Investors start to see potential returns in Cambodian Startups
Lack of trust from investors has so far limited the growth potential of the growing number of Cambodian technology startups. Five-year old Khmerload, a Cambodian entertainment news website modeled after the American media giant Buzzfeed, has become one of the country’s first local tech startups ...
Sophat Soeung and Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/investors-start-to-see-potential-returns-in-cambodian-startups/3804195.html
Cambodia's weekend elections will be the 'least fair' in history
Thousands of government and opposition supporters have hit the streets in Cambodia to drum up last minute support ahead of this Sunday’s election. Election monitors are fanning out across the country to ensure a free and fair vote. Koul Panha, Director of Comfrel Cambodia’s Committee for Free ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-26/an-cambodia-free-and-fair/4845154
Unions skirmish using factory as 'battleground'
The setting is familiar – a garment factory in Kandal province that supplies Levi’s and Gap – and so is the number of people involved, but a strike that has raged at Yung Wah Industrial II factory since Monday has a twist: it’s worker versus worker and union versus ...
Inclusion of the ODC Website in the U.S. Library of Congress Web Archives
Shapshot of the U.S. Libary of Congress E-mailOn July 24, 2013, the ODC Team received a surprise e-mail from the United States Library of Congress:“The United States Library of Congress has selected your website for inclusion in the Library’s historic collection of Internet materials related ...
Open Development Cambodia published a topic page on “Women in development”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Women in development”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of relevant national policy frameworks regarding women’s empowerment and gender equality in Cambodia. This topic page also provides basic statistics on education and labor, ...
Din Liseinet: Reflecting on my internship experience with ODC
I had been a frequent visitor to the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website in search for Cambodian news and information as well as for academic purpose. I had wondered if there was any possibility of trying here since I had rarely encounter the job or ...
ICT4 Social Advocacy Meeting
Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the core members of the ICT4D Cambodia Network, InSTEDD and the East West Management Institute (EWMI) held a half-day ICT4 Social Advocacy Network Meeting, funded by the SPIDER – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, on ...
Announcement of the Ministry of Health on the response, preventive measure and the preparation for the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases in the kingdom of Cambodia
On 02 March 2020, the Ministry of Health has posted an announcement on their official Facebook page about the government’s response, preventive measures and preparation of the COVID-19 outbreak and other infectious diseases. From the announcement, the ministry has claimed that, as of 02 March ...
Ministry of Health
Farming’s primacy ‘hinders’
Cambodia’s economic productivity is in trouble, struggling with an inability to turn a youthful population into a skilled workforce and stunted by an over-reliance on agriculture, according to a new World Bank report. In Cambodia and Vietnam, diversification of labour from the farming sector contributed to ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/farming%E2%80%99s-primacy-%E2%80%98hinders%E2%80%99
Australian-commissioned analysis on expanding access to piped water through public-private partnerships
On 15 June 2021, Australia’s Chargé d’Affaires Mr Luke Arnold met H.E. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) to advance bilateral collaboration on access to clean piped water in Cambodia’s provinces. Mr Arnold presented the findings of ...
The Australian Embassy in Cambodia
Press release: Cambodia, EU applaud the remarkable evolution of cooperation
On 16 August 2023, His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, extended congratulations to Her Excellency Carmen MORENO, departing Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Cambodia, for her exemplary efforts and success in her diplomatic tenure in ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on "Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)”. This dataset gives data focused on Cambodia’s annual forest cover range from 2015 to 2021.=> Please click here to go to “Forest cover in Cambodia (2015-2021)”. ...
Call for SMEs and informal economies in Mondulkiri to participate in a full-day training
The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is delighted to announce the opening of registration in a full-day training session scheduled for 22 February 2024 in Sen Monourom city, Mondulkiri province. This session marks the implementation of the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and SMEs in Cambodia ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization
Call for training participants: SMEs and informal economies in Kampot and Kep
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce the opening of registration for a full-day training session scheduled for 3 May 2024 in Kampot City, Kampot Province. The training marks the implementation of the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and SMEs in Cambodia through Open ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization
Call for training participants: SMEs and informal economies in Siem Reap
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is pleased to announce the opening of registration for a full-day training session scheduled for 6 June 2024 in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province. The training marks the implementation of the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and SMEs in Cambodia ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization
Iron and steel
Although Cambodia is believed to have iron ore resources and a number of exploration licenses have been granted, no significant finds have been reported. There is no commercial mining of iron ore in the country. While ambitious plans for mining and steel plants have been ...
Workshop on ODC website and information on access to public services in Kratie province
On 18 October 2017, the ODC team ended the week with an exciting workshop under a project theme of “Public Awareness of and Engagement in Government Service Delivery” funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), at Mekong Dolphin Hotel in Kratie province. ...
Coal
Although exploratory work has indicated the presence of modest coal resources in northern Cambodia, no commercial-scale mining has yet begun. The coal used in electricity generation and for other purposes is imported.A coal barge from Samarinda coal mine on the Mahakam river. Indonesia, Borneo. Photo ...
Dissemination workshop on data and updated information of community fisheries in Kampot and Kep provinces
On 24 November 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with ActionAid Cambodia and the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia – CWDCC, held a Dissemination Workshop on Data and Updated Information on Community Fisheries in Kampot and Kep Province on the ODC website, ...