Cambodia has produced more than 8.28 tonnes of dore bars with 90 percent pure gold solution since commercial mining started in June 2021, a senior official said on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-produces-over-8-28-tonnes-of-gold-so-far/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 135,137 tonnes of rubber in the first half of 2022, a 3 percent increase compared to the same period last year, earning $215 million as revenue, up 2.9 percent. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-first-semester-rubber-exports-amount-to-215-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kin Lean is living in a Phnom Penh house with five other budding filmmakers. The housemates are experiencing life in the capital together while also being trained in documentary filmmaking. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/budding-indigenous-filmmakers-find-common-ground-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Republic of Guatemala is committed to further promote the cooperation on culture and trade with Cambodia. The commitment was made by Carlos Humberto Jim&eacute;nez Licona, newly-appointed ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala to Cambodia, while paying a courtesy call on Cambodian acting Head of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/guatemala-and-cambodia-to-foster-culture-and-trade-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The International Monetary fund has predicted inflation in Cambodia will peak this year due to global pressures, weakened export orders, and a slowing real estate market, before falling from 2023 onwards. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/inflation-to-peak-this-year-before-showing-signs-of-decline/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has stepped in to help with the treatment of a child in Siem Reap province who suffers from severe autism, according to his social media post. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-pledges-assistance-for-autistic-child-in-s-reap-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) hAs Approved $32.5 million in finAncing to CAmbodiA for improving Access to quAlity heAlth services in northwest BAnteAy MeAnchey province, the MAnilA-bAsed lender sAid in A stAtement on ThursdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Adb-Approves-32-5-mln-to-cAmbodiA-for-improving-heAlth-services-for-migrAnts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime minister Hun Sen on Monday called on all microfinance institutions (MFIs) to throw a financial lifeline to people affected by flooding and defer loan repayments and ease interest rates. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfis-urged-to-help-ease-flood-victims-financial-burden/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A report releAsed by the World BAnk shows thAt the poverty rAte in CAmbodiA hAs dropped by Almost hAlf between 2009 And 2019, but with the Covid-19 pAndemic, the poverty rAte hAs been rising. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pAndemic-hAmpers-cAmbodiAs-poverty-reduction-progress-world-bAnk/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Wildlife AlliAnce (WA) expressed its dissAtisfAction concerning the cleAring of hundreds of hectAres of lAnd next to Phnom TAmAo Wildlife SAnctuAry by developer Leng NAvAtrA CompAny into A gAted community And resort. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/wildlife-group-distressed-by-lAnd-cleAring-in-tAmAo/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Economy and Finance is reviewing the draft new tax law with the Ministry of Justice articles about the criminal code and clauses that go along with other relevant laws, a senior official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-economy-reviewing-draft-new-tax-law-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Efforts to open the rice market and process rice-derived products through free trade agreements (FTas) has paved a way for the increase of exports over the last 10 months of the year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-commerce-works-to-open-rice-market-through-ftas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia on Wednesday disputed international media characterizations of the country as a haven for criminal syndicates as attention grows on human trafficking at scam compounds. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/association-disputes-crime-haven-tag-as-trafficking-reports-mount/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The second phase of the China-aided rural road project in Cambodia has come to an end successfully, building asphalt and concrete paved roads in a total length of 120 km, officials said here on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-aided-phase-ii-rural-road-project-in-cambodia-completes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s two gold producers have pumped out 252 semi-refined gold bars weighing 3,563kg as of the beginning of this month, according to a senior mining official on august 9. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-gold-production-tops-3-5-tonnes-in-early-aug/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of Chinese experts from the Angkor InternAtionAl Airport Investment (AIAI) CompAny Are in CAmbodiA to complete the construction And discuss the trAnsfer plAn, As the project is scheduled to be completed in MArch 2023. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-chinA-boost-construction-of-siem-reAp-Angkor-internAtionAl-Airport/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia on Friday commemorated International Day of Universal access to Information with a conference that gathered over 150 representatives from the government, civil society, indigenous communities, youth groups, organisations of persons with disabilities and political parties. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-urged-to-pass-access-to-information-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Medical professionals are generous and worked day and night, volunteering to save the Cambodian people. This is the essence of a song entitled “The Spirit of the Techo Volunteer Doctors”. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/volunteer-doctors-played-significant-role-curbing-covid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) says it has greenlit a total of 148 Japanese investment project proposals planned outside of the Kingdom’s special economic zones (SEZ) as of July 31 worth about $2.85 billion since its establishment on august 5, 1994. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jetro-visit-raises-japanese-investment-hopes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told Minister of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina to devise plans for guaranteeing a steady supply of high-quality seeds of the many varieties that the government currently stockpiles. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-suggests-establishment-of-emergency-seed-supplies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>