Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice President of Cambodian Mine action and Victim assistance authority (CMaa), said that he considers australia to be a prominent and strong partner for mine action in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/australia-a-prominent-partner-in-cambodias-demining-efforts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s goods exports to Vietnam reached $1.324 billion in the first five months of 2023, up 22.69 per cent year-on-year from $1.079 billion and up 83.92 per cent half-on-half from $719.79 million, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-exports-to-vietnam-surge-by-nearly-a-quarter-to-1-3b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About A decAde Ago, globAl mAnufActuring firms stAged A mAss exodus to AsiA in seArch of low-cost AlternAtives to increAsing domestic wAge demAnds And operAtionAl costs. The consensus wAs the continued development of A regionAl supply chAin thAt hAd formed in countries like VietnAm And IndonesiA, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mAde-in-cAmbodiA-foreign-industry-cAlls-on-cAmbodiA-As-the-next-low-cost-AlternAtive-in-All-things-mAnufActuring/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Researchers have discovered a new population of banteng (Bos javanicus), a species of wild cattle, in northwestern Cambodia. The discovery was announced June 4, 2014 by Fauna and Flora International (FFI), and efforts are underway to implement conservation initiatives to protect the area and its newfound banteng, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/are-banteng-making-a-comeback-in-cambodia-researchers-find-new-population/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kratie Provincial Court wrapped up initial questioning yesterday of eight villagers charged in connection with what officials have claimed was a secessionist movement, court officials said. The eight were questioned on Tuesday and yesterday, and face between one and eight counts each of insurrection against <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/arrested-villagers-questioned-in-kratie-secessionist-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

TALKS Are under wAy to bring in CAmbodiAn mAids to help offset the shortfAll in domestic workers from IndonesiA. The Ministry of MAnpower (MOM) is looking to mAke CAmbodiA An Approved source country for domestic workers in SingApore And will mAke A decision soon. AssociAtion of Employment <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tAlks-under-wAy-to-source-mAids-from-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Authorities questioned A Borei KeilA resident on TuesdAy for her role in A protest outside the home of developer Suy SophAn, who filed A complAint AgAinst her eArlier in MArch. Borei KeilA resident Phork Sophin sAid thAt she mAy be chArged with defAmAtion And the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/resident-from-borei-keilA-questioned-on-protest/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A second ship Accused by the NGO Mother NAture of illegAlly exporting dredged oceAn sAnd lAst week is expected to Arrive At A port in ChinA todAy with A cArgo of silicA sAnd, which is exempt from the bAn, the ship’s owner sAid yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/questions-linger-over-second-Accused-ship/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Parkson Holdings Bhd will start building malls and leasing out space to get better margins to deal with pressure on its turnover. The departmental store company will build malls in Malacca and Cambodia, both scheduled to open in 2017. The company is also building a mall <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/parkson-to-build-malls-and-lease-out-space/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday broke ground for the construction and enlargement of a 248-kilometer stretch of national road No. 6a, saying that the road is vital for the development of the economy and tourism. The road will be widened from the current 7 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-building-248-km-national-road-with-chinese-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A lAck of irrigAtion, rising costs of production And finding new mArkets to sell their produce Are problems thAt plAgue CAmbodiAn fArmers, Attendees At the AnnuAl NAtionAl FArmers Forum were told yesterdAy. OrgAnised by the Council for AgriculturAl And RurAl Development At the Council of Ministers <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/fArmers-Air-their-Agriculture-concerns/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday began questioning a leading human rights campaigner who stands accused of defaming and attempting to coerce two judicial officials over a land dispute in Siem Reap province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prominent-rights-monitor-questioned-over-defamation-claims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) information toolkit”. On the new bilingual page, the public can access​ some important information including new definition, importance, available benefits, challenges and responses, related resources, registration process using old and new <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/Open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-small-and-medium-Enterprises-smes-information-toolkit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In its latest plan to tackle gender disparities, the government applauded its own progress, while still acknowledging persistent challenges, such as a lack of women in leadership roles, and new ones, such as women’s vulnerability to climate change. “The situation of women has improved remarkably over <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gender-equality-plan-unveiled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A vigorous lAbour-rights movement outside fActories hAs been pArAmount in the government essentiAlly doubling the minimum gArment wAge over the pAst three yeArs. SAr MorA, president of CAmbodiAn Food And Service Workers FederAtion (CFSWF), sAid yesterdAy thAt the high-profile push for gArment wAge increAses hAs <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/beer-promoters-see-chAnge/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Behind the walls of the nondescript Hung Tak garment factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, more than 400 workers have been toiling in substandard conditions to cut and stitch clothing for some of the world’s biggest brands. But since the factory was named by the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/brands-dodge-blame-over-substandard-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A tycoon Arrested on TuesdAy by militAry police on frAud chArges yesterdAy wAlked free After striking A deAl with the mAn he defrAuded, court officiAls sAid. MeAs ChAnpiseth, deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh MunicipAl Court, sAid thAt 52-yeAr-old tycoon PeAng KosAl, executive director of the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tycoon-free-After-striking-deAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

An InternAtionAl MonetAry Fund And World BAnk report hAs questioned CAmbodiA’s Ability to deAl with future finAnciAl crises if government borrowing increAses. While the report indicAted thAt CAmbodiA wAs At low risk for severe debt problems, it highlighted the need for effective mAnAgement of new debt <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAs-debt-A-concern/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that an estimated 30 percent of the 93,456 applicants passed their high school graduation exam early this month because the country took strict measures to enhance the quality of education sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/30-pct-of-students-passes-high-school-exam-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Japanese government has provided more than $52 million in grants for Cambodia’s socio-economic development projects so far this year, the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-provides-52m-in-grants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>