The legendary forest Prey Lang has given way to agricultural land, resulting in the migration of young Cambodians in search of work and, perhaps most crucially, a degradation of the area’s environment. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/green-project-to-spur-bio-and-economic-diversity-in-prey-lang/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Tax revenue from Cambodia’s casino industry cratered in 2020 as Covid-19 prompted the government to tighten entry restrictions, limiting the number of international visitors to the Kingdom, according to a Ministry of Economy and Finance senior official on March 21. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-revenue-from-casino-sector-drops/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Koh Kong provincial officials have ordered local developer Leang Him to remove soil she used to illegally fill in a creek and mangrove forest in Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondul Seima district. Local authorities said the instructions were followed after Leang received an administrative href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-demands-sanctuary-creek-fix/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) approved in principle the listing eligibility of a privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) on its Growth Board, CSX vice-chairman Ha Jong-weon told The Post on March 22. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sme-gets-in-principle-nod-for-ipo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Svay Leu district forestry administration office in Siem Reap province has given a month’s notice to the owners of homemade tractors impounded last week for transporting illegal timber. Authorities warned that if no action was taken the administration would take the case to court. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-illegal-logging-tractors-seized/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government of Japan has agreed to provide a total of $116,174 in assistance to Cambodia for the development of an eight-lane running track at the National Institute of Physical Education and Sport (NIPES) and for the construction of hand washing stations for six schools href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-grants-more-than-116000-to-aid-nipes-and-six-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

US-based pizza chain Papa John’s International Inc on April 7 unveiled plans to open 15 new outlets in the Kingdom over the next three years. Papa John’s opened its flagship store in Phnom Penh late last month, the company said in a press release. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/papa-johns-set-to-open-15-stores-in-kingdom-over-next-three-years/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported $99.07 million worth of merchandise to South Korea in the first quarter of 2021, marking a marginal increase of more than five per cent from $93.85 in January-March of last year despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from the Korea International href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-maintains-export-growth-to-south-korea/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Authorities have decided to lock down Samhan Market, also known as Toul Sangke Market, Sangkat Toul Sangke I, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh on the night of April 18, 2021, after the authorities cooperated with a team of health officials to find people with Covid-19 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%95%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%91%e1%9e%bd%e1%9e%9b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%82%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9c/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia exported 153,688 tonnes of milled rice in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, representing a 77,260-tonne or 33.45-per-cent drop from the 230,948 tonnes posted in January-March 2020, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/milled-rice-exports-plunge-33-in-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Century Entertainment has confirmed the opening target  and relocation  of a new casino to Dara Sakor. The project had been delayed since January. The delay was down to pandemic related business conditions including logistics problems in the delivery of essential equipment.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/delayed-new-casino-confirms-opening-target/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

CAMBODIA’s financial sector will not face a shortage of cash to lend to local enterprises and accelerate business anytime soon, according to Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) president In Channy. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/abc-no-shortage-in-capital-for-lending/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia officially launched a solar power plant and battery storage system at the Kesor Kol Sok An Phnom Kulen Research and Conservation Centre on Kulen mountain in Siem Reap province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/research-centre-adds-solar-power-station-in-siem-reap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Early harvest season prices for cashew nuts appear to be promising but farmers in some provinces are facing a possible delay in the start of the harvest because of unfavorable weather conditions. The harvest season of the cashew nut generally begins in February and continues href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cashew-prices-promising-in-early-harvest-but-poor-weather-hits-yield/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s project to support phase II of the Implementation of the Social Accountability Framework (ISAF) for a period of five years was launched on February 18 with officials saying that there were many areas in need of reforms at the sub-national level even though href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-expands-public-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Small businesses raising questions about the process of applying for a loan through the newly formed Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC)’s Business Recovery Guarantee Scheme (BRGS), has prompted CGCC’s chief executive officer Mr. Wong Keet Loong to provide an overview of how the scheme href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cgcc-executive-clarifies-business-recovery-guarantee-scheme-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An official from the Ministry of Commerce said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) will definitely open up opportunities for Cambodia. He was speaking in response to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) citing potential serious negative href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moc-responds-to-un-study-citing-negative-rcep-impact-on-revenue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has imposed inter-provincial travel ban from April 7-20 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19. However, Phnom Penh and neighbouring Kandal province are treated as one administrative region, so travel between them can continue.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-imposes-inter-province-travel-ban-ahead-of-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Residents in designated red zones in the capital are flocking to get their samples taken for Covid-19 testing, after the Phnom Penh Municipal Hall issued a directive mandating that each and every single one of them does so or face legal action. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/red-zone-residents-gather-en-masse-for-covid-test/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has issued a decision establishing an inter-ministerial committee to study and prepare legal standards regarding the title of Oknha — an honorific bestowed on those who have made significant contributions to national development — with provisions that allow for the official revocation of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/committee-created-to-vet-oknhas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...