The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training on Friday issued a call for the implementation of the suspension of employment contracts for all garment and textile factories in the Kingdom affected by the shortage of raw materials, resulting from Covid-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labour-ministry-urges-implementation-of-suspension-of-employment-contracts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Siem Reap provincial Department of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries fined the owner of a log warehouse on Friday after seizing more than 20 cubic metres of illegal timber the day before. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/keeper-of-illegal-timber-hit-with-fine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has committed a further $4.3 million to aid demining activities in Cambodia as part of an extension on the Second Global Mine action Programme (GMaP2). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uk-commits-4-3-million-to-demining/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kampong Cham provincial Department of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is looking for the owner of a tractor involved in clearing wetlands at Cholkiri district’s Peam Chhkork commune, to send him to court for legal action. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-save-vital-wetlands-from-land-grab/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Germany has committed to providing another €3.5 million ($3,841,000) over the next two years to the Halo Trust for landmine clearance in Cambodia in a bid to help the Kingdom reach its landmine-free goal in 2025. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/germany-pledges-further-3-8m-for-mine-clearance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Vietnamese government on Sunday locked down its borders with the Kingdom and imposed a month-long entry ban for any foreign traveler &ndash; except accredited diplomats &ndash; as the country adopts  measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-shutters-borders-with-cambodia-as-pandemic-spreads/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Although controls hAve been tightened due to the new coronAvirus, trAde between CAmbodiA And VietnAm continues, with the countries Aiming to Achieve $5 billion in trAde by the end of the yeAr, A VietnAmese officiAl hAs confirmed. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/trAde-to-continue-As-normAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

This morning, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the closure of the casino, which will be implemented from april 1. He also announced that a meeting will be held on Tuesday to review the law that put the country in emergency state. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-announces-closure-of-casinos-from-april-1-and-will-hold-meeting-tomorrow-to-review-the-law-that-put-country-in-emergency-state/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

State-run Cambodia Post generated revenues of total $11 million in 2019, according to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication (MPT). This represents a drop on the $13.81 million revenue total in 2018. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-post-earns-11-million-in-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A teAm of officiAls At the KAmpong Thom provinciAl Forestry AdministrAtion hAve begun studying the ecotourism potentiAl At the Prey KbAl Bei Community Forest in Ti Pou commune’s KbAl Bei villAge in SAntuk district. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tourism-potentiAl-in-kAmpong-thom/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s GDP growth this year could drop to its lowest rate in more than a decade, the World Bank projects, with some economic experts warning that the country’s reliance on international markets could slow recovery. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdp-growth-to-shrink-to-2-5-amid-pandemic-world-bank-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Government has put the wheels in motion to create a contract farming law together with the purpose of stabilising agricultural commodity prices. It is also aimed at attracting investors and promoting public, private and producer partnerships in the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/contract-farming-law-in-the-pipeline/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A unAnimous vote of ApprovAl for the proposed “StAte of Emergency” lAw is expected to be cAst todAy during the plenAry session of the NAtionAl Assembly. The drAft lAw comes Amid the increAsing cAses of coronAvirus infections in the Kingdom. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/nAtionAl-Assembly-to-Approve-drAft-lAw-on-stAte-of-emergency/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Tbeng Meanchey district police and Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD) officers removed 17 active unexploded ordnances (UXOs) on Sunday from a plantation in Chheanmok commune in Preah Vihear province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/experts-remove-uxos-found-by-farmers-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Three regional appeal courts set up in the provinces will serve the public on april 1, said a Justice Ministry official. all of the appeal courts will also handle complaints sent back by the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/regional-appeal-courts-open-on-april-1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has granted approval to HK Burltex Manufacturing Co., Ltd. to build a factory for producing face masks and all kinds of bags, according to the CDC’s statement released Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-company-granted-green-light-for-face-mask-production-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s Minister of agriculture Veng Sakhon has told local media that his ministry plans to purchase $3.5 million’s worth of potato seeds, in a project partnering with South Korea to produce potatoes in the Mondulkiri province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/3-5m-for-potato-seeds-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Negotiations on oil and gas development over the long-contested Overlapping Claims area (OCa) in the Gulf of Thailand between Cambodia and Thailand will be resumed shortly after the viral pandemic ends, according to a Ministry of Mine and Energy’s official. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/talks-on-disputed-oil-fields-to-resume/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) has called all cellular operators to improve their signals in the Kingdom, as the network experiences a surge in use because of growth and COVID-19 isolation policies. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/calls-for-cellular-improvement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Agriculture RurAl Development BAnk (ARDB) together with Wing (CAmbodiA) Ltd SpeciAlized BAnk And CAmbodiA Investors Corp (CIC) inked A memorAndum of understAnding (MoU) to fAcilitAte loAn repAyments, encourAge the use of digitAl bAnking And to provide informAtion to borrowers to guArAntee the credit deAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-mou-will-mAke-loAns-eAsier-to-decide-And-repAy-2/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>