The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology &ndash; through South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport &ndash; has granted funds for the construction of a laboratory project at the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport for the development of road <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/s-korea-funds-road-testing-lab/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Government-Private Sector Working Group D (GPSWG-D) on Law, Tax and Governance held a meeting via videoconference to discuss challenges the private sector is facing in this hard time of COID-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-government-and-private-sector-convene-gpswg-d-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Residents in Oddar Meanchey province can earn extra income from trading non-timber forest products sourced in the Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Samrong town. Mushrooms in particular are a lucrative product selling from 15,000 to 20,000 riel ($3.70 to $5) per kilogramme. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mushrooms-bring-cash-to-oddar-meanchey-villagers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has set a goal of vaccinating about 13 million people, or over 80 per cent of the population, against Covid-19.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-targets-13m-people-vaccinated-for-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After the government imposed nAtionwide Covid-19 restrictions to stem the new coronAvirus DeltA vAriAnt, Tbong Khmum province hAs begun enforcing them with A night-time curfew effective through August 12. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tbong-khmum-enforces-curfew/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodian Farmer Community (CCFC) has asked the government to intervene and solve the high price of agriculture products for poor farmers and lower  the tax on agriculture imports and  find a way to help farmers produce fertilizers and pesticides locally rather than using all <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/farmers-propose-lower-tax-on-agriculture-imports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal administration has no plans to extend its nighttime curfew as the Delta variant of SaRS-CoV-2 &ndash; the pathogen that causes Covid-19 &ndash; is now largely under control and new infections are low in number, a senior official said.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/delta-in-check-extension-of-capital-curfew-unlikely-chhe/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has come up with a subsidy scheme to help longan farmers in Battambang and Palin provinces to overcome their inability to export their fruits to Thailand following China placing an indefinite ban on Thai longan over contamination with mealybugs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-to-the-rescue-of-longan-farmers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of fAmilies hAve demAnded KAmpong Speu provinciAl Authorities expedite the distribution of 54hA of lAnd in DAun Ath villAge in the province’s SAmrong district’s Skuh commune After they clAimed rich And powerful individuAls conspired with commune Authorities to chAnge ownership by Altering the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/k-speu-villAgers-seek-solution-to-lAnd-row/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s “well-strategised and rapidly-executed” Covid-19 vaccination programme are set to underpin economic growth that may top six per cent next year, eclipsing the preponderance of regional and global peers, according to a new report from consulting firm Mekong Strategic Partners Co Ltd (MSP). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jabs-could-swell-2022-gdp-by-6-think-tank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Six companies with securities listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) reported a recovery in business performance in the second quarter of this year over the early days of the health crisis, on the back of the rapid pace of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-listed-firms-post-q2-recovery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Even as the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions in most parts of the country on august 19, at least four provinces have decided to extend the measures for another week in a bid to contain the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/four-provinces-extend-restriction-against-the-delta-variant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

COVID-19 has led to financing flow losses of $3.6 billion for Cambodia, accounting for 19.8 percent of the country’s total financing flows in 2020, said a new report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released on Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-19-leads-to-3-6-billion-financing-flow-losses-for-cambodia-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Farmers in provinces bordering Vietnam are complaining about a drop in the price of rice in domestic markets due to an inability to export to Vietnam because of the closed border, leaving too much supply in Cambodia and not enough demand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/closed-vietnam-borders-drive-down-prices-of-rice-on-domestic-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Interior’s General Department of administration co-chaired a two-day online meeting from august 16-17 with two provincial administrations on identifying locations for landfills, while the Ministry of Environment continues to assist sub-national administrations in procedures to manage urban solid waste. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministries-2-provinces-talk-waste-management/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, australian agency for International Development (ausaID), and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on august 18 launched an open joint effort to build an inclusive digital ecosystem aimed at sparking the development of a robust post-Covid-19 economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-digital-push-for-msmes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Rising Covid-19 vaccination rates and generally high adherence to preventative measures and health-protective behaviour, as encouraged by the tourism and health ministries, have led to a steady recovery in domestic tourism. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/domestic-trips-jump-29-on-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal administration calls on residents in the capital’s 14 districts who have received their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to get their booster shot after a four-month interval. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penh-to-kick-off-covid-booster-shot-campaign-oct-11/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), A river-port operAtor listed on the CAmbodiA Securities ExchAnge (CSX), on September 20 inAugurAted the Step 3, PhAse I development of its LM17 ContAiner TerminAl to meet growing contAiner throughput. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ppAp-inAugurAtes-step-3-of-lm17-terminAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The World Bank said they will address concerns raised by 292 families regarding a landfill project in Kandal province’s Sa’ang district through meetings with all stakeholders. The families have requested that the landfill project in the Prek Raing reservoir area be relocated. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-to-address-concern-about-proposed-kandal-landfill/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>