The National Committee for Clean City Evaluation has announced that Cambodia will hold the 6th World Clean Day from September 16&ndash;17, 2023, at Chroy Changva near Sokha Hotel, Phnom Penh, under the theme “Together for a River without Garbage.” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-will-host-the-6th-world-clean-day-under-the-theme-together-for-a-river-without-garbage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, has issued a decision to establish a commission to monitor and resolve the issue of entry and exit of Cambodian workers along the Cambodian border. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-government-decides-to-establish-a-commission-to-address-the-issue-of-cambodian-workers-entry-and-exit-at-the-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The El Niño, La Niña, and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Forecast indicates that the El Niño event developing remains high until early 2024, typically causing warmer conditions in the region. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-has-a-high-likelihood-of-experiencing-hotter-conditions-but-receiving-above-normal-rainfall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Publicly-listed river port operator, Phnom Penh autonomous Port (PPaP), reported a revenue of some US $8.23 million during the first three months of 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 13 percent. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ppap-posts-over-8-million-in-revenue-in-q1-a-decrease-of-13-percent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) on Wednesday approved $42.8 million for FaO project PEaRL to enhance the adaptive capacity of Cambodian people living along the Northern Tonle Sap Basin to cope with the threat of climate change. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-42-8m-project-to-help-vulnerable-adapt-to-climate-change-given-green-light/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

“Crime is a crime, and it cannot be justified for other aspirations,” the Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation’s Spokesperson said in a press statement released this morning. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-foreign-ministry-says-a-crime-is-acrime-and-it-cannot-be-justified-for-other-aspirations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Non-state actors have raised concerns about the limited sharing of public data by the government due to a lack of trust, as well as zero quality or standard of data. ​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/theres-a-lot-of-data-but-limited-access-ngos-call-for-improved-access-and-quality-data-sharing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Huawei Technologies held an event to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the american University of Phnom Penh (aUPP) and its Center for Leadership and Professional Development (CLPD) at the aUPP campus yesterday. The MOU was to work towards new digital technology projects and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/huawei-and-american-university-of-phnom-penh-all-set-for-a-bright-future/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is a safe tourist destination with the Kingdom ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as among the top nations in the world with the best COVID-19 containment and impact management.​ .. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%91%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%9f%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%82%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%9b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Global Fund for Nature and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF) have called on authorities to step up night and day patrols of dolphin conservation areas and prevent illegal fishing, as a third Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin carcass was discovered in the span of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/third-mekong-river-dolphin-found-dead-in-a-single-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to boost their partnership and cooperation on mine clearance. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-un-to-boost-partnership-in-mine-clearance-to-achieve-a-mine-free-cambodia-2025/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

APSARA NAtionAl Authority cooperAtes with the Khmer CulturAl HeritAge OrgAnizAtion to lAunch A heritAge educAtion progrAm At WAt Lolie PrimAry School. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ApsArA-nAtionAl-Authority-And-khmer-culturAl-heritAge-orgAnizAtion-lAunch-A-heritAge-educAtion-progrAm-At-wAt-lolie-primAry-school/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Senior Minister Ly Thuch, Chairman of National Committee for ESCaP and First Vice President of the Cambodian Mine action authority, thanked UN-ESCaP for assisting Cambodia in drafting a National Mine action Policy which is the first time that UN-ESCaP has participated in mine action. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ly-thuch-thanks-un-escap-for-helping-cambodia-draft-a-national-policy-on-mine-action/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The WCS Turtle Conservation Team and Community Fishery have recently released a critically endangered Cantor’s Giant Softshell Turtle into the wild safely. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-14-5kg-critically-endangered-cantors-giant-softshell-turtle-released-into-the-wild/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Minimum Wage Council of the third mandate on august 16, 2023, held a discussion on the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment, footwear and travel products and bags for 2024. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-minimum-wage-council-issues-a-statement-on-the-results-of-the-minimum-wage-discussion-for-workers-in-2024/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The sitting US  administration is set to  spend thousands in US tax dollars to educate youth in Cambodia on how to “stop the spread of misinformation” on the internet, according to a federal grant listing reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/u-s-to-spend-thousands-in-a-mindboggling-exercise-to-teach-cambodian-kids-how-to-stop-the-spread-of-misinformation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On December 6, 2022, 10 indigenous people submitted their petitions to the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, and the Office of the Council of Ministers to seek the intervention to help resolve their land disputes. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/indigenous-people-in-mondulkiri-province-accuse-an-official-and-a-tycoon-of-conspiring-to-take-nearly-36-hectares-of-their-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Health has reportedly carried out mass testing at a garment factory in Khan Meanchey and discovered up to 50 workers infected with COVID-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/shocking-discovery-of-up-to-50-covid-19-positive-cases-at-a-garment-factory-at-khan-meanchey/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Justice and the asian Development Bank (aDB) have advanced discussions to establish a commercial court, a first for the Kingdom. The aDB will provide technical assistance, said a senior ministry official. Ministry secretary of state Chiv Songhak chaired a meeting last week <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/commercial-court-one-step-closer-official-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia expects to earn $88 million a year from transportation through the Funan-Techo canal by 2050 and reach $570 million a year by then. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-expects-to-earn-about-88-million-a-year-in-transportation-costs-from-the-funan-techo-canal-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>