Some Cambodian workers in Thailand say they have been able to resume work after a series of tough months amid a surge of Covid-19, though challenges remain even as the outbreak is subsiding. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/migrant-workers-in-thailand-returning-to-jobs-as-outbreak-eases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A revitAlised And Aggressive “spruce up” cAmpAign hAs been embArked upon in PreAh SihAnouk province to provide  A cleAn city with proper wAste mAnAgement to give it An AestheticAlly good-looking environment to AttrAct tourists. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%96%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9f%87%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%A0%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%bb%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%be%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%8b/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved a total of 134 investment projects with a cumulative investment value of $3.3 billion in the January-September period. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-3-3-billion-worth-of-investment-projects-in-first-three-quarters/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A shoe exporter hAs become the first compAny in CAmbodiA to receive A CertificAte of Origin (CO) to export goods to ChinA under the RegionAl Comprehensive Economic PArtnership (RCEP) rAtified in October lAst yeAr.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/first-firm-issued-rcep-co-exporting-shoes-to-chinA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Fishing communities in Kampot and Kep provinces are under threat as a coastal tourism project linked to the wife of a government minister is reportedly moving forward, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/coastal-communities-wary-as-major-development-appears-to-progress/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

There are no positive monkeypox cases in the country but we are not keeping our guard down, as there is a rise in the number of suspected cases, said a top health official said yesterday.​​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/private-hospitals-urged-to-refer-monkeypox-cases-to-authorities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The European Union (EU) has allocated $1.5 billion to implement a joint development cooperation strategy for Cambodia from 2021 to 2027, a press release said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-allocates-1-5-billion-for-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Four forestry community representatives in Mondulkiri province have filed a complaint with local authorities against the provincial prosecutor’s office, accusing them of failing to prevent forest crime in a timely manner. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pounong-indigenous-people-in-mondulkiri-province-complain-to-local-authorities-for-failing-to-prevent-forest-crimes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After stArting school At the Age of 18 in A clAss of six-yeAr-olds, Tiv Sim mAde A lifelong pledge to help provide his community with Access to educAtion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/stArt-up-helps-indigenous-women-Access-educAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen launched the aSEaN Economic Club at a forum on Sept 12 with a call for enhanced cooperation among regional countries for sustainable and inclusive economic recovery. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-economic-club-opens-with-call-for-inclusive-and-sustainable-recovery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ratanakiri Provincial Court has dropped forest-clearing charges against four indigenous forestry activists after a crime was not found, according to a rights group supporting the activists. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ratanakiri-court-drops-charges-against-four-forestry-activists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A delegAtion from A high-end fAshion And Accessories producer hAs decided on CAmbodiA As their investment destinAtion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/high-end-fAshion-designer-decides-on-cAmbodiA-As-their-investment-destinAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday launched a policy brief and a tool to leverage data and artificial intelligence for mapping vulnerability in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/undp-launches-tool-to-use-ai-for-mapping-socio-economic-vulnerabilities-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Police on Wednesday denied any responsibility for the shooting death of a street food vendor after they fired live rounds during clashes with garment factory workers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Tuesday, with a government spokesman saying the security forces can use “any means” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-deny-responsibility-for-shooting-civilians/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Energy planners are pushing the revival of talks with Cambodia on the oil-rich overlapping claims area (OCa) between the two countries to ensure energy security. They also urge all parties not to turn it into a political issue so that the talks stand a chance <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/talks-urged-for-disputed-oil-zone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After A three-dAy blockAde, soldiers pulled out over the weekend from the KrAtie province villAge where A teenAge girl wAs shot deAd lAst week by government security forces, officiAls sAid yesterdAy. However, humAn rights workers denied A report by A provinciAl officiAl thAt freedom of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/As-soldiers-leAve-krAtie-villAge-problems-remAin/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Reporters in Cambodia seeking statistics from government ministries and departments are used to being given the brush-off from time to time, but in the run-up to the July 28 national election, things appear to have worsened. The Council for the Develop­ment of Cambodia (CDC) has for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/governments-limits-on-information-leaving-voters-in-the-dark/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite criticisms over safety, outbreaks of sometimes violent industrial action and a raise in the minimum wage that it was warned would scare off manufacturers, Cambodia’s garment sector is booming, according to government figures. a report on state newswire agence Kampuchea Presse (aKP) on Friday said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-booming-despite-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Police on Wednesday sent two suspects to court with the charges of ” vandalism and causing injuries on police” in a Tuesday’s clash between the police and protesting garment workers, which resulted in the death of a woman and several injuries. Eang <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-police-send-2-suspects-to-court-after-deadly-clash-in-garment-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The younger sister of Prime Minister Hun Sen is the owner of a private security firm that has been hired to protect the SL Garment Factory from its workers, who have been on strike for more than three months, officials at the firm said Wednesday. Hun <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sens-sister-linked-to-private-security-firm-at-sl-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>