The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has charged outspoken union leader Rong Chhun for incitement to commit a felony over comments he made about demarcation border posts between Cambodia and Vietnam, which the government has said is disinformation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rong-chhun-charged-with-incitement-over-border-comments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chikungunya has spread to 12 provinces across the Kingdom, with over a thousand patients testing positive for the vector-borne disease between July 19 and 31, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-1000-diagnosed-with-chikungunya/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Diversification of the products and markets is a high priority of the Royal Government of Cambodia, said Phay Siphan, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit, on his official Facebook page this morning. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-diversifying-its-products-and-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected 7,605.46 billion Riel (approximately $1,877.89 million) as tax revenue in the first seven months of this year, a 9.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-collects-close-to-1-9-billion-in-fiscal-revenue-in-first-seven-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment is investigating a group that erected more than 50 stone and wooden posts and built fences on State land in the Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/environment-ministry-looks-into-illegal-posts-in-mkiri-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AsiAn Development BAnk hAs Approved A $127.8 million loAn to support the construction of trAnsmission lines And substAtions to help provide Phnom Penh And three other CAmbodiAn provinces with stAble And reliAble electricity supply. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-gets-127-8-million-Adb-loAn-to-help-expAnd-power-grid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Singapore ambassador Michael Tan and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn yesterday commemorated 55 years of Singapore-Cambodia diplomatic relations with the unveiling of a special bilateral mural at the Singapore Embassy on Norodom Boulevard. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/singapore-embassy-celebrates-55-years-of-diplomatic-ties-with-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After hAving no new cAses for neArly two consecutive weeks with All pAtients recovering And dischArged from the hospitAl, the Kingdom yesterdAy logged the lAtest cAse, A 54-yeAr-old British mAn, rAising the country’s totAl to 275. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-covid-19-cAse-After-Almost-two-weeks/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Japanese Foreign affairs Minister Motegi Toshimitsu announced yesterday Japan will provide $239 million in emergency financial assistance to support Cambodia, saying it “has suffered from adverse economic impacts as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).”   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-offers-239-million-in-emergency-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on patent cooperation, the move that will accelerate the bilateral trade between the two countries, according to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-signs-deal-with-us-on-patents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Authorities in BAttAmbAng province’s Ek Phnom district hAve been given permission to begin restorAtion of TAkom LAke, A 10hA Ancient lAke locAted in the district’s PeAm Ek commune. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAttAmbAng-Ancient-lAke-restored/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The leaders of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam approved a tourism development plan this week, the Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (CLV) Development Triangle area 2020-2025, vision for 2030, at the 11th CLV virtual summit, according to the Ministry of Tourism. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/strong-ties-maintained-between-cambodia-laos-and-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Mine action Centre (CMaC) and the anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling (apopo), known in English as the anti-Personnel Landmines Removal Product Development, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on landmine detection rats in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmac-and-apopo-sign-mou-on-land-mine-detection-rats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on December 4 announced that it had issued a final registration certificate for Inter-Mattrid Beverage (Cambodia) Co Ltd’s $78 million brewery/beverage plant. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-gives-nod-to-13th-beverage-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Cambodia and UN Population Fund (UNFPa) Cambodia released a survey report describing the hardships and vulnerabilities faced by migrant workers who returned to Cambodia from abroad following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-30-of-migrant-workers-lose-income/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stressed to authorities of provinces bordering Thailand that they must strictly enforce instructions from Prime Minister Hun Sen concerning Covid-19 preventive measures following detection of a new outbreak of the disease in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mandatory-quarantines-high-alert-at-thai-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries hAs convened An urgent discussion About A drAft lAw on CAmbodiA ChAmber of Agro-Industry (CCAI). The discussion took plAce yesterdAy in Phnom Penh under the chAirmAnship of Veng SAkhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/estAblishment-of-cAmbodiA-chAmber-of-Agro-industry-soon/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Commerce on December 18 said it will indefinitely postpone another trade fair under the umbrella of the fifth season of its “Buy Cambodian Campaign” as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banteay-meanchey-trade-fair-postponed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Information Ministry threatened legal action against journalists it claimed were spreading fake news or engaging in unethical behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, a warning that comes amid persistent persecution of journalists in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-alleges-misconduct-among-journalists-greenlights-legal-action/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>