A biodiversity teAm from ConservAtion InternAtionAl CAmbodiA (CI CAmbodiA) is surveying And identifying birds in the CentrAl CArdAmom MountAins NAtionAl PArk, while wildlife reseArch teAms from the Ministry of Environment And World Wide Fund for NAture CAmbodiA (WWF CAmbodiA) &ndAsh; with pArticipAtion from members of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bird-survey-shows-white-shoulder-ibis-comebAck/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan in the first eight months of 2022 rose by more than one-sixth on-year, in a trend expected to carry into the foreseeable future, largely driven by agricultural exports from the Kingdom. Still, the business community is calling for greater <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jan-aug-japan-trade-surges-17/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As CAmbodiA nAvigAtes A post-pAndemic world, internAtionAl tourist ArrivAls lAg with 1.5m to 2m tourists predicted for 2022. This is estimAted to rise to pre-Covid levels of 7m by 2026. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/two-million-tourists-to-visit-cAmbodiA-in-2022/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government on Wednesday approved a new mechanism to intervene in the informal economy by providing cash to Cambodian households who run informal businesses that are affected by inflation by November 2022 amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and sanctions, said Prime Minister Hun Sen <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-to-intervene-informal-economy-affected-by-inflation-says-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP) launched a 4Rs campaign &ndash; Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle &ndash; with the slogan “refusal to use plastics starts with you” to urge youths and others to reduce their plastic use, which they believe is harmful to the health <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/youth-group-campaigns-for-refusal-of-plastics-use/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction investment in Cambodia totaled $5.3 billion in 2021, mainly from China, South Korea, and Japan, according to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The ministry also revealed a total of 4,303 construction projects were approved by the government in 2021. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/construction-sector-totaled-5-3b-in-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 19 August 2022, forty orgAnizAtions undersigned press freedom, humAn rights, And civil society groups releAsed A joint stAtement to condemn the recent violence, ArbitrAry detention, And intimidAtion of five journAlists And four Activists by officers from the prime minister’s bodyguArd unit (BHQ) in Phnom <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/joint-stAtement-on-deplorAble-use-of-violence-And-detention-of-journAlists-And-Activists-At-phnom-tAmAo/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said that Cambodia is proud to have supported the poor and vulnerable with cash payments through the dark time of the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, the government has disbursed about $40 million a month to assist people affected by the virus.​​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-prepares-to-launch-inflation-relief-programme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation (GTD) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has collected more than $2.94 billion of tax revenue for the period of first 10 months this year, which passes the amount set in the budget law 2022 and increases 26.96 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-revenue-passes-target-amid-money-laundering-cases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of National Defence Tea Banh said he was proud that Cambodia had hosted the aSEaN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (aDMM) and aDMM-Plus, which issued a joint communique that showed the commitment of all aSEaN member states, as well as China and the US, to maintaining <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/admm-plus-members-affirm-commitment-to-peace-stability/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia expressed its support to Lao PDR’s chairmanship of aSEaN next year, according to a press release from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation issued this afternoon at the end of the two-day official visit of Cambodian Prime <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-supports-lao-pdrs-asean-chairmanship-next-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng said that ensuring the development of a resilient and well-paid labour market with better working conditions has contributed to the implementation of the strategic plan for the development of the employment sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/employment-rate-over-99-labour-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Locally-owned KLP.T Transportation Co Ltd’s new multi-purpose port and logistics centre just east of Kampong Chhnang town is expected to provide a substantial boost to Cambodian freight movement, particularly of agricultural products from the provinces bordering Tonle Sap Lake to international markets. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hopes-high-for-kampong-chhnang-logistics-hub/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Siem Reap angkor International airport (SaI) will be a major infrastructural feat that expands and improves the Kingdom’s air passenger and cargo services, bringing in more foreign tourists to fuel post-Covid-19 recovery in the industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/main-siem-reap-airport-work-done-by-march/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A totAl of 22,713 compAnies, with cumulAtive “registered shAre cApitAl” of $6.40 billion, were Approved by the six first-phAse Agencies And successfully registered on the Online Business RegistrAtion PlAtform &ndAsh; Also known As the “Single PortAl” &ndAsh; As of MArch 6 At 2pm, the Online <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/single-portAl-registers-22k-firms/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

With Khmer New Year just around the corner, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has advised students at all public and private schools not to engage in the water fights with squirt guns and coloured powders, an activity that has become popular <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-bans-water-fights-for-all-students/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has sought partners to raise about $30 billion of investment funds to implement 150 hard and soft infrastructure projects that the government has classified as priorities to place in the Comprehensive Intermodal Comprehensive Master Plan (CIT-MP) for the next ten years, said a release <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-needs-30b-for-150-prioritised-infrastructure-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly requested that Vietnam detain a “criminal” individual, should he attempt to enter the neighbouring country. although he did not use the individual’s name, some analysts understood that he may have been referring to self-exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-asks-vn-to-nab-extradite-criminal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A wild SiAmese crocodile nest hAs been found in CArdAmom MountAin AreA by FAunA &Amp; FlorA’s CAmbodiAn Crocodile ConservAtion ProgrAm teAm, working in collAborAtion with the Koh Kong provinciAl DepArtment of Environment, Forestry AdministrAtion (FA), And locAl community. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/siAmese-crocodile-hAbitAt-discovered/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Chinese state-owned China Road and Bridge Corp (CRBC) has been authorised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to conduct a formal, more in-depth study on the proposed Phnom Penh-Siem Reap Expressway, as the government seeks to spur transportation and tourism between the two <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-state-owned-firm-picked-for-study-on-siem-reap-expressway/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>