L.Y. Footwear (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has been given the green light to invest in the manufacturing of all forms of footwear, according to a press release of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1200-jobs-to-be-created-by-shoe-factory-in-kandal-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Zaman school officials and parents yesterday urged the Cambodian government not to shutter the schools as the Turkish ambassador to Cambodia Ilhan Tug has requested, saying students will ultimately suffer. The Turkish Embassy has repeatedly called for the schools’ closure in recent weeks, citing their links <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/zaman-school-resists-call-for-closure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National assembly has announced the formation of a bipartisan working group, first promised earlier this month, to examine the controversial draft trade union law.The working group, which was established on Wednesday, is composed of five opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party members and five members <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-meeting-for-union-law-working-group-set/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Exports in garment sector dropped more than 5 percent to around $3.78 billion in the first half of the year, according to a spokesman of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-fall-factories-hit-by-virus/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The chairman of Canadia Bank and Overseas Cambodia Investment Corp (OCIC) said his company is developing a 500-hectare industrial park in Kampong Speu province (along the National Road 51). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/500-hectare-industrial-park-for-k-speu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has seen recent and rapid growth in digital and electronic payment services, where the platform is regarded as a key to promote the Kingdom’s financial inclusion. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-payments-key-to-promoting-financial-inclusion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Labour Minister Ith Samheng has rejected a request by out-of-work employees in the entertainment sector to also be given the $40 aid, doled out to suspended garment and tourism workers.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/entertainment-sector-workers-denied-40-monthly-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Cham provincial governor Un Chanda said yesterday at a press conference the province has exported over 20,000 tonnes of fresh yellow bananas to international markets during the first six months of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-cham-exports-over-20000-tonnes-of-bananas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Koh Kong Provincial Court on November 18 to await the sentencing of their three community land representatives who were accused of defamation related to a land dispute. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-charges-two-for-defamation-over-land-dispute-in-koh-kong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Credit Bureau of Cambodia (CBC) has made available a new digital application that for the first time allows Cambodian citizens to check their credit score, view credit reports and receive credit monitoring alerts. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cbc-develops-wide-ranging-financial-app/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee (NEC) has a tentative plan to register political parties and candidates online next year to bolster trust in Cambodian elections and the country’s information technology system. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-plans-to-offer-online-registration-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The construction of a combined more-than $400 million power transmission line connecting Cambodia to Laos and the Thai border will start next year, according to an official from the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/400-million-transmission-line-to-bring-in-laos-thailand-power/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s garment industry had issued a renewed plea for help amidst new statistics revealing that more than 150,000 workers have now lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/savagely-battered-cambodias-garment-industry-seeks-urgent-help-to-stay-alive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 123,151 tons of dry rubber in the first half of 2020, up 18 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-rubber-export-up-18-percent-in-h1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Government officials yesterday rejected requests from international unions and civil society organisations to drop the charge against union leader Rong Chhun who was arrested over a remark he made concerning border issues. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/officials-reject-calls-to-drop-charge-against-unionist/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new lAnd-use committee will register StAte And indigenous lAnd, And tAckle lAnd disputes in Mondulkiri, Minister of LAnd MAnAgement, UrbAn PlAnning And Construction CheA SophArA sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mondulkiri-lAnd-use-committee-estAblished/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Authorities in PreAh SihAnouk’s Stung HAv district on WednesdAy issued A week’s deAdline for 20 fAmilies who illegAlly built huts on privAtely-owned lAnd to remove the structures And move out. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/preAh-sihAnouk-Authorities-issue-eviction-notices/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) of the United Nations have joined hands in a project to protect Cambodian migrant workers and legalise their services during the COVID-19 crisis. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/project-to-support-migrant-workers-during-covid-19-crisis-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The volume of bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan was recorded at $1.01 billion in the first half of this year, a year-on-year decrease of 3.7 percent. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-japan-trade-volume-decreases-slightly-by-3-7-percent-to-1-01-billion-in-h1-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

China and Cambodia yesterday signed a free trade agreement (FTa) in Phnom Penh, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attending the signing ceremony. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-sign-trade-deal-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>