A land concession is a grant of rights over an area of land for a specific purpose. In Cambodia land concessions can be granted for various purposes, including agribusiness, redistribution of land to the landless and land-poor, infrastructure development, mining and fishing. They have been href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/concessions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Budget transparency —the public availability of comprehensive and timely information about public finances —is a key precondition for promoting an informed public dialogue around policy priorities and ensuring government accountability. Public access to sufficient budget information provides needed information to citizens and civil society groups href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/kick-off-meetings-of-a-project-on-using-open-data-to-support-budget-transparency-at-district-level/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia needs increased investments, and for that, deeper regional as well as global integration is crucial, Moody’s Investors Service has said. The B2 sovereign bond rating is constrained by the small size of the economy, low per capita income and high level of dollarization while robust href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-needs-more-investments-and-global-integration-moodys/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 09 June 2021, the Australian Embassy in Cambodia was pleased to announce a new landmark initiative to electrify villages in Cambodia that are not connected to the grid.​ In partnership with Ministry of Mines and Energy Cambodia, Électricité du Cambodge, and Electricity Authority of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/launch-of-new-australian-support-for-renewable-energy-mini-grids/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.International trade plays an essential role in improving Cambodia’s growth, employment and business opportunities. Trade policy href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/trade-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After receiving a letter from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on the request to take actions against the Radio Free Asia and the Voice of America located in Cambodia, which have been actively engaged in broadcasting and renting airtime from other radio stations yet href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-of-information-we-tax-only-stations-that-rent-and-use-local-frequency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After years of protesting, two Cambodian farmers make their case this week in a Bangkok court against Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol, who they blame for the loss of their livelihoods. The stakes are high for the farmers and the company. The villagers from Cambodia are trying to convince the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-farmers-take-thai-sugar-giant-to-court/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On September 18, 2018, Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a press release on field inspection of illegal coastal land reclamation in Prek Treng beach, which located in Village 4, Otres Commune, Stung Hao District, Preah Sihanouk Province, for the land to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-field-inspection-of-illegal-coastal-land-reclamation-in-prek-treng-beach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit global and Cambodia’s economies hard, having a spillover on the stability of the banking system. Banks and financial institutions have continued to provide services to customers, which can be seen through the rise in the number of depositors’ accounts to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/micro-finance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Geographically, Cambodia is rich in rivers and water bodies. These water resources play an important role in economic and social development, particularly in agriculture, industry, environmental protection and tourism sectors. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/water-resources/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Private utility companies that run their cables along overhead lines in central Phnom Penh will now have to bury them beneath the city’s streets, and pay to do so, City Hall announced on Friday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-hall-orders-utility-firms-to-bury-anarchic-cables/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry on Wednesday released a statement directing authorities to clamp down on the unlawful use of police license plates because drivers have been using them as an excuse to commit traffic crimes and avoid paying taxes. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-calls-for-action-on-illegal-police-plates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Worldwide renowned travel advisory website–the tripadvisor.com–has listed Nepali capital Kathmandu in its top 10 best places to visit in Asia. While Siem Reap of Cambodia topped the chart, China’s Beijing and Shanghai cities hold the respective second and third best places to travel in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kathmandu-listed-in-top10-places-to-visit-in-2013/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s exports were valued at $4,298 million in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 26.8 percent, according to data from the US Census Bureau. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-seven-month-exports-to-us-surge-27-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 17th and 18th of February 2016, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has organized the Annual Report Conference 2015-2016 on the implementations of strategic plan for Development of Labour and Vocational Training 2014-2018. In summary, the ministry has offered career choices and job href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a-%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%95%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%94/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sweden’s Ambassador to Cambodia, His Excellency Björn Häggmark, shook hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen, dated 04 December 2019. Photo from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.Cambodia and Sweden established their diplomatic ties in 1961. Sweden started to provide the first development cooperation support in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/swedish-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ha Noi–The Vietnamese Government would do its best to work with the Cambodian Government to raise bilateral ties to a more effective and fruitful level, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Ha Noi yesterday. Dung told the Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-dung-urges-expanded-co-operation-with-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In collaboration with STAR Kampuchea, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted and facilitated a virtual workshop on commune/sangkat citizen budget template to commune and district officials in Ou Chrov and Malai district in the morning of the 12th and 14th of July, 2021 respectively. This workshop href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/virtual-workshop-on-commune-sangkat-citizen-budget-template-to-commune-and-district-officials-in-ou-chrov-and-malai-district/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in trade volume with its neighboring Vietnam and Thailand in 2012, official statistics showed on Friday. The bilateral trade with Vietnam was worth 3.3 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 18 percent year-on-year, according to a data from the Vietnam href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sees-sharp-rise-in-trade-volume-with-its-neighbors-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Tuesday inaugurated a new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, turning the port as a large hub for logistics supply and goods collection and distribution. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-inaugurates-china-financed-new-container-terminal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...