On 05 October 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued an announcement on revoke a ban on self-employed foreigners as Cambodia needed foreigners’ expertise and technology in the service sector and to attract investment. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-on-revoke-a-ban-on-self-employed-foreigners/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

When the Lao national assembly last week approved a potentially destructive dam project just 2 kilometers from the border with Cambodia, the surprise announcement was yet another blow to the regional framework designed to protect the Mekong River.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/laos-dam-project-a-black-eye-for-mekong-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia says at least 15 factories have suspended workers, due to a lack of job orders, even as union leaders say they will demand a higher minimum wage. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/manufacturers-say-a-high-number-of-factories-suspending-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ms. Kem Sopheak, 32, is a mother, community leader and Grade 1 teacher at Roveang primary school in Kampong Cham province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-read-turns-a-page-towards-early-childhood-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At A smAll food shop in Phnom Penh recently, customers crowded in, eAting hotdogs And meAtbAlls. These kinds of processed meAts Are widely populAr in CAmbodiA, And business wAs brisk. Few here seem to be concerned by new wArnings from the World HeAlth OrgAnizAtion thAt <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/despite-heAlth-risks-processed-meAts-remAin-A-mAin-course/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Born in 1953, Hay Ly Eang is the same age as independent Cambodia. But unlike his home country, which was torn apart by war and political conflicts in the decades that followed independence, Mr. Ly Eang managed to avoid much of the turmoil after leaving the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/from-pharmaceuticals-to-palm-sugar-helping-a-country-heal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cruise tours will be a type of potential tourism, while Sihanouk was placed in the map of aSEaN Cruise Tourism Line, as part the promotional campaign jointly Cruise Southeast asia &ndash; Feel the Warmth, which officially announced on 22 January 2016 at the Tourism Forum <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a-%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%98%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b6%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Amid mounting internAtionAl concern over the emergence of drug-resistAnt mAlAriA in the Kingdom’s western provinces, A drug cocktAil discontinued in 2008 hAs been reintroduced to stunning success &ndAsh; though how long thAt success cAn be sustAined is uncertAin. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAutious-optimism-As-mAlAriA-drug-cocktAil-mAkes-A-comebAck/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

More Cambodians than ever are turning to microfinance for money to cover their small business endeavours or pay expenses, and, increasingly, they are looking to protect their families from the burden of these debts in the event of death or disability. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/credit-life-insurance-provides-a-safety-net-for-borrowers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a statement last week, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature identified ongoing fires in flooded forests as a major threat to the Tonle Sap lake. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tonle-sap-wetland-on-the-brink-of-a-crisis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen presided over here on Saturday the inauguration ceremony of the International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP), an international school in Cambodia, according to the State News agency-aKP. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-inaugurates-a-new-international-school-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sathapana Ltd, the third-largest microfinance institution (MFI) in Cambodia, has submitted a formal application to the central bank to merge with a local Japanese-owned bank and operate the consolidated entity as a commercial bank, a company executive said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mfi-seeks-licence-to-operate-as-a-commercial-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Activists hAve cAst doubt on whether Prime Minister Hun Sen’s new initiAtive for the country’s problems to be solved through sociAl mediA cAn tAckle the country’s most pervAsive problem&mdAsh;lAnd disputes. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmpAigners-dismiss-fAcebook-As-A-solution-to-lAnd-problems/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

As the government scrAmbles to buoy A rice sector suffering from crAshing pAddy prices And fierce internAtionAl competition, Prime Minister Hun Sen on ThursdAy lAuded the government officiAls And “generous businesspeople” who heeded cAlls for emergency funds. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAsh-influx-A-bAnd-Aid-for-fAiling-rice-sector/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is seeking more trade with the US, as well as other means for bilateral partnerships, the Phnom Penh’s new ambassador to the US says. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-cooperation-a-priority-for-new-ambassador-to-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ASX-listed EmerAld on WednesdAy Announced thAt it hAd signed A fArm-in And joint venture (JV) Agreement with fellow-listed RenAissAnce MinerAls to eArn A mAjority interest in A CAmbodiAn gold project. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/emerAld-tAkes-A-new-direction-with-cAmbodiA-gold-jv/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s economy will grow 7.1 per cent in 2016 while per capita income will reach $1,301 this year, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-sees-the-signs-of-a-strong-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With ride-hailing giants Uber and Grab yet to enter the Cambodian market, a pair of local entrepreneurs have seized the initiative and developed the first private-hire car service and smartphone application for Phnom Penh’s frenetic city streets. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-car-hire-app-gets-a-jump-on-uber/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Government ministries bound by sexist traditions and a lack of support are keeping women officials across asia from implementing their ideas, female leaders gathered for a four-day seminar in Phnom Penh said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sexist-traditions-a-hurdle-for-regions-female-leaders/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chea Chamroeun, who became a member of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party in 1993, submitted a resignation this week, claiming who would rather focus on communities than remain in a climate of political conflict. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tired-of-political-battles-a-ruling-party-member-resigns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>