The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has given its municipal and provincial department two weeks to put together a report detailing which schools in their territory can safely reopen because of low Covid-19 transmission in their localities, while some schools are pushing to reopen <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/areas-safe-to-reopen-schools-to-be-mapped/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 15 October 2021, the Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion, issued A press releAse on His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion of the Kingdom of CAmbodiA, pArticipAted in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which wAs <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/his-excellency-prAk-sokhonn-deputy-prime-minister-minister-of-foreign-AffAirs-And-internAtionAl-cooperAtion-of-the-kingdom-of-cAmbodiA-pArticipAted-in-the-AseAn-foreign-ministers-meeting/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The far too frequent inspections of mining sites by the different sets of authorities and exceedingly high costs of the equipment required to supply electricity to mining- and energy-related businesses remain a couple of the predominant issues hobbling the sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mine-energy-sector-air-snags/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with angelo State University (aSU) &ndash; located in the US city of San angelo in the state of Texas &ndash; on October 25 to strengthen higher education cooperation, expand both institutions’ scope <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rupp-plans-student-swap-with-texas-school/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand reached $5.97 billion in the first nine months of 2021, surging by 18 per cent year-on-year from $5.08 billion despite disruptions caused by the community spread of Covid-19 in the two aSEaN nations, according to a report from the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-trade-prevails-despite-barriers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliAn Minister of Foreign AffAirs MArise PAyne hAs confirmed thAt AustrAliA will provide the first  one million of the  Pfizer Covid-19 vAccines thAt it hAs pledged to CAmbodiA to be delivered  by the end of this yeAr. This shipment will be the first towArds A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AustrAliA-commits-to-deliver-one-million-out-of-2-35-million-pfizer-doses-next-month/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and First Vice-President of the Cambodian Mine action and Victim assistance authority (CMaa), called on government officials at all levels to continue spreading awareness about the dangers of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) whenever meeting with the public in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmaa-warns-residents-of-flooded-areas-about-mines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 27 December 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a press release on the outcome of the meeting on 27 December 2021 to resolve labor disputes at Naga World Limited.The Ministry continues to call on former workers as well as employers to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcome-of-the-meeting-on-27-december-2021-to-resolve-labor-disputes-at-naga-world-limited/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Over 2,000ha out of more than 10,000ha of flooded forestland around the Tonle Sap Lake have been seized, with more than a dozen offenders already begging for clemency for their encroachment on the protected areas which the government says must be preserved as fish-spawning habitat. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-2000ha-of-flooded-forest-seized-in-new-push/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nearly 30,000ha of flooded forest land stretching across the six provinces surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake have been illegally occupied or cleared by both ordinary citizens and in some cases public officials acting in a personal capacity. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/30000ha-of-wetlands-encroached/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of 30 civil society orgAnisAtions including lAbour unions, NGOs, community networks, indigenous peoples, youth groups And professionAl AssociAtions hAve requested thAt the government be more responsive to the concerns of its citizenry And Allow people the freedom, opportunity And spAce to express their <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/csos-AppeAl-for-more-spAce-to-Air-grievAnces-solutions-to-disputes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

With Cambodia set to take over the aSEaN chair and host the aSEaN Summit in 2022, there are a number of prominent issues the Kingdom will need to take the lead on, including the crisis in Myanmar, tensions over the South China Sea and the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kin-phea-kingdom-needs-to-act-as-referee-maintain-amity-in-international-spats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said that at the end of the third quarter of 2021, banking and financial institutions provided loans totaling 185.1 trillion riels or about $44.9 billion to agriculture, construction, manufacturing, services, wholesale and retail trade and household units. This accounted <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banking-and-financial-institutions-disbursed-44-9-billion-in-loans-an-increase-of-23-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment has warned of legal action against a woman and her australian husband for illegally occupying and selling 50ha of land in the protected area of Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in Pramuoy commune’s Stung Thmey village of Pursat province’s Veal Veng district. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-warns-state-forest-land-grabber-of-legal-action/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee (NEC) held a meeting to explain the changes in election rules and procedures to three political parties that were demanding that the electoral body keep them unchanged from the previous elections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-explains-rule-change-reasoning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association of Cambodia (GMaC) held its 15th annual General Meeting on Saturday to announce the results of work done during the last term and elect a new chairman and executive committee members for the 2022-2023 term. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-gmac-chairman-elected-to-develop-textile-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The UN’s latest evaluation of Cambodia states that the Kingdom has fulfilled the three basic conditions necessary for graduation from least developed country (LDC) status, including a gross national income (GNI) per capita of $1,377 which surpasses the $1,222 threshold, according to Minister of Planning <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-on-track-for-ldc-graduation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The World Bank has approved financing, along with a grant from the Global Partnership for Education, will provide $69.25 million in new funding to help Cambodia improve equitable access to basic education and respond rapidly to crises affecting the education system. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%a0%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%89%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%91%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%93%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%8b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Although economic hAngovers persisted from 2020 &ndAsh; widely regArded As the worst yeAr for CAmbodiA’s economic growth in more thAn two decAdes &ndAsh; the number of lArge-scAle fActories in operAtion mAnAged to Avoid slipping into A downtrend throughout 2021, According to Minister of Industry, Science, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/number-of-fActories-ticks-up/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport, in collaboration with the National Police, conducted a training course for 57 traffic police officers. The training was required, as new systems have been introduced which will allow officers to issue fines and demerit points to errant drivers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/demerit-points-fines-natl-police-train-officers-in-new-technology/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>