The government has been increasing the capacity of listed Sihanoukville autonomous Port (PaS) through the construction of a deep-water port to allow all types of cargo ships to dock without having to transit at other ports and reduce shipping costs and shipping time. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deep-water-port-construction-to-increase-pas-capacity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed in a message on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day on May 1, that currently there are about 1.3 million Cambodian workers abroad, while the employment rate in the country remained at 99.3 percent. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-has-1-3-million-migrant-workers-abroad-while-domestic-employment-rate-is-over-99-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Koh Kong province’s first international seaport, invested in and developed by Koh Kong Port Management Co Ltd, is scheduled to launch in the second half of the year, as a number of linked infrastructure works reach completion, according to provincial governor Mithona Phoutong. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kongs-first-intl-seaport-set-for-launch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Reiterating its support to the efforts of authorities to make Cambodia a mine-free nation by 2025, the Cambodian Mine action Centre (CMaC) has pledged to clear more than 265 square kilometres of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmac-%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%87%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%98/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) yesterday issued a set of guidelines for all enterprises that are resident taxpayers, public institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and have tax obligations to implement the new monthly salary tax from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-issues-guidelines-for-new-salary-tax-implementation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia welcomed more than 1.914 million international visitors in the first 11 months of 2022, up nearly 12-fold on-year, in an improvement largely attributed to effective pandemic management and the relatively early adoption of a “Living with Covid” approach. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/intl-visitors-top-1-9m-in-jan-nov-on-track-to-hit-full-year-target/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries reached $28.4 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report showed on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rcep-will-help-cambodia-graduate-from-its-least-developed-country-ldc-status-by-2028/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kandal provincial administration issued a warning that it will shut down any ferryboat business that does not comply with current safety standards. an appropriately sized steel vessel must be employed, rather than the single or twin hulled wooden boats that were previously used, in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-issues-30-day-compliance-warning-to-ferries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Relatives of infamous Pheapimex CEO Choeung Sopheap received forest land in the center of Kirirom National Park, while a minister, tycoons and an apparent relative of first lady Bun Rany all received state land, according to official documents published in late December. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kirirom-national-park-bati-district-land-granted-to-elites-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kandal residents affected by the new airport development said they were told by company workers to dismantle small sheds they use to house animals, causing anxiety among people that their land could be cleared soon. Residents in four communes of Kandal Stung district have been affected <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-residents-near-new-airport-asked-to-take-down-structures-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and National Police on February 2 issued a joint statement warning of the risks associated with informal financial services, which it said could put borrowers in excessive debt or otherwise upend their lives. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/be-mindful-of-informal-financing-nbc-warns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 176,581 tons of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, up 3.5 percent from 170,539 tons in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) said in a report released on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-milled-rice-export-up-3-5-pct-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government on April 27 issued A new sub-decree reversing its bAn imposed in FebruAry on All fishing in the Mekong dolphin conservAtion zone. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/feb-27-dolphin-territory-fishing-bAn-scrApped-to-sAve-livelihoods/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The French Development Agency (AFD) hAs Announced its continued support for poverty AlleviAtion, improved sociAl welfAre And the economic growth of developing nAtions, including CAmbodiA. The Agency sAid it would do so through A focus on climAte chAnge And green finAncing, in line with the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/french-pledge-contd-welfAre-reforms-Advice/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for an end to discrimination against women working in the entertainment industry, underscoring their struggle to make a living. He urged the public to show compassion and respect, and asked authorities to act against those who engage in discriminatory <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-urges-end-to-scorn-of-entertainment-sector-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports in the first five months of 2023 were worth $9.18 billion, down 2.4 percent from $9.41 billion for the same period last year, according to a General Department of Customs and Excise report. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-exports-reach-9-18-billion-in-five-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the six months from January to June 2023, Cambodia earned $17,877,418 from the sale of tickets to angkor, with a total of 385,769 foreign tourists. This is according to the press release of angkor Enterprise on July 6. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-17m-from-angkor-wat-ticket-sales-january-to-june/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion hAs dismissed remArks by critics regArding the NAtionAl Election Committee’s (NEC) decision to disquAlify the CAndlelight PArty (CP) from the July 23 generAl election. The ministry described comments by “A hAndful of critics” As “misleAding And politicAlly <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/clAims-over-cp-election-exclusion-dismissed/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ministry of Environment spokesman Neth Pheaktra called on fishermen to help conserve the endangered royal turtle (batagur affinis). The species, also known as the Southern river terrapin, are on the verge of extinction in Cambodia, but a successful breeding programme is offering some hope. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-turtles-on-verge-of-comeback-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ), a flagship project in Cambodia under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has not only injected impetus into the kingdom’s economic growth, but also importantly contributed to improving livelihoods of tens of thousands of locals. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinas-bri-flagship-project-in-cambodia-injects-momentum-to-growth-improving-livelihoods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>