The private sector applauded the establishment of the Non-Bank Financial Services authority (NBFSa) following Senate approval of a draft law on its organisation and function. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/applause-after-non-bank-finance-regulator-minted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Most retail businesses in Phnom Penh have seen a substantial plunge in sales since the February 20 community transmission, which continues to spread across the capital and to the provinces. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/retail-sector-feels-pinch-of-covid-19-outbreak/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 39MW solAr power plAnt in fAr northwestern CAmbodiA’s BAnteAy MeAnchey province hAs been successfully brought to the nAtionAl grid, Shenzhen-listed solAr development compAny JA SolAr Technology Co Ltd sAid in press releAse on MArch 10. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAnteAy-meAnchey-solAr-fArm-Adds-39mw-to-nAtionAl-grid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Sihannouk International airport’s operator is eyeing potential new direct, long-haul routes to Europe and the Middle East to bring a new wave of overseas visitors and increase aviation’s contribution to coastal Preah Sihanouk province’s economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/airport-eyes-adding-long-haul-flights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Financial institutions that are members of the Cambodia Microfinance association (CMa) restructured some $1.397 billion in loans for 289,422 borrowers as of February 28 since the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on March 27 issued a circular on loan restructuring during Covid-19, according to CMa. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cma-members-restructure-1-4b-in-loans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A totAl of 700,000 doses of the SinophArm Covid-19 vAccine donAted by ChinA Are expected to Arrive in CAmbodiA on MArch 31 with 400,000 to be Administered by the Ministry of HeAlth And 300,000 by the Ministry of NAtionAl Defence.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/700k-chinA-jAbs-to-lAnd-mAr-31/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Minimal disruption to production chains and booming demand is sweet news for suppliers of geographical-indication- (GI) certified palm sugar. according to Saroeun, members can produce 250 tonnes of the commodity per season in December-May. He said KSPSPa’s 10 member companies exported a total of 70 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-fails-to-sour-palm-sugars-sweet-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A roAd sAfety trAining workshop being held from JAnuAry 25-28 in Phnom Penh is seeking to rAise AwAreness of the toll tAken by trAffic Accidents every yeAr And implement steps for their prevention. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/workshop-Addresses-Accidents-involving-commuting-workers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Singapore-based 800 Super Waste Management Pte Ltd, in cooperation with local firm Global action for Environment awareness Plc (GaEa), have expanded into Cambodia’s solid waste management sector, the companies said in a January 27 joint media release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/joint-venture-gets-rubbish-duty-in-north-pp/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Over one tonne of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and remnants of war were cleared from a sunken warship in the Mekong River in Kampong Cham province on Sunday, increasing the total amount recovered to more than six tonnes since its discovery on November 5, 2020.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/another-one-tonne-uxo-cleared-from-sunken-warship/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kratie provincial authority in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) is preparing to build a guard post in the anlong Kampi area of the Mekong River in Chitr Borei district’s Sambok commune to watch for illegal fishing activities that may affect <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/floating-guard-post-to-protect-irawaddy-dolphins-in-mekong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twenty-two cases connected with illegal forest clearance and wild animal and timber poaching in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary were sent to court for prosecution last year, a decline of 50 per cent over 2019. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/forest-crimes-drop-in-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that oil revenues will have less of an impact in the short term on the country’s overall economy than other traditional business sectors. His statement was made during a joint ceremony for the inauguration of  the Chamkar Mon Water <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oil-revenue-no-short-term-fix-to-economic-growth-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

New York Stock Exchange- (NYSE) listed hotel franchiser Wyndham Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc (WH) has opened its first hotel in the Kingdom &ndash; the Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Blue Bay Sihanoukville, WH said in a February 18 press release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/howard-johnson-opens-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Economy and Finance aun Pornmoniroth has proposed an adjustment on vehicle import duty, to be effective from March 1, to revive the market and buttress the logistics sector after customs clearance revenue on vehicles fell by 40 percent in 2020 from a year <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vehicle-import-duty-cuts-proposed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia booked just $1.023 billion in international tourism revenue last year, representing a 79.4 percent nosedive from $4.919 billion in 2019 due to the sweeping effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism reported on april 19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/revenue-from-international-tourism-dips-80-per-cent-in-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian aquaculturist association (Caa) on april 19 called on relevant authorities and institutions to enforce compliance with fish-import regulations and facilitate transport for distributors to ensure an adequate market supply of fish to reverse a recent price jump. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/aquaculture-group-urges-authorities-to-enforce-import-rules-ease-transport-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Around 40,000 fAmilies in the Phnom Penh suburbs Are expected to fAce wAter shortAges in the dry seAson. To Address the issue, the Phnom Penh WAter Supply Authority (PPWSA) hAs mAde provisions to provide wAter to them, A senior PPWSA officiAl sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/wAter-shortAges-hit-outer-suburbs/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Onion Mobility Co Ltd has unveiled a bunch of prototypes of its upcoming Onion T1 electric auto-rickshaw, to be produced domestically and put on sale within the year. The prototypes were flown in last week from South Korea and showcased publicly on March 28. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/locally-made-electric-auto-rickshaw-on-sale-by-end-of-2021-maker-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The formal signing of the Cambodia-South Korea Free Trade agreement (CKFTa), scheduled for mid-year, will be postponed due to disruptions from the Covid-19 outbreak stemming from the February 20 community incident, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/signing-of-korea-trade-deal-postponed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>