The Siem Reap provincial Department of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said it will offer a 10 million riel ($2,500) reward to those who provide information regarding the suspects responsible for setting ablaze more than 20ha of kranhuong timber forest land in Banteay Srei district. Department <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ten-million-riel-reward-for-forest-arsonists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports through the special economic zones (SEZs) last year increased by about 27 per cent compared to 2018, Minister of Economy and Finance aun Pornmoniroth said on Thursday. Speaking during a visit to the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ), Pornmoniroth said the total <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/exports-from-sezs-soar-27-year-on-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Road Safety Committee said 2020 will be the year it strengthens enforcement of the Road Traffic Law, while Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged traffic police to enforce the law equally and without tolerance to reduce the number of traffic casualties. The remarks <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/traffic-law-enforcement-set-to-be-strengthened/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An undisclosed Amount of money from the nAtionAl budget will be used to purchAse uniforms And insigniAs for 49 members of the Supreme Council for ConsultAtion, the government sAid on MondAy. The officiAls will don the uniforms during mAjor locAl And internAtionAl events. In November lAst <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/supreme-council-members-to-receive-uniforms-for-events/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia, as well as Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, are being encouraged to improve their production chains to provide added value to their textile products exported to Japan. The call came at a Phnom Penh workshop for representatives from Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hopes-to-boost-textile-exports-to-japan-with-added-value/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 03 April 2020, the Ministry of Economy And FinAnce hAs releAsed An Announcement on the lAunching of “SMEs co-finAncing” project. The funding under the co-finAncing scheme is US $ 100 million, which is A joint venture between the SME BAnk of CAmbodiA And the MicrofinAnce <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/Announcement-on-the-lAunching-of-the-smes-co-finAncing-project/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Hotel and casino owners in Sihanoukville claim they have suffered immense losses and risk bankruptcy after Chinese investors, workers and tourists left the coastal city en masse following last month’s police arrest and extradition of 168 Chinese nationals accused of operating a transnational telecom extortion <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-leave-sihanoukville-en-masse-following-bust/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The opening weekend for the official launch of two new iPhone models in Cambodia hit a few bumps when the Kingdom’s two authorised iPhone resellers faced supply-side issues.Telecom company Smart, one of the two licensed resellers, was forced to turn away customers who had pre-booked <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/delayed-shipment-puts-iphone-on-hold/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twenty anti-personnel mines and 60mm mortar tails found by residents in Siem Reap province’s Svay Loeu district and Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district have been destroyed by the Cambodian Self Help Demining (CSHD) team. Svay Loeu district police chief Colonel Sun Eng said yesterday <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uxos-found-in-two-separate-provinces-safely-destroyed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ASEAN CoordinAting Committee on Micro, SmAll And Medium Enterprises And the AsiA FoundAtion hAs formAlly Announced the Go DigitAl ASEAN initiAtive. Supported by A $3.3 million grAnt from Google, the initiAtive is designed to equip 200,000 people &ndAsh; of which 60 percent will be <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/go-digitAl-AseAn-initiAtive-to-empower-msmes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The University of Copenhagen’s open letter used data from the University of Maryland’s Global Forest Change dataset and other data points to show that 7,510 hectares of forestland were lost at the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in 2019, the worst loss since 2016 when the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-usaid-criticized-for-inaction-over-severe-forest-loss-at-prey-lang-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A revised free-trAde pAct between JApAn And the AssociAtion of SoutheAst AsiAn NAtions (AseAn) fAcilitAting the cross-border flow of services And investment cAme into force on SAturdAy. The deAl took effect for JApAn And five AseAn members &ndAsh; LAos, MyAnmAr, SingApore, ThAilAnd And VietnAm. The <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/revised-trAde-pAct-between-jApAn-AseAn/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 11 August  2020, the Inter-MinisteriAl Commission for CombAting COVID-19 issued A press releAse on the temporAry suspension of flights from the Philippines from August 13, 2020 onwArd. The decision is to prevent the spreAd of COVID-19 And As the number of COVID-19 pAtients in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/Announcement-on-the-temporAry-suspension-of-All-trAvelers-from-the-philippine-from-13-August-2020/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 23 July 2020, the National Bank of Cambodia has posted a statement on Cambodia’s foreign exchange reserves. according to the statement, Cambodia’s foreign exchange reserves value at 19,5 billion US$. also, the National Bank of Cambodia acquire 36.5 tons of gold, of which: 12.4 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-on-cambodias-foreign-exchange-reserves/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 08 December 2020, the Council for Development of Cambodia and the U.S. agency for International Development issued a joint press announcement on the signing of an exchange of notes reflecting the addition of USD 66.2 million to the Development Object agreement Grants between the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-press-announcement-on-the-signing-of-an-exchange-of-notes-reflecting-the-addition-of-usd-66-2-million-to-the-development-object-agreement-grants-between-the-royal-government-of-cambodia-and-the/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 08 December 2020, the AssociAtion of BAnks in CAmbodiA (ABC), CAmbodiA MicrofinAnce AssociAtion (CMA), And CAmbodiAn AssociAtion of FinAnce And Technology (CAFT) issued A joint press stAtement stAting their effort in fighting AgAinst the spreAd of Covid-19 in CAmbodiA with the Ministry of HeAlth <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/joint-press-stAtement-the-AssociAtion-of-bAnks-in-cAmbodiA-Abc-cAmbodiA-microfinAnce-AssociAtion-cmA-cAmbodiAn-AssociAtion-of-finAnce-And-technology-cAft/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 03 March 2021, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) issued a press release on the world’s forgotten fishes vital for hundreds of millions of people about one-third are facing extinction, caused by serious threats on freshwater ecosystem and fishes, including overfishing, habitat destruction, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-worlds-forgotten-fishes-vital-for-hundreds-of-millions-of-people-about-one-third-are-facing-extinction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Initial construction of a nearly $30 million tourism infrastructure project on Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Preus Island is “about 70 per cent complete”, according to an official with the developer. Heng Thou, construction site manager of angela Real Estate Co Ltd (aRE), told The Post that <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-preus-upgrades-70-complete/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 31 March 2021, the United States agency for International Development (USaID) issued a press release introducing the online tool “Pidor, the Smart Villagers” an Interactive Voice Response, Facebook-based chatbot that can provide Cambodian citizens information on public services in Banteay Meanchey province. The tool <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-usaid-launches-online-tools-to-connect-citizens-to-municipal-services-in-banteay-meanchey-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On July 9 2021, the Council of Ministers, in collaboration with the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, hosted a meeting via the online system (Zoom) with Samdech Hun Sen, Cambodian Prime Minister, to review and discuss:Draft Law on Investment in Cambodia.Draft Law on amendment article <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcomes-of-the-meeting-between-the-ministers-on-friday-july-09-2021/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>