Three online news journalists from Kratie province were arrested and charged with extortion this week for allegedly demanding money in return for holding back a story about illegal land clearing.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-kratie-journalists-charged-with-extortion-in-suspicious-land-clearing-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The industrial park operator Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (CSX: PPSP) believes its falling share price now offers a good investment as the board proposed its share buyback plan to the regulator yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ppsp-says-shares-are-undervalued-in-buyback/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The state-owned agricultural and Rural Development Bank (aRDB) expects to fully disburse a $50 million emergency fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by year’s end, its director-general Kao Thach told The Post on December 14. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ardb-to-disburse-50m-loan-by-dec-31/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Illegal fishing in coastal provinces has seen a remarkable decrease this year which experts attribute to effective campaigns to educate local residents of applicable laws and widespread patrols by law enforcement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/marine-poaching-cases-down-sharply-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Mondulkiri provincial administration has issued a deadline to those encroaching on state land on Dos Kramom Mountain in Sen Monorom city to demolish their constructions by December 13. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mondulkiri-authorities-set-deadline-for-encroachers-on-state-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) on March 10 reaffirmed their commitment to boost border trade and investment with a specific focus on the construction of border markets and to improve customs clearance procedures. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/clv-pms-talk-trade-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

According to A new think-piece releAsed by VisA, smAll businesses hAve demonstrAted their resilience by AdApting quickly to the impAct of COVID-19. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/visA-profiles-survivAl-strAtegies-of-smAll-businesses-during-pAndemic/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Labour will launch a new job website &ndash; WORKNET &ndash; on employment services and labour market information in Cambodia on april 8, to help Cambodians find jobs during the pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-to-launch-new-jobsite-to-boost-employment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is among 17 countries in the World to prioritise vaccination for teachers, according to a press release of the asian Cultural Centre (aCC) aKP received this evening. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-among-17-countries-in-the-world-to-prioritise-vaccination-for-teachers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Last year saw 7,860 new businesses register with the Ministry of Commerce, down 40.72 percent from 13,259 in 2019. at the same time, the ministry dissolved 500 businesses last year, marking a 187 percent increase from 174 in 2019. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-business-registrations-down-41/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The number of students enrolled in higher educational institutions in the new academic year has decreased compared to previous years, a trend which the education sector largely blames on the Covid-19 crisis. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/higher-education-enrolment-shrinks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government plans to boost non-garment manufacturing exports this year on the back of strong market demand as the availability of viable Covid-19 vaccines jumpstarts a global economy hungry for recovery. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-plans-non-garment-industrial-export-expansion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the Health Ministry and all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from illegally crossing the border in a bid to curb COVID-19 community transmission. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-orders-authorities-to-tighten-cambodia-thai-border-crossings-to-curb-covid-19-transmission/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Mine action Center (CMaC) and Norwegian People aid (NPa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, granting $1.6 million for cluster munition clearance and surveys. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/npa-grants-1-6-million-for-cluster-munition-clearance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

South AfricAn-born US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s TeslA Inc hAs not yet requested A business licence with the Ministry of Commerce As of April 6, ministry spokesmAn Pen SovicheAt told The Post. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/teslA-yet-to-request-business-licence/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

In a voice message last night, Prime Minister Samdech akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen ordered that all people in Phnom Penh and Kandal province &ndash; about 3 million people according to him &ndash; must be vaccinated. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-of-phnom-penh-starting-with-red-zones-to-be-vaccinated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At leAst 314 people hAve been diAgnosed with COVID-19 in SvAy Rieng province so fAr And tied to the FebruAry 20 community event, A heAlth officiAl sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/svAy-rieng-registers-more-thAn-300-covid-19-pAtients/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

At leAst 95 fActories And enterprises hAve restArted production just A week After the government’s lockdown meAsures in Phnom Penh And TAkmAo city were divided them into three zones. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/neArly-100-fActories-reopen-in-yellow-zones-but-virus-remAins/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia Securities Exchange- (CSX) listed Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PWSa) has set a revenue target of 347,441,665,000 riel ($85.35 million) for 2021, or 7.11 per cent up from the figure reported last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pwsa-aims-to-achieve-85m-in-revenue-this-year-up-7-1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s milled rice exports from January to april of 2021 were down 36 percent from the same period in 2020, according to a report issued by the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MaFF). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/january-april-rice-exports-down-36/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>