Booming demand in the Vietnamese market has taken prices of OM 5451 paddy on a wild ride during and beyond the dry-season rice harvest season this year, according to industry insiders. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/om-5451-rice-delivers-golden-results/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Singapore-based KrisEnergy will make its first shipment of crude oil to international markets this month with a batch of up to 300,000 barrels, according to Cheap Sour, director-general of Petroleum at the Ministry of Mines and Energy. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-crude-oil-shipment-due-this-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has issued a five-page set of instructions to be enforced when the three-week lockdown of Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province ends on May 6. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-issues-guidelines-as-lockdown-nears-end/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sweden and the EU on May 11 provided $1.5 million for a two-year project spanning 2021-2022 to support the Parliamentary Centre of Asia’s (PCAsia) Cambodian activities. The agreement was signed virtually on May 11. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sweden-and-eu-continue-to-fund-parliament-focused-ngos-cambodian-efforts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Koh Kong Provincial Administration officials have said that an ongoing land dispute in Botum Sakor district is nearing an end, with 70 of 131 families accepting the government’s offer for a resolution which it deems fair. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-authorities-say-offer-in-land-dispute-is-fair/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Tonle Sap, which contributed over half the fish produced in Cambodia, is now faced with a serious threat in fish catch due to loss of flooded forest, climate change, upstream dams and illegal fishing activities. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%8b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%b8%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%91%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%b6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

All kinds of business in state markets are permitted to resume from the onset of June 15, according to a new decision issued by Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng late on June 14. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/state-markets-allowed-to-fully-reopen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sathapana Bank launched a fundraiser via their mobile bank in collaboration with Kantha Bopha Foundation, on June 30. The fundraiser is to raise money for Kantha Bopha Hospital.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kantha-bopha-foundation-and-sathapana-bank-collaborate-to-launch-fundraising/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said low dry season river flows has caused a decrease in water levels in the Tonle Sap Lake, and called on all Mekong countries to improve river management.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/low-water-levels-for-tonle-sap-lake-hurt-ecology-and-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A meeting attended by various ministers and authorities of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries from multiple countries to discuss the topic of sustainable agriculture production and food system. The ministers and authorities met through video conference on July 19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-of-agriculture-holds-meeting-with-foreign-counterparts-to-discuss-sustainable-agricultural-production-and-food-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

China has provided a grant of $2.5 million to support the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) ordnance clearance operations. The funds will cover operations for the 12 months of 2022, according to CMAC director general Heng Ratana. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-gives-2-5m-grant-to-cmac/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Workers’ unions and civil society groups called on well-known fashion brands to do more to help Cambodian workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This came after a new report stated that Cambodian garment sector workers had lost millions in wages during the lockdown from April href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-demand-global-brands-help-workers-losing-income-during-lockdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A representative for prominent tycoon Khun Sea’s company confirmed the firm was responsible for in-filling in the Mekong River very near to the ferry stop at Kandal’s Arey Ksat – after social media users and ferry passengers posted photos of large stony embankments. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/khun-sea-development-fills-in-mekong-river-near-arey-ksat-ferry-stop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Work is under way on a new road in Kampong Cham, funded with $3 million from the World Bank and the Cambodian government. The two-lane double bituminous surface treated road will run nearly 30 kilometres between Boeung Trav and Anlong Koki.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/work-starts-on-3-mn-highway-in-kampong-cham/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The world’s most prestigious brands will be entering the market over the next 12 months as Blue Bell Group announced yesterday that it has secured a landmark deal to manage one of the country’s most-anticipated retail projects. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/high-end-labels-coming-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Applications for loans in the financial sector continued to drop in the second quarter of this year over concerns regarding the coronavirus outbreak and economic repercussions of the ensuing health crisis, according to a new report. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/requests-for-loans-drop-34-in-apr-jun/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As of July 29, the Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap province has received Covid-19 medical supplies and more than $80,000 in donations after launching a fund raising campaign on July 16. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-hospital-for-children-gets-80k/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian organic exports to Australia are expected to gain more momentum after the government inked a deal with Lexmin Pty Ltd’s branch in the Kingdom, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-exports-of-organic-foods-to-oz-set-to-gain-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn has called for international solidarity against COVID-19, not finger-pointing and politicization, according to a foreign ministry’s press statement on Saturday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-urges-global-solidarity-not-finger-pointing-politicisation-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Fifty-four years on, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has succeeded in ensuring peace, stability, security and steady development, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said in a written message to mark the ASEAN Day on Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/54-years-on-asean-succeeds-in-ensuring-peace-stability-security-development-pm-hun-sen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...