On 13 March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport released a press release on online learning (E-Learning) to support students in grades 9 and 12 suspended studies at public and private schools in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province to prevent the spread href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-of-the-ministry-of-education-on-e-learning-to-assist-students-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 January 2023, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued a notification to inform the public about the automation National Domain Registration system. To facilitate the request for a national domain name quickly, easily, and efficiently, the MPTC has prepared and put into href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-on-the-introduction-of-the-domain-name-automation-system-kh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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The Forest Law of 2002 provides a legal basis for rural communities to use and help manage forests through community forestry. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/community-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) collaborated with the Special Education Department (SED) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to organize a launching workshop on “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” under the project “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-contributed-to-the-digital-transformation-in-multilingual-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

National budget on uptrendIn the last three years, Cambodia’s national budget has seen significant growth of around US$ 1.6 billion, from US$ 3.4 billion in 20141 to US$ 5 billion in 2017.2 This is an average annual increase of almost 14%. The increase can be href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/access-to-public-service/budget-and-public-procurement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia emerged from years of conflict, pressures grew on natural resources and sensitive areas. In response, a number of protected areas were created by royal decree in 1993 to protect ecologically and culturally important places. More detailed guidelines on managing the country’s protected areas href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian land concessions granted to companies last year affected nearly 80,000 people, displacing many of them and increasing poverty, the NGO Forum on Cambodia says in a new report. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-land-concessions-deepen-poverty-report-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Asia’s economic success has been carried on the shoulders of poor women, whose higher load of work has been unequally compensated and undervalued, according to an Oxfam report released on Tuesday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gender-based-pay-gap-persists-oxfam-study/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Investors in Cambodia’s northeast on Monday announced an investment in a cassava-processing plant in Battambang province. Prak Phoung Kesoa, assistant CEO at Battambang Agro-Industry, said yesterday that the plant would be 100 per cent Cambodian owned href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-investors-bankroll-cassava-processing-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Children working with bricks, Cambodia. Photo by Sodanie Chea, take on 6 June 2013. Licensed under CC BY 2.0Cambodia has a total population of slightly over 15 million, most of whom are under the age of 30. An estimated 250,000 people enter the job market href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/labor-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Forest cover is the area of land covered by tree canopy. Measuring and reporting this can show the different types of forest that exist and the areas of each, and how these areas change over time. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-cover-reporting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sustainable Development Goal 14 is primarily about the interactions of humans with the oceans. Specifically, it aims to conserve and manage the use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.53 A UN General Assembly call for action has been used to clearly articulate href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg14-life-below-water/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a long break, the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup is back! We now have a more expanded organizing committee to help recruit presenters and we’re looking forward to a more engaging PPMM series. Should you be interested in following up with the matter, you’re invited to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/ppmm-25-waterborne-diseases-climate-global-land-indicator-initiative/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Overview of​ an industrial gold mine and refinery in Okvau. Photo taken from the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s Facebook Page, taken on 11 June 2021.Mineral resources are defined as “any substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, naturally originated by a geological process href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/extractive-industries-licensing-and-payments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Laos government will continue to allow what it has dubbed “preparatory work” on the controversial Xayaburi dam, including the resettlement of villagers, despite promising to suspend the project at last week’s ASEAN Regional Forum, according to a media report in Laos. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/xayaburi-dam-construction-to-proceed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Participating in discussions and learning about current issues boosts indigenous youth’s confidence.“Because I participated in various activities and training, I now feel more confident in expressing myself and my community.”Mr. Mong Samut is a 22-year-old Brao indigenous youth. He was born in a remote area href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/indigenous-youth-become-confident-in-expressing-himself/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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In March, Internews facilitated a ‘Data Scraping’ e-Workshop for the Open Development Cambodia team. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen ODC’s technical capability to collect ISAC-relevant data from government websites, for public sharing on the developing Social Accountability web page. The Workshop was conducted href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/e-workshop-on-data-scraping/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...