New investment law to attract more investments
The New investment law is expected to make Cambodia an attractive destination for new investment and to improve the investment environment to keep the existing investments in the country. The law is currently in drafting stage and is expected to go online within this year, ...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50743474/new-investment-law-to-attract-more-investments/
Mr. OUM Vantharith
Mr. OUM Vantharith is an advocate for free and open knowledge movements in Cambodia. His interests span from #OpenData, to #OpenAccess, #OpenLicensing, #Crowdsourcing #OnlineCollaboration and micro-financing. He first got involved with the open source movement doing localization into Khmer language. Later he discovered Wikipedia and ...
Open Development Cambodia published new dataset of Cambodian population and poverty rate 2015
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Cambodian population and poverty rate 2015 in both Khmer and English. Together with the detail information of total population, total family and poverty rate in Cambodia in 2015 in levels of commune, district and province.=>Please ...
Open Development Cambodia published new dataset of Assessment of undiscovered copper resources in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published new online resources on “Assessment of undiscovered copper resources in Cambodia” in both Khmer and English. You can find document in various format such as KML, GeoJSON, SHP, JPEG.=> Please click here to get in to the dataset page ...
Announcement on the temporary on suspension of all technical and vocational education and training institution across the country
On 20 March 2021, Ministry of Labour and vocational training has posted an announcement on the temporary on suspension of all technical and vocational education and training institution across the country. This suspension is to respond to the on going COVID-19 community outbreak. According to ...
Ministry of Labour and Vocational training
CDC improves QIP application process for foreign investors
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is seeking to make it easier for foreign firms to register as applicants for Qualified Investment Projects (QIP) in Cambodia through improvements to the online registration system. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501446568/cdc-improves-qip-application-process-for-foreign-investors/
Press Release: Results of the 2019 annual report conference and the direction for 2020 of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
On 25 December 2019, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction published a press release on the results of the 2019 annual report conference and activity plan for 2020. The conference has approved on 21 major points, which includes:Continuing the Royal Government reforming ...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Open Development Cambodia has added one new features of Poipet PP SEZ on Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 37 Special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ...
Open Development Cambodia has added one new features of Intervia Automobile Industry Complex SEZ on Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 38 Special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ...
Cambodia revising gambling laws to attract investment
The Cambodian government is in the process of amending its gaming laws in a bid to draw major casino operators, industry sources have confirmed to GGRAsia. Earlier on Tuesday, the Phnom Penh Post reported that the new draft of the national casino law could be finalised ...
GGRAsia News Staff
http://www.ggrasia.com/cambodia-revising-gambling-laws-to-attract-investment/
Flood trouble spots mapped
Thanks to a crowd-sourcing campaign spearheaded by grassroots map developers Urban Voice Cambodia, residents of Phnom Penh can now access a map pinpointing flood-prone areas in the capital during rainy season. Updated online yesterday, the map was generated by citizens, who contributed 119 reports of flooding over a ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-trouble-spots-mapped
Ban on Thesis Topics Needed, Scholars Say
Academics at the Royal University of Law and Economics defended banning thesis topics for fourth-year students, arguing that subjects such as illegal drug use and land disputes are written about too often at the school. In a Feb. 2 letter posted online and signed by the ...
Open Development Cambodia has added one new feature of Cambodia-Sino Metallic Material SEZ on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) profile page
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on 39 Special Economic Zones in Cambodia along with comprehensive references which are accessible and available in bilingual versions, Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map web tool, this profile page aims ...
Moving towards e-commerce
Motorbikes, vegetables, iPhones, artwork, or even land on which to build a house – a quick browse through website 7Makara.com gives the impression of a Cambodian eBay or Amazon. The difference, however, is that you can’t complete the transaction from the convenience of your bedroom. In ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266208/Business/moving-towards-e-commerce.html
Lawyers Against ‘Blood Sugar’ Launch Fundraising Campaign
A US-based group of lawyers has launched an online campaign to raise funding to support a lawsuit against a UK company that bought sugar from a Cambodian plantations linked to human rights abuses. The campaign is being undertaken by the International Senior Lawyers Project, which is ...
Kimseng Men
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/lawyer-against-blood-sugar-launch-funraising-campaign/1800116.html
Another Election Monitor’s Report Finds Irregularities With Vote
Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) said it could not vouch for the official outcome of July’s national election because of the large number of ballots cast by people without proper paperwork or forms in lieu of official identification, yet another independent report casting doubts on the ...
Zsombor Peter and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-election-monitors-report-finds-irregularities-with-vote-49737/
Leaked draft of Cambodia's proposed cyber law reveals threat to free expression
TV news viewers in Cambodia are fed a steady diet of praise for the government and top officials. Whether they’re giving speeches that go on for hours, cutting a ribbon at a new development project, or shaking hands with foreign dignitaries, government leaders are presented ...
Kyle James
http://www.dw.de/leaked-draft-of-cambodias-proposed-cyber-law-reveals-threat-to-free-expression/a-17629723
Alternative education programme to expand to 15 provinces
The Basic Education Equivalency Programme has plans to expand centres to 15 provinces so online education can be provided to drop out students who want to finish Grade 9. According to a Unesco report, BEEP was initially launched in Phnom Penh in February last year. ...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50680053/alternative-education-programme-to-expand-to-15-provinces
‘Pitfalls ahead’ for web freedom, report finds
While Cambodia lacks a “rigorous, systematic approach to internet censorship”, new programs regulating telecommunications, online expression and cybercrime threaten the relative freedom it currently enjoys, according to a new report.The Freedom on the Net 2015 report, released on Friday by American watchdog organisation Freedom House, ...
Daniel Nass
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pitfalls-ahead-web-freedom-report-finds
Open Development Cambodia published new dataset of US bombing in Cambodia (1965-1975)
Open Development Cambodia has published a new online resource detailing on US bombing in Cambodia (1965-1975) in both Khmer and English. The spatial data contains information such as date of the bombing, exact location, the number and type of aircraft in the sortie, bombing load ...