Training needed for tourist industry
Representatives of Cambodia’s booming tourism industry yesterday called on the Asian Development Bank to provide funding for workforce training in the sector. During the meeting at the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, tour operator Ho Vandy, who also co-chairs the Tourism Working Group in the Government-Private Sector Forum, said representatives href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/training-needed-for-tourist-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes new map layer on Water and Sanitation
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing Cambodia’s water and sanitation coverage in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the maps illustrate the information of the access to latrines and drinking water in the country’s rural areas. (Water href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/odc-publishes-new-map-layer-on-water-and-sanitation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Disaster and emergency response funding”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Disaster and emergency response funding”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Disaster and emergency response funding in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Disaster and emergency response funding”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-disaster-and-emergency-response-funding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Poverty policy and regulation”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Poverty policy and regulation”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of Poverty policy and regulation in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Poverty policy and regulation”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-poverty-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Forest protection
Deforestation has always been a problem in Cambodia since the 1970s, and it has aggravated inthe last decade. Some protected areas have been deforested. Between 2001 and 2018, Cambodia had lost 557,000 hectares (11.7%) of forest cover in protected areas.1 This loss has had an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-protection/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ODC’s second GIS workshop: Data collection and application of GIS
In the previous blogpost we kicked off the first series of QGIS workshop in which we highlighted the activities and results of the successful 24 participants which have been attended and awarded with a certificate during the three-day workshop. After we introduced the principle of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odcs%e2%80%8b-second%e2%80%8b-gis%e2%80%8b-workshop%e2%80%8b-data%e2%80%8b-collection%e2%80%8b-and%e2%80%8b-application%e2%80%8b-of%e2%80%8b-gis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/four-community-fisheries-in-kampot-attended-a-training-on-business-plan-and-digital-literacy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Private land
Rights to private land ownership were guaranteed in the 1993 Constitution and formally established by the 2001 Land Law. Despite an established legal framework to protect private property rights, those rights are often insecure for many. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/private-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Uranium
Cambodia's potential for uranium mining was examined in 1977 by the International Atomic Energy Agency under its International Uranium Resources Evaluation Projects and National Favorability Studies. The findings indicated that Cambodia's uranium potential is limited. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/uranium/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Gemstones
Many varieties of gemstone are found in Cambodia, with rubies and sapphires being the most valuable. Diamonds and emeralds are not found here. There is no large-scale commercial mining of gems. Stones are recovered by individuals or small family or community groups. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/gemstones/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
International relations
Cambodia has strong diplomatic links with many countries. Its warmest relationship with a superpower is with the People's Republic of China. The most important economic ties are with China, the United States of America, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a member of the UN, ASEAN, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/international-relations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesis
Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesisThrough a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/about/funding-opportunities/call-for-application-research-grant-for-bachelors-degree-students-to-write-thesis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Construction
Construction on a Phnom Penh tower block. Photo by Axel Drainville, taken on 4 May 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The construction industry has boomed in Cambodia. From 2000 to November 2018, Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction approved 43,136 construction projects representing href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/construction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ICT tools to work and communicate from home
The world has been disrupted and traumatized by the Coronavirus crisis. Also known as COVID-19, this global pandemic has affected every industry which made them difficult to cop and conduct their work as normal. The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia is also a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/ict-tools-to-work-and-communicate-from-home/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Ministry of Women’s Affairs. Photo taken from the Ministry’s Facebook Page, taken on 17 September 2016.EstablishmentUnder Royal Decree No. NS/RKM/0197/22, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs was formally established on 24 January 1996. The Ministry became the Ministry of Women and Veteran’s Affairs under the Royal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministry-of-womens-affairs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Investment
Cambodia restructured its economy after many years of protracted war and instability. The economy grew strongly following the country’s transition to a free-market economy as it opened to trade and capital flows. Growth was supported by the flow of development assistance, access to the European href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Defiance works: Amnesty
In the face of increasing economic land concessions and ongoing restrictions on expression, disaffected Cambodians were increasingly taking to the streets with success, Amnesty International representatives said yesterday at the launch of their annual report. Amnesty reported that Cambodians continued to face challenges to their human href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/defiance-works-amnesty/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052456368/National-news/defiance-works-amnesty.html
Striking the right balance
The number of strikes in Cambodia’s garment industry could be set to dip and workers could be on their way to free lunches after both sides of the industry signed a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday. The MoU – inked by the Garment Manufacturers Association (GMAC) in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/striking-the-right-balance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Banking made more accessible
The largest bank in Cambodia, Acleda Bank Plc, has extended its mobile banking and payments service to consumers without an existing banking relationship of any kind, according to a press release by global technology provider Fiserv. Established in 2010, Acleda Unity now reaches untapped consumer segments using href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banking-made-more-accessible/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103059461/Business/banking-made-more-accessible.html
ILO slams kingdom on union record
Adding to a growing list of foreign groups to censure the Cambodian government in the lead-up to the ASEAN Summit, the International Labour Organization yesterday ranked Cambodia among the biggest violators of the right to freedom of association. The Cambodia section of the report, which collated href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ilo-slams-kingdom-on-union-record/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
