Ten investment projects worth $83.7 million were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) this week, it said in a press release said on Tuesday. The projects are anticipated to create some 4,744 jobs. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-okays-investments-worth-over-83-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Children’s Fund (Unicef) report on the use of social media by children and adolescents in East Asia says that although access to such sites provides children with big opportunities, it also exposes them to the growing risks that accompany the platforms. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/children-gain-opportunities-but-face-risks-in-age-of-social-media/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Japan on Thursday provided a $1.43 million grant to three organisations working to clear cluster bombs, improve food security and promote sustainable agricultural conditions for poverty reduction in Cambodia. The grant was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami and representatives of the three recipients href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-govt-grants-1-43-million-in-aid-for-social-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government expects to sign an agreement with French-owned Blue Circle to develop a wind farm project within the first half of the year, the director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s General Department of Energy Victor Jona said on Monday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wind-power-project-deal-expected-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Thailand closes all road travels with Cambodia and tightens conditions for air travel as the measures to prevent the widespread of Covid-19. Thai authorities have begun to carry out the notification of a temporary travel suspension of all border entrances, with some of the ports href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-proposes-to-close-all-borders-with-cambodia-to-prevent-the-widespread-of-covid-19-except-freight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has responded to US Congressman Ted Yoho, saying he is ready to improve Cambodia-US relations, and not take up issues of disagreements which have become a barrier between the two countries’ bilateral cooperation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-set-to-mend-ties-with-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ABA has launched a dedicated COVID-19 fund for people to donate easily using their ABA Mobile application aiming to raise $5,000 after which ABA will double the funds to $10,000 and transfer the raised sum to the Ministry of Health for medical supplies to mitigate href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banks-step-in-to-fight-the-spread-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Farm loan applications to the state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) reached $31 million on Friday. ARDB director-general Kao Thach said applications for government loans have been growing rapidly since the government officially launched a $50 million fund in March. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ardb-farm-loans-now-total-31m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Three ministries have jointly warned the public that as of Thursday, they will act against social media users and websites found spreading “fake news disturbing social security and causing chaos, confusion and a loss of trust in the upcoming [July 29 national] elections”. Fake news href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-ministries-watch-internet-from-today-to-prevent-social-chaos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Russia yesterday signed an air transport services agreement that will facilitate direct flights between the countries, according to Russian state news agency TASS.At a signing ceremony in the Peace Palace, representatives from both countries signed the agreement in the presence of Prime Minister href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deal-puts-direct-flight-to-russia-on-radar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a three-month registration period, the National Election Committee will release its preliminary voter list on January 3, giving political parties, civil society and election monitors until January 14 to lodge complaints for any discrepancies found in the rolls.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preliminary-voter-list-due-next-week-nec/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The apex body for the nation’s microfinance industry announced yesterday that the central bank had tentatively agreed to a number of measures it had requested to ease the burden on microfinance lenders following last week’s unilateral decision to cap annual interest rates at 18 percent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfis-seek-regulators-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam requested Lao PDR to conduct rigorous transboundary impact assessments and enhance proposed measures to mitigate potential adverse impacts from the 1,460-megawatt Luang Prabang hydropower project, as the Mekong River Commission concluded a six-month prior consultation process for the project. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-two-other-nations-call-on-laos-to-provide-effective-mitigation-measures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) Sok Touch asked all ministries and institutions to consult with the National Council of Khmer Language (NCKL) before creating a new word. Touch said the request was made to prevent mistakes and keep the public from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rac-consult-institutions-before-coining-new-words/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A 700 MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is set to begin construction soon, as authorities announce they have completed an environmental and social impact review. The $1.3 billion project is developed by Cambodia International Investment Development Group Co Ltd (CIIDG), in coordination href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-clear-for-construction-of-700mw-coal-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prey Veng province has been the highest rice-producing province in the country thus far this year, a position usually held by Battambang. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon said this year, 1.4 million tonnes of rice was cultivated from Prey Veng province, making href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prey-veng-highest-rice-producing-province-of-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As part of an ambitious rewilding project in the forest surrounding the iconic Angkor Wat, a pair of endangered pileated gibbons were released yesterday by the  Apsara Authority, the Forestry Administration and conservation NGO Wildlife Alliance. This is the third pair of pileated gibbons that href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/endangered-gibbons-released-into-the-wild/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Work on a new solar power station is set to start next month on Koh Rong Sanloem Island. The 1.25 megawatt (Mw) solar power project that was signed off this year will be constructed as two standalone solar based micro-grids that can provide electricity to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-rong-sanloem-ready-to-build-first-solar-power-station/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Minister of Social Affairs yesterday denied a report that the government has no more budget to support the IDPoor subsidy programme. The statement came after the government suspended the cash support programme for pregnant women and children under two years for five days during href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-denies-idpoor-suspensions-were-due-to-lack-of-funds/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The two-way trade between Cambodia and Thailand rose by 5.6 percent in the first five months of this year to $3,472 billion, according to the statistics from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce.​ From January to May 2020, Cambodia exported $711 million worth of goods to Thailand, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-thailand-trade-reaches-over-3-4-billion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...