Mondulkiri provincial court on Saturday charged and jailed seven people for felling reforested trees in a protected area in Koh Nhek district’s Rayar commune, officials said. Keo Sopheak, director of Mondulkiri provincial environment department, said yesterday park rangers arrested nine suspects on Thursday at Rayar href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/seven-charged-over-felling-trees-in-mondulkiri-protected-area/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has set goals for its fourth phase of action plans to meet Sustainable Development Goals based on the principles of quality, equity, inclusiveness and lifelong learning by 2030. Ministry spokesman Dy Kamboly spoke of the goals during a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-reveals-action-plan-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Youth Party (CYP) president Pich Sros on Tuesday raised four issues faced by residents of Kampong Speu and Takeo provinces regarding dam constructions and submitted his report to the Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor. Sros told The Post that the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pich-sros-raises-dam-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The construction of a shoe factory in Kampong Speu province’s Kong Pisei district has been suspended after local authorities ruled it has not been following technical standards. Officials in the Kingdom are scrambling to inspect completed and under-construction buildings to avoid collapses similar to what href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-speu-shoe-factory-construction-suspended-governor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

US Ambassador Patrick Murphy said the US was committed to helping the Kingdom address its water and climate issues, as well as attract better foreign investments. Murphy’s remarks came as he met with Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor and Minister of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-promises-aid-for-kingdoms-looming-water-climate-crises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Directorate of Rubber announced a joint study on family-owned rubber plantations in three provinces to better understand how growers have responded to the sharp drop in rubber prices over the past nine years. The average cost of rubber has fallen from around $4,600 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/governments-study-aims-to-expand-rubber-revenue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Passenger taxi boat traffic has dropped by about five per cent compared to the same period last year, despite the government providing free service for garment workers until next year, Phnom Penh Autonomous Bus Transportation Authority director Ean Sokhim said on Monday. In 2018, the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/passenger-taxi-boat-ridership-sinks-despite-free-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng said on Wednesday that the establishment of Phnom Penh and provincial one-window service offices will not reduce the power of provincial departments. He also shared his plans of constructing a “unified provincial administration” in which provincial governors, councillors and department href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-pushes-unified-provincial-administrations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Tourism industry officials and representatives expressed concern that the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) will devastate Cambodia’s tourism industry following the Kingdom’s first documented case in the coastal province of Sihanoukville on Monday. At a press conference late on Monday, Minister of Health href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wuhan-coronavirus-tourism-industry-could-hit-turbulence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mondulkiri Provincial Court on Tuesday charged a man who allegedly set traps resulting in the deaths of several species of wild animals in Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary. Deputy prosecutor Mam Vanda yesterday identified the accused as Hok Vann, 19, from Koh Nhek district’s Nang Khy lik href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/man-held-for-allegedly-setting-traps-which-killed-wildlife/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s exports to the US were worth more than $5 billion last year, a sharp year-on-year increase. The latest data from the US trade office shows that Cambodian exports to the world’s largest economy skyrocketed last year, growing by 40 per cent to reach $5.36 billion. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-exports-to-the-us-soar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Organic vegetable retailer Natural Agriculture Village has introduced QR codes on its product packaging, which will allow consumers to see where their produce comes from. Natural Agriculture Village president Bun Sieng, who is also a member of local distributor Green Gold, told The Post on Sunday href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/organic-vegetable-retailer-unveils-qr-code-scheme-for-origin-source/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In regard to the announcement of the Ministry of Health dated on 14 March 2020, the Ministry of Tourism, on the same date, has released a press to announce to all the tourism industry associations, tourism operators, especially inbound tour operators who have partnership with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-to-all-the-tourism-industry-associations-and-tourism-operators-to-comply-with-the-announcement-of-the-ministry-of-health-of-cambodia-on-the-impose-of-an-entry-restriction-measure-on-the/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 14 April 2020, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and other ASEAN leaders held a special meeting on Covid-19 related issues, conducted through video conference. During the video conference, the ASEAN leaders highlighted the major href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/samdech-techo-hun-sens-speech-at-the-36th-session-of-the-special-asean-meeting-on-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On Monday 30 March  2020, the General Secretariat of the National Assembly issued an announcement on the outcome of the Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly, the sixth mandate of which has a unique agenda: the vote of confidence in the appointment and amendment of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-result-of-the-sixth-legislature-extraordinary-session-of-the-national-assembly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has postponed secondary and high school examinations this year to contain Covid-19 infections. In a letter on Wednesday the ministry said: “In the 2019-2020 academic year, the Ministry of Education will continue implementing new reforms to all kinds href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/schools-out-for-the-year-but-studying-and-exams-to-go-on/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As resentment continues to fester among villagers who have tested positive for HIV in Battambang province’s Roka commune, the family of the unlicensed doctor accused of spreading the virus has fled their home out of concern for their safety. Mr. Chrin’s daughter, Chrin Reaksa, said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/family-of-battambang-doctor-flees-home/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 February  2020, the Ministry of Health issued an announcement on the official test results of passengers on cruise ship named Westerdam owned by the Holland-America line in Sihanoukville. According to the announcement, the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge’s test of 20 passengers on a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-the-official-test-results-of-passengers-on-holland-america-line-owned-cruise-ship-westerdam-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 April 2020, the Ministry of Environment spokesperson issued a statement to call on NGOs or associations that have been engaged in illegal activities in protected areas to stop such activities as an effort to avoid the legal confrontation. The ministry also appealed to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-by-ministry-of-environment-spokesperson-on-the-anarchism-of-ngos-and-certain-associations-in-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The first human rights benchmark of renewable energy companies reveals serious weaknesses in industry efforts to protect workers and communities, creating risks in a sector vital to countering the climate crisis, according to the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC). However, Cambodia, which aims href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/human-rights-issues-alleged-in-renewable-energy-sector-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...