Rice Milling
After the garment industry, Cambodia’s Rice Milling efforts have been seen as ripe for consolidation. Discussion has focused on what model to adopt. Industry members have taken varying stances, as have members of the government more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-milling/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Legal aid policy and regulation
Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.1 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Off-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction
For the purposes of oil and gas exploration, six Offshore Blocks (A–F) have been set out. Significant finds of oil have been made in Block A, but no oil has yet been extracted. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/off-shore-oil-and-gas-exploration-and-extraction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
H5N1 Avian Influenza: First Human Case Reported In Cambodia In 2014
After reporting 26 human H5N1 avian influenza cases in 2013, by far the most of any country, the Kingdom of Cambodia has announced their first case of the lethal bird flu on 2014, according to a Ministry of Health press release Feb. 4. The case is a 5-year-old href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/h5n1-avian-influenza-first-human-case-reported-in-cambodia-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Global Dispatch News Staff
http://www.theglobaldispatch.com/h5n1-avian-influenza-first-human-case-reported-in-cambodia-in-2014/
Phnom Penh's new apartments soar on high rents
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- Industries / Land / Manufacturing / Phnom Penh / Real estate
Real estate developments covered in green tarp have sprung up across the capital’s Boeung Kang Kong commune, and housing units are filling before the projects are finished, insiders said. The value of construction approvals in Phnom Penh jumped by 557.5 per cent in March to US$150.5 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penhs-new-apartments-soar-on-high-rents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Boutique hotels rising
An increasing number of boutique hotels are appearing in Cambodia and attracting foreign investment, insiders say, including a US$2 million investment in the Governor’s House, a newly opened, 10-room boutique hotel in Phnom Penh. The number of boutique hotels in Cambodia has increased rapidly, particularly in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/boutique-hotels-rising/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070257135/Business/boutique-hotels-cambodia.html
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Cassava”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Cassava”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of cassava production in Cambodia, together with the related contents as well as relevant reports, news and statistic. =>Please click here to go to “Cassava”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-cassava/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Bar association legal aid services”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Bar association legal aid services”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia.=> Please click here to go to “Bar association legal aid services”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-bar-association-legal-aid-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia updates a new topic page on “Banking and financial services”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates a topic page on “Banking and financial services”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of Banking and financial services in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Banking and financial services”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-a-new-topic-page-on-banking-and-financial-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Statement of the Foreign Ministry's Spokesperson: “An award is not the lawful means of defense in the courts of any country,”
On 02 February 2023, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a statement in response to the recent announcement by the U.S. Department of State to award the human rights defender award to a law-breaking href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-of-the-foreign-ministrys-spokesperson-an-award-is-not-the-lawful-means-of-defense-in-the-courts-of-any-country/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Open Development Cambodia updated a profile page on “Forest cover"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated a profile page on “Forest cover”. This bilingual profile page provides the data on forest cover in Cambodia from 1973 – 2022.=> Please click here to go to “Forest cover”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updated-a-profile-page-on-forest-cover/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new topic page on “Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights”
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) published a new topic page on “Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights”. This bilingual topic page gives a quick overview of the related policy and rights of the indigenous peoples in Cambodia. => Please click here to go to “Ethnic href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-published-a-new-topic-page-on-ethnic-minorities-and-indigenous-people/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Representatives from diverse businesses in Siem Reap attended ODC’s training on business and digital literacy
On 11 June 2024, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) conducted a full-day training session in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province, for the project “Strengthening Informal Economies and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia through Open Data and Digital Literacy,” funded by the Center href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/representatives-from-diverse-businesses-in-siem-reap-attended-odcs-training-on-business-and-digital-literacy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia updates Agricultural policy and administration page
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated and translated the Khmer version of Agricultural policy and administration in Cambodia. Click here for access to the page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-agricultural-policy-and-administration-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Announcement: Basic data journalism training
ODC is delighted to announce a new “Training on Basic Data Journalism” that will be implemented in collaboration with CamboJA. The program receives the support from the Mekong: Sustainable News project from CFI, the French Media Development agency in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam led href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-basic-data-journalism-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia
Science and technology
Students gathering around 3D printed models at a construction expo in Phnom Penh. Photo by ARC Hub PNH, taken in December 2014. Used with permission from ARC Hub PNH.Cambodia has achieved considerable economic and social progress in the last few decades, but the country does href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/science-and-technology/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Women in development
Dr. Tan Reasmey, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. Photo taken from the USAID Asia on August 18, 2016. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Relevant national policy frameworksFrom the perspective of the government as href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/women-in-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Science and technology policy and administration
Cambodia has the ambition to transform and digitalize the government system and its economy. The overarching determination comes after the country’s ambitious economic goal of 2050, the readiness to keep up with the region’s science and technology development, and the global megatrend, the fourth industrial href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/science-and-technology-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Workshop on using open EIA reporting to drive accountable and transparent environmental governance in Cambodia
On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-on-using-open-eia-reporting-to-drive-accountable-and-transparent-environmental-governance-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Overview of policy and legal framework
Environmental protection and conservation are given high priority in the Royal Government of Cambodia’s guiding strategy, the Rectangular Strategy Phase III (2014–2018). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/overview-of-policy-and-legal-framework/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
