On 27 March 2023, the National assembly has posted a press release on the outcome of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the National assembly on their official social media site. The press release consists of the outcome of the meeting on 27 March 2023 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-outcome-of-the-meeting-of-the-standing-committee-of-the-national-assembly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japanese firm Top Planning Japan Co Ltd’s (TPJ) apparent interest in investing in facilities in Battambang province to convert cashew nut shells into fuel and process the fibre-rich seeds for export has been greeted with much enthusiasm among local authorities and has dramatically heightened prospects <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-firm-chooses-battambang-for-cashew-nut-shell-fuel-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea Serey on February 7 proposed that British businesspeople ramp up their investments in Cambodia and buy more local goods, to strengthen bilateral economic relations and stimulate recovery in the Southeast asian country following a downturn linked to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-calls-for-more-uk-investment-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Investment Board under the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently approved investment proposals for 11 more companies, creating 11,000 jobs. The companies will have a total investment of $57.3 million. Nine of these are in the garment, footwear and travel goods <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-clears-9-investment-plans-in-garment-footwear-travel-goods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Planning will conduct the agriculture Census of Cambodia 2023 throughout the country from april 1 to 30. The information was shared in a meeting here on February 15 chaired by Dr Chhay Than, Senior Minister and Minister of Planning, and Chairman of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-agriculture-census-2023-to-be-conducted-in-april/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training remains unable to find a solution to the labour dispute between NagaWorld and its dismissed employees, while civil society organisations call on the ministry to end its role as mediator and for the use of existing legal mechanisms <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nagaworld-dispute-drags-on-with-25th-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 07 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, Japan to augment peacekeeping and mine action cooperation.Both sides expressed satisfaction with the robust bilateral relationship, upgraded to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-cambodia-japan-to-augment-peacekeeping-and-mine-action-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities detained a group for allegedly encroaching on state land in Chamnot Ream village of Prey Nop district’s Bit Traing commune and dismantled the 18 huts they had built there. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preah-sihanouk-land-encroachers-remove-shacks-sign-contracts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The APSARA NAtionAl Authority lAunched A three-dAy trAining course on “ArchAeologicAl ReseArch Skills” to strengthen the cApAcity of its officers, stAff, And workers to be proficient in reseArching methods to prepAre And store evidence from excAvAtions effectively And sAfely, in Siem ReAp provinciAl city on <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ApsArA-nAtionAl-Authority-building-cApAcity-of-ArchAeologicAl-officers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The National Bank of Cambodia’s (NBC) recent two-pronged prakas on capital buffers and the capital adequacy ratio (CaR) of banking and other deposit-taking institutions, which aims to provide a clearer classification system for assets, is poised to strengthen the industry and enhance risk resilience, local <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/spirits-high-after-nbcs-prakas-on-capital-rules/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Pursat provincial Department of Environment has announced a call for individuals occupying land within community areas of protected zones to apply for self-declaration for land ownership certification. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/deadline-for-occupants-of-pursat-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sok Chenda Sophea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation, on October 25, received a courtesy call from Ping M. Kitnikone on the occasion of her appointment as the new ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Kingdom of Cambodia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-canada-ready-to-work-more-together-for-the-mutual-benefit-of-both-countries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has agreed to exempt patent tax for small online press institutions as well as reduce 50 percent of the registration fee to the new press united in the Ministry of Information (MoI) for the next five years, said a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-to-exempt-patent-tax-for-online-press/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) pioneered by China will not lead the country into a debt trap, Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, said, dismissing the narrative about the adverse effects the BRI <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bri-projects-not-to-lead-cambodia-into-debt-trap-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Amid A visit by the SpeciAl RApporteur to CAmbodiA, non-governmentAl orgAnizAtions hAve Asked the government to improve humAn rights conditions in the country, where freedom of expression And politicAl rights continue to be undermined, Along with the Abuse of politicAl opponents And the shutting down <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ngos-cAll-on-the-government-to-restore-humAn-rights-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia exported $7.21 billion worth of products to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members in the first 11 months of 2023, up 27 percent from 5.67 billion dollars in the same period last year, a Ministry of Commerce report said on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-exports-to-rcep-members-up-27-pct-in-11-months-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia has issued a sub-decree to establish the city of Run Ta Ek Techo Sen in Siem Reap province by removing Run Ta Ek commune from Banteay Srei district and Balang commune from PrasatBakong district. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-government-establish-the-city-of-run-ta-ek-techo-sen-in-siem-reap-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries (MAFF) And Wing BAnk (CAmbodiA) Plc hAve inked A deAl thAt will offer Accessible, low interest rAte loAns to support the government’s Agriculture Priority policies through the innovAtive WingAgri supply chAin plAtform built specificAlly to support the sector. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Agriculture-plAyers-cAn-tAp-into-new-loAn-system/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has urged young people to promptly register for courses at technical institutes throughout the country. The move follows the government’s official announcement of a national programme on technical and vocational training for 1.5 million young individuals from impoverished <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/calls-out-for-vocational-programme-enrollments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia netted over $1.2 billion from exporting footwear, gaiters and related articles in the first 11 months of 2023, marking a nearly 23% decrease year-on-year. However, the last few months of 2023 showed signs of gradual improvement, as reported by the General Department of Customs <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/footwear-exports-dip-sector-shows-signs-of-recovery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>