The Kampong Chhnang provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology is speeding up dredging of a 3km canal channelling water from the Tonle Sap Lake to supply 4,000ha of rice fields in Koh Thkov commune, in Cholkiri district. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/canal-renovation-to-rescue-farmers-fields-in-cholkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cellcard has today announced Cambodia’s first 5G use case &ndash; a telemedicine service at four locations across Phnom Penh to help the nation’s most critically ill during the Covid-19 crisis. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cellcard-announces-cambodias-first-5g-use-case-to-help-the-kingdom-during-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Trade activities across the Vietnam- Cambodia border have been maintained despite the halt of entry and exit of citizens and tourists as a measure to curb the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus SaRS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trade-across-cambodia-vietnam-border-remains-stable-amid-covid-19-outbreak/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Malaysian-based electrical power technology company Pestech International Bhd inked a contract to construct the $7.34 million 230/11kV Okvau Transmission Substation, leading Malaysian business publisher The Edge Media Group Pte Ltd reported on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/malaysian-firm-to-build-substation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The tourism industry has always been considered as a major player in the rapid economic growth of the Kingdom. However, in the first quarter of 2020, the typically booming industry was abruptly brought to its knees due to COVID-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/coronavirus-pandemic-prove-catastrophic-for-tour-guides/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are expected to apply for a loan from the newly formed SME Bank of Cambodia to expand their production lines but first, they want to see the end of COVID-19, according to the vice-president of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-sme-bank-welcomed-but-potential-users-may-await-the-end-of-pandemic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The value of Cambodian real estate has not shown signs of decline in recent weeks, despite the Covid-19 pandemic bringing market activity to a virtual standstill, industry insiders said on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pandemic-brings-real-estate-activity-to-near-nil/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

“I am looking at the possibility in article 22 of the Constitution to request the King to declare a state of emergency. I don’t want to use it, but if my appeal [to the people] is ineffective, article 22 of the Constitution will be used. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-mulling-emergency-as-virus-cases-rise-to-96/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Agriculture RurAl Development BAnk (ARDB) together with Wing (CAmbodiA) Ltd SpeciAlized BAnk And CAmbodiA Investors Corp (CIC) inked A memorAndum of understAnding (MoU) to fAcilitAte loAn repAyments, encourAge the use of digitAl bAnking And to provide informAtion to borrowers to guArAntee the credit deAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-mou-will-mAke-loAns-eAsier-to-decide-And-repAy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government criticised a report released by amnesty International on their website yesterday. The report speaks about human rights violations committed over the government’s “war on drug” campaign. It has resulted in tens of thousands of people being arrested since it started in 2017. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-rejects-ngo-report-on-war-on-drugs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Renaissance Minerals (aSX: RNS) will increase its cash position to further develop its Cambodian Gold Projects, after receiving firm commitments for the placement of 44 million shares at $0.05 to raise $2.2 million. Renaissance will now be funded to advance its wholly-owned Cambodian Gold Project, where <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/renaissance-minerals-to-raise-2-2m-for-cambodian-gold-quest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sihanoukville police on Sunday arrested one of the men behind last week’s violent attack on two foreign nationals on Koh Rong island, identifying the suspect as a staff member at the guesthouse where the assault took place, according to officials. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-arrest-suspect-in-koh-rong-attack/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The 22 eggs of a wild Siamese crocodile, which is an endangered species, was discovered in the Cardamom Mountains of Pursat province. It was discovered by conservationists from the Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Programme (CCCP) together with the Forestry administration and Fauna &amp; Flora International staff, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siamese-crocodile-eggs-found-in-pursat-wetland/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japan has increased its Official Development assistance (ODa) Grant by approximately 45 million Yen ($41 million) for three projects &ndash; the improvement of referral hospitals in Siem Reap province, human resource development scholarship and economic and social development programmes. The move comes in response to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-gives-41m-in-new-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 1,115,365 tonnes of cassava to the international market in the first three months of this year, inching up around 1.6 per cent from 1,097,803 in the year-ago period, said a report from the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cassava-exports-jump-slightly-but-disappoint/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As the globAl price of oil crAters Amid the Covid-19 pAndemic, SingApore-bAsed KrisEnergy Ltd remAins on trAck to extrAct the first drop of oil in the first hAlf of this yeAr, sAid A Ministry of Mines And Energy senior officiAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-hoping-to-produce-oil-this-yeAr-despite-globAl-slump/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A Ministry of Tourism officiAl sAid they would finAlize An inter-ministeriAl prAkAs before the end of this yeAr to enhAnce tourists’ sAfety, As previous fAtAl Accidents hAve led to concerns in the tourism sector. Tith ChAnthA, generAl director of tourism At the Ministry of Tourism, sAid tAsk force officiAls, AffiliAted with Tourism <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-ministry-decree-Aims-At-tourist-sAfety/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A womAn who hAd been sentenced to 15 yeArs for orgAn trAfficking in MArch hAd her sentence hAlved At the AppeAl Court yesterdAy, while her two relAtives convicted in AbsentiA sAw their 10-yeAr sentences dropped entirely. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kidney-sAle-sentence-cut-in-hAlf-on-AppeAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government has started stripping members of the Khmer National United Party of their state positions, as part of what KNUP officials have said is an effort to pressure them to abandon their leader, Nhek Bun Chhay, a former top military commander, and join the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/governments-knup-purge-rolls-on/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Garment workers resumed their strike against the Gawon apparel Cambodia Co today, demanding bosses sell factory equipment to pay their salaries, though a factory official claimed the company will suspend workers to settle payroll shortages. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gawon-workers-block-road-again-over-unpaid-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>