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'>...

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'>...

The European Union (EU)  will invest  about $3.5 million over a three-year period through the World Health Organization (WHO) to support Cambodia’s preparedness and response to Covid-19 and future health security threats. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-invests-3-5-million-to-fight-covid-19-and-health-threats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ahead of the possible reopening of KTVs and Nightclubs after November 30th, the Ministry of Tourism has issued strict new Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure public safety against the continuing threat of COVID-19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/strict-new-standard-operating-procedures-and-certification-for-ktvs-and-nightclubs-issued-ahead-of-possible-reopening-on-30th-of-november/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 February 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat.Cambodia, as Chair of ASEAN, will host the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ (AMM) Retreat, from 15 to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/cambodia-as-chair-of-asean-will-host-the-asean-foreign-ministers-amm-retreat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More and more tourists have flocked into Angkor Botanical Garden in Siem Reap province after the official inauguration last week. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourists-flock-to-amazing-angkor-botanical-garden/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In an effort to boost bilateral ties between Cambodia and India, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Prime Minister Hun Sen and held a virtual meeting yesterday, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of India in Phnom Penh. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pms-modi-and-hun-sen-discuss-range-of-bilateral-issues-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As part of the process to strengthen and widen the base of the economy as the country has entered the fourth quarter of 2022, the Government of Cambodia is seeking to tick all the right boxes, and it includes tourism, textiles exports as well as href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-seeks-more-korean-funds-in-textiles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, requested his colleagues in the Royal Government to do their utmost to fulfill this noble national mission to achieve the glorious new mandate given by the people through elections. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-pm-urges-royal-government-to-commit-to-nations-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

New procedures for qualifying for the ID poor programme were announced at the Hyatt Regency, Phnom Pehn yesterday that will provide assistance to impoverished people who have come under increasing financial pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and events occurring outside the country. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-implements-new-procedures-for-idpoor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Angkor Hospital for Children will launch the “Patient Contribution” scheme for medical services for children on July 7, but for patients from poor families, the hospital will still continue to provide free healthcare. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-children-hospital-to-launch-scheme-to-cover-cost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...