The National Election Committee (NEC) will hold a training course for officials, representatives of political parties and civil society organisation (CSOs) observers on the procedure for verifying voter list and registration. The three-day session is scheduled for September 5-7. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-set-for-voter-list-registration-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A proposed elevated system has been scrapped in favour an underground metro. The government of Cambodia has indicated that it favours the construction of an underground metro in Phnom Penh to improve public transport within the capital and the surrounding Kandal province, instead of an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%a0%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%94/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said the government has spent more than $200 million building infrastructure in Preah Sihanouk province in order to attract investment and increase tax revenues – not to let it slide into a morass of illegal gambling and, even worse, crimes. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-investigations-show-trafficking-complaints-95-true/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

UNICEF and the NGO Save the Children jointly hosted a forum in Phnom Penh marking the 10th anniversary of the global launch of the “Children’s Rights and Business Principles”. These principles offer guidelines for businesses as they embed children’s rights into their business strategies and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-government-hold-forum-on-child-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities are running a series of training courses on water rescue for the life guards of each of the province’s tourist beaches. With the assistance of the Thai embassy, the workshops began on March 13. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/p-sihanouk-thailand-train-beach-lifeguards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s fresh banana exports to regional markets in the first quarter of the year have improved compared to 2022, mainly due to the lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns in China – the Kingdom’s biggest market – and a reduction in shipping costs, said Longmate Agriculture CEO href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fresh-banana-exports-to-china-rebound/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In the past year, Cambodia has managed to supply itself with 95 per cent of the meat required for domestic demand, with the domestic and export markets worth a total of more than $2 billion in value, according to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-95-self-sufficient-for-meat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian and Malaysian securities regulators are joining hands to facilitate better regulatory, supervisory and enforcement cooperation, as well as to develop both ASEAN nations’ securities markets, while factoring in the “growing globalisation and cross-border activities of regulated entities and persons in both countries”, according href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-malaysia-team-up-on-capital-markets-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Indonesia was perhaps the brightest spot in Cambodia’s merchandise trade over January, with formal imports from and exports to the archipelago nation collectively clocking in at $88.045 million, marking a 95.87 per cent increase over the same month in 2022, according to Customs (GDCE). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-indonesia-trade-logs-nearly-two-fold-on-year-increase/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Khnong Veal youth and community groups claim that forest crime continues to be a cause for concern in Oral Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, especially large forests along the road up to Phnom Khnong Veal in the village Sastra, Ta Sal commune, Oral district, Kampong Speu href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/youths-and-communities-report-deforestation-in-oral-mountains-wildlife-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced that it collected 84.67 billion riel, or $20.91 million, in value-added tax (VAT) from e-commerce in the first quarter of the year, which is seen as a reflection of the boom in online transactions witnessed since the advent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gdt-brings-in-20-9m-of-e-commerce-vat-over-q1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As Cambodia touted recovering trade and GDP growth, thousands took to the streets this year over repression at work or struggles in the market. The year marked a return to money and goods flowing quickly and unevenly, as the country faced reports of rising poverty and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-families-feel-rising-markets-pressure-economy-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

All organisations and institutions associated with the Royal Government of Cambodia have started implementing the new taxes on the annual income of individuals and sole proprietorship businesses and monthly salaries of resident employees from January 1, 2023, following a new sub-decree issued on September 28, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/implementation-of-new-income-salary-tax-come-into-effect/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen is scheduled to pay a state visit to China for talks on new infrastructure projects in Cambodia, including the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway. The visit will coincide with the 65th anniversary of the two nations’ bilateral relations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-plans-china-visit-to-drum-up-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese ambassador Wang Wentian on January 2 broke ground for the construction of a new bridge which will span the Mekong River in Kratie province. The bridge is expected to bring “rapid economic development” to the people of Cambodia’s northeastern href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/construction-work-begins-on-mekong-river-bridge-in-kratie/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The leaders of two rings that allegedly lured 88 Taiwanese nationals to Cambodia and forced them to participate in scams have been indicted for a second time by Taipei prosecutors after 30 more of their victims were rescued and returned to Taiwan. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/taipei-re-indict-alleged-human-traffickers-after-more-victims-rescued-from-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Stung Treng provincial governor Svay Sam Eang on May 3 reiterated a call for authorities and security forces to step up forestry crime prevention and control, maintain security and public order, and address challenges facing locals in the northeastern province. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stung-treng-governor-step-up-forestry-crime-control/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Asia-Pacific regional director Sarah Lou Ysmael Arriola on May 3 reaffirmed her commitment to assist Cambodia in protecting the rights of migrant workers and improving governance, employment, human resource and migration system development, according to a labour ministry statement. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/iom-reaffirms-commitment-to-kingdoms-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The infrastructure construction firm Chinese Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) yesterday entered into a framework agreement with the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) represented by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) to complete the detailed study on the $4 billion Phnom Penh-Siem Reap-Poipet href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pp-sr-poipet-expressway-project-study-agreement-inked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly’s (NA) Commission on Legislation and Justice on June 20 endorsed a draft amendment to the election law, with no changes deemed necessary. The draft is likely to be reviewed and passed during the NA’s next plenary session, scheduled for June 23. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/election-law-amendment-slated-for-na-review-vote/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...