The AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) And Government of AustrAliA Are expAnding Access to economicAl And reliAble energy for rurAl CAmbodiAn households, including through the promotion of cookstoves in SvAy Rieng And KAmpong ChAm provinces. A $6.1 million AustrAliAn Aid grAnt, Administered by ADB, will finAnce <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAs-rurAl-communities-to-get-sustAinAble-energy-Access/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The second mass fainting in a month at Kampong Chhnang’s M&amp;V garment factory, a supplier for global retailer H&amp;M, saw 23 women taken to hospital yesterday, bringing the total number of affected workers in august to 67. Noun Sam Ol, president of the Free Trade Union <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/another-mass-fainting-but-hm-not-to-blame/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Orders for garments and footwear have not picked up in Cambodia last year, and it will continue to decline, according to a senior official of the Textile, apparel, Footwear &amp; Travel Goods association in Cambodia (TaFTaC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-likely-to-decline-in-first-half-of-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has assured unionist Vorn Pao that he does not need to fear arrest and flee the country over possible links to an attempted colour revolution by the former opposition CNRP. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%8a%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8b%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%87%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%a2%e1%9f%92/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives of the Kingdom’s private sector this week urged the European Union not to cancel the Everything-but-arms (EBa) scheme in response to a perceived deterioration of human rights and democracy in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-sector-to-eu-dont-punish-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives from the Kingdom’s microfinance sector on Sunday said the industry was keeping a close watch on those impacted by the Mekong River flooding, and that they were willing to take measures to reduce the financial burden on the victims. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/firms-back-loan-relief-measures-for-victims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the latest clarification from the government on the subject of it’s new private airliner, a senior aviation official said yesterday that the French-made airbus a320 is not yet the property of Cambodia, as ownership documents have not been finalized. The 150-seat jet made its inaugural <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agreement-for-governments-new-private-jet-not-yet-signed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The bombing that shook Thailand this week will have a mixed impact on Cambodia, where about half of all tourists come through Thai airports, industry experts said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-bombing-effect-on-cambodia-tourism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) confirmed Friday that three more companies will list on the securities market by the end of this year. They are: Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, Phnom Penh autonomous Port and Taiwanese-owned TY Fashion(Cambodia) Ltd. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/exchange-to-add-three-more-firms-open-board-for-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The backlash began Wednesday against a new Education Ministry directive that bans political activities and unauthorized associations at academic institutions, with the country’s largest teachers’ union and various youth groups accusing the government of hypocrisy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-education-ministry-ban-comes-under-fire/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 150 businesses and associations from around the world gathered on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich yesterday for the launch of the country’s annual food and hospitality exhibition. Two events, the International Food, Drinks and Wine Show and the Cambodian International Hotel, Restaurant and Catering Industry <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/businesses-look-for-opportunities-in-tourism-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government donated $1 million to Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospitals on July 18, said Minister of Health Mam Bunheng. The donation came to the free outpatient medical institution as it’s facing a budget shortfall.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kantha-bopha-hospitals-get-another-1-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh’s City Hall warned tobacco companies at a meeting yesterday to stop flouting a sub-decree that prohibits all forms of tobacco advertising, or else face closure or fines. The municipality said some companies were skirting the 2011 sub-decree by using more creative ways to sell <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tobacco-firms-told-to-get-in-line-by-city-hall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nine sun bear cubs have been rescued in the first 10 months of this year, according to the Phnom Penh office of NGO Wildlife alliance. The cubs, some as young as two weeks, were saved by government rangers and the NGO’s Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT), <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bear-cub-rescues-lift-tally-to-nine-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Independent Democracy of Informal Economy association (IDEa) has asked the government to help support street vendors and tuk-tuk drivers as they feel the pinch amid the coronavirus pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/idea-asks-the-government-to-help-informal-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) hosted their 6th Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum (CamIDF) on March 26-27, 2024, at Cambodia academy of Digital Technology (CaDT). This prestigious event brought together a diverse group of experts, enthusiasts, and visionaries to discuss pressing issues and explore the <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/the-6th-cambodia-ict-and-digital-forum-a-convergence-of-minds-and-innovation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

PHNOM PENH &mdash; Hundreds of workers were hospitalised after falling ill on Monday at a Cambodian garment factory &mdash; the latest in a string of such incidents in the industry, police and union officials said. Nearly one thousand employees at the anful Garments Factory (Cambodia) Ltd <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-fall-ill-at-cambodian-garment-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Member economies of the AsiA-PAcific Economic CooperAtion forum (APEC) Are striving to forge A regionAl free trAde fAcility to be known As FTAAP (free TrAde AreA of AsiA-PAcific) AFTA (ASEAN free TrAde AreA) &ndAsh; signed in JAnuAry of 1992, it covers All 10 ASEAN members of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAckgrounder-operAting-negotiAting-ftA-Agreements-with-Apec-economies/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The first buses directly connecting Thailand and Cambodia left Bangkok on Thursday, headed for Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, with the launch of a regular service to bolster tourism and economic ties between the two countries. The first airconditioned bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh left Mor <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bangkok-cambodia-buses-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture hAs plAyed down the results of A study thAt found high levels of Arsenic in some sAmples of locAlly grown rice. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-sAys-Arsenic-levels-in-rice-no-problem/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>