The Royal Government has planned to upgrade the National Road (NR) 6 from the T-junction of the highway from Siem Reap-angkor International airport (SaI) in Siem Reap to the provincial city with a distance of nearly 20 kilometres at an estimated cost of $60 million. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-to-expand-road-from-new-siem-reap-airport-to-provincial-city/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Information of Cambodia Neth Pheaktra has called on Cambodian and Chinese journalists to work together to protect the integrity of international news by combating fake news and information interference to promote the building of a Community of Common Destiny for humanity. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-chinese-media-urged-to-collaborate-in-combating-fake-news/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Children, young people, authorities, celebrities, civil society organizations, and development partners from all sectors in Cambodia come together Friday to begin a three-day celebration of World Children’s Day 2023, which is officially marked on 20 November. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a-%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9c%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%84/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has given a big impetus to Cambodia’s exports, contributing to the economic development, said Sok Siphana, Senior Minister in Charge of International and Multilateral Trade and Economic Relations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rcep-helps-international-market-access-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia will add two more airports to the construction agenda in a bid to improve connectivity between the country and other tourism hubs in the world, said Mao Havannall, Minister in charge of the State Secretariat of Civil aviation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-construct-two-more-airports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

252 families in two villages in Teuk Vil commune, Saang district, Kandal province, asked the authorities to issue title title, claiming that they had occupied since 1979 and had a letter of occupation, but the authorities still refused to issue them while the authorities confirmed <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-200-families-in-2-villages-in-saang-district-request-the-authorities-to-issue-legal-land-titles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government, working with the Siem Reap Provincial administration, plans to start a free public bus service between Siem Reap city and the Run Ta Ek Development Zone next week to facilitate travel and reduce costs for residents. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-to-launch-free-buses-from-siem-reap-to-run-ta-ek/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s international trade stood at $46.82 billion in 2023, recording a decline of 1.9 percent compared to 2022. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-trade-declines-1-9-to-46-82-billion-in-2023-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 242,304 tons of dry rubber in the first nine months of 2023, up 3.5 percent from 234,100 tons over the same period last year, said a report from the General Directorate of Rubber on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-makes-320-5-mln-from-rubber-exports-in-first-9-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, called on all countries involved in current conflicts to employ a culture of dialogue and diplomatic mechanisms to resolve their disagreements, rather than the threat or use of force. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/seiha-urges-peace-at-beijing-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliA hAs supported the IndoPAcLAb progrAm Across CAmbodiA, LAos, And PApuA New GuineA (PNG) to strengthen lAborAtory cApAcity for HIV, TB, mAlAriA, And COVID-19 testing, sAid the AustrAliAn EmbAssy in CAmbodiA in A news releAse FridAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AustrAliA-helps-strengthen-lAborAtory-cApAcity-for-infectious-diseAses-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Decline in the abundance of fisheries wealth may affect the food supply systems in the country, according to the latest research carried out by a group of faculty members at the Department of Fisheries and aquaculture within the Royal University of agriculture. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/decline-in-fish-stocks-may-affect-food-supply/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The People’s Council of south-central Khanh Hoa province has adopted a resolution giving in-principle approval to an investment project worth 15 billion VND (nearly $618,000) to construct an office building for the Stung Treng provincial Military Sub-region’s headquarters of Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/khanh-hoa-funds-office-building-project-in-cambodian-locality/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

To commemorate the province’s inclusion as the first in Cambodia under the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, the Battambang Provincial administration organised a food fair to show off Khmer cuisine and desserts last Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-holds-food-fair-to-mark-unesco-status/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Officials from the Cambodian Ministry of Health joined a recent Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) conference in Nanning, Guangxi province, China, intending to bolster the training and production of traditional medicine in collaboration with Chinese institutions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-support-needed-in-cambodia-to-boost-traditional-chinese-medicine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

From Nov. 14, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024, a total of 106,868 people has registered as members of the Voluntary Contribution Health Care Social Security Scheme Fund (Voluntary Contribution Scheme), administered by the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nssf-over-100000-people-register-for-voluntary-contribution-scheme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A Senior Ministry of Justice officiAl hAs sAid thAt the ministry will investigAte clAims mAde by rights group ADHOC About “serious delAys” in court cAses. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/justice-ministry-vows-to-investigAte-AllegAtions-of-court-delAys-lockups/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The third global conference on assistance to landmine victims concluded in the capital of Cambodia on Thursday, vowing to carry out actions and policies to improve the lives of survivors and affected communities, a senior Cambodian official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/global-landmine-victim-assistance-conference-in-cambodia-promises-support-to-survivors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Professional organisations in the nation’s food sector are uniting in a call for collaborative efforts to fortify the system, ensuring food security and nutrition for all while enhancing resilience to climate change challenges. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/goal-of-sustainable-food-system-by-2030-outlined/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a concerted effort to combat dropout rates and bridge language barriers among ethnic minority students in Cambodia, the “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” initiative has brought about transformative change. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/education-scheme-aiding-ethnic-minority-students/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>