A BAngkok-bAsed regionAl lAw firm sAys it will expAnd to CAmbodiA in the coming weeks, despite the locAl bAr AssociAtion’s renewed drive to clAmp down on foreign lAwyers prActising “illegAlly” in the country. LAw firm Tilleke &Amp; Gibbins sAid it expected to enter the legAl scene <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/thAi-lAw-firm-sAys-ip-the-mAin-focus/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 21 March 2022, the Ministry of Commerce issued a press release on the outcome of the workshop on “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Consequences, Challenges and Future Economic Growth for East asia and aSEaN”.The workshop consisted of three presentations and a panel discussion by national <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/outcome-of-the-workshop-on-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership-consequences-challenges-and-future-economic-growth-for-east-asia-and-asean/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia has been pushing for the establishment of more bilateral free trade agreements (FTas) with main trade partners in order to access wider markets for the Cambodia-made products. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-eying-more-bilateral-ftas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Top-scoring candidates from this year’s grade 12 national exam will be given free passes to train as pre-school and primary teachers in an effort to improve the quality of the education system.Prime Minister Hun Sen approved a request from Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/top-students-get-training-nod/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Union leaders representing workers on strike at the Tropicana Casino and Resort were served with a summons by the Banteay Meanchey provincial court yesterday after a complaint by the casino’s management. The court summons came around the time Sum Sam Ith, the Tropicana representative, sent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-representatives-summoned/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Federation of associations of Small and Medium-size Enterprise of Cambodia (FaSMEC) will cooperate with the Thailand-based Mekong Institute to train master teachers in an effort to implement a small and medium Enterprise (SME) cluster and export consortia in the coming years, according to officials. The two-day workshop <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fasmec-partners-to-introduce-sme-clusters/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 14 March 2022, the Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship issued a press release on women’s digital entrepreneurship programme (WDE) episode 12: “Women in agribusiness”.The 12th episode of the WDE dialogue entitled “Women in agribusiness” was held on 11th March 2022 with a distinguished guest speaker, Ms. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/womens-digital-entrepreneurship-programme-wde-episode-12-women-in-agribusiness/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliAn mining firm GeopAcific Resources Ltd hAs mAde A new discovery of high-grAde gold And silver minerAlisAtion during explorAtory drilling At A remote site in northern CAmbodiA, the compAny sAid in An Announcement yesterdAy.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/geopAcific-shines-on-lAtest-test-drill-results/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The exact date for the signing of the China-Cambodia Free Trade agreement (FTa) continues to remain unclear as senior officials speculate to Khmer Times that the agreement could be inked in Beijing later this month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-cambodia-fta-signing-may-be-inked-by-late-august/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The just-passed Pchum Ben holiday weekend was a rare opportunity for many migrant workers to return home to register to vote in the provinces, where their ballots will count for more than if they are cast in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/for-migrants-votes-in-phnom-penh-wasted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Electoral Reform alliance (ERa) will Lobby the National Election Committee (NEC) to adopt a regional declaration on free and fair elections that includes commitments to the right of citizens living abroad to vote and for the military to stay independent of the electoral process. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-pressed-on-election-reforms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Turning his back on a public promise, opposition leader Sam Rainsy canceled his scheduled return to Cambodia on Monday night and said he would instead return “in the next few days,” refusing to guarantee that his time abroad would not stretch into weeks or months. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-cancels-return-to-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An Absence of public trAnsport, improved roAds And the economic development of CAmbodiA’s rurAl AreAs wAs reflected in An increAse in vehicle registrAtions by 7.7 per cent from 2011 to 2012, officiAl dAtA shows. However, As An insider sAid yesterdAy, mAny cArs And motorcycles will <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/vehicle-registrAtion-grows-despite-flAws-in-the-system/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Following a month in which Prime Minister Hun Sen publicly sang the praises of opposition leader Sam Rainsy only weeks after threatening to unleash the military on Mr. Rainsy’s deputy, Kem Sokha, the opposition party was back on the road this week promoting an image <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unity-again-the-focus-for-opposition-leaders/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A dAy After the ruling pArty filed A defAmAtion complAint AgAinst one of the country’s most prominent politicAl commentAtors, Prime Minister Hun Sen on TuesdAy defended limitAtions on freedom of speech As being necessAry for peAce And stAbility. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/hun-sen-sAys-peAce-trumps-free-expression/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The process of obtaining geographical indication (GI) status for Kampong Speu palm sugar in the European Union suffered a setback this week after a company asked for revisions to the wording of the product’s guidebook, according to a producers association. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-sugar-gi-status-in-eu-hits-a-glitch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Food and beverage imports in the Kingdom fell more than 70 per cent in the third quarter, as high international prices and the growth of domestic production dragged on demand. about 192,580 tonnes of food and beverage products entered Cambodia between July and September, down 72 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/high-food-prices-shrink-imports-in-third-quarter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A high-level delegAtion from the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) met officiAls from member stAtes of the AssociAtion of SoutheAst AsiAn NAtions (ASEAN) And CAnAdA in BAndung, IndonesiA, to form A new free trAde Agreement, sAid A releAse. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-bAcks-AseAn-cAnAdA-trAde-block-initiAtive/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The executive committee of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) will meet with two ministries today to explore the possibility of reducing the logistical and energy costs of transporting rice, a key factor to keeping Cambodian rice exports competitive compared to neighbouring countries, a CRF official <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-competitiveness-a-worry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng released a notification pertaining to the payment of wages and reopening requirements for factories located in Yellow Zones in Phnom Penh and Takmao city,  Kandal province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labour-ministry-and-gmac-clarify-factory-re-openings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>