China fuels Cambodia’s airline growth
The Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation says Cambodia’s aviation market grew briskly for the second consecutive year as national and foreign airlines added routes to China amid a surge in Chinese nationals visiting the country. The centre reported Cambodia has emerged as one of the fastest href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-fuels-cambodias-airline-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2014/02/china-fuels-cambodias-airline-growth/
Islands up for grabs
More than 180,000 hectares on 28 of Cambodia’s 64 islands were reclassified as state private property for 31 companies seeking land concessions between 2008 and 2010, government sub-decrees reveal. The reclassification sub-decrees, compiled by investigators at the rights group Adhoc, pave the way for firms to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/islands-up-for-grabs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Joint press announcement: the signing on Cambodia-Germany Technical Cooperation Agreement 2019
On 09 June 2020, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a joint press announcement on the signing on Cambodia-Germany Technical Cooperation Agreement 2019. The signed Agreement on Technical Cooperation provided a total amount of 13.5 million EUR, equivalent to 14.6 million USD, in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-press-announcement-the-signing-on-cambodia-germany-technical-cooperation-agreement-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
National campaign under the theme "Jointly responsible for preventing the transmission of COVID-19"
On 16 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on national campaign under the theme “Jointly responsible for preventing the transmission of COVID-19”.The sub-committee on education, training and public relations of the inter-ministerial commission for the fight against COVID-19 has launched a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/national-campaign-under-the-theme-jointly-responsible-for-preventing-the-transmission-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Health
The conditions of travel, implementation of health measures and provocation for travelers entering Cambodia in accordance with the new normal trajectory
On 16 October 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a notification on the conditions of travel, implementation of health measures and provocation for travelers entering Cambodia in accordance with the new normal trajectory. The Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to reopen Cambodia gradually and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/the-conditions-of-travel-implementation-of-health-measures-and-provocation-for-travelers-entering-cambodia-in-accordance-with-the-new-normal-trajectory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Health
Result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
On 14 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the result of the workshops and roundtable for the dissemination and training on law on combating the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Ad-Hoc Sub-Committee for the Implementation of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/result-of-the-workshops-and-roundtable-for-the-dissemination-and-training-on-law-on-combating-the-financing-of-proliferation-of-weapons-of-mass-destruction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
Joint press release German government-funded study confirms grave problems in Cambodia’s microfinance sector
On 14 September 2022, the Cambodia League For the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO) released a joint press on a study commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) provides further evidence of widespread over-indebtedness in Cambodia, resulting in an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-press-release-german-government-funded-study-confirms-grave-problems-in-cambodias-microfinance-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia League For the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO)
National Bank of Cambodia alerts on illegal advertising and lending
On 25 August 2022, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) published a press release on illegal advertising and lending. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has observed that a number of fraudsters have openly advertised and lent credit to the people through various forms such href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/national-bank-of-cambodia-alerts-on-illegal-advertising-and-lending/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
National Bank of Cambodia
Press release on discovering Cambodia - insight into the business opportunities in Cambodia
On 26 July 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on discovering Cambodia – insight into the business opportunities in Cambodia.The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) and the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), with support from the Embassy of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-discovering-cambodia-insight-into-the-business-opportunities-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Council for the Development of Cambodia
Press release on the prevention of rock dumping in the river in Srey Santhor district, Kampong Cham province, and other locations
On 24 February 2024, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology issued a press release on the prevention of dumping rocks in the river. The ministry confirmed that rock dumping will cause obstacles or obstruction of the natural flow of water in rivers and is href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-prevention-of-rock-dumping-in-the-river-in-srey-santhor-district-kampong-cham-province-and-other-locations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
Govt provides robust assistance to 1.3 million migrant workers
A senior official at the Ministry of Labour said that as of June, 2024, there were approximately 1.3 million Cambodian migrant workers living abroad, with most of them located in Thailand and South Korea. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-provides-robust-assistance-to-1-3-million-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
One week deadline for beer strike resolution
Following “tough discussions” with Phnom Penh’s deputy governor yesterday, Angkor Beer promoters agreed to suspend their protest for one week starting today. Ou Tep Phally, vice-president of the Cambodian Foods and Service Workers’ Federation, said five beer promoters and one union representative negotiated with officials. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/one-week-deadline-for-beer-strike-resolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
World Bank fund halt irks officials
THE government expressed disappointment yesterday with the World Bank’s announcement that it had halted new country loans due to the ongoing land dispute at Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh and vowed to raise the issue with the bank’s executive board. “We are very dissatisfied href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-fund-halt-irks-officials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Government Awards Land Reform Organizations
Representatives from German, Finnish and Canadian development agencies were awarded honorary medals by Minister of Land Management Im Chhun Lim on Wednesday for their work in the country’s land sector. The awards ceremony comes just weeks after it emerged that the World Bank had frozen href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-awards-land-reform-organizations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Kingdom's garment shipments still growing
Cambodian garment and textile exports increased nearly 20 per cent in the first eight months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, according to Ministry of Commerce figures. The Kingdom exported US$2.35 billion in garments during the period, a 19.6 per cent increase over href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-garment-shipments-still-growing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hun Sen rebukes World Bank
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday rebuked the World Bank for revising downward its outlook for gross domestic product growth in the Kingdom, claiming the bank’s projections could cause market panic. The premier also announced a new government projection of 6.4 per cent GDP growth this year, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-rebukes-world-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112452947/Business/hun-sen-rebukes-world-bank.html
Vulnerable evictees speak out
An 11-year-old HIV-positive girl evicted from Borei Keila moved back to Phnom Penh to live with her aunt because she had no access to medication at her relocation site in Kandal province, she said yesterday. During another day of protests outside the National Assembly, schoolgirl Theng href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vulnerable-evictees-speak-out/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Agriculture to see lending growth
Some commercial banks could increase loans to the agricultural sector this year, according to industry insiders who cited improvements in the sector and a rise in crop prices. Cambodian farmers lack the capital needed for inputs such as seeds and fertiliser, while domestic rice millers often href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agriculture-to-see-lending-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012012654151/Business/agriculture-to-see-lending-growth.html