AustrAliAn miner RenAissAnce MinerAls (CAmbodiA) Ltd hAs produced 137kg dore bArs with 90 per cent gold solution, in just over A month since it kicked off commerciAl operAtions of its flAgship gold mine in northeAstern CAmbodiA’s Mondulkiri province, According to Prime Minister Hun Sen on <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kingdom-produces-137kg-of-gold-dore-bArs/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A six-yeAr, pioneering regionAl technicAl AssistAnce initiAtive hAs boosted the cApAcity of heAlth systems in CAmbodiA, the LAo People’s DemocrAtic Republic (LAo PDR), And Viet NAm to respond to climAte-induced heAlth threAts Amid the coronAvirus (COVID-19) diseAse pAndemic, the AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) Announced todAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-to-benefit-from-Adbs-climAte-resilience-in-heAlth-sector-project/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

With an endless sea of genuine and contagious smiles and an abundance of hospitality and generosity that warms the heart and soothes the soul, Cambodia ranked fourth among countries and territories with the friendliest attitudes towards foreign residents, according to a survey conducted by Expat <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-ranks-fourth-for-friendliness-towards-foreign-residents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked the retail landscape in Phnom Penh, with anxiety around infection risk keeping the masses away from shopping malls and driving retail consumption down by nearly five per cent in the first half of this year, compared to July-December 2020, according <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-rattles-phnom-penhs-retail-landscape-through-h1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The impacts of climate change in Cambodia are increasingly posing risks to people’s health, while straining the country’s health system. Since 2019, the country has been piloting a project to help increase the resilience and capacity of its health systems to respond to these climate-sensitive <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/building-climate-resilient-health-systems-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is among the East asian and Pacific (EaP) countries set to receive financial support from the World Bank to underpin a resilient post-Covid-19 economic recovery, fuelled by solid vaccination progress, the Washington-based development lender’s president told The Post. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-financial-aid-for-kingdom-malpass-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said access to knowledge is indispensable in a democratic society and expressed hope that people will soon be able to have more confidence when choosing their leaders once the new draft law on information access is passed.​​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/info-access-draft-law-all-set-for-final-review/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) on Wednesday addressed the concerns expressed in a joint statement of 60 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), trade unions, associations and communities that was posted on the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Licadho)’s website about <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chrc-addresses-human-rights-concerns-about-new-nhrc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A senior environment officiAl cAlled on holidAymAkers to CAmbodiA’s pristine tropicAl forest tourist destinAtions to Avoid plucking, collecting or breAking vulnerAble plAnt species &ndAsh; especiAlly the exotic cArnivorous pitcher plAnts of the Nepenthes genus &ndAsh; to conserve the beAuty And scenic vAlue of nAture, And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/officiAl-protect-rAre-pitcher-plAnts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Agence FrAnçAise de D&eAcute;veloppement (AFD) And the CAmbodiAn GenerAl DirectorAte of Rubber on FridAy signed An Agreement for A $1.8 million (1.5 million euro) regionAl grAnt to AnticipAte the possible effects of climAte chAnge And AgriculturAl lAbour scArcity within the rubber industry in SoutheAst <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Afd-provides-1-8m-grAnt-to-protect-rubber-sector-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Senate’s Commission on Human Rights, Complaint Reception and Investigation and the Samdech Techo Sen Volunteer Lawyers signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on joint cooperation aimed at enforcing the law on protecting the people’s rights and interests and especially protecting vulnerable women and people <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-sponsors-pro-bono-lawyer-group/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A senior Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion officiAl views CAmbodiA’s upcoming chAirmAnship of the 13th AsiA-Europe summit (ASEM13) As An opportunity to showcAse the peAceful sociAl order And prevAiling politicAl stAbility of the nAtion to demonstrAte thAt the Kingdom is on the right <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/officiAl-touts-Asem13-AgendA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodian Mine action and Victim assistance authority (CMaa) and the Chinese Relief association for Saving Cambodians (RaSC) on October 25 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to mobilise resources from Chinese investors at home and abroad to support demining work in Preah Sihanouk province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmaa-inks-mou-with-chinese-ngo-eyes-mine-free-p-sihanouk-by-2025/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Over the past year, the Bar association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BaKC) has provided legal services to the poor in over 6,000 cases and their volunteer lawyers plan to continue expanding their free legal services to the poor to ensure Cambodians’ rights to equal <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bar-association-plans-expansion-of-free-services-in-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Even as a shipping-container shortage and rising transportation costs stymie the growth of milled rice exports to European and other Western markets, Cambodia managed to ship out 3,119,829 tonnes of the crop abroad, worth $957.30 million, in the first 10 months of 2021, according to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-exports-top-3m-tonnes-in-jan-oct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japan suspended the allowance of Cambodian interns or workers to enter to the country due to Covid-19 Omicron as major fears have been raised over this new variant, which is reported to be highly transmissible, has a higher reinfection rate and has spread to 38 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-suspends-entry-of-interns-over-omicron-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The central bank’s decision to stop issuing new business licences to microfinance deposit-taking institutions (MDI) and encourage mergers among existing banking and financial institutions is a viable strategy that will help strengthen the Cambodian financial sector and is in line with current economic growth trends, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-mdis-ideal-for-financial-progress-experts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 22 December 2021, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the entry the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP).The RCEP agreement is an aSEaN initiative and has been announced to begin negotiations in 2022 in Phnom Penh, the capital of the Kingdom <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/entry-the-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-agreement-rcep/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said a specific mechanism will be established by the NaTIONaL authority for Combating Drugs (NaCD), relevant institutions and police to closely monitor the import of certain chemicals from abroad into Cambodia after the police seized more than 2,300kg of drugs <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-synthetic-drugs-pose-big-danger/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 12 January 2022, the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on outcomes of the telephone conversation between His Excellency PRaK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and His Excellency <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-telephone-conversation-between-his-excellency-prak-sokhonn-deputy-prime-minister-minister-of-foreign-affairs-and-international-cooperation-of-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-and-his-excelle/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>