Ministry probes exports of luxury wood to Hong Kong
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries denied that it had allowed the exports of luxury wood from Koh Kong province to Hong Kong. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-probes-exports-luxury-wood-hong-kong
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia”. This bilingual new dataset of the SRTM V3 has a high resolution of 30 meters and allows for downloads.=> Please click here to go to ...
Korean electronics giant sees growth in Cambodia
LG Electronics has identified Cambodia as the emerging market in ASEAN with the greatest potential for increasing sales and is expanding its business here, a senior executive of the South Korean company told Khmer Times last week at the LG Innofest 2016 Asia in Seoul. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21715/korean-electronics-giant-sees-growth-in-cambodia/
Industry 4.0: Executives on how ‘smart factories’ will impact Cambodia
The next industrial revolution will introduce “smart factories” in which computers and robotics communicating wirelessly will handle physical processes with very little input from human operators, leaving few job opportunities for unskilled workers, executives of German industrial giants said during a briefing in Phnom Penh ...
Robin Spiess
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industry-40-executives-how-smart-factories-will-impact-cambodia
Telecom tax in pipeline
Future growth of telecom networks in rural Cambodia will be funded by a three percent tax on gross revenue for the country’s telecom operators, due to begin within the first half of 2017. Im Vutha, spokesperson for the Telecom Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) told Khmer Times ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31245/telecom-tax-in-pipeline/
Asia’s forests grow, but not in Kingdom: NGO
Forest land in Asia-Pacific countries has grown overall since 2002, according to a study released last week, but Cambodia was one of only three countries surveyed to buck the trend. Out of 14 countries included in the study by the Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECofTC), ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asia%E2%80%99s-forests-grow-not-kingdom-ngo
Institute land not leased: gov’t
Responding to reported fears among staff that the destruction of a wall at Phnom Penh’s Buddhist Institute could herald the piecemeal sale of the grounds to adjacent casino operator NagaCorp, the government yesterday chalked the alarm up to a simple misunderstanding. According to the Ministry of ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/institute-land-not-leased-gov%E2%80%99t
Climate change threatens Asian birds
Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are among the six countries whose bird species will suffer, in the future, from the effects of climate change, according to a research conducted by two British scientist institutions. The document, published by Global Biological Change magazine, assesses a future distribution ...
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Digital Elevation Model from SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) in Cambodia” by adding a new interactive map layer. This bilingual dataset of the SRTM V3 has a high resolution of 30 meters and allows for downloads.=> Please ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on “Global building footprints in Cambodia”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Global building footprints in Cambodia”. This bilingual new dataset of 3,874,425 building footprints in Cambodia is publicly available for download.=> Please click here to go to “Global building footprints in Cambodia”. ...
Angkor Gold confirms $10m partnership deal
Cambodian firm Angkor Gold Corp (ANK) on Thursday finalised a partnership agreement with Hong Kong firm Tohui Beishan Property Group Holding Limited (TG) worth more than $10.4 million. According to a company statement issued on the Toronto Stock Exchange, ANK granted the Hong Kong firm 7.9 ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-gold-confirms-10m-partnership-deal
“Everyone deserves to stay connected and maximize the power of the internet” - My experience at the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023
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I recently had the opportunity to attend the 7th Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific 2023, a conference that brought together experts, practitioners, and advocates of community networks from across the region and beyond. The theme of the conference was “Connecting Indigenous and Mountain Communities”, and ...
Open Cyber Talk 2019
On 17 March 2019, the annual Open Cyber Talk 2019 under the theme “Opportunities and Risks of the Netizens in Cambodia” will be taken place at Tonle Basac II from 07:30 AM to 12:00 PM. The Open Cyber Talk 2019 is an important platform, where ...
Cambodian Center for Independent Media
ICT4D Cambodia Network workshop
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The increasing utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools has had a huge impact on the livelihood of Cambodian people in what is often called the “Industrial Revolution 4.0”. Recognizing the inevitable evolution toward digital change, the Cambodian government has been preparing to digitalize ...
Fedora Khmer Translation Sprint 3
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and Fedora is going to host Fedora Khmer Translation Sprint 3 on Sunday, 05 May 2019. Fedora is a free Linux based operating system from the same branch as Red Hat Linux that is run on enterprise servers. Fedora Desktop is aimed ...
Open Development Cambodia
MISTI inks deal with Chinese firm for clean water project
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese firm Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG) to carry out a feasibility study on implementing a project that aims to supply clean water across the populations living on ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303483/misti-inks-deal-with-chinese-firm-for-clean-water-project/
New plan to tackle fake drugs
The ministries of health and interior introduced a joint strategy yesterday to curb illegal medical practices and the use of fraudulent health products. ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-plan-tackle-fake-drugs
Local MFIs’ high-tech investment
The first time Leang Horng, a resident of Kandal province’s Saang district, made use of a micro-finance institution, a loan was the only service he needed. At that time, Horng had no idea about deposits or money transfers. But things have changed in the past few ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661599/Business/local-mfis-high-tech-investment.html
Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy: Democracy in Switzerland and the use of technology to improve citizen participation
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2023 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy. Photo by Ricardo Rivera, taken on 05 April 2023. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.Open Development Cambodia’s team attended the 2022 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy in Lucerne, Switzerland. The Forum is world’s largest gathering devoted to participatory ...
Smart posts midyear gains
Mobile service provider Smart has outperformed its fellow Axiata Group subsidiaries in the first half of the year, according to the Malaysian conglomerate’s latest financial report. Driven by a 115 per cent increase in data traffic revenue, Axiata’s results show Smart’s gross revenue totalled 270 million ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smart-posts-midyear-gains