A London court on Friday convicted three British men of conspiracy to commit fraud following an investigation by the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) into a British biofuel firm that swindled investors in its Cambodian venture. Gary West, the former director of Sustainable Agro Energy (SAE); James href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-convicted-in-uk-over-cambodian-biofuel-scam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings will team with Toshiba to manage power grids in Cambodia, hoping to secure a new earnings source as the utility grapples with soaring cleanup costs for the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tepco-toshiba-to-manage-power-grids-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 50 civil society groups and unions called for the release of human rights activist Koet Saray, president of Khmer Student Intelligent League Association (KSILA), who has been placed in pre-trial detention. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/resounding-call-to-release-human-rights-defender-koet-saray-charged-for-incitement-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In March 2019, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and the Department of Information Technology (DIT) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) conducted an assessment workshop to collect inputs from high school teachers to understand the teachers’ knowledge and experience in map using and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/pilot-training-on-map-reading-and-using-with-high-school-teachers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Open Data Day is a global event that brings together enthusiastic citizens in open data, seeking to connect and apply open public data to build solutions to social issues. 2020 marks the tenth year that Open Data communities all over the world celebrate this href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/open-data-day-2020-you-are-invited/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The 7th Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum, aka the 7th CamIDF, held on 27 June 2024, brought together experts, enthusiasts, and stakeholders to discuss crucial aspects of information and communication technology (ICT) in Cambodia. The Forum was part of a larger event, the Cambodia ICT href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/the-7th-cambodia-ict-and-digital-forum-fostering-knowledge-and-collaboration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In early of August 2019, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has successfully hosted a group of young Chinese research students to do study visit on Chinese investment impacts in Cambodia. This research program is organized by the China House,  a social enterprise that sends young people from China href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/study-visit-on-chinese-investment-impacts-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Fishery resources could fall this year because of a lack of flooding along rivers and waterways impeding fish from travelling freely or finding food to encourage their growth, a fishery official says. Sam Nov, deputy general director of Fishery Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-output-likely-to-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has uploaded a new library resource on​ “Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project III – LASED III”, which a number of environmental and social risk management documents are available to access. Those documents include Environmental and Social Management Framework href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/new-library-resource-on-land-allocation-for-social-and-economic-development-project-iii-lased-iii/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In building research capacity for students and supporting their thesis writing and under the collaboration between Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and Department of Natural Resource Management and Development (NRMD) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Open Development Cambodia will provide financial support for students href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/mini-grants-for-bachelor-research-support-opportunity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 07 August 2019, Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) and Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) released an statement examine human rights abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. According to their joint report, more than 2 million Cambodians currently have a loan with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-on-collateral-damage-land-loss-and-abuses-in-cambodias-microfinance-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 July 2020, the Ministry of Environment publishes a public notice on the ban of wild orchid trade, which are actively collecting in protected areas due to the buzz on social media about high-end purchases. The ministry added that collecting wild orchid from the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/ministry-of-environment-bans-wild-orchid-trade-in-the-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-updates-a-profile-page-on-foreign-investment-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On​ 23​ October​ 2023,​ the​ General​ Department​ of​ Customs​ and​ Excise​ of​ Cambodia​ issued​ a​ press​ release​ on​ the​ ASEAN​ authorized​ economic​ operators​ mutual​ recognition​ arrangement​ (AAMRA)​ after​ the​ Customs​ Administration​ of​ the​ ASEAN​ Member​ States​ signed​ on​ 19​ September​ 2023.AAMRA​ is​ an​ unbounded​ agreement​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-outcome-of-the-plenary-session-of-the-council-of-ministers-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to announce a Geographic Information System (GIS) Workshop: Fundamentals of QGIS of the three series workshops each of which takes three days. This series workshop aims to provide a comprehensive knowledge on geographic information system and using open-source GIS href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/gis-workshop-fundamentals-of-qgis-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and The Asia Foundation are partnering to organize the first "National Open Data Conference 2024: Open Government Data for Inclusive Development" on the 26th and 27th of March 2024, at the CADT Innovation Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/national-open-data-conference-2024-open-government-data-for-inclusive-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 12 Responsible consumption and production”, 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 12, you href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-12-responsible-consumption-and-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 4 Quality education”, 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 page on SDG 4, you will get href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-4-quality-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities”, 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 11, you href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance yesterday urged companies intending to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) to buy insurance to bolster public confidence. Vice President Bo Chanpiro of the Financial Industry Department of the Ministry of Economy and Finance said the finance sector relies not only href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/insurance-urged-for-csx-listings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...