Cambodia booked just $1.023 billion in international tourism revenue last year, representing a 79.4 percent nosedive from $4.919 billion in 2019 due to the sweeping effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism reported on April 19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/revenue-from-international-tourism-dips-80-per-cent-in-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) on April 19 called on relevant authorities and institutions to enforce compliance with fish-import regulations and facilitate transport for distributors to ensure an adequate market supply of fish to reverse a recent price jump. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/aquaculture-group-urges-authorities-to-enforce-import-rules-ease-transport-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 March 2021, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued a statement on the cooperation partnerships report in 2020. Generally, the cooperation between WWF and the private sector is taken in three ways such as driving sustainable business practices, communication and awareness-raising activities, and philanthropic relationships.  href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-cooperate-partnerships-report-in-2020-wwf-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Around 40,000 families in the Phnom Penh suburbs are expected to face water shortages in the dry season. To address the issue, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has made provisions to provide water to them, a senior PPWSA official said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-shortages-hit-outer-suburbs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Onion Mobility Co Ltd has unveiled a bunch of prototypes of its upcoming Onion T1 electric auto-rickshaw, to be produced domestically and put on sale within the year. The prototypes were flown in last week from South Korea and showcased publicly on March 28. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/locally-made-electric-auto-rickshaw-on-sale-by-end-of-2021-maker-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has set an ambitious target of exporting up to 100,000 tonnes of fresh mangoes a year to China after the Kingdom made the first shipment of the fresh fruit directly to the world’s second largest economic nation on Friday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-expects-100000-tonnes-of-fresh-mango-shipments-to-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has instructed the vaccination team from the Ministry of National Defence to accelerate its campaign and immunise the roughly 520,000 residents in the red zone and not to worry about a shortage as one million additional doses of vaccines are scheduled href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/red-zone-vaccination-campaign-continues-with-one-million-more-doses-arriving-this-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Payment systems in Cambodia have seen remarkable strides in line with the evolution of financial technology (fintech) and significantly contribute to the development of the national economy, as digital transactions witness a Covid-19 boom, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said in the 2020 annual href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-fintech-fuels-2020-boom-in-kingdoms-payment-systems/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Some 2.93 million tonnes of paddy rice farmed during the dry-season were harvested in the first five months of this year and 1.60 million tonnes exported, a year-on-year increase of about 751,496 tonnes compared to 2020. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/up-to-three-million-tonnes-of-dry-season-paddy-rice-harvested/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Phnom Penh Municipal Administration issued a set of detailed guidelines for the seven days to May 12 after the capital emerges from lockdown at the onset of May 6.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penh-unveils-rules-for-post-lockdown-transition/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Garment factory workers have demanded that their employer, Zhen Tai garment factory, pay them a portion of their monthly wages and their Khmer New Year holiday bonus for the period when Phnom Penh and Kandal province’s Takmao town had been in lockdown. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/zhen-tai-garment-factory-workers-claim-non-payment-of-april-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has launched a portal via the Cambodian National Single Window service for three government departments to electronically apply for licenses, permits and certificates related to imports and exports. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maff-implements-first-phase-of-national-service-window/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) hosted a high-level online discussion for the benefit of other institutions and development partners in the region regarding key lessons learned from Cambodia’s use of Covid-19 social protection measures to support the poor and revitalise the economy.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/undp-australia-pledge-continued-support-for-social-welfare-scheme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom has officially announced the implementation of its “Digital Economy and Social Policy Framework of Cambodia 2021-2035” policy. It identifies the digital sector as a new model of economic growth responsive and resilient to changes in economic structure, development and international trade. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-digital-economic-and-society-policy-for-2021-2035-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A large variety of plants from the Tonle Sap Lake area have been discovered by officials from the Tonle Sap Authority (TSA), but one tree in particular has revealed that it provides many benefits, according to TSA secretary-general Tony Hell on June 21. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tonle-sap-authority-discovers-196-new-plants-around-tonle-sap-lake-one-special-species/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The potential adventure tourism in Cambodia has been observed to be rising. The country’s mostly virgin landscapes are a honeypot for the more adventurous of tourists who long to strip off city routine for the crisp fresh air of the wild forests, mountains, and plains href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-tourism-doubles-down-on-reminders-of-safety-measures-for-adventure-tourists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Brown and white-rumped vultures have returned to nests in Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary in Mondulkiri province after an absence of more than five years due to poisoning from human activity, a joint statement from the Ministry of Environment and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vultures-return-to-sanctuary-after-five-year-absence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology – through South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport – has granted funds for the construction of a laboratory project at the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport for the development of road href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/s-korea-funds-road-testing-lab/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Government-Private Sector Working Group D (GPSWG-D) on Law, Tax and Governance held a meeting via videoconference to discuss challenges the private sector is facing in this hard time of COID-19 pandemic. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-government-and-private-sector-convene-gpswg-d-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has set a goal of vaccinating about 13 million people, or over 80 per cent of the population, against Covid-19.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-targets-13m-people-vaccinated-for-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...