Prime Minister-designate Hun Sen on Thursday defended his establishment of the Consultation Forum, saying it gives opposition parties an opportunity to contribute to nation-building. Speaking to over 17,000 garment workers in Kandal province, the Cambodian People’s Party leader was responding to criticisms from some members href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-defends-new-consultation-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government on Friday strongly urged Singaporean outlet Channel News Asia (CNA) to issue a correction to an article it published on Thursday, claiming Prime Minister Hun Sen had called on the military to destroy the country’s political opponents. The statement, issued by the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-calls-for-pm-fake-news-correction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 300 road safety education banners have been put up along the streets of every province for display during the Khmer New Year as a reminder of the dangers of careless driving. Asia Injury Prevention Foundation director Kim Pagna told The Post on Sunday href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/road-safety-banners-installed-on-streets-for-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported more rice to China than the EU for the first time during the first half of this year, a report from the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export Formality said. The report shows that the Kingdom’s rice exports during the first href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-rice-exports-to-china-exceed-those-to-eu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A farming family has agreed to receive $3,000 in compensation from the Wildlife Alliance after it cleared the family’s fruit trees in Koh Kong province’s Koh Kong district. Yorng Tay, the wife of farmer Seng Thet, said by phone yesterday that Wildlife Alliance agreed to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-to-pay-farmer-3000-for-cutting-down-trees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Officials, scientists and conservationists from six countries yesterday gathered for a three-day conference in the capital to share their experience in conserving the endangered Eld’s deer. About 50 people from Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, where the species is found, will share their href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/officials-from-six-countries-meet-to-save-elds-deer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen requested China’s cooperation on human resource development on Wednesday by collaborating with the Royal Academy of Cambodia and the ministries of Education, Youth and Sport and Labour and Vocational Training and boosting the sector. The request came during a meeting with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-seeks-chinese-cooperation-on-human-resource-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Some 40 people representing 180 families from Kantuot commune in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district on Wednesday gathered at the Ministry of Interior to submit their complaint seeking intervention in a long-standing land dispute. The 180 families have been locked in an eight-year dispute href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preah-vihear-villagers-petition-interior-ministry-over-eight-year-land-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Battambang provincial court has charged a man who illegally cleared hundreds of hectares of protected forest land for sale as housing lots in Battambang province’s Samlot district since 2015. Long Vuthy, 48, was arrested on September 15 by joint forces from the provincial authority and National href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/man-charged-over-land-grab-of-hundreds-of-hectares-of-protected-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A report from the General Department of Taxation (GDT) released on Wednesday showed that the department collected $2.183 billion in taxes, while Prime Minister Hun Sen on the same day announced that $2.384 billion in customs and excise duties was collected during the period. GDT href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-collects-4-5b-in-revenue-from-tax-customs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a joint raid on an illegal mining operation, conducted by the departments of environment, mines and energy, and police in Battambang province’s Phnom Prek district on Sunday, over 9,000 kilograms of raw materials and explosives were confiscated. The materials belonged to Chinese company Phou href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-mine-raid-nets-9000-kilos-of-material/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday shot another arrow at the Kingdom’s relations with the US, calling his country’s yet-unpaid loan of $500 million borrowed by the regime of Lon Nol “a very dirty debt”. He contrasted that by praising Japan for its aid to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-praises-japans-lending-policies-while-lashing-out-again-at-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian rubber exports surged 22 per cent during the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period last year, figures from the Ministry of Agriculture said. Local producers exported 140,303 tonnes of rubber during the period – an increase of 25,240 tonnes href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-exports-surge-by-22/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 100 local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were registered during the first three quarters of this year, and officials expect the government’s tax incentive policy for SMEs to boost growth, said a Ministry of Industry and Handicraft report. The SMEs – 105 of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smes-set-to-boost-the-kingdoms-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Centre for Policy Studies yesterday urged the government to consider reducing tax on some imported agriculture equipment to support farmers and increase the rate of modernisation. CPS director Chan Sophal said during a Cross Talk discussion with Khmer Times yesterday that recently the agriculture href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cps-urges-tax-breaks-for-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On the back of strong growth in the garment, construction and hospitality sectors, the national economy expanded by 7.3 percent last year, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Presenting on the ministry’s latest report during a public forum on macroeconomic management and the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economy-grew-7-3-pct-in-2018-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on Cambodians to take part in the national census by providing accurate information to officers in order to obtain correct national statistics for the Kingdom’s development. And as if to prove his point, the prime minister also gave an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/census-to-run-until-march-13/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An Eu delegation is set to arrive in Phnom Penh next week for a two-day official visit to discuss the process for withdrawing Cambodia’s access to its preferential ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) agreement, officials said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, analysts have called on the EU to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-team-to-arrive-for-eba-talks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana on Monday temporarily suspended Kampong Thom provincial deputy prosecutor Chea Sovanthet after he was alleged to have been involved in the clearing 10ha of mangrove forest with 17 tractors. Vong Vathana’s missive to the provincial prosecutor on Monday said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deputy-prosecutor-suspended-for-clearing-mangrove-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment on Friday approved the registration of the Yeak Laom Lake community natural protected area in Ratanakkiri province to support the preservation of natural resources, culture and eco-tourism. The indigenous community hailed the decision, but said it had come too late to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-approves-protected-area-status-for-yeak-laom-lake-in-ratanakkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...