Customs urged to move online
Customs authorities should work quickly to adopt an envisioned online registration system for cross-border cargo shipments that would expedite delivery and cut out pesky middlemen who tack on unofficial fees, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/customs-urged-to-move-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-urged-move-online
ODC Participated in BarCamp Kampong Cham
ODC Research & Volunteer Coordinator and ODC Design Team Leader at WorkFrom 24 to 25 august 2013, Research and Volunteer Coordinator Chan Penhleak and Design Team Leader Heng Huy Eng participated in the BarCamp event, a tech and entrepreneurship Conference, which was held in Kampong <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-participated-in-barcamp-kampong-cham/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Business registrations far speedier thanks to internet
“Within almost a four-month period as of October 2, 2020, we received a total of 1,793 applications, 1,367 of which have been approved and 426 of which are under review. The average number of days it takes to register a company is eight,” said Undersecretary <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/business-registrations-far-speedier-thanks-to-internet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772450/business-registrations-far-speedier-thanks-to-internet/
Over 19,300 businesses registered with MEF portal
More than 19,300 businesses with $5.51 billion in investment capital have been registered with the government’s single platform – Online Business Registration System – till November. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-19300-businesses-registered-with-mef-portal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501189424/over-19300-businesses-registered-with-mef-portal/
405 get an A in high school exams
The ministry of Education announced the results of the grade 12 high school exams on Saturday afternoon, noting that 405 of the 89,661 students who enrolled to take the exam received an a grade, a marked improvement on the previous year and a “surprise” for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/405-get-an-a-in-high-school-exams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29612/405-get-an-a-in-high-school-exams/
China firm proposes expressway for capital
A Chinese compAny hAs presented An Ambitious plAn to build An expresswAy over Phnom Penh in An effort to relieve trAffic congestion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chinA-firm-proposes-expresswAy-for-cApitAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
May Kunmakara
http://phnompenhpost.com/business/china-firm-proposes-expressway-capital
Online vehicle registration and driving tests launched
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport officially launched a pair of new websites yesterday that will allow Cambodians to register their vehicles as well as take the written portion of their driver’s exam online. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/online-vehicle-registration-and-driving-tests-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David and Andrew Nachemson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/online-vehicle-registration-and-driving-tests-launched
Open Data Day 2020: You are invited!
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 <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/Open-data-day-2020-you-are-invited/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Single Portal’s Phase II in August
The Ministry of Economy and Finance is set to deploy Phase II of its Businesses Registration Platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, next month, following more than a year of smashing success since its debut <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/single-portals-phase-ii-in-august/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portals-phase-ii-august
Capital set to conduct Covid rapid tests for schools, general public
Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has provided Covid-19 rapid test kits for the municipal Department of Education, Youth and Sport to administer to teachers at all educational institutions when classes resume after the Pchum Ben holiday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-set-to-conduct-covid-rapid-tests-for-schools-general-public/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-set-conduct-covid-rapid-tests-schools-general-public
Single Portal logs 3.8K firms in 125 days
A totAl of 3,789 businesses were successfully registered on the Online Business RegistrAtion PlAtform, Also known As the “Single PortAl”, in the 125 dAys to October 17, bringing the cumulAtive figure to 18,465, According to the Online Business RegistrAtion Service, the competent government Agency. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/single-portAl-logs-3-8k-firms-in-125-dAys/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-logs-38k-firms-125-days
Ministry streamlines construction, land title registration mechanism
Representatives from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) have confirmed the overall progress of national land registry records at a recent construction sector forum and said that all Cambodian land titles nationwide will be recorded and digitized within the official land <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-streamlines-construction-land-title-registration-mechanism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501485199/ministry-streamlines-construction-land-title-registration-mechanism/
Ly Thuch thanks UN-ESCAP for helping Cambodia draft a national policy on mine action
Senior Minister Ly Thuch, Chairman of National Committee for ESCaP and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine action authority, thanked UN-ESCaP for assisting Cambodia in drafting a National Mine action Policy which is the first time that UN-ESCaP has participated in mine action. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ly-thuch-thanks-un-escap-for-helping-cambodia-draft-a-national-policy-on-mine-action/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501475536/ly-thuch-thanks-un-escap-for-helping-cambodia-draft-a-national-policy-on-mine-action/
Government advises use of COVID test on 5-10% of staff
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests should be administered to at least five-to-10 per cent of staff at all public and private institutions, said a new government guideline released amid the pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-advises-use-of-covid-test-on-5-10-of-staff/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mom Kunthear and Orm Bunthoeurn
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/government-advises-use-covid-test-5-10-staff
‘Single Portal’ integrated registration system welcomes nearly 50 firms
Forty-seven companies have successfully registered via a newly-launched information technology e-business registration platform as of the end of the second week of this month, Ministry of Economy and Finance secretary of state Phan Phalla said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/single-portal-integrated-registration-system-welcomes-nearly-50-firms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-integrated-registration-system-welcomes-nearly-50-firms
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “SDG 18 Cambodia Mine/ERW free”
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 <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/Open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-18-cambodia-mine-erw-free/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
SMEs and informal economies gathered together learning about business and digital
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) hosted a full-day training session on December 22, 2023, in Phnom Penh, gathering Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and participants from informal economies, which a total of 28 individuals attended, including 16 females and one indigenous participant. This session was <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/smes-and-informal-economies-gathered-together-learning-about-business-and-digital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Start Your 2014 With Big Data Workshop
For those who has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and is passionate about big data and data visualization, here's an exciting learning opportunity for you: Visualizing Open Data to Bring Out Global Issues by Margo & alex, supporting by Transparency International Cambodia on Monday, January <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-visualizing-Open-data-to-bring-out-global-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Another Taiwan Bike Maker to Move to Cambodia
It’s no finalized yet as contracts still have to be signed, but it looks as if another bike maker from Taiwan is setting up shop in Cambodia. It will the 4th one which is to benefit from the duty and quota free status Cambodia made <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/another-taiwan-bike-maker-to-move-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>