A group of 85 civil society organisations (CSOs)and associations have asked the government to release representatives of land communities and other forest, natural resource and environment activists who have all recently been detained. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/85-csos-appeal-for-drop-of-all-charges-against-activists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council of the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 146 Japanese qualified investment projects (QIP) as of October with a total investment capital of $2.853 billion. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/146-japanese-investment-projects-registered-at-cdc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the leaders of Asian and European countries to further strengthen the Asia-Europe partnership to maintain a solid multilateralism that will lead to sustainable global growth and sharing.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-pushes-multilateralism-to-partners-at-asia-europe-meet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to restore natural habitat, Land Management Minister Chea Sophara yesterday began a crackdown against encroachments in Tonle Sap lake’s flooded forest and seized back more than 2,000 hectares in Kampong Chhnang province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/blitz-on-land-grabs-authorities-seize-back-2000-ha-of-flooded-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The private sector has drawn attention to a host of issues for customs and excise to optimise operations, control the entry of illegal or restricted goods into Cambodia, bring in more revenue to state coffers, and protect local producers. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/customs-trends-guidance-at-key-meet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered relevant authorities to launch a large-scale crackdown on illegal land grabs around the kingdom’s largest freshwater lake — Tonle Sap — and to seize back all the encroached land. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-acts-to-save-largest-lake/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng confirmed that a working group is drafting an entirely new road traffic law to replace the current one which he said requires so many changes to address problems associated with law enforcement. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-road-traffic-law-drafted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bilateral trade exchange between Cambodia and the United Kingdom reached some $645 million in the first ten months of this year, a decline of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2020. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-uk-trade-recorded-at-more-than-600-million-in-first-ten-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom exported 2,793,729.92 tonnes of cassava in 2021, up by nearly 22.1 per cent from a year earlier, as industry players note that domestic wholesale prices of the tubers remain elevated compared with average 2020 rates. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cassava-exports-up-nearly-22-1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport on January 21 reiterated a call to the public to report road damage via the ministry’s “Road Care” app, to ensure prompt repair. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/use-app-to-report-road-damage-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health and its counterpart from China have signed an agreement to add traditional Chinese medicine to the Covid-19 treatment toolkit, under the guidance of a team of practitioners.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-providing-covid-traditional-medicines-assist/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Civil society organisations (CSOs) and experts held a discussion on the challenges and development of digital rights and internet freedom in Cambodia. They urged that these rights and freedom continue to be available. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-csos-discuss-digital-rights-internet-freedoms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The commitment was made by Ms. Silbille de Cartier d’Yves, newly-appointed Bangkok-Based Ambassador of Belgium  to Cambodia in a meeting with Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/belgium-to-assist-promotion-of-education-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notice to all owners or directors of factories to immediately contact the local authorities to prepare  vaccines and to encourage workers in any location to get vaccinated soonest possible. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-labour-reminds-factory-owners-to-ensure-all-their-workers-are-vaccinated-against-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $95 million in loan for the Cambodian government to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from 2022 to 2023, it said in a press statement on Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-approves-95-million-loan-to-cambodia-for-covid-19-vaccine-purchase/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Several ministries and the World Bank have been studying plans for a project to improve solid and plastic waste management in the towns and districts of five provinces.​​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-commits-60-million-for-five-waste-management-sites/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng claimed that more than 60 per cent of women in Cambodia are business owners or entrepreneurs, a rate he said is three times higher than the US. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sixty-per-cent-of-all-women-run-business-says-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ASEAN military intelligence chiefs have agreed to strengthen cooperation and build a strong military intelligence community which will commit to addressing security threats in order to maintain peace and stability in the region. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-intelligence-military-ties-to-get-boost-after-pledge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement could provide a “vital impetus” to drive the Cambodian economy to exit Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2028, according to the commerce minister on March 14.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-may-exit-ldc-by-2028-on-rcep-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health on March 17 announced that fully vaccinated inbound passengers will no longer be required to show a PCR test result proving they are negative for the coronavirus 72 hours prior to their arrival in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-scraps-pcr-rapid-tests-for-fully-vaccinated-passengers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...