Cambodia will allow foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit the country’s most tourism attractive site &ndash; angkor archeological Park, in a move to revive the hard-hit tourism sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-reopen-its-door-to-vaccinated-foreign-tourists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh City Hall will re-impose a curfew, if it finds that locals or foreigners do not follow the health precautions or the administration’s measures to curb the spread of Covid-19.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/curfew-again-warning-city-hall-may-re-impose-restrictions-if-measures-not-followed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The United States Department of Justice has ordered the confiscation of a Singaporean oil tanker that it alleges was used for illegal oil shipments to North Korea, which is currently being held in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-orders-seizure-of-illegal-oil-tanker-bound-for-north-korea-that-was-detained-by-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has crossed the 91 percent mark in its drive to vaccinate 10 million people above the age of 18 with a total of 9,175,478 being vaccinated with at least one dose of the vaccine.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/just-eight-percent-left-to-be-vaccinated-against-covid-19-among-targeted-10-millon-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has decided to relocate the venue for the aSEaN Tourism Forum (aTF) 2022, which was originally scheduled to take place in Phnom Penh on January 16-22, to Sihanoukville, according to a letter from the Council of Ministers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-tourism-forum-moved-to-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite the ongoing pandemic, a total of 69,937 tourists were recorded in the country. The figures were released by the Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, on July 12.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-second-weekend-of-july-sees-nearly-70000-tourists-in-the-country/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office in Geneva has delivered a total of 17 statements, highlighting the Kingdom’s progress in the field of human rights during the four-week interactions at the Human Rights Council (HRC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-permanent-mission-highlights-progress-in-human-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government on Wednesday extended tax holidays for tourism-related establishments for another six months from January to June 2022 in a bid to boost business activity in the COVID-hit tourism industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-extends-tax-breaks-for-tourism-related-businesses-for-6-more-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Even as the temperature in Cambodia soars, many people are reluctant to use air conditioners for the fear of getting a higher monthly electricity bill. So much so, even industry leaders are looking forward to getting some favourable approach from the government to compete with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/high-electricity-bills-push-every-cambodian-to-the-brink-of-despair/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National authority for Combating Drugs (NaCD), along with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial administration, began a four-day training seminar for the staff of the province’s new national rehabilitation centre on april 4.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nacd-trains-staff-for-new-drug-rehabilitation-centre/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 23 March 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a notification on measures to control the use of chemical drugs in investment companies. Companies must follow 5 points stated in the notification. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/measures-to-control-the-use-of-chemical-drugs-in-investment-companies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

International animal feed joint venture De Heus TMH Cambodia has launched a $15 million factory in Kampong Speu province that is able to produce 180,000 tonnes of animal feed annually, the agriculture ministry reported on april 24. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/15-million-kampong-speu-animal-feed-plant-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Local company HTTH Island Investment Co Ltd is reportedly studying the feasibility of a 16.68sq km “eco-tourism” development project on Koh Thmey island, just southeast of Prey Nop district’s Ream National Park in Preah Sihanouk province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eco-tourism-development-on-the-cards-for-koh-thmey-isle/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Rice Federation has set an ambitious goal to export at least a million tons of milled rice by 2025, an over 50 percent increase compared to the export figure in 2022. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-eyes-exporting-1-million-tons-milled-rice-by-2025/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliA is supporting women’s economic empowerment in CAmbodiA As they Are centrAl to the Kingdom’s economic development, sAid the AustrAliAn EmbAssy in Phnom Penh in A news releAse on ThursdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AustrAliA-supporting-womens-economic-empowerment-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Pham Minh Chinh has invited Kitti Tesaphibal Bindit Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, to pay an official visit to Viet Nam at a suitable time. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnamese-pm-invites-cambodias-new-pm-to-visit-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tourism officials in the northeast of Cambodia expect to receive a wave of tourists during Pchum Ben Day. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eco-tourism-sites-in-northeast-ready-to-welcome-visitors-for-pchum-ben/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 200 fAmilies in centrAl CAmbodiA sAy they Are in dAnger of losing hundreds of hectAres of fArmlAnd &ndAsh; with or without compensAtion &ndAsh; to A Chinese gold mining compAny expAnding its excAvAtion AreA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-villAgers-Accuse-chinese-mining-compAny-of-infringing-on-their-lAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A biodiversity reseArch teAm from ConservAtion InternAtionAl (CI) CAmbodiA, in collAborAtion with Ministry of Environment speciAlists, is identifying bird cAlls recorded in the field by AnAlysing the dAtA collected from neArly 100 bird species. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/conservAtion-teAm-detects-97-bird-species-in-cArdAmoms/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has inked a deal to explore the possibilities to export renewable energy to Singapore by 2028 as part of its long-term strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-signs-deal-to-export-renewable-energy-to-singapore/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>