The Kingdom of Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. The king is the head of state for his lifetime but does not govern. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/head-of-state/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Investors, along with the next two companies expected to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, will watch carefully this morning the action on the country’s first initial public offering, nine months after the CSX officially opened. After a book-building process that was 17 times over-subscribed, Phnom Penh href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ppwsa-stock-to-list-today/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Photo Credit: Emanuel Feld (CC BY-SA) A dozen young Cambodians and expatriates gathered in a ground floor meeting space off of Wat Bottum Park in the morning of April 20, 2014. After a round of introductions and snacks, laptops were opened and participants began the task of translating the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/open-data-handbook-translate-a-thon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly all of the ministries were established in 1995. A few ministries were only recently created in the post-2013 national election by a separation of one ministry into two. There are 28 government ministries and secretariats, and many national bodies. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministries-and-national-bodies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Biofuel crops have a significant potential for contributing to future energy requirements worldwide. Agricultural lands offer energy farming as an alternative to their usual role of food production. Biofuel crops are an environmentally valuable means of sustainable energy production.1 The demand for transport fuels in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/biofuel-crops/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

List of public services provided by One Window Service Office at Rotanak Mondol district hall in Battambang province. Photo by ODC team, taken on 28 February 2020. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.Government services might be perceived as tools in pursuing the country’s development, and assuring href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/government-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Upon the reinstatement of the second monarchy in 1993, Cambodian citizens are the master of their destiny and sources of all power. With the introduction of the liberal democracy in the Kingdom, all Cambodians at their 18 years or over, except where it is prescribed href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/parliament/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh on 09 June 2016. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia had over 8 million hectares of forest resources in 2020, accounting for 44.7% of the country’s total land area. 75 The state owns the whole forest href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-products/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Confederation of Unions has been shot down again in its bid for formal recognition as a trade union confederation, president Rong Chhun said yesterday, this time because some of its unions represent teachers. The Ministry of Labour informed the CCU in a letter href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-confederation-union-denied-recognition-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A few years ago this scene would have played out in China. More specifically, it would have played out in a Chinese coastal region to which millions of rural folks had arrived looking for work. A huge hangar, piles of fabrics of all colors at both href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investment-or-imperialism-tracking-chinas-big-ambitions-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “Public schools” under Access to public services in both Khmer and English. Together with the information of College and lycee, and Pre Schools and Primary Schools across Cambodia.=>Please click here to get in to College and lycee href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-public-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Total loans and deposits at the Kingdom’s microfinance institutions jumped in the first quarter of 2012 despite what is typically a slow season for the industry, insiders said yesterday. Loans outstanding reached US$708 million for the period ending on March 31, climbing 9.8 per cent from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfis-defy-typically-slow-first-quarter-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In April, Chut Wutty was shot to death in the Cambodian forests he was so outspoken in defending, a slaying that outraged human rights activists suspicious of the conflicting explanations given by police. His death appears to be part of a chilling trend. Growing numbers of activists href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/global-death-toll-of-environmental-activists-rising-report-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Pandemics”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Pandemics.=>Please click here to go to “Pandemics”.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-pandemics/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s forests have seen a significant reduction of total forest and dense forest cover in recent years, the growth of plantations, particularly rubber, and an ongoing problem with illegal logging. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forests-and-forestry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Non-renewable energy sources are chiefly fossil fuels such as coal, diesel, oil and gas. They provide most of Cambodia’s locally-produced electrical supply – in 2011 diesel and heavy fuel oil generators provided 89% of local electricity generation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/non-renewable-energy-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations marks 2022 as this year’s International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples under the theme “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.” This theme recognizes how important and central women are in the longevity and survival href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/indigenous-women-seek-direct-help-and-support-from-all-stakeholders-on-the-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

October 20th 2020 marks the third World Statistics Day, a day that brings together communities around the globe to celebrate and reiterate the importance of statistics. Through its Resolution 69/282, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly established the celebration of The World Statistics Day every href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/celebrating-the-world-statistics-day-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 20 October 2023, the ODC team traveled to Utrecht City, the Netherlands, to engage in a crucial meeting with Dr. Arend Kolhoff, Technical Secretary of International Cooperation at the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment. ODC has been collaborating closely with the commission on providing href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/strategic-environmental-assessment-sea-partner-meeting-with-the-netherlands-commission-for-environmental-assessment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...