Rubber exports increased by more than 5 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2011 as the price decreased more than 28 per cent, according to data received from Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce. The data shows that <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-price-drops-as-exports-increase/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 21 November 2023, the Ministry of Commerce issued an announcement offering incentives to the informal economy that voluntarily registers their businesses. Registered informal economy entities will receive government support, including exemptions from compliance requirements and other penalties. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-incentive-mechanism-for-voluntary-business-registration-of-informal-economies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Access to grid electricity hAs expAnded to 71.5 percent of households but the reliAbility of power supplies cAn be improved, the World BAnk sAys in its lAtest report, releAsed yesterdAy. The bAnk sAys neArly two-thirds of households with Access to the grid fAce frequent power <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/power-Access-spreAds-but-reliAbility-problem-persists/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction pledged to complete registering up to 94 per cent of land by next year and 100 per cent of some seven million plots by 2021. To that end, the ministry on Thursday launched its 21-point plan <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-eyes-100-land-registrations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron yesterday advised Grade 12 students who fail the national exam to study vocational skills instead of ending their education. Speaking at the launching of a pilot project “Basic Education Equivalency Program” in Phnom Penh, he said that students who <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/failing-students-urged-to-take-up-skills-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has recommended the creation of a sub-decree to formally connect the interior ministry’s General Department of Identification (GDI) and the Ministry of Economy’s Cambodia Data Exchange Platform (CamDX) databases after a successful pilot of the scheme. The announcement came at a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/shared-ministry-database-to-speed-up-online-business-registration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Anti-Corruption Unit yesterdAy stArted registering volunteer observers for the GrAde 12 NAtionAl ExAm to monitor the process And guArd AgAinst cheAting. The ACU sAid it needed between 4,500 And 5,000 volunteer observers for the August 20 exAm. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/nAtionAl-exAm-monitors-recruited/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 17 March 2019, the annual Open Cyber Talk 2019 under the theme “Opportunities and Risks of the Netizens in Cambodia” will be taken place at Tonle Basac II from 07:30 aM to 12:00 PM. The Open Cyber Talk 2019 is an important platform, where <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/Open-cyber-talk-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the past five years, systematic land registration in Stung Treng province &ndash; within the framework of the Land administration Sub-Sector Programme &ndash; has been achieved in 35 villages, with more than 30,000 titles distributed to people across the province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stung-treng-province-vows-to-strengthen-land-registration-efficiency-as-more-than-30000-land-been-registered/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ink which will be used in the coming commune council elections is of good quality, announced the National Election Committee (NEC), following testing by 17 representatives from civil society organisations and political parties on May 13. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/election-ink-trial-a-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

This past week, H.E Say Sam al, Minister of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction urged all relevant officials to increase land registration activities in Siem Reap in accordance with the government strategic plan. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-of-land-management-urges-land-registration-officers-in-siem-reap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee yesterday closed the voter registration list at 5.30 pm, with more than 32 percent of an estimated 1.6 million newly eligible voters having signed up successfully. NEC spokesman Hang Puthea said final registration figures will be released today. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/half-a-million-voters-register/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s Independent Civil Servants association (CICa) has written to the minister of education to request teachers and education officials be given equal access to an exam allowing them to move up the ministry’s pay scale. The association claims the ministry has made recent changes to a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/teachers-group-urges-ministry-to-open-access-to-exam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is taking care to ensure the accuracy and transparency of the Bac II examination marking process. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-education-ensures-fairness-in-marking-bac-ii-papers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Cambodia ConferenceOpen Cambodia Conference Team       The Open Development Cambodia Team presented last weekend at the Open Cambodia Conference, which is all about Open Source, Open Data Open everything! We made new friends, and had a lot of fun. See for yourself:Conference site: http://www.Opencambodia.netNews: http://news.sabay.com.kh/articles/143765Photos:http://picasaweb.google.com/103688782060858107775/OpenCambodiaGalleryhttp://picasaweb.google.com/107340124899959506289/OpenCambodia2011Google Group: <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/Open-cambodia-conference/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday appealed to Cambodia’s 9.6 million eligible voters to register to cast their ballots when enrollment opens next month, as the opposition CNRP expressed concerns that a million migrant workers could be disenfranchised. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/as-voter-registration-nears-fears-of-exclusion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 01 July 2021, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication issued a press release on Covid-19 Rapid antigen Test Kits.To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in a timely manner, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication will import the COVID-19 Rapid antigen Test Kits from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/covid-19-rapid-antigen-Test-kits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On Monday, October 21st, Open Development Cambodia Opened its doors to a group of wonderful supporters here in Phnom Penh. During the Open house Terry Parnell welcomed guests to the space, Thy Try introduced himself as ODC Director, and Chunly Serey Vicheth and Chan Penhleak led <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/celebrating-the-october-2013-odc-Open-house/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Putting a new spin on a traditional art form isn’t a simple thing to achieve, but for niche fashion enterprise artisan Designers (aND) an ambitious new braNDing campaign is seeing Cambodian haNDicrafts pushed in a new direction. Opening eight months ago on the tourist-friendly street 240, <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-spin-on-an-old-traditionartisan-designers-aND/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite growing exports, freight companies say profits are being hit because most firms still use old, inefficient trucks and are often forced to pay custom officials informal fees at border checkpoints and ports. Transportation costs in Cambodia are already some of the highest in the region, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trucking-companies-plagued-by-high-costs-informal-payments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>