Tuy Sereivathana sits at his desk transfixed by the glow of his computer screen. On the walls of the environmentalist’s modest office are hung pictures of rare species of plants and animals found in the Cardamom Mountains, one of Cambodia’s few remaining wildernesses. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/former-goldman-prize-winner-on-bridging-business-environmentalist-divide/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese company has donated fire equipment to the Interior Ministry worth about $200,000, an official said yesterday. Neth Vantha, a fire department chief, said that Enterprise Limited of China is set to donate the equipment, including two fire trucks. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-donates-200000-in-fire-equipment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has unveiled four strategies to eliminate malnutrition in the country, especially among children. Prime Minister Hun Sen is enlisting state institutes, partners and NGOs to join the fight to eliminate malnutrition as the country holds national nutrition day today. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plan-to-defeat-hunger/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s telecommunications regulator has called on seven mobile network operators to give an assurance by September 1 that they have registered all their subscribers in accordance with a directive from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and the Ministry of Interior. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trc-wants-sim-guarantee/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of 50 migrant workers on Wednesday protested outside a branch of a recruitment agency in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district that they say duped them out of $260 they paid for a guarantee of employment in Thailand. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-200-migrant-workers-duped-out-of-260/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite failing in its latest attempt to win the Philippine government’s bid to import rice, Cambodia will once again throw its hat into the ring when the offer is reissued, industry representatives said yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-set-to-take-second-go-at-rice-bid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) on Friday arrested two reporters and a construction worker in Kampot City for their alleged role in extorting a deputy provincial governor, officials and a colleague of one of the suspects said Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acu-arrests-reporters-and-construction-worker/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 1,000 workers from a Phnom Penh footwear factory got an early start on Tuesday on a cross-union campaign for a $177 minimum wage, set to start today, protesting in front of their factory over internal workplace grievances. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-start-wage-battle-a-day-early/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Defense Minister Tea Banh on Saturday said he would add some 700 additional soldiers to the ranks of the military’s Phnom Penh-based Brigade 70 next year so the unit can better help local military police quell protests. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tea-banh-says-more-soldiers-are-headed-for-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) and the opposition CNRP on Sunday called on the National Election Committee (NEC) to suspend its annual update of the voter list until the new bipartisan election committee is created. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-comfrel-call-for-delay-to-new-voter-list/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pleased to announce the launch of the Innovations in Development Technology Expo, Monday, September 8, 1:15 p.m., at the Development Innovations Lab, #296, St. 271, Tuol Tumpoung, Phnom Penh. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/usaid-highlights-the-role-of-innovation-and-technology/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The opposition CNRP walked out of a meeting of the Phnom Penh City Council in protest on Thursday after their CPP counterparts refused to delay a vote on replacing one of the seven members of the city’s procurement committee. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp%e2%80%88boycotts-vote-on-city-procurement-panel/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Businesses and producers seeking to export their fisheries products internationally are encouraged to submit an application with the FiA for registration and approval to sell their goods globally. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fisheries-urged-to-hook-international-market-access/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia approved 44 projects in July that have the potential to generate 25,000 jobs, with China standing as the leading investor. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/44-projects-worth-396-million-given-green-light/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia launched a national action plan for disaster risk reduction (2024-2028) on Monday, aiming to minimise the impacts of disasters on people, the economy, and society, a senior minister said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-launches-5-year-action-plan-for-disaster-risk-reduction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Chinese government granted approximately 300 million yuan (about $42 million), to support infrastructure development in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-provides-over-42-mil-to-boost-cambodias-infrastructure-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 August 2021, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on COVID-19 (AstraZenica) vaccinetion for people who have already received the first and second doses of Covishield.The Ministry of Health will launch the AstraZenica vaccination campaign for leaders, civil servants, UN officials, embassy href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/covid-19-astrazenica-vaccinetion-for-people-who-have-already-received-the-first-and-second-doses-of-covishield/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economy has experienced an impressive performance, reflected in its rapid economic growth and significant poverty reduction. Part of this is the result of the relative openness of Cambodia towards foreign investors. Domestic investment has also been growing, although at a lower rate than other href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/investment-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 24 August 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the official visit of H.E. Ms. Sushma Swaraj, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India to the Kingdom of Cambodia from 28 to 30 August 2018. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-official-visit-of-the-minister-of-external-affairs-of-the-republic-of-india-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 26 July 2022, the Budget Working Group of 20 national and international civil society organizations issued a statement on key positions and inputs of the budget working group of national and international civil society organizations on the development of Macroeconomic Policy Framework and Public href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-on-key-positions-and-inputs-of-the-budget-working-group-of-national-and-international-civil-society-organizations-on-the-development-of-macroeconomic-policy-framework-and-public-financial-po/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...