The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully launched Cambodia’s first national Open data conference on 26 March 2024 at the CaDT Innovation Center in Phnom Penh, under the theme &ndash; “Open Government Data for Inclusive Development,” &ndash; resonated deeply, reflecting Cambodia’s commitment to building a <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/first-cambodias-national-Open-data-conference-Opens-its-doors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japan-based Terra Motors Corporation viewed Cambodia as a potential market for its electric tuk-tuk, the company’s general manager of overseas sales said yesterday. “We’re thinking of entering the Cambodian market as well. But at this moment, there are no concrete plans. [We] just hope to enter,” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tuk-tuk-maker-eyes-cambodian-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

This year is no different from last year and many of the previous years for the residents of Krong Stung Sen in Kampong Thom province. Rain has been scarce, and rice growers must pay to pump water from the state-owned ditches into their rice paddies. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/despite-drought-crops-will-come-but-at-a-cost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) earned $1.9 billion in revenue last year from the tourism sector, and could increase this amount further by reducing imports, an industry spokesman said yesterday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourism-a-key-revenue-generator-for-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Direct daily flights between Phnom Penh and Singapore started yesterday with the first Tiger airways flight departing at 8:30am and landing in Singapore at 11:30am, kicking off a seven-days-a-week low-cost service. The company is offering a special price of US$38 one-way from Phnom Penh to Singapore <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tiger-airways-launches-daily-service-to-singapore/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s ease of doing business (EoDB) index remains positive despite external challenges including global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to the Business Confidence Survey 2023 by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-eodb-index-still-positive-eurocham/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation Hem Vanndy said the government is committed to promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and motivating informal SMEs to register into the formal economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/informal-msmes-motivate-to-integrate-into-formal-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Labor Ministry in a statement Thursday insisted that unions were still free to register as entities recognized by the government, a day after a ministry spokesman said that union registration had been effectively suspended for the foreseeable future. free Trade Union (FTU) president Chea Mony <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labor-ministry-denies-it-has-stopped-recognizing-unions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tens of thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters, backed by striking garment-factory workers, rallied on Sunday to demand long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen step down and call an election. The garment workers have in recent days joined the opposition protests to press their demand that the government <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodians-rally-to-demand-pms-resignation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education announced that high school students who failed the national exam will get their second chance to pass the test on October 13 and 14 following a decision by Prime Minister Hun Sen to hold a re-sit of the exam amid reports <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/education-ministry-sets-date-for-high-school-re-examination/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and South Korea yesterday signed five agreements, including the launch of a joint study on the possibility of a free trade agreement.​​ The agreements were signed by Foreign affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn and his Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha on the sidelines of the asean-Republic <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-south-korea-ink-five-agreements-discuss-migrants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee (NEC) and the Ministry of Interior have advised capital and provincial authorities to review their voter lists and voting registrations.​   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-authorities-told-to-verify-voter-lists-as-elections-approach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the all-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (aCFIC) have announced the collaboration to strengthen investment ties between the two nations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ccc-chinas-acfic-join-forces-to-enhance-investment-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

UK-based BIW automotive company on Friday signed a US$2 billion join venture investment with aCICa automotive (Cambodia) to build a factory in Preah Sihanouk province for a Cambodian-made vehicle within the next three years. The agreement was made between BIW’s director Robin Bowyer and aCICa’s Group <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-national-car-for-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A joint committee designed to bring About wAge increAses in the gArment sector will meet for the first time on FridAy, A Ministry of SociAl AffAirs letter obtAined yesterdAy stAtes. Ath Thorn, president of the CoAlition of CAmbodiAn AppArel Workers’ DemocrAtic Union, sAid he believed <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/minimum-wAge-pAnel-sets-A-meet/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The opposition CNRP has cried foul over the delivery of election cards to voters, arguing that many government-aligned officials will be able to lobby for the CPP while handing out the cards.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/opposition-fears-voter-card-chance-for-lobbying/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An employers And businesses federAtion thAt took out pAid newspAper Advertisements clAiming CAmbodiA’s workers hAve no fundAmentAl right to strike hAs hit bAck At the InternAtionAl LAbour OrgAnizAtion (ILO), Asking it to retrAct comments it mAde in response to the Ads. LAst week, the CAmbodiAn FederAtion <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/groups-tell-ilo-to-retrAct-right-to-strike-clAim/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A Chinese rAilwAy compAny mAy conduct A feAsibility study on A 700-kilometre rAil line in northern CAmbodiA, officiAls And locAl mediA reported yesterdAy. OfficiAls from NAnning Survey And Design Institute Co Ltd, A subsidiAry of ChinA RAilwAy SiyuAn Group, discussed the study with the Ministry of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/rAil-line-discussed-for-north-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Farmers in Pursat province are to benefit from a new vegetable market, allowing them to sell their produce for free for the first five years. The market is aimed at boosting sales of chemical-free vegetables for distribution across the country, to reduce reliance on imported vegetables <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pursat-market-to-boost-local-vegetable-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Free Trade Union (FTU) on Monday reported an overall increase in industrial action by its local branches last year with 136 total strikes in the first 11 months of 2013, up 35 percent from all of 2012, when there were 101 strikes by its <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/Free-trade-union-reports-overall-jump-in-labor-strikes-in-2013/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>