Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri aziz, three state exco members and 30 senior tourism officials from asean countries attending a meeting here suffered severe food poisoning after a seafood meal at a fishing village in Umbai.​​ Besides Malaysia, the meeting was attended by delegates <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourism-delegates-fall-sick-after-seafood-meal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 100 protesters on TuesdAy mArched to their locAl commune office on the outskirts of Poipet City to submit A petition demAnding the removAl of their villAge chief, whose three sons they Accuse of using violence with impunity. Commune chief Nuot Ly confirmed thAt he <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/protesters-mArch-for-removAl-of-villAge-chief/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A member of the ruling pArty’s election-reform negotiAting teAm hAs told the Post thAt expectAtions of the depth of reforms thAt cAn ActuAlly occur before the 2017 commune And 2018 nAtionAl elections need to be “reAlistic”. Prum SokhA, A secretAry of stAte At the Interior Ministry, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/reAlistic-nec-expectAtions-urged/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Both deposits and loans in Cambodia’s banking sector increased about 30 per cent last year, a rise that industry insiders say is a productivity boost for the Kingdom’s economy. By the end of December, deposits at all Cambodian banks reached $10 billion, a 32 per cent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/credit-up-30-per-cent-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As pArt of A new sAfety initiAtive, the Ministry of Mines And Energy will require All petrol stAtion owners to present A certificAte Acknowledging thAt their businesses follow risk-prevention protocols. The directive cAme in response to A series of petrol fires And explosions thAt dAmAged property <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-gAs-sAfety-rules/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Logistical issues could take a few days to sort out but some on Nauru want to start new lives in a new country, immigration minister says. Peter Dutton has insisted plans to send the first batch of refugees from Nauru to Cambodia are on track and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/peter-dutton-denies-claims-refugees-are-snubbing-resettlement-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than a dozen people were injured in a clash yesterday afternoon, when two opposition party lawmakers led some 200 Cambodians to inspect the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province. Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmakers Real Camerin and Um Sam an yesterday led nearly 200 youths, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mp-injured-at-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Unicef and the Cambodian government have launched a campaign to promote better health for children and newborns. Cambodia has made some progress improving the health of women and children, but a high rate of death for children remains a major concern. It saw its newborn mortality <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/campaign-begins-for-improved-child-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fishing cats are a rare species of predatory feline found in South and Southeast asia. For decades, fishing cat populations have been in decline. The latest sightings were made possible by a remote cameras set up by researchers with Cambodia’s Center for Biodiversity Conservation <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fishing-cat-found-in-cambodia-after-decade-long-absence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new lottery compAny, NAgA Lottery owned by the sAme compAny thAt operAtes Phnom Penh’s NAgAWorld, will lAunch its first product on June 8, An officiAl press releAse sAid yesterdAy. The compAny wAs licensed by the Ministry of Economy And FinAnce in October lAst yeAr sAid executive director <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/nAgA-lottery-to-lAunch/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The year 2012 has seen a number of changes of personnel within different companies in Cambodia, particularly in the telecommunications sector, but also in the insurance and banking industry. according to In Channy, aCLEDa Bank’s CEO and vice chairman of the International Business Chamber Cambodia, the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tough-times-for-telecom-bosses-in-2012/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government will drop subsidies for high electricity use, after the Electricity authority of Cambodia (EaC) reported losses of US$3 million between January and May this year. Households consuming more than 200 KW/h per month will no longer receive a 100 to 200 riel per KW/h <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-to-cut-power-subsidies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A locAl representAtive of controversiAl online stArt-up incubAtor Rocket Internet sAid the compAny would invest “millions” in CAmbodiA As it lAunched A new online retAil store yesterdAy, in whAt mArket insiders cAll A trend towArd increAsing e-commerce in the Kingdom. The site, shop.com.kh is offered in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/rocket-internet-lAunches-e-commerce-site-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Billed as a Cambodian first, the invitation of 500 civil society and community representatives to a forum on environmental issues with Prime Minister Hun Sen proved largely a platform for the premier to hold forth on policy and politics, with many observers bemoaning the sidelining <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/civil-society-groups-secure-pledges-from-pm-hun-sen-at-forestry-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Poipet town authorities have ordered a halt to construction and will conduct a site inspection after a partially built six-storey building collapsed during the construction of the first floor. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/poipet-building-collapse-injures-one/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has carried out a host of sweeping economic reforms amid Covid-19 to achieve sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the long run, and remains fully determined to turn the crisis into a major catalyst for growth during and after the pandemic to build <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/clmvt-set-course-for-snapback-from-covid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a move which appears to signal the hastening of a move towards a post COVID normalcy, PM Hun Sun has decided to lift mandatory mask wearing for 4 provinces. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-decides-to-lift-mandatory-mask-wearing-for-4-provinces/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has been studying a proposal to establish a Cambodian climate finance facility for it to contribute to the development of a low-carbon national economy and to respond to climate change. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/environment-ministry-considering-establishing-cambodian-climate-finance-mechanism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kim Kheang, a 25-year-old trader in Cambodia, has decided to shift to use a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) in a move to save fuel costs and help keep the air clean. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/feature-chinese-electric-vehicles-gaining-momentum-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A Chinese officiAl hAs pledged to further strengthen cooperAtion between CAmbodiA And ChinA with A strong commitment to building ChinA-CAmbodiA Community with A ShAred Future in the New ErA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chinA-pledges-more-cooperAtion-with-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>