Thousands of garment workers went on strike yesterday demanding higher wages, fees for transportation and housing, and in one case, the elimination of smelly odours caused by a fish farm near their factory. Workers burned tyres and one union leader was allegedly assaulted with an electric href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-leader-hurt-in-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials have joined forces with Japanese experts to formulate a new plan for economic diversity in Cambodia. Foreign direct investment in Cambodian industry has largely gone to garment manufacturing during the past 10 years, putting the country at risk of economic shock in the event href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-japan-team-up-to-diversify-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Improvements to Cambodia’s banking and finance sector are expected to come about as a result of the 2013 national budget, a Council of Ministers spokesman said. “We will dedicate resources to ensuring macro-economic stability,” spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan said. These measures, in conjunction href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/improvements-for-banks-after-budget/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia ranked 157th in the world and last in Southeast Asia, according to the report, released on Tuesday by NGO Open Data Watch, dropping four points since last year to a total score of 22 out of 100.​​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-scores-157th-in-world-for-open-data/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia will no doubt look to partners other than the US and the European Union to bolster its economic growth as those key export markets continue to struggle, a senior International Monetary Fund official says. One way in which Cambodia would forge new and growing relationships with higher-income href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-must-seek-new-trade-partners/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Nine out of 10 LGBT students have experienced bullying in Cambodia’s schools, which hurts their future educational attainment and makes their lives harder, according to a report released yesterday by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lgbt-bullying-endemic-report-finds/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An overwhelming majority of transgender women on Cambodia’s city streets are subject to “shocking” harassment and abuse, according to a new report from the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR). The report, released yesterday, also shines a light on a disturbing new practice that has allegedly href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/abuses-prevalent-for-cambodias-transgender-women-study/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia will receive a grant of US$3.3 million from the World Trade Organisation to support rice milling, silk production and development of the Department of International Cooperation, according to Heng Sovannarith, communication officer for Trade Wide Sector Approach. Sovannarith said the Ministry of Commerce would receive the grant from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-receives-3m-grant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Share prices on the Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday fell for the first time since trading began a week ago, as technical problems reportedly caused a 90 per cent drop in the amount of shares traded. Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority shares dropped 4.9 per cent to 9,700 riel (US$2.44). The href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stock-trading-sees-first-glitches/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

“Citizens’ health is guaranteed. The state is taking care of disease prevention and cure. The poor are entitled to get access to health checks without any payment, at any public health center, infirmary and maternity center.The State shall organize and establish infirmaries and maternity centers.”1// href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/access-to-public-service/health-services-and-centers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s education system is structured into a 6+3+3 formula -students spend their first 6 years in primary school (grades 1–6), followed by 3 years in secondary school (grades 7–9)  and 3 years in high school (grades 10–12) before sitting the diploma examination.31 Cambodian students are href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/social-accountability/primary-school/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Situated across the provinces of Kratie, Preah Vihear, Steung Treng and Kampong Thom, Prey Lang forest contains 8 types of distinctive habitats as well as several landforms and over 400 animal species in which 17 species are endangered animals and plants. It is home to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/?wp-feature-box=what-is-prey-lang-resource-extraction ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Threats, intimidation and, in extreme cases, even murder were endangering freedom of expression in Cambodia and leaving human rights at the crossroads, activists and NGO representatives said during a round-table meeting yesterday. The slaying of environmental activist Chut Wutty, the arrest of Beehive radio director Mam href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activists-see-freedom-of-expression-on-wane/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 June 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued an instruction on payment of new seniority indemnity in each year from 2019 (for all enterprises and establishments) to properly implement Prakas No. 443 K.B/Br.K.Kh.L issued on 21 September 2018 on payment of seniority indemnity. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/instruction-on-the-payment-of-post-2019-seniority-indemnity-for-all-enterprises-and-establishments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 08 November 2017, regarding to the recent Instruction No.035 signed on 20 October 2017 by Ministry of Interior on Correction and Cancellation of Civil Registration List, the General Department of Identification of Ministry of Interior has released an announcement to urge the public, who href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/general-department-of-identification-of-ministry-of-interior-will-facilitate-on-administration-services-for-the-citizen-with-incorrect-civil-records-to-amend-their-personal-information-with-officials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than half of Cambodians living in rural areas still do not have access to treated water, about 200 people heard yesterday at a forum at the Phnom Penh Hotel. The event was sponsored by WaterSHED, an NGO funded by USAID’s Regional Development Mission-Asia and the Stone Family Foundation. According href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/looking-to-increase-water-access/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) is excited to announce a full-day training session set on 22 December 2023, in Phnom Penh. The session touches on the business registration process, digital literacy, and digital security, targeting informal economies and SMEs, including women and indigenous peoples, and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/join-us-training-opportunity-for-smes-and-informal-economy-participants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, the Prayuters Library Program is excited to announce the opening of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/call-for-application-research-grant-for-bachelors-degree-students-to-write-thesis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia​ aims​ to​ fasten​ its​ economic​ growth​ while​ fully​ committing​ to​ sustainable​ development.​ To​ avoid​ adverse​ impacts​ from​ the​ development​ and​ promote​ long​ term​ benefits​ to​ economic,​ social​ and​ environmental​ change,​ the​ practice​ of​ Environmental​ Impact​ Assessment​ (EIA)​ shall​ be​ enforced.​ And​ since​ EIA​ has​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/the-first-environmental-impact-assessment-eia-portal-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The goal of the annual ASEAN Water Platform (AWP) is to build capacity in research on water natural resource management (WNRM) within the partner countries’ institutions. The purpose of AWP is to gather together researchers with different backgrounds in order to have an exchange of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/asean-water-platform-awp-6th-14th-july-2018-at-can-tho-university-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...