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>

Patrols have resumed in the area of Preah Vihear protected forests where two forest rangers were fatally shot on November 7th, as police continue their investigation into the murders. The beefed-up patrols are taking new security precautions, and unarmed patrols have not resumed yet because <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/patrols-resume-in-forest-a-month-after-ranger-slayings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

New government estimates on this year’s rice production and forecasts for next year’s crop may be overly optimistic, industry experts say, factoring in the impact of a drought that damaged crops and is expected to carry over into the next dry season harvest.The Ministry of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-harvest-estimates-taken-with-a-grain-of-salt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Economists say Cambodia is not facing the risk of an aging population, as is happening in richer countries around the region, but it must still plan for a future when its younger generations grow old. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-young-generations-a-demographic-boon-for-now/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Each year, millions of dollars flow into the tourism hub of Siem Reap, the gateway city to angkor Wat. Yet just outside of town, the effects of that economy are hardly felt at all. Out here, people struggle to make a living, and grinding poverty <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/outside-siem-reap-town-poverty-remains-a-daily-reality/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

All bArs, restAurAnts And guesthouses Along O’Tres BeAch neAr SihAnoukville, And some on neighboring O’ChheuteAl BeAch, must close up shop within A month or fAce forced eviction, locAl officiAls confirmed on TuesdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sihAnoukville-beAch-businesses-given-A-month-to-move-out/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Mong Reththy, known as the king of agriculture in Cambodia for his role running the large Mong Reththy Group, aims to expand the Kingdom’s mango market to Europe. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mangoes-exported-to-europe-in-a-first-for-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has designated eight provinces to start boosting vegetable production from this year in a move to curb the capital flow of an estimated $200 million per year on imports from neighboring countries, mainly Vietnam.Vongsey Vissoth, secretary of state for the Ministry of Economy <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/200-mil-a-year-veggie-imports-to-be-slashed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

When Cambodia National Rescue Party President Kem Sokha stood arm-in-arm with three newly minted deputies earlier this year, the quartet seemed eager and ready to address the party’s next challenge at hand: critical commune elections that could greatly bolster grassroots support. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/amid-strife-the-cnrp-is-a-party-on-pause/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the country does not need a labour court to solve disputes because the current trilateral mechanism in place is sufficient. Speaking to garment factory workers in Phnom Penh, Mr Hun Sen explained that the current mechanism, which brings employer <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-need-for-a-labour-court-hun-sen-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>