Salt off to a shaky start as weather disappoints
Less-than-ideal rainfall patterns in January and early February have kept salt production in Kampot province at a pretty low level this season, or below two kilotonnes by some approximations, whereas an estimated 70-100 kilotonnes per annum are required to meet domestic consumption demand.
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/salt-shaky-start-weather-disappoints
Daun Ov community in Dangkor district has submitted a petition to the city hall to resolve the land issue
Nearly 80 people representing 56 families in Daun Ov community, Sangkat Cheung Ek, Khan Dangkor, who are worried about eviction, have urged the Phnom Penh authorities to expedite the issuance of land titles. And on-site development.
Phon Sotthyroth and Runn Sreydeth
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/daun-ouv-community-in-dangkor-district-has-submitted-a-petition-to-the-city-hall-to-help-resolve-the-land-issue/
Almost half a million undocumented Cambodian workers worldwide
There are almost half a million undocumented Cambodian migrant workers worldwide seeking better pay, as of 2022, according to an estimate by a local NGO.
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/almost-half-a-million-undocumented-cambodian-workers-worldwide
Vocational training a key component to Cambodia’s development
Cambodia’s economic success depends on having skilled technicians to meet investors’ demands and labor market needs – and a shortage of human resources could impede the country’s ability to attract the investment it needs.
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/vocational-training-a-key-component-to-cambodias-development
Campaign on “An Enterprise is a Peaceful Community” supported
Social analysts and workers unions have voiced their support for a campaign on “An Enterprise is a Peaceful Community”, which will be launched in 2024.
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501390203/campaign-on-an-enterprise-is-a-peaceful-community-supported/
Four community fisheries in Kampot attended a training on business plan and digital literacy
On 17 May 2024, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a full-day training in Tuek Chhou district, Kampot province, attended by 24 participants, including six women who lead or run businesses from four community fisheries and tourism communities: Trapeang Sangke, Kampong Samaki, Prek Tnaot, and Trapeang
Open Development Cambodia updates a dataset on “Land cover in Cambodia (2015-2020)”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a dataset on “Land cover in Cambodia (2015-2020)” by adding new interactive map layers of land cover in Cambodia from 2015-2020. This bilingual new dataset highlights 15 classes of land cover throughout Cambodia and allows it to download for purposes.=>
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “SDG 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic pages on SDG 9, you
Open Development Cambodia published a new map layer on “Water treatment plant in Phnom Penh”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new online resource detailing on water treatment plant in Phnom Penh in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the capacity and location of water treatment plant in Phnom Penh which are under the operation of Water
Open Development Cambodia has published a new map layer and dataset of "Rainfall stations"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of rainfall stations on the interactive map, under the map category of “Infrastructure”. This dataset includes 110 locations of hydro-meteorological stations disperse in 18 provinces in Cambodia. The dataset is available and accessible in both English
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on “Health centers in 2022”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Health centers in 2022”. This dataset shows the performance, expenditure, and revenue budget of each health center in targeted communes/ Sangkat for the implementation of the Innovation for Social Accountability in Cambodia (ISAC) by 2022.=> Please
Open Development Cambodia updates a profile page on "Foreign investment in Cambodia"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a profile page on “Foreign investment in Cambodia”. This bilingual profile page gives a quick overview of foreign investment in Cambodia, together with related content, such as the definition of foreign investment, the reasons investors invest in Cambodia, priority sectors,
The hybrid workshop on the open of extractive industrial and environmental data for a better economy
On December 17, 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Organization (CIPO), Cambodia Indigenous Women Association (CIWA), and Cambodia Indigenous People Alliance (CIPA), and other relevant local NGOs, hosted a hybrid workshop on the open of extractive industrial and environmental
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new dataset on official result of voter registration for preparing new voter lists 2016
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new dataset on “official result of voter registration for preparing new voter lists 2016”. This dataset shows the data of voter registration in 25 provinces and capital across the country including name of provinces/capital, total number of commune/sangkat and
Signing of a protocol for the provision of a service plan for the development of Sihanoukville into a multi-purpose special economic zone between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Urban Planning and Design Institute of Shenzhen (UPDIS)
On 18 October 2021, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the signing of a protocol for the provision of a service plan for the development of Sihanoukville into a multi-purpose special economic zone between the Ministry of Economy and Finance
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Open Development Cambodia has published a new map layer and dataset of "Taxi boat service"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of taxi boat service on the interactive map, under the map category of “Infrastructure”. The dataset shows the information of taxi boat service such as time from one station to another, boat stops for boarding,
Press release responses to a news article posted by the VOD last Friday
On 14 December 2020, the General Department of Agriculture released a press release responding to the VOD’s news article posted on 11 December 2020, entitled “Vegetables left to spoil on Kandal farms as farmers can’t find buyers“. According to the announcement, the Agricultural General Department
General Department of Agriculture
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new profile page on "Contact number of director of municipal-provincial health department"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Contact number of director of municipal-provincial health department” under Access to public services. The spreadsheet contains information both in Khmer and English including names of head of health department, contact numbers and references.=> Please click here to
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and Metfone singed a MoU to renew the agreement to provide free internet to schools nationwide
On 05 July 2016, at Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has a MoU signing to renew the agreement between the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and Metfone, the Kingdom’s leading telecommunications company, to provide free internet to schools nationwide with the attendance
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport
