Early in the morning of June 22, disaster struck Sihanoukville as a seven-story condominium building under construction collapsed. According to survivors, around 60 construction workers were on-site, some with their families sleeping.1 The collapse has killed 28 people and injured 25, and led to the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/environmental-impact-sssessments-and-the-sihanoukville-building-collapse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-9-industry-innovation-and-infrastructure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Police in the capital yesterday arrested the alleged leader of a “secessionist plot”, Beehive Radio station director Mam Sonando, who had already been abroad for two months when hundreds of security personnel stormed a Kratie province village in May. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesman for the Ministry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/alleged-kratie-secessionist-arrested/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Seven million young lobsters had been released into Cambodia’s rivers and Tonle Sap Lake this year in an effort to build the nation’s fish and shellfish stocks, officials said yesterday. Nao Thouk, general director of the Fisheries Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, about href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wild-lobster-stocks-replenished/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A day before Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly called for the arrest of Mam Sonando, the Beehive Radio station director hosted a fiery broadcast from The Hague, where lawyers were trying to launch a case against the premier in the International Criminal Court. Just under three href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sonando-broadcast-targeted-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Small and medium enterprises (SME)”, which is the main driver contributing to the robust and resilient economic growth of Cambodia, in both Khmer and English languages. With this ODC’s new topic page of SME, you href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-small-and-medium-enterprises-sme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 18 Cambodia Mine/ERW free”, a special goal of Cambodia beyond the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this bilingual new topic page, you will get a comprehensive understanding of why href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-18-cambodia-mine-erw-free/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Registered indigenous communal land” adding 2 new map features in Ratanak Kiri. This dataset contains information on the land titles of the indigenous communities registered and issued by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-registered-indigenous-communal-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 11 September 2023, the Ministry of Justice issued a public announcement on further development of the Criminal Record Digital phase 2 to provide faster services to the public. The Ministry is also working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to discuss href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-continuation-of-the-development-of-the-criminal-record-digital-service-phase-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 3 February 2023, the Ministry of Justice issued a public notice on the launch of the first phase of the Criminal Record Digital from 6 February 2023 to facilitate the public requesting the digital trail application for access to comprehensive information and documentation requirements. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-on-the-launch-of-the-first-phase-of-criminal-record-digital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new dataset on “Labor incidents”. This dataset is a resource for understanding labor-related issues in Cambodia. It documents various types of labor incidents, including worker protests, strikes, complaints, factory closures, and other significant employment-related changes. The dataset is intended href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-published-a-new-dataset-on-labor-incidents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “List of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)​ Companies in Cambodia” by adding 22 new CSR data. This dataset provide a comprehensive and insightful overview of corporate initiatives that have a significant impact on the social and environmental href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-list-of-corporate-social-responsibility-csr-companies-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995–2022)” by adding 1 new map feature of the mining concession of Green Wood Development Company Ltd. in Stung Treng province. This dataset contains data for mining concessions in Cambodia from 1995 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-mining-concessions-in-cambodia-1995-2022-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

I had been a frequent visitor to the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website in search for Cambodian news and information as well as for academic purpose. I had wondered if there was any possibility of trying here since I had rarely encounter the job or href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/reflecting-on-my-internship-experience-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 27, 28, and 29 of April 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has successfully conducted a three-day training under the theme “Data Literacy for Public Health”. Due to the pandemic outbreak, the three-day training was hosted virtually on Zoom video conferencing platform. 13 participants (8 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/third-training-data-literacy-for-public-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 A Millennium Development Goal Acceleration Framework action plan presented yesterday by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) seeks to address Panha’s and other women’s lagging economic opportunities in Cambodia. The plan will help Cambodia achieve targeted Millenium Development Goals by 2015. Though no date of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/skills-key-to-gender-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia yesterday signed deals for about US$430 million in loans from China, the latest in a number of high-profile borrowing deals with its northern neighbour. The bulk of the loans, from Export-Import Bank of China, would go towards two national road projects and a multipurpose dam href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-takes-430m-china-loan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia collected $633 million in taxes over the first 10 months of this year, a 31 per cent rise from $483 million over the same period last year, according to the General Department of Taxation. However, an opposition watchdog claimed the amount is still far href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-revenue-up-from-2011/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The amount of money spent on construction in Cambodia soared by 72 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to data from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The ministry said it had issued 1,694 construction patents covering 6.5 million square metres href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/value-of-construction-in-cambodia-skyrockets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Demand for brand new cars in Cambodia has remarkably increased in 2012 thanks to robust economic growth, enhanced social security and political stability, major automobile dealers said Monday. “We sold about 800 units this year, up from 500 units last year, “Kong Nuon, president of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/car-sales-sharply-rise-in-cambodia-in-2012-due-to-strong-economic-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...