At a Tuesday meeting with officials, the Ratanakkiri governor, and commune and district authorities, Minister of Environment Say Sam Al said land stealing is rampant and has not slowed down in the province. Sam Al said local officials have been involved in several illegal land href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sam-al-urges-officials-to-stop-rampant-land-stealing-in-ratanakkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As of May, government data shows COVID-19 forced the closure of nearly 3,000 tourism-based business and left more than 45,045 staff members unemployed. The unemployment and rising debt would severely affect the social economy while the Minister of Tourism estimated that the tourism sector would href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourism-savaged-by-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian rice exports to the US could face full tariffs after a lobby group called for the imposition of full tariffs on the crop. Currently, the Kingdom’s rice enjoys some tax-protection under what is known as the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)-eligible commodities list. However, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-lobby-group-calls-for-full-taxes-on-all-cambodian-rice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has asked the state-owned Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) to extend its loan repayment period to 12 months to help rice millers buy paddy. The request was made on Wednesday at a meeting with Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/crf-requests-year-long-loans-for-rice-millers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Kampot province will be home to the Kingdom’s first wind farm – a step in the right direction in terms of Cambodia’s renewable energy movement, say experts. The first wind power project in Cambodia is approaching the construction stage. The Blue Circle (Cambodia), the company href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/winds-of-change-for-renewables-in-the-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The private sector has expressed interest in developing 40 eco-tourism projects in Mondulkiri province. Speaking during a press conference at the Council of Ministers yesterday, provincial governor Svay Sam Eang said investors have asked permission to develop 10 projects in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, two href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-great-outdoors-plans-to-set-up-40-eco-tourism-projects-in-mondulkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Commerce and relevant ministries have officially and collectively signed off the E-Commerce Strategy to bring the sector to a new level. According to Mr Sorasak, the strategy fits well with the on-going context of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and will further boost href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/e-commerce-strategy-finally-incorporated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Farmers in Kandal province say they each have thousands of dollars worth of vegetables spoiling in their fields because they can’t find buyers. In Sa’ang district, an area known for vegetable growing, salad greens farmer Tai Song, 35, said growers all around were unable to find href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vegetables-left-to-spoil-on-kandal-farms-as-farmers-cant-find-buyers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Local researchers and fishermen along the Tonle Sap and Bassac Rivers have shared their concern over plastic waste in the Kingdom’s rivers. Project manager of Wonders of the Mekong Chea Seila told Khmer Times on Monday, that she had found a dramatic amount of plastic waste this href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/researchers-and-fishermen-share-concern-over-plastic-waste-in-rivers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

At a plenary meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 13, Prime Minister Hun Sen urged the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to work together to accelerate the study of the construction of high-speed rail projects href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-urges-rapid-progress-on-transport-system-upgrade-studies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

During a courtesy call at the Ministry of Interior on the afternoon of October 2, 2023, Brigadier General Lev Van Phuong, Director of the Vietnamese Ministry of Police in Cambodia, informed Dr. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Interior of the commitment to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/director-of-the-vietnamese-ministry-of-police-in-cambodia-vows-to-strengthen-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet disclosed his trip to the US later this month in his public speech Friday. At a get-together with factory workers and employees in Takhmao town, Kandal province, Dr Manet did not give details of his forthcoming trip, he just href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-discloses-his-trip-to-the-united-states-in-september/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Most parts of the Run Ta Ek development site in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district – which has been allocated for those willing to relocate from the protected Angkor Archaeological Park – have already been cleared, and the developers are well underway with the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/run-ta-ek-progress-on-track-for-area-to-become-full-town/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A key partnership was established between UNESCO and the APSARA National Authority in August 2022 for the implementation of the project “Promoting sustainable tourism and private sector engagement for inclusive community development in response to the COVID-19 crisis”, with the financial support of the German href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mgc-museums-staff-trained-in-silk-weaving-at-iktt-centre-in-angkor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and the ASEAN nations co-hosted an information technology forum, which ended in a joint commitment to protect children from online exploitation. The forum was held on November 2, with the support of UNICEF and the Cambodian government. Also joining the forum were development partners, youth href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-forum-vows-to-shield-children-from-online-abuse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Chinese investors and business people are keen to return to Cambodia following the opening of China’s borders and Cambodia, on its part, is ‘China Ready.’ The bonhomie between the business communities of the two countries came to the fore once again at a forum organised href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-investors-keen-to-return-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Interior, the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) and relevant state institutions are accelerating the completion of a draft sub-decree on the management of drones, in order to better guarantee security and public order ahead of the 7th parliamentary election. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/drone-sub-decree-on-way-before-july-election/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A total of $53.46 million in loans have been disbursed to 346 tourism-linked businesses through state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc’s (SME Bank) $150 million Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme (TRCS) as of April 30, since the loans began to be offered in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-tourism-recovery-loans-slowing-sme-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Capfish-Capture, a project organized by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), is giving technical and financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia’s fishing industry to promote compliance with international food safety standards, allow SMEs to upgrade their machinery, connect SMEs with microfinance href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-eu-supporting-smes-involved-in-fisheries-in-cambodia-via-capfish-capture-program/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...