The Apsara Authority admitted Thursday that millions of dollars it received in exchange for land leased to businessman Sok Kong for a hotel near Angkor Archaeological Park have not been paid to the Finance Ministry due to “a technical problem with accounting.” CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-park-authority-says-9m-lease-fee-not-gone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has issued new guidelines for integrating basic life skills training into public primary and secondary school curricula. This initiative aims to equip students with practical skills for real-life challenges and career development. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-education-issues-new-life-skills-training-guidelines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Friday signed a $55 million loan agreement to improve the National Road 5 (NR 5) and a $2.5 million grant agreement to boost the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS).​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-jica-sign-57-5-million-deal-to-improve-nr-5/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF) Tuesday called on the Economic and Financial Policy Committee (EFPC) to develop a management framework for the river port, connecting the river transport system with the sea. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pornmoniroth-calls-for-review-of-river-port-management/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government is establishing a Sub-committee on Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia to direct, coordinate, monitor and review all policies, strategies and action plans set out in the “Roadmap for Univeral Health Coverage in Cambodia 2024-2035” policy planning document. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-establishes-sub-committee-on-universal-health-coverage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for the current law only allowing Cambodians to own property from the ground floor up to be scrapped. Currently foreigners can only buy apartments from the second floor and above. The purpose of the move is to increase foreign href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/expand-property-law-for-foreigners-premier-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Six people were arrested, nearly 20 vehicles destroyed and over 2,000 first-grade timber logs were impounded in a span of four days last week. This was the result of a series of crackdowns on forestry crimes carried out by the National Committee for Prevention and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-detained-amid-crackdowns-on-forestry-crimes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

All species of animals in the Sorng Rukhavoan Wildlife Sanctuary are facing danger no thanks to night hunters, despite concerted efforts to stop the crimes, say activists and environment officials. The 30,254-hectare sanctuary spans across the Sorng Rukhavorn and Rattanak Rokha community forests, as well href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oddar-meanchey-animals-threatened/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government said it is actively working with China Road and Bridge Corporation, a Chinese company seeking to speed up construction of an expressway linking Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk province, says Ministry of Public Works and Transport officials. The planned expressway will span href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/highway-to-sihanoukville-on-its-way/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 60 families will have their homes destroyed to make way for a new overpass in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district once construction begins in June, according to a statement posted Saturday on the city’s website. The overpass spanning Monireth Boulevard will displace 66 families and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-phnom-penh-overpass-will-affect-about-100-families/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two weeks after five Montagnard asylum seekers crossed into Ratanakkiri province from Vietnam, the U.N. said Sunday that reports of the arrival of nine more—including three children—added to the situation’s “urgency.” Two ethnic Jarai villagers living in Ratanakkiri said the nine Montagnards—an indigenous group from Vietnam’s href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-says-nine-new-montagnards-add-to-urgency-in-ratanakkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Behind the traffic police station in Kampong Chhnang town, set against the picturesque backdrop of the Tonle Sap, immigration officials gathered thousands of ethnic Vietnamese to begin a nationwide process of revoking “improperly” issued documents this week. The plan to review birth certificates, identity cards, passports href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/under-a-controversial-new-plan-by-the-ministry-of-interior-ethnic-vietnamese-some-living-in-cambodia-for-generations-begin-to-see-documents-revoked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam’s President and the Cambodian Government have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation, driven by a shared cultural heritage and principles of good neighbourliness. Both sides aim to expand and deepen their partnership for the betterment of their peoples and nations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/even-stronger-ties-cambodia-and-vietnam-pledge-to-enhance-cooperation-for-mutual-benefit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Cambodia (ECC) Wednesday discussed ways to take the existing diplomatic ties between the two countries to the next level by promoting investment activities and supporting the development href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-chinese-embassy-agree-to-beef-up-infra-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A month after the Ministry of Environment (MoE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy of the Republic of Korea (MOTIE) on the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Verywords Friday launched the Korea-Cambodia greenhouse gas href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-korea-launch-carbon-reduction-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two days before a land activist’s scheduled sentencing, about 400 people affected by land grabs demonstrated at Pursat Provincial Court in support of the man who frequently protests against the Pheap Imex Company. About 12,000 families are now involved in land disputes around a Pheap href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-demonstrate-on-activists-behalf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Wildlife Alliance Cambodia (WAC) and the Prambei Mom Forest Community (PMFC) have united to protect a forest area spanning 937ha across Kampong Speu province to conserve its broad biodiversity. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-unite-to-protect-937ha-forest-in-kampong-speu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

During a period spanning more than three years, from June 25, 2020, to July 24, 2023, the government has devoted over $1.1 billion to support vulnerable households. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-1b-spent-on-the-vulnerable-from-2020-23-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Almost  650,000 hectares of ecologically-rich flooded forest surrounding the Tonle Sap lake has been protected by a sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday. The 647,406 hectare area spans sections of Kampong Chhnang, Pursat, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Kampong Thom provinces. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/huge-swaths-of-flooded-forest-protected-by-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Salt farmers in Kampot and Kep may be unable to harvest the roughly 90,000 tons they sell annually due to excessive rains, and the country may have to turn to foreign markets, producers said yesterday. Ly Sreng, deputy chief of the Kep-Kampot Salt Producers Community, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/severe-rains-slow-salt-farmers-harvest-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...