At leAst 30 AssociAtions And non-governmentAl orgAnizAtions (NGOs) hAve signed An Agreement with the Ministry of SociAl AffAirs, VeterAns And Youth RehAbilitAtion to lAunch A three-yeAr sociAl AssistAnce project in CAmbodiA worth more thAn $18.5 million. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-of-sociAl-AffAirs-signs-Agreement-with-30-AssociAtions-And-ngos-on-3-yeAr-development-project/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

AheAd of the 113th AnniversAry of InternAtionAl Women’s DAy on MArch 8, the Ministry of Tourism Addressed women’s role in the digitAlisAtion of CAmbodiA’s economy At A speciAl event on their premises in Phnom Penh on FridAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/minister-cAlls-for-womens-role-in-digitAlisAtion-of-economy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Kep provincial governor Som Piseth has issued a reminder that all advertising licences in the province are now due for renewal. Businesses which fail to comply will be fined, and may face temporary suspension, or even the closure, of their operations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kep-issues-reminder-to-renew-ad-licences-or-face-fines-and-closure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia had exported 90,153 tons of milled rice in the first two months of 2024, down 7.2 percent from 97,153 tons over the same period 2023, said a Cambodia Rice Federation’s report released on Saturday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-rice-export-down-7-2-pct-in-first-2-months-of-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Information has reiterated calls for news writers and media outlets to uphold and adhere to editorial principles, emphasising their role in fostering the professional values of Cambodian journalism, following the ministry’s revocation of a media group’s business license for “serious breaches of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/info-ministry-urges-ethical-practices-in-journalism-media/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Financial literacy among Cambodia’s youth is slated to receive a boost after an agreement was signed between SOSORO Museum and the association of Banks in Cambodia (aBC) to enhance youth’s educational awareness about their money affairs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mou-aims-to-elevate-youth-financial-literacy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 166,451 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, down 5.7 percent from 176,581 tons in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-exports-earn-123-million-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

From 2018 to 2023, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) cooperated with its partners to help a total of 43,952 children of migrant working parents enter public schools as well as childcare and educational centres managed by humanitarian organisations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-puts-more-than-40000-migrant-kids-into-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $3.66 billion &ndash; a more than nine percent decrease from the $4.04 billion registered in 2022, according to the Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-exports-to-eu-down-9-3-in-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Mine action Center (CMaC) and SaTO KOGYO Co. Ltd signed a contract agreement for the project “construction of training facilities at the Technical Institute of Mine action in Kampong Chhang Province and the Outreach Facilities (Techo Peace Museum) in Siem Reap province”. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-provides-nearly-14-million-in-grants-for-mine-action-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion (MFAIC) held tAlks with A delegAtion from the EmbAssy of JApAn (EoJ) Aimed At exchAnging views And methods to AccelerAte bAnking document procedures in receiving JApAnese grAnt Aid for development projects in the Kingdom. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/govt-peruses-documents-for-receiving-jApAnese-Aid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation (MFaIC) Khy Sovanratana has received a courtesy call from ambassador Kairat Sarybay, Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in asia (CICa). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-reaffirms-commitment-to-work-with-cica-for-prosperity-of-asia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sar Sokha, Interior Minister and Chairman of the National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD), has left for an eight-day working visit to Switzerland and Germany, accompanied by a high-level delegation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sokha-seeks-more-german-and-swiss-input-on-decentralisation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twenty-five youths set off on a 1,000-kilometer cycling campaign in conjunction with World Environment Day on June 5 to raise awareness on the protection of natural resources and prevention of deforestation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/youths-cycle-1000km-to-promote-environmental-protection-from-ratanakiri-to-kep/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Government of Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on six documents on the morning of May 16, under the chairmanship of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-south-korea-sign-memorandum-of-understanding-on-six-documents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet paid a courtesy call to MaRN Ki-jeong, President of the Korea Industrial alliance Forum (KIaF), during his official visit to Seoul, Republic of Korea, on May 17, 2024. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-companies-of-kiaf-aim-to-expand-business-operations-and-invest-in-furniture-engineering-and-automotive-sectors-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Leading Malaysia-based green building certification body, GreenRE Sdn Bhd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with local construction organization, the Cambodia Green Building Council (CamGBC), to assist in developing green building certification tools for the Cambodian construction sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mou-inked-to-develop-green-building-certification-tools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

There are other companies operating in similar form to disgraced former Oknha Leng Channa’s now-defunct Brilliant City World Co Ltd, which secretly defrauded people, Ky Tech, head of the government’s legal team, warned during a meeting attended by 267 people from several provinces in Phnom <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-warns-of-fraudulent-companies-urges-cautious-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Malaysian engineering firm, HSS Engineers Sdn Bhd, has confirmed that a $3.2 million agreement with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to support the ongoing Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway project as an engineering consultant will begin this month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/malaysian-firm-confirms-support-for-pp-bavet-expressway-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand crossed $1.7 billion in the first five months, an increase of 1.73 percent compared to the same period last year, said a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-thailand-trade-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-first-five-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>