Investment policy and regulations
Cambodia’s economy has experienced an impressive performance, reflected in its rapid economic growth and significant poverty reduction. Part of this is the result of the relative openness of Cambodia towards foreign investors. Domestic investment has also been growing, although at a lower rate than other href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/investment-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Japanese companies face domestic employee shortage
Japanese companies are facing a shortage of skilled workers which is hindering progress in Japanese-owned electronic factories, the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) said. The statement comes after the Asian Development Bank said in April that a shortage of skilled workers would continue to hinder href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japanese-companies-face-domestic-employee-shortage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Economic Land Concessions
Explore Open Development Cambodia’s revised and updated database of Economic Land Concession profiles and maps.Explore now href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/fa_slide/economic-land-concessions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Energy policy and administration
Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). Photo by bmeabroad, taken on 10 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Low electrification rates and over-dependence on fossil fuel imports have contributed to Cambodia ranking 120 out of 124 nations in the new World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Architecture Performance Index href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Constitution and rights
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia was officially promulgated by Royal Kram on 24 September 1993. Image designed by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), 10 September 2021. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.The 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the supreme law of the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/constitution-and-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Raise awareness of the communities on environmental impact assessment process
On 25 July 2025, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) in collaboration with My Village Cambodia (MVi), under the project “Enhancing Natural Resource Management Governance through Data-Driven Approaches,” conducted an important training workshop on environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Mondulkiri province. This event aimed to raise href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/raise-awareness-of-the-communities-on-environmental-impact-assessment-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Energy
Cambodia has undergone rapid economic development in recent decades, with GDP per capita tripled between 1999 and 2013. However, mainly due to three decades of war and political turmoil which severely damaged the country’s infrastructure, the country still lacks the means required for energy sector href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Introducing ODC Director Thy Try
ODC Director Thy TryWe are happy to introduce Thy Try, Open Development Cambodia’s new director as of today. Try has been involved with ODC as a member of the advisory board since 2011. He previously coordinated a project of Development and Partnership in Action (DPA). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/introducing-odc-director-thy-try/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia Verifies the World’s First VCS Triple Gold CCB Avoided Deforestation Project
SAN FRANCISCO — The Oddar Meanchey REDD+ (Reduced Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation) project in Cambodia is the first in the world to complete verification of emission reductions under the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) with a triple gold Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) accreditation for emission href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-verifies-the-worlds-first-vcs-triple-gold-ccb-avoided-deforestation-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Herald Staff
http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/09/24/5239878/cambodia-verifies-the-worlds-first.html
Investment governance in Cambodia: A window of opportunity
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. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/investment-governance-in-cambodia-a-window-of-opportunity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
From data to a news story: ODC hosts workshop about data-driven journalism
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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/from%e2%80%8b-data%e2%80%8b-to%e2%80%8b-a%e2%80%8b-news%e2%80%8b-story%e2%80%8b-odc%e2%80%8b-hosts%e2%80%8b-workshop%e2%80%8b-about%e2%80%8b-data-driven%e2%80%8b-journalism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia has updated profile page on Services delivery at health center
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Services delivery at health center” under Access to public services. The spreadsheet contains information both in Khmer and English including service type, service provided, details related to each service provided and references.=> Please click here to get in to Services delivery href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-has-updated-profile-page-on-services-delivery-at-health-center/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Economic benefits of birth control reported
Additional investments in family planning yields economic benefits and would save developing countries more than US$11 billion annually, according to a UN report. Better access to family planning in developing countries would reduce costs for maternal and newborn health care by $11.3 billion per year, according href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economic-benefits-of-birth-control-reported/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
China may fund Cambodia-Vietnam rail
Cambodia was in discussions with the Chinese government on funding for a 250-kilometre stretch of rail line between Phnom Penh and Vietnam, in what Cambodian officials yesterday called a move away from a “complicated” Asian Development Bank loan. Va Sim Sorya, director general at the Ministry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-may-fund-cambodia-vietnam-rail/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061356758/Business/china-to-fund-cambodia-rail.html
Telcos still vie for subscribers
The battle for subscriber numbers rages on in the still-clustered Cambodian mobile market. Smart Mobile this week announced it passed the 3 million-subscriber mark, which would make it Cambodia’s second-largest operator by subscriber numbers after Vietnam’s Metfone. Numbers obtained by the Post showed Cellcard with a consecutive href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telcos-still-vie-for-subscribers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012061456789/Business/telcos-still-vie-for-subscribers.html
Mr. John WEEKS
Mr. John WEEKS is an IT/open source enthusiast and educator. He has facilitated numerous socially responsible IT projects in Southeast Asia via House32 Web Design, and is currently managing Open-Comics.net. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/p_profile/mr-john-weeks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia updates Special Economic Zone page
ODC has updated the Special Economic Zone page in Cambodia, adding interactive map and data visualization on province based SEZ in respond to the latest SEZ dataset on ODC website.Click here to access the page href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/odc-updates-special-economic-zone-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Energy for transport
In Cambodia, petroleum is traditionally the main source of energy for transportation. The petroleum fuels used for transportation include gasoline, diesel, heavy fuel and fuel oil. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy-for-transport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
United States aid
The United States of America (the US) is one of the biggest donors to Cambodia.125 126 The history of cooperation and relations between the two countries can be traced back to the early 1950s after Cambodia received full independence from France. In 1955, the first href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/united-states-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
