The number of international tourists visiting Cambodia during January-October 2022 rose to 1,575,954, which is an increase of 991.1 percent over the same period of last year, according to a Ministry of Tourism report, released on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/intl-tourist-arrivals-cross-1-5-million-in-jan-oct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tax authorities have collected approximately $2.21 billion of tax revenue &mdash; 78.39 percent of the budget law in the first seven months of the year, which soared by 28.62 percent or about $491.29 million compared to the same period last year, said a release by <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/despite-risks-gdt-collection-grows-28-62-in-7-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A former government officiAl from Koh Kong province wAs sentenced yesterdAy to 18 months in prison by the Phnom Penh MunicipAl Court, for illegAlly selling five hectAres of lAnd, worth $25,000 to his friend in 2019. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-officiAl-jAiled-for-lAnd-frAud/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen urges an end to “baseless” foreign accusations surrounding the development of the Kingdom’s Ream Naval Base, as the US has consistently suggested that the base is being expanded to accommodate a Chinese military presence. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-urges-end-to-baseless-intl-ream-base-accusations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is projected to receive 4 million international tourists in 2023 after China’s optimization of its COVID-19 strategy early this month, a tourism official said on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/four-million-international-tourists-expected-by-cambodia-this-year-after-chinas-pandemic-strategy-optimization/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The French trade minister is scheduled to visit Cambodia on Tuesday for a two-day trip to boost bilateral ties as part of Paris’ increasing commitment to the region. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/french-trade-ministers-visit-to-strengthen-bilateral-relations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Planning will conduct a one-month census on agriculture across the country to develop agricultural, economic, environmental, social, climate change policies to contribute to the eradication of poverty. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-to-conduct-census-on-agriculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City has sounded a bird flu alert to southern localities after more than 10 human cases were reported in Cambodia, including two deaths. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/southern-vietnam-put-on-bird-flu-alert-after-cambodia-outbreak/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

BERLIN, GERMANY: A delegAtion from CAmbodiA’s Ministry of Tourism is At one of the world’s lArgest trAvel trAde shows, ITB Berlin, to drive business from Europe into the country. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-promotes-tourism-At-worlds-leAding-trAvel-trAde-show/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva has declined to endorse a collective statement concerning the Israel-Hamas war, while condemning the violence that has led to the loss of thousands of innocent lives. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-remains-neutral-on-israel-hamas-conflict-calls-for-dialogue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Tuesday that the Southeast asian country is keen to see the return of more Chinese tourists, noting that the kingdom is a safe tourist destination. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-eager-to-see-return-of-more-chinese-tourists-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) recorded a total revenue of almost $64 million throughout the 2023 year, marking an increase of 137 percent compared to 2022 annual revenues, says the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rgppsez-reports-strong-growth-in-revenues-for-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The US Agency for InternAtionAl Development (USAID) hAs signed A grAnt Agreement worth $5 million with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to lAunch their new Mekong BAsin PArtnership. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mrc-usAid-pArtner-to-enhAnce-mekong-bAsin-mAnAgement/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Interior Ministry police are searching for the ringleader in a human trafficking case following the rescue of a 16-year-old who was trafficked to China. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/teenager-rescued-after-trafficked-to-china-for-marriage-police-search-for-ringleader/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s former opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s reverence for political change is exceeded only by his reverence for himself as the instigator of it. That may be why, this weekend in the United States, he launched the Cambodia National Rescue Movement (CNRM), a new body that is <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/does-cambodias-new-opposition-party-really-matter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha hit out for the first time yesterday at reports that he claims to draw inspiration from Nazi dictator adolf Hitler, arguing that his comments were misinterpreted. During an annual meeting of Phnom Penh’s military police on Thursday, local media reported <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hitler-remarks-misread-military-police-chief/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha on Sunday assured supporters that the opposition party is still working to oust Prime Minister Hun Sen from power, claiming that no other Cambodian leader has overseen the level of environmental destruction that has taken place during his time in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kem-sokha-blasts-hun-sens-era-of-destruction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen likened opposition leaders to a gang of thieves confessing to their crimes after opposition head Sam Rainsy said his party would tame its attacks on the ruling Cambodian People’s Party regarding the Vietnam border issue. The comments came only hours after <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-lashes-out-at-opposition/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government is close to signing a deal with the local subsidiary of French-owned, Singapore-based renewable power producer The Blue Circle to construct the energy-lacking country’s first wind power farm in Kampot. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/energy-labs-stimulus-plan-for-clean-energy-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment is set to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, with a celebration intended to improve cooperation with international partner organisations. The theme of the event is “Our solutions are in nature.” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-set-to-mark-international-day-for-biological-diversity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>