice” in Cambodia
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Between 2010 and 2018, 73 people have been victims of extra-judicial violence, more commonly referred to as “mob justice” or “mob killings” and these acts of violence resulted in 57 deaths and 16 wounded.84 Those figures are considered by experts to be largely underestimated due ...
Afar but not apart, ICT as the solutions to work and communicate from home!
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Obviously, COVID-19 has forced many people’s lives to a certain degree as the fear of its spreading compels the government to take strict measures and fellow citizens are advised to abide by. At ODC, working from home appears to be an alternative and Information and ...
SDG 4 Quality education
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Sustainable Development Goal 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all – focuses on education as a fundamental human right that is necessary for the achievement of all the SDGs.170 Education supports the achievement of gender equality by empowering women and is crucial to creating ...
Special economic zones
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A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a defined area within a country that is subject to different laws and regulations than other areas of the country. These comprehensive industrial areas provide preferential incentives to investors and offer government import-export administrative support to facilitate trade. Though ...
International Non-government Organizations (INGOs)
[[“Actors”,”Expertise/purposes”,”Website”,”Facebook”],[“Pact“,”Pact focuses on women’s empowerment, innovation, and capacity development. “,””,”Link“],[“Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN)“,”GEN has the vision to build one global entrepreneurship ecosystem.”,””,”Link“],[“Oxfam in Cambodia“,”Oxfam in Cambodia is committed to building a just and sustainable society through reduced poverty and inequality. Together with Khmer Enterprise and ...
NGOs and social enterprises
[[“Actors”,”Expertise/purposes”,”Website”,”Facebook”],[“ Open Development Cambodia (ODC)“,”ODC is an open data institution that provides information on various topics and issues from economic to environmental, government, social, and landing.”,””,”Link“],[“Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC)“,”YEAC builds capacity, empowers entrepreneurs, constructively advocates, and engages the public. “,””,”Link“],[“Global Entrepreneurship Network Cambodia ...
ODC’s second GIS workshop: Data collection and application of GIS
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In the previous blogpost we kicked off the first series of QGIS workshop in which we highlighted the activities and results of the successful 24 participants which have been attended and awarded with a certificate during the three-day workshop. After we introduced the principle of ...
From data to a news story: ODC hosts workshop about data-driven journalism
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Data is everywhere! Since the rise of the Internet the amount of data has exploded significantly. Everything we see online is - after all - digital data. Knowing this, it is no surprise that not only data scientists, bankers and scholars make use of this ...
Data literacy training for public health
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On 15-16 February 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) successfully conducted a training workshop on “Data Literacy for Public Health”. The training was hosted at ODC’s office in Phnom Penh and gathered 11 participants from various backgrounds including citizen journalists, development project officers, research officers and ...