Senior Minister Ly Thuch, First Vice President of Cambodian Mine action and Victim assistance authority (CMaa), said that he considers australia to be a prominent and strong partner for mine action in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/australia-a-prominent-partner-in-cambodias-demining-efforts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries Dith TinA hAs Advised the Fisheries AdministrAtion (FiA) to devise A cleAr strAtegy to efficiently Address the chAllenges involved with dolphin conservAtion, Aside from bAnning All fishing in dolphin pools becAuse of the threAt it poses to the endAngered <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/minister-to-fiA-officiAls-refine-sAfeguArds-for-river-dolphins/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Residents of a village in O’Yadao district, Ratanakiri province, due to debt, went to cut down trees in the community, transported them across the border and sold them to Vietnam in order to repay the bank, according to village and community authorities. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/indigenous-people-in-a-village-in-ratanakiri-province-cut-down-trees-at-risk-to-pay-off-debts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Aing BunAth Acknowledges thAt locAl residents were getting A little greedy during SihAnoukville’s online gAmbling boom in recent yeArs. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/1000-unfinished-constructions-show-AftermAth-of-A-boom/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Collaboration between governments, private sector entities, civil society actors and other development partners is a “must” for Cambodia’s digital socio-economic transformation and to unlock new sources of growth, telecoms ministry secretary of state Sok Puthyvuth said on March 29. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/collaboration-a-must-for-digital-economy-shift-senior-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite downgrading the threat level of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that Cambodians must remain vigilant and keep abreast of booster updates. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-19-still-a-threat-says-who/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Early Warning System (EWS), a mobile platform which notifies subscribers of impending natural disasters by sending alerts, has been a huge success with overwhelming support from the people. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/natural-disasters-alert-system-ews1294-a-huge-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian businesses face more basic infrastructure problems like electricity outages than their aSEaN peers, according to a recent World Bank report. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/electricity-outages-a-hurdle-for-businesses-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Manet Thursday lauded the role played by the Micro, Small &amp; Medium Enterprises in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-says-msmes-a-top-priority-for-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Comments made by US ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy, that his country is not pursuing regime change in the Kingdom is an “important message” for efforts to restore relationships between the two nations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-stance-a-positive-move-in-building-trust-and-confidence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government has decided to provide $70 a month for each worker once their factories temporarily suspended their operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/each-laid-off-worker-to-get-70-a-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Impending COVID-19 health measures and high levels of micro debt pose a serious concern for the approximately 2.4 million Cambodians with a combined outstanding debt of $8 billion, according to a World Bank report released this week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-serious-concern-cambodians-8-billion-microfinance-debt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Preah Sihanouk provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun held a meeting on Wednesday with the Prek Kampong Smach fisheries management team and advised officials to create a working group to study economic data from the area and promote ecotourism. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prek-kampong-smach-a-potential-for-ecotourism-in-preah-sihanouk/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A senior officiAl of the RoyAl University of Phnom Penh hAs AppeAled to the locAl community, privAte sector And relevAnt stAkeholders to join A silk project development in CAmbodiA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/silk-could-be-A-slick-wAy-forwArd-post-covid-19/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Revenue at Cambodia’s angkor archaeological Park has seen a staggering decline in revenue from april ticket sales, as extreme travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic decimated the Kingdom’s most famous attraction. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-wat-records-a-99-5-percent-drop-in-monthly-revenue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen, in a recent message, said employees will be granted a five-day holiday in lieu of the postponed Khmer New Year holidays in april, although a date is yet to be determined. The decision was confirmed yesterday by a government spokesman. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-orders-cabinet-to-designate-a-five-day-replacement-holiday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng yesterday committed to solving the ongoing problems of the capital as the rainy season arrives, including floods and poor garbage collection. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/governor-commits-to-seeing-a-greener-and-cleaner-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In 2015, the government set a target for 1 million tonnes of rice exports by 2020. It will miss it this year with an expected 800,000 tonnes and has reset it for next year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-exports-hindered-by-a-number-of-factors-says-an-insider/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia, through the Council of Ministers, has approved a draft annual budget of approximately $7.62 billion for the year 2021. The approval was made during a cabinet meeting held last Friday, chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/2021-draft-budget-sees-a-half-billion-reduction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a $2.3 million cardboard factory project to be built in Khan Kambol of Phnom Penh. The CDC shared the update in a press release yesterday, adding that the project will create 214 jobs for the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-2-3-million-cardboard-factory-project-brings-january-2021-investments-to-24-5-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>