Cambodia’s riel now on Singapore’s foreign exchange
Cambodian people and foreigners who are in need of riel banknotes before arrival in the Kingdom can now be able to change foreign currencies for Cambodia’s national currency at the Travelex money exchange counters in Singapore’s major international airport commonly known as Changi airport, said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-riel-now-on-singapores-foreign-exchange/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501334438/cambodias-riel-now-on-singapores-foreign-exchange/
Ministry of Environment and Battambang Province launch urban solid waste management system testing
The Ministry of Environment, in cooperation with the Battambang Provincial administration, announces the launch of a trial of the urban solid waste management system (NSWM-PLaTFORM) in the national nursery system of the Battambang Municipal administration in order to strengthen solid waste management in accordance with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-environment-and-battambang-province-launch-urban-solid-waste-management-system-testing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501339847/ministry-of-environment-and-battambang-province-launch-urban-solid-waste-management-system-testing/
Mondulkiri’s Putang Village considered as role model tourist attraction site
Mondulkiri provincial administration is considering the transformation of Putang village into a role model cultural and natural tourist attraction. Mondulkiri Provincial Governor Thong Savon unveiled the intention when distributing main fruit trees to 100 families in the village located in Romnea commune of Sen Monorom <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mondulkiris-putang-village-considered-as-role-model-tourist-attraction-site/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501345705/mondulkiris-putang-village-considered-as-role-model-tourist-attraction-site/
Candlelight Party No2 Son Chhay grilled in NEC defamation case
The prosecutor’s office at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court questioned vice-president of Candlelight Party (CP) Son Chhay over his allegations made in a recent interview that the June 5 election “did not reflect the will of the people” and was marred by “threats, vote-buying and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/candlelight-party-no2-son-chhay-grilled-in-nec-defamation-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/candlelight-party-no2-son-chhay-grilled-nec-defamation-case
Cambodia Earns $11.6m From Carbon Credit Sales
The Ministry of Environment has announced that Cambodia has earned $11.6 million from the sale of carbon credits from REDD+, a financing mechanism to support forests in developing countries with access to funds to protect forest resources and improve the livelihoods of local communities and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-earns-11-6m-from-carbon-credit-sales/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-earns-116m-from-carbon-credit-sales
Run Ta Ek residents say life is better there than in Angkor Archaeological Park
Residents who were willing to leave their homes in angkor archaeological Park and relocate to Run Ta Ek eco-village five years ago are saying their lives have improved in the interim, and now Prime Minister Hun Sen has recently announced that Run Ta Ek area <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/run-ta-ek-residents-say-life-is-better-there-than-in-angkor-archaeological-park/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/run-ta-ek-residents-say-life-better-there-angkor-archaeological-park
Press release on the joint humanitarian exercise of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA)
On 11 September 2023, the spokesman for the Royal Cambodian armed Forces (RCaF) issued a press release on organizing the “angel of Peace” joint humanitarian exercise of the Royal Cambodian armed Forces (RCaF) and China’s People’s Liberation army (PLa) for 13 days, which will be <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-joint-humanitarian-exercise-of-the-royal-cambodian-armed-forces-rcaf-and-chinas-peoples-liberation-army-pla/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF)
Years-long mediation leaves Bunong farmers indebted to multinational rubber firm
More than a decade after subsidiaries of multinational rubber firm Socfin Group forcibly cleared and seized the farms, burial grounds and sacred forests of Bunong indigenous communities in Mondulkiri province, the company now seeks to collect tens of thousands of dollars from these farmers for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/years-long-mediation-leaves-bunong-farmers-indebted-to-multinational-rubber-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Jack Brook and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/years-long-mediation-leaves-bunong-farmers-indebted-to-multinational-rubber-firm/
Digital learning in Ratanakiri to get drop-outs back to school
Plan International in cooperation with Ratanakiri’s provincial department of Education, Youth and Sport conducted teaching sessions for 5,400 drop out students to attend school and access formal education through the project “Enhancing Quality Learning for Out of School Children in Northeastern Cambodia (EQUaL)” by accessing <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/digital-learning-in-ratanakiri-to-get-drop-outs-back-to-school/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501348210/digital-learning-in-ratanakiri-to-get-drop-outs-back-to-school/
Cambodia to host international gathering on mines, ERWs
