A senior officiAl At the Ministry of Environment sAid on ThursdAy AnAlysis of blood sAmples from victims of KrAtie province’s contAminAted wAter incident eArlier this month hAve confirmed the presence of cyAnide, Albeit At very low levels. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cyAnide-found-in-sAmples/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The banking sector saw loan restructuring of $2.16 billion covering 44,500 accounts as of June this year, according to a report from the association Banks of Cambodia (aBC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-2billion-in-loans-restructured-from-march/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, the Prayuters Library Program is excited to announce the Opening of <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/call-for-application-research-grant-for-bachelors-degree-students-to-write-thesis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Union workers and leaders appeared divided yesterday on the question of whether to support the opposition party’s planned three-day demonstration at Freedom Park. Campaign promises from the Cambodia National Rescue Party to raise minimum monthly salaries to $150 seemed to have struck a chord with garment <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-split-on-call-to-rally-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

CAMBODIA’s finAnciAl sector will not fAce A shortAge of cAsh to lend to locAl enterprises And AccelerAte business Anytime soon, According to AssociAtion of BAnks in CAmbodiA (ABC) president In ChAnny. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Abc-no-shortAge-in-cApitAl-for-lending/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 22 April 2021, the GArment MAnufActurers AssociAtion in CAmbodiA (GMAC) issued An AppeAl to All owners/directors of GMAC fActory members in the lockdown regions to kindly consider A certAin Amount of cAsh AllowAnces to employees Aim to fAcilitAte the dAily livelihood of vulnerAble workers. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/gmAc-AppeAl-to-owners-directors-of-gmAc-fActory-members/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is trying to establish itself as a leading cashew-producing and exporting country through its National Policy on Cashew 2022&ndash;2027. The government aims to boost cashew output, develop processing facilities, diversify export markets, and simplify trade facilitation programs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sets-ambitious-targets-to-boost-cashew-processing-and-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An InternAtionAl LAbour OrgAnizAtion officiAl yesterdAy cAlled the drAft of A Ministry of LAbour trAde union lAw “A step bAckwArds” during the opening of A two-dAy workshop meAnt to heAr concerns of both lAbour unions And employers. In A speech to worker representAtives, members of the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ilo-AttAcks-trAde-union-lAw/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Phnom Penh Municipality opened a new port for boat operators along the riverside in Daun Penh district yesterday in an effort to regulate operations, keep the river clean, and ensure customer safety. The new port comes three years after City Hall banned boats from docking <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/boat-owners-complain-new-port-a-burden-for-business/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Poipet &ndash; Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday launched direct bus services linking Bangkok and Phnom Penh via the aranyaprathet-Poipet border crossing, aiming to cut transportation costs, MOCT reported on June 15. Transport Minister Jarupong Ruangsuwan and Cambodian Public Works and Transport Minister Tram Iv Tek and representatives of the asian Development Bank (aDB) co-presided at the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-cambodia-launch-direct-bus-services-linking-bangkok-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 50 representatives of Indian energy firms attended the opening of the Powering Cambodia conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, engaging local government officials and stakeholders in the Kingdom’s energy sector to explore investment opportunities in the field of electricity generation and distribution. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/indian-power-firms-eye-kingdoms-energy-gaps/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Police commissioner has ordered police chiefs to stop taking money from law enforcement officials’ salaries for apparent good causes. a statement signed by General Neth Savoeun, dated august 22 but obtained Thursday, said police chiefs at all levels must cease the practice, which takes <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-chiefs-told-to-stop-taking-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Education Ministry has produced a short video and posted it to its YouTube channel to help teachers educate students in grades one to three. The video, which runs less than 20 minutes, shows methods of teaching Khmer literature, mathematics and other subjects. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/teacher-training-video-released/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday issued a sub-decree to limit teacher overtime in public schools in an effort to fix teachers’ working hours in accordance with government budgetary constraints. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-limits-teacher-overtime/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than half of the students who sat the grade 12 national exam last month passed the high-stakes test, marking a significant improvement on last year’s results, when nearly two-thirds failed amid sweeping anti-cheating reforms.The results, which were released on Saturday, show that 55.8 per <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/test-results-please-many/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Pirated computer software accounted for about $50 million in losses to the Cambodian economy every year, an industry expert said yesterday. according to Pily Wong, president of the ICT Business association, about 95 per cent of the computer software used in Cambodia is counterfeit, crippling the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pirated-computer-software-cost-cambodia-50m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Federation of associations of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (FaSMaC) has sought support from the anti-corruption organization Transparency International, to prepare it to be a graft-free business entity and help its members to be listed on the Cambodia Stock Exchange (CSX). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smes-in-anti-graft-partnership/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Labor has instructed employers and unions in the country’s crucial garment sector to begin preparations for the next round of minimum wage negotiations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minimum-wage-talks-scheduled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

There is adequate supply of pork for domestic consumption till the end of 2022, quashing the need to import from neighbouring countries, said the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-pork-imports-for-now-supply-to-last-till-december/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Banking pioneer Pung Kheav Se was appointed yesterday as president of the association of Khmer-Chinese in Cambodia, succeeding Duong Chhiv, who retired after holding the post for 16 years. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banker-to-lead-khmer-chinese-coterie/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>