Civil society organisations (CSOs) and experts held a discussion on the challenges and development of digital rights and internet freedom in Cambodia. They urged that these rights and freedom continue to be available. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-csos-discuss-digital-rights-internet-freedoms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The commitment was made by Ms. Silbille de Cartier d’Yves, newly-appointed Bangkok-Based Ambassador of Belgium  to Cambodia in a meeting with Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/belgium-to-assist-promotion-of-education-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notice to all owners or directors of factories to immediately contact the local authorities to prepare  vaccines and to encourage workers in any location to get vaccinated soonest possible. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-labour-reminds-factory-owners-to-ensure-all-their-workers-are-vaccinated-against-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $95 million in loan for the Cambodian government to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from 2022 to 2023, it said in a press statement on Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-approves-95-million-loan-to-cambodia-for-covid-19-vaccine-purchase/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 1,000 families have drawn lots for land plots at Boeung 75 in Tuol Pongro commune’s O’Ampil village of Banteay Meanchey province’s Malai district after a long-running dispute was resolved. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banteay-meanchey-20-year-land-dispute-ends-with-lot-draw/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Several ministries and the World Bank have been studying plans for a project to improve solid and plastic waste management in the towns and districts of five provinces.​​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-commits-60-million-for-five-waste-management-sites/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng claimed that more than 60 per cent of women in Cambodia are business owners or entrepreneurs, a rate he said is three times higher than the US. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sixty-per-cent-of-all-women-run-business-says-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ASEAN military intelligence chiefs have agreed to strengthen cooperation and build a strong military intelligence community which will commit to addressing security threats in order to maintain peace and stability in the region. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-intelligence-military-ties-to-get-boost-after-pledge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could provide a “vital impetus” to drive the Cambodian economy to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2028, according to the commerce minister on March 14.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-may-exit-ldc-by-2028-on-rcep-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health on March 17 announced that fully vaccinated inbound passengers will no longer be required to show a PCR test result proving they are negative for the coronavirus 72 hours prior to their arrival in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-scraps-pcr-rapid-tests-for-fully-vaccinated-passengers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could provide a “vital impetus” to drive the Cambodian economy to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2028, according to the commerce minister on March 14. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-may-exit-ldc-by-2028-on-rcep/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has agreed in principle to a 1,400MW hydropower dam in Stung Treng province to be built jointly by local conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd and China (Cambodia) Rich International Co Ltd.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-4gw-stung-treng-hydropower-dam-okayed-in-principle/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A senior Ministry of Information official urged journalists to take advantage of the information age by continuing to study and improve their skills. In depth, up-to-date knowledge is required to provide comprehensive information to the public, he said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-urges-on-the-job-skill-training-for-journalists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has paid tribute to deminers across Cambodia, whose efforts in the last 25 years have led to a dramatic decrease in mine-related casualties. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-salutes-deminers-for-sacrifices/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A whopping 30 per cent of Cambodian exports of textile-related products in 2021 went to the US, outstripping many major buyers, despite the global battle against Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on March 7.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-buys-30-of-2021-textile-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian embassy in Malaysia on March 9 issued a notice to Cambodian people, students and workers who are staying, studying and working there that the country was set to reopen. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/malaysia-will-now-reopen-embassy-calls-for-vigilance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two Thai budget airlines have announced flights to Cambodia in a bid to spur bilateral tourism after the Covid-19 crisis, with one of them newly launching air links with the country, according to tourism ministry officials and representatives from the Kingdom’s main travel agent association. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-low-cost-airlines-relaunch-open-brand-new-links-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A private firm has submitted proposals to invest in 16 small ecotourism projects in Bokor National Park which are currently being assessed by the Ministry of Environment. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/batch-of-bokor-park-ecotourism-projects-gauged-by-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Government of Japan has agreed to extend a total of $4.3 million in grant aid to support two projects to boost rural renewable energies and transparency in local administrations in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-grants-4-3-million-to-support-two-key-projects-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Noeleen Heyzer, the UN secretary-general’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, has shared with Prime Minister Hun Sen that she had initiated a “three-layered solution” for the ongoing crisis plaguing the bloc’s westernmost country. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-myanmar-envoy-briefs-pm-on-three-layered-solution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...