A representAtive of the OttAwA Convention expressed his orgAnisAtion’s strong commitment And support for CAmbodiA’s vision And efforts in demining, stArting with Assisting the Kingdom’s hosting of An internAtionAl mine victim conference for the first time. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-to-host-internAtionAl-gAthering-on-mines-erws/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501350604/cambodia-to-host-international-gathering-on-mines-erws/
NA approves draft laws on inspection ministry and border secretariat
The National assembly (Na) has approved draft laws which will rename the Ministry of National assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection and establish a permanent Secretariat of State for Border affairs. The new legislation is part of the seventh-mandate government’s bid to deepen its reforms. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/na-approves-draft-laws-on-inspection-ministry-and-border-secretariat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/na-approves-draft-laws-inspection-ministry-and-border-secretariat
Cambodia’s 11 provinces hit by prolonged rains, floods
Floods as a result of prolonged rains between September 16 and October 6 affected 11 provinces in Cambodia, killing at least three people and forcing nearly 2,000 households to evacuate to safer areas, according to the country’s National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-11-provinces-hit-by-prolonged-rains-floods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501374655/cambodias-11-provinces-hit-by-prolonged-rains-floods/
Study reveals diverse swine flu strains circulating in Cambodian pigs for 15 years
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have made a significant discovery, identifying several previously unknown strains of swine flu viruses that have been circulating quietly in Cambodian pig populations for the past 15 years. This finding raises concerns about potential pandemic risks. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/study-reveals-diverse-swine-flu-strains-circulating-in-cambodian-pigs-for-15-years/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357799/study-reveals-diverse-swine-flu-strains-circulating-in-cambodian-pigs-for-15-years/
Japan-Cambodia Summit Meeting
On September 7, for approximately 30 minutes, KISHIDa Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan, who was visiting Indonesia to attend the aSEaN-related Summit Meetings, held a Summit Meeting with Prime Minister Dr Hun Manet. The overview of the meeting is as follows. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-cambodia-summit-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357484/japan-cambodia-summit-meeting/
Cash assistance for poor continues
During a two-year stretch of the Covid-19 pandemic from June 25, 2020 through June 25 of this year, the Cambodian government spent $714.9 million to help 700,000 poor and vulnerable households, according to Ministry of Social affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation spokesman Touch Channy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cash-assistance-for-poor-continues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cash-assistance-poor-continues
Starting Blocks: Cambodia Races to Prepare Kingdom for 2023 SEA Games
Vath Chamroeun is a busy man with daunting challenges. as secretary general of the Cambodian SEa Games Organizing Committee (CaMSOC), he is one of the main officials in charge of making sure the Kingdom is ready to host the 2023 Southeast asian Games — and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/starting-blocks-cambodia-races-to-prepare-kingdom-for-2023-sea-games/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/starting-blocks-cambodia-races-to-prepare-kingdom-for-2023-sea-games/
Press release on Cambodia, ADB highly appreciated close cooperation partnership
On 13 September 2022, the Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion issued A press releAse on CAmbodiA, ADB highly AppreciAted close cooperAtion pArtnership.During the courtesy cAll, H.E. Deputy Prime Minister extended his wArm welcome And congrAtulAtion to Ms. JyotsAnA VARMA for her Appointment. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/press-releAse-on-cAmbodiA-Adb-highly-AppreciAted-close-cooperAtion-pArtnership/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Cambodia in need of qualified librarians, says official
Mao Kolap, vice-president of Cambodian Librarian associations, said yesterday that Cambodia requires more qualified librarians to match the standards of advanced libraries in other asean countries. according to a report by the Cambodian Library association, there are only three graduated librarians, while there are 400 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-in-need-of-qualified-librarians-says-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194185/cambodia-in-need-of-qualified-librarians-says-official/
Gov’t to form financial controlling groups
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) plans to establish financial controlling groups at each ministry whose function would be to review and approve both the expense budget proposals and procurements of respective ministries and institutions in consultation with the Financial Management Information System (FMIS), <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-to-form-financial-controlling-groups/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kang Sothea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501169891/govt-to-form-financial-controlling-groups/