The remote village of Sre Veal Koet, Cambodia, lies at the end of a dusty road 36 kilometers (approx. 22 miles) from the nearest health center. The road isn’t always dusty; in the rainy season, it becomes deep mud. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/traditional-birth-attendants-watch-over-mothers-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron is attending a two-day Global School Meals Coalition Summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron today and tomorrow in Paris. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/education-minister-attends-global-school-meals-coalition-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is seeking to make it easier for foreign firms to register as applicants for Qualified Investment Projects (QIP) in Cambodia through improvements to the online registration system. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-improves-qip-application-process-for-foreign-investors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Even though Cambodia has attracted more European investors, the number of their investment projects in the country is still small, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-seeks-more-investment-from-europe/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 The Kingdom of Cambodia and the French Republic have pledged to continue strengthening their parliamentary cooperation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-france-to-strengthen-parliamentary-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open​ Development​ Cambodia​ (ODC)​ publishes​ a​ new​ topic​ page​ on​ “Science and technology education and promotion”. This​ bilingual​ topic​ page​ gives​ a​ quick​ overview​ of Science and technology education and promotion in Cambodia, together​ with​​ related​ content​ such​ as​ Primary and Secondary Level, New Generation href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-science-and-technology-education-and-promotion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Health on Thursday evening announced that first doses of Sinopharm doses would be suspended throughout the country on a rolling basis while first doses of AstraZeneca would continue to be administered to those 60 years old and older. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-doses-of-sinopharm-to-be-suspended/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

“Love Lake”, also known as the Boeng Sne and Poantaley area, has now been listed as a multi-use site over multiple districts in Prey Veng province in order to protect and develop the area.  href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/love-lake-to-be-protected-and-developed-under-new-sub-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia received approximately 1.1 million tourists in July, which sums up to a total of over 12 million visitors recorded in the first seven months of the year, a press release of the Ministry of Information (MoI) said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-records-over-12m-tourists-in-seven-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners on Friday warned of an alarming decline in breastfeeding rates in Cambodia, calling for immediate action to reverse this downward trend. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-urges-action-to-reverse-sharp-decline-in-breastfeeding-rates-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia will soon introduce the purchase of insurance on all types of vehicles to ensure victims of road accidents in Cambodia will receive compensation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-introduce-insurance-for-all-types-of-vehicle-to-ensure-compensation-for-traffic-accident-victims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia needs $ 138 million dollars for the next two years to achieve its mine-free target by 2025, Ly Thuch, first vice president of the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authorities (CMAA), said on Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-needs-138m-to-achieve-2025-mine-free-target-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In a move to improve financial education in Cambodia, the Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum of Economy and Money (SOSORO) and the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) on Wednesday said that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sosoro-museum-abc-sign-mou-to-promote-financial-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A representative of 18 vendors in Sihanoukville asked the government for help in reviving the area where they used to live and work, claiming that the half-finished construction sites destroyed the area and any businesses operating there.  href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/protesters-want-government-to-revitalize-dilapidated-beach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia on Saturday freed 10 land activists, who had been imprisoned on protest-related convictions last year, after King Norodom Sihamoni granted them a royal pardon at the request of Prime Minister Hun Sen, an opposition lawmaker said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-releases-10-activists-after-king-grants-pardon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Although a multitude of risks grey Cambodia’s outlook this year, gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast a tad higher at 5.5 percent from an estimated 5.2 percent in 2022, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) earlier this month. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-urges-green-investment-ramp-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The international community should put “maximum pressure” on the Cambodian government to improve the country’s human rights situation, including possible sanctions on top officials, former Australian Foreign Minister Gareth Evans said on Friday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/australian-ex-peace-broker-calls-for-sanctions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Whether it is dancing pop stars or plays on national pride, dramatically increasing budgets for beer advertising took Cambodia’s TV sets and public spaces by storm in 2011. Beer advertising surged 164 per cent year-on-year in 2011, according to data from Indochina Research Ltd, making it href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/beer-makers-binge-on-ads/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Some of Cambodia’s biggest exporters have experienced a sizeable decline in milled-rice shipments this month, with one insider putting the number as high as 40 per cent year-on-year. The waning figure stands in stark contrast to last year’s milled-rice export numbers, which increased about 22 per href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/milled-rice-exports-fall-in-january/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In the context of COVID-19, Germany donated $16 million to Cambodia for health projects that include complementing the Ministry of Health’s initiative to help the poor who cannot afford to pay for hospital treatments and fight against the coronavirus. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/germany-gives-16-million-for-healthcare-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...