The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) received 50 graft-related complaints last year, of which 28 were anonymous. The figures were released during a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council on January 31. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acu-urged-to-provide-more-detailed-report-on-graft-related-complaints/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Fumiaki Takahashi, president of the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), has requested that Prime Minister Hun Sen build a memorial park in the capital in honour of the two countries’ bonds of friendship.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-gives-nod-to-japan-memorial-park/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Preah Sihanouk provincial tourism scene is set to get an image makeover as authorities and the private sector work together to roll out a series of development plans that complement and promote effective implementation of the forthcoming Preah Sihanouk Provincial Tourism Development Plan for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plan-lifts-preah-sihanouk-tourism-hopes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) has launched a mobile app of the Cambodia Customs Tariff for 2022 to make it easier for businesspeople to calculate import duties and taxes, and identify goods by category and restriction status. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/customs-launches-mobile-app-for-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a delegation to South Korea to co-host the World Summit 2022 under the theme “Towards Peace on the Korean Peninsula” and to receive the Peace Award presented by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-clinches-sunhak-peace-prize-foundation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a message on social media posted today, the Prime Minister’s son, HE Hun Many, called on Cambodians to increase their vigilance and continue to implement health measures as the number of cases of COVID-19 is increasing day by day. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-many-i-again-appeal-to-all-to-increase-high-alertness-on-omicron/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s non-garment manufacturing product export was valued at $4,541 million last year, 44.2 percent compared to the same period in a year before, according to figures from the General Department of Customs and Excises. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-non-garment-manufacturing-product-export-amounts-4-5-billion-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni on February 15 issued a royal decree granting political rehabilitation to three former senior officials of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) – Chan Cheng, Ket Khy and Pot Pov. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-more-ex-cnrp-officials-granted-political-rehabilitation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has urged the owners of about half a million vehicles whose technical inspection certificates have expired to utilise the nearest Check centre services to do so promptly or risk fines. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chanthol-500k-car-owners-risking-fines-for-certificate-lapses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The inter-ministries finalised the discussion on the draft of the agricultural development policy for 2021-2030  yesterday, drawing high hopes for the policy to promote agricultural development with a competitive, sustainable and inclusive approach. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agricultural-development-policy-targets-modernisation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to furthering business dealings with Cambodia, as data from the commerce ministry revealed that bilateral trade volume between the two countries reached $324.492 million in 2021 – a 52 per cent surge year-on-year despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-oz-trade-rises-52-in-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A former senior opposition figure has joined the Candlelight Party (CP), formerly the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP), long after being granted political rehabilitation back in September 2020. CP officials said many former opposition officials had joined the party. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ex-cnrps-son-chhay-joins-candlelight-party/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged the transport ministry to find ways to upgrade the existing railway to a high-speed system in order to improve logistics infrastructure and facilitate Cambodia’s rapid socio-economic expansion.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-urges-ministry-to-upgrade-natl-railways/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia counted nearly 4.6 million domestic tourists over this year’s three-day public holiday for the Khmer New Year, including 4.5 million Cambodians and nearly 30,000 foreign residents – a number which officials have said is similar to that seen pre-pandemic.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-4-6m-tourists-logged-in-cambodia-over-khmer-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on May 31 announced that it had greenlit final registration certificates to four textile-related projects worth a total of about $17 million that are set to create 4,990 jobs.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jan-may-cdc-approvals-2-66b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite the pandemic, there has been a boom in the development of high-end residential projects in Phnom Penh. The construction sector is one of the country’s main economic engines. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/boom-in-high-end-residential-projects-in-phnom-penh-despite-pandemic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine said monkeypox could be deadly because the lesions can progress to cover a patient completely, leading to complications affecting the organs in the human body. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/monkeypox-deadly-with-lack-of-care-says-vandine/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is expected to officially export its first batch of fresh Pailin longan to China in September after a lengthy authorisation process, as agriculture ministry officials caution that initial levels of exports could be undermined by subsisting supply chain challenges. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/longan-exports-to-china-expected-in-september/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health – in collaboration with the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) – organised a one-day event on May 9 to provide free general health check-ups, examinations and treatment services to people living in the capital’s Tuol Kork district. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tuol-kork-residents-receive-free-check-ups-treatments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly (NA) has hit back at a European Parliament resolution condemning the political and human rights situation in Cambodia, calling it another display of the Parliament’s “double standards”.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-assembly-refutes-eu-resolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...