Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in collaboration with STAR Kampuchea and Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) arranged a workshop entitled “Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Public Services in Cambodia” under financial support by the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER) on 12 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-on-the-role-of-information-and-communication-technology-ict-in-public-services-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The total number of members enrolled in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) has risen to more than two million individuals.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nssf-membership-rises-to-more-than-2-million-individuals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 26 July 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release regarding Cambodia will jointly implement the Mekong-Japan Cooperation Strategy 2024 for long-lasting peace, stability and prosperity in the Mekong sub-region on their official social media site.According to the press, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-cambodia-will-jointly-implement-the-mekong-japan-cooperation-strategy-2024-for-long-lasting-peace-stability-and-prosperity-in-the-mekong-sub-region/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A collection of houses and other structures belonging to nine families living alongside a canal in the capital’s Russey Keo district was destroyed yesterday by a large group of men sent by local authorities.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/structures-by-phnom-penh-canal-flattened/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

National Road 3 is to be widened to four lanes under a government development scheme financed by a Chinese loan. Speaking yesterday in a meeting with garment workers at Vattanac Industrial Park II, which is on National Road 3, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the upgrade href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-road-3-set-for-four-lane-upgrade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Evictees from the Borei Keila community protested in front of City Hall on Friday to demand their inclusion in a working group that has been tasked with resolving the long-running dispute in which a development firm failed to provide decent housing for hundreds of people href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/borei-keila-reps-want-in-on-housing-talks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new U.S. government program, NOURISH, will combat malnutrition among Cambodian children. On September 8, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhayly jointly with Denise Rollins, Acting Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Asia, announced the launch of USAID’s five-year, $16.25 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/usaid-launches-integrated-nutrition-sanitation-and-hygiene-nourish-project-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The value of exports of garment and accessories from Cambodia rose by 3.3 percent to $5.021 billion in the first eight months of this year, compared with 4.861 billion during the corresponding period last year, according to the statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-net-5-billion-in-eight-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land” adding 02 new map features in Kratie province. This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planing and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-registered-indigenous-communal-land-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Affect of flood disaster in Cambodia (1996-2021)”. This dataset reveals the affects of flood disaster in Cambodia from 1996 to 2021, showing the number of flood victims, including deaths, injuries, missing persons, house destruction, evacuation, budget href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-published-a-new-dataset-on-affect-of-flood-disaster-in-cambodia-1996-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a dataset on “Public Education Statistic (2015-2022)” by added new map layers of Public Education Statistic (2021-2022) and Public Education Statistic (2019-2020). This dataset contains the statistics of public education in each province of Cambodia, where the numbers of student href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-a-dataset-on-public-education-statistic-2015-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodians’ growing appetite for fast food and franchised food outlets, and the increasing number of restaurants springing up in the capital and other towns, has become a healthy business for some of the food chains now operating in the Kingdom.    href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-aboard-the-gravy-train/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 In the lead up to June’s commune elections, Sguon Samean, a former Sam Rainsy Party commune chief, say that she is hopeful that people will vote for her again.“I believe in my people. I have hope in my people since they trust me and they href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/female-opposition-commune-chief-hopes-to-keep-her-post-after-elections/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnamese businesses invested more than US$1.78 billion abroad last year, according to the Planning and Investment Ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA). Among them, Tanzania was the leading investment destination for Vietnamese investors, in terms of registered capital and accounted for 34 per cent of Viet href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/intl-investments-top-1-7b-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft (MIH), in partnership with the Republic of Korea, have conducted a training programme to sensitize policymakers to the requirements for upgrading the country’s quality infrastructure (QI). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/upgrading-cambodias-quality-infrastructure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Cambodian government decision to postpone building new hydropower dams on the Mekong river has been welcomed by campaigners, who say it will provide welcome relief to the tens of thousands of people whose livelihood depend upon its rich resources. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-scraps-plans-for-mekong-hydropower-dams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The speed of the government’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign will provide significant opportunities for Cambodia to welcome back fully-vaccinated international visitors, as the Kingdom gears up to host the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) on January 16-22, Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (Cata) president Chhay Sivlin affirmed. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-association-of-travel-agents-reopen-tourism-quickly-to-put-cambodia-on-the-map/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health on December 28 reported five new Covid-19 cases, two of which were imported and confirmed to be the Omicron variant. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-logs-two-new-omicron-cases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 03 November 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team joined a Kobo Toolbox training facilitated by Internews for the Innovations for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) program. The training aimed to address technical training skills identified by local civil society program partners. In late 2021 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/kobo-toolbox-training-for-isac-partners/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 September 2021, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports issued a notification on correction and issuance of high school diplomas and provisional high school diplomas.Applicant, parents or guardians and representatives of higher education institutions who wish to correct the information on the high href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/correction-and-issuance-of-high-school-diplomas-and-provisional-high-school-diplomas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...