A senior officiAl of the GenerAl DepArtment of Petroleum At the Ministry of Mines And Energy sAid the ministry is reviewing A request letter from SingApore-listed compAny KrisEnergy Asking for A delAy to the stArt of oil extrAction in CAmbodiA Block A. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/krisenergy-seeks-AdditionAl-delAy-to-cAmbodiA-block-A-scheduled-oil-extrAction/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Legal aid providers”. This bilingual new topic page give the overviews of the legal aid bodies in Cambodia, together with the related contents such as law and regulations, daily news and publications.=>Please click here to go <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-legal-aid-providers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on the “Banking and financial services”. On the new bilingual page, the public will be able to get more information regarding banking and financial services in Cambodia, together with an understanding of the evolution of policies <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-banking-and-financial-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sinosteel Equipment Co Ltd and Royal Group wholly-owned Cambodia Bodong Shaguo Energy Co Ltd signed an Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the new 700 mW coal-fired power plant project. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-group-a-step-closer-to-new-coal-fired-power-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A floAting community in Tonle SAp LAke in Keo Por commune, Puok district of Siem ReAp province is AwAre of environmentAl impAct cAused by plAstic wAstes &ndAsh; thAnks to their pArticipAtion in A cAmpAign to cleAr the lAke from plAstic. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-floAting-community-in-siem-reAp-Adopting-plAstic-free-ApproAch-to-combAt-pollution/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on the “Securities exchange (stock market)”. On the new bilingual page, the public will be able to get more insights into the development and evolution of the securities exchange in Cambodia, together with some related data, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-securities-exchange-stock-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The subcommittee on research and monitoring of COVID-19 announced this evening that a total of 788 workers and related employees from a total of 36 factories have been found be infected with COVID-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/total-of-788-garment-workers-from-36-factories-found-to-be-covid-19-positive-in-less-than-a-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Domestic revenue is an increasingly vital source of financing for development in the Kingdom, amounting to 19 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) last year and expected to reach 22.5 per cent by end-2025, the UN said on July 16. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/domestic-revenue-a-vital-source-of-development-financing-un-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Civil and commercial litigation.” On the new bilingual page, the public will get more insights into the civil rights and procedures for the trial of civil and commercial disputes following the rules defined by law, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-civil-and-commercial-litigation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AquAculture production could experience A mArginAl decline this yeAr As discourAging prices And other mArket forces prompt fArmers to reduce the Amount of juvenile fish used to stock their ponds, or go As fAr As to temporArily hAlt operAtions, According to the CAmbodiAn AquAculturist AssociAtion <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sinking-feeling-cAA-mAking-A-splAsh-over-AquAculture-As-sector-flounders/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies”. This bilingual new topic page gives a quick overview of non-governmental preparedness and response agencies in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies”.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-non-governmental-preparedness-and-response-agencies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said there are pressing reasons to strengthen multilateralism and rules-based international cooperation as interference by foreign powers and use of military force only bring on even worse tragedies rather than offering any solutions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rules-based-intl-co-op-a-key-in-times-of-peril-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 01 December 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the delay for applying for a permit to use foreign labor in 2022. Some factory owners or directors are still late in applying for foreign labor permits for 2022, so <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/the-delay-for-applying-for-a-permit-to-use-foreign-labor-in-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 16 May 2022, the Council for the Development of Cambodia issued a press release on His Excellency CHHIENG Yanara held a courtesy meeting with Mr. RHO Hyunjun. On Monday, May 16th, 2022 at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), His Excellency CHHIENG <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/his-excellency-chhieng-yanara-held-a-courtesy-meeting-with-mr-rho-hyunjun/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s election commission said on Tuesday (aug 1) that nearly half a million ballots were spoiled in the national election last month, which critics have called a sham as all opposition parties were barred from contesting. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-half-a-million-spoiled-ballots-in-cambodia-election-poll-body/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Press freedom groups and foreign donors on Friday discussed the potential benefits and goals of establishing a national press council, including developing a standardized code of ethics for journalists nationwide and promoting public trust and self-regulation in the industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/press-freedom-groups-donors-tout-benefits-of-a-national-press-council/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) are committed to strengthening cooperation towards building a common Cambodian-Chinese community of destiny in the new era. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-and-chinese-communist-party-vow-to-strengthen-community-building-of-a-common-destiny/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and the US traded goods worth $8.510 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, marking gains of 21.79 per cent on-year, with Cambodian exports to the world’s largest economy accounting for a 96.56 per cent share, according to the General Department of Customs <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-goods-exports-to-us-rise-nearly-a-quarter-on-year-to-8-2b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with Internews, organized a training program on “Data Literacy for Journalists” that brought together 11 journalists, of whom 2 are female, from Cambodia’s capital and provinces. The training program is part of the Innovation for Social accountability (ISaC) project <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-hosted-a-training-program-on-data-literacy-for-journalists-for-cambodian-journalists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new dataset on “Cambodia food prices”. This dataset provides Cambodian food price data from the World Food Programme price database. The World Food Programme price database includes corn, rice, beans, fish, and sugar prices.=> Please click here to go <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-dataset-on-cambodia-food-prices/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>