H.E. Tram Iv TEk, MinistEr for Pulic Works and Transport this wEEk hostEd a cErEmony in Kampong Chhnang to inauguratE thE complEtion on 87 kilomEtErs of maintEnancE on National Road 5 bEtwEEn Phnom PEnh and Kampong Chhnang undEr thE joing Road AssEt ManagEmEnt ProjEct. ThE Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/australia-hElps-safEr-roads-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 02 August 2019, the government of Japan has agreed to provide USD 310,777 to AAR Japan under the framework, the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects.  The Grant Contract has been singed between H.e. Mr. Horinouchi Hidehisa, Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-japan-provides-usd-310777-for-promoting-inclusive-education-in-kandal-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than half of the students who sat the grade 12 national exam last month passed the high-stakes test, marking a significant improvement on last year’s results, when nearly two-thirds failed amid sweeping anti-cheating reforms.The results, which were released on Saturday, show that 55.8 per ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/test-results-please-many/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 10 October 2017, H.e. Prak Sokhonn, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, will preside over the launching ceremony of the National Secretariat of Cambodia for Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (NSC-MLC), at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/launching-ceremony-of-the-national-secretariat-of-cambodia-for-mekong-lancang-cooperation-nsc-mlc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government is speeding up its draft digital policy to adapt the economy to e-government. Minister of Post and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth was joined by the Ministry of economy and Finance (MeF) Secretary of State Vongsey Vissoth to discuss the government’s digital policy concept note. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/draft-digital-policy-speeding-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Young people living in Cambodia are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICeF) in Cambodia said in a press statement on Sunday. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-says-cambodian-children-at-very-high-risk-of-climate-change-impacts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In an interview with CNBC on the current plans, connections and future of transportation in Cambodia on November 12, 2021, Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that the launch of electric vehicles (eVs) are in the early stages of development in Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-is-studying-to-reduce-the-tax-rate-for-electric-cars-by-50-to-encourage-people-to-use/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Australian ambassador Justin Whyatt on May 5 met with National election Committee (NeC) chairman Prach Chan to discuss preparations for the July 23 national elections. During the meeting, Whyatt recounted his mission to Cambodia between 2002 and 2003 to observe the commune council and general elections. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-oz-envoy-talk-election-preparations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has expressed its support a pre-feasibility study on the use of electric buses in Siem Reap town and province. The case study, which was prepared by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), will be used as model for ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/transport-minister-backs-siem-reap-electric-bus-study/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has encouraged Australian business and investor community to further increase business and investment activities in high-value-added sectors such as agriculture and agro-processing, logistics, e-commerce, and digital technology, considered as priority sectors for economic development of the Royal Government of Cambodia. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-encourages-australia-to-do-business-and-investment-in-high-value-added-sectors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Adoption of digital payments has helped in reducing remittance costs, said Chea Serey, Governor, National Bank of Cambodia at a panel discussion on ‘Sustainable Capital: environmentally Consolidated Finance’ on Monday at the Dubai Fintech Summit in UAe. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fintech-helped-us-reduce-costs-nbc-governor-tells-dubai-fintech-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Young man fishing with a cast net on Siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fishing-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

There is currently no oils refinery in Cambodia. Although a refinery has been planned, its construction has been delayed several times, reportedly over financing difficulties. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/oil-refineries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sugar plantations that benefit from the european Union’s everything But Arms (eBA) scheme, which allows preferential access to the e.U.’s market, have further impoverished Cambodia’s poor, and an investigation needs to be launched, a member of the european Parliament (MeP) said on Friday. Patrice Tirolien, MeP ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-parliamentarian-finds-abuses-fueled-by-trade-scheme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Families who have to make way for Phnom Penh’s new mega airport are refusing to relocate to land set aside for them, and are demanding more monetary compensation for what they’re being forced to vacate. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/development-of-mega-airport-continues-despite-opposition-by-locals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The minimum wage for workers in Cambodia’s billion-dollar garment sector will rise to $200 a month next year, a $6 raise that unions said was insufficient while employers raised concerns about profits and regional competitiveness. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-sector-minimum-wage-to-rise-to-200-a-month-in-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of organizations, which said it has never trained members of any of the signatories — many ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight co-defendants appeared for their first day of trial in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday. Sithar and all her colleagues, except for one, denied the incitement charges against them. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/incitement-trial-begins-for-nagaworld-union-leader-and-eight-strikers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 Ex-opposition lEadEr KEm Sokha plans to submit an appEal this wEEk against his trEason conviction and thE Phnom PEnh Municipal Court 27 yEar homE confinEmEnt sEntEncE, according to his lawyErs. Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/kEm-sokha-to-appEal-this-wEEk-against-trEason-conviction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...