The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF), in collaboration with USaID-funded Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II project (Harvest II), on September 20 virtually launched the “Export Mission to the Middle East and North africa” programme. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/spice-community-ready-to-enter-into-mena-region/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Local and foreign firms looking to register their business in Cambodia can now do it from any internet-connected device after the Ministry of Commerce yesterday launched its long-awaited online business registration portal.The new, paperless system enables prospective businesses to search for a company name, upload <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/firm-registry-moves-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture hAs creAted designAted bird flu contAminAtion zones in Phnom Penh And KAndAl province following the deAths of hundreds of birds due to the H5N1 virus, officiAls sAid WednesdAy. Agriculture Minister Ouk RAbon signed two directives lAte lAst month sAying thAt poultry being <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Agriculture-ministry-estAblishes-2-h5n1-contAminAtion-zones/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Teachers are demanding that their salaries be raised to 1.5 million riel (about $270) per month next year, and are warning the government that if this does not happen, they will continue protesting “like a headache that will not go away.”  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/teachers-push-for-higher-wages-rural-schools-with-books/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions South China Sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday. During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-year-on-cambodias-role-as-asean-chairman-a-bitter-memory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A KAmpucheA Krom monk wAs issued A summons yesterdAy to AppeAr in A Phnom Penh court tomorrow to fAce AccusAtions of incitement. In A letter obtAined by the Post yesterdAy, the investigAting municipAl judge, Duch Kimson, ordered Sieng SovAnnrA, A monk At the SAmAki RAingsey pAgodA, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/incitement-clAim-monk-cAlled-to-court-over-lAnd-protest/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

More than 50,000 companies registered with the Ministry of Commerce will be required to re-register when the ministry rolls out its online registration system next month, a government official said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/firms-required-to-re-register-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kingdom’s much-hyped deadline of tapping its first oil reserves by December 12 2012, or 12-12-12, will not be met, a government spokesman said yesterday. Chevron Overseas Petroleum (Cambodia) Ltd, which is now exploring the Kingdom’s offshore Block a in the Gulf of Thailand, has notified <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oil-production-delayed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The steady growth of franchises from overseas is likely to continue as young, moneyed Cambodians seize the opportunity to bring name brands into the country, a bank official said yesterday. Hoping to help its customers and others invest in franchises, Malaysia-based CIMB Bank yesterday organized <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cimb-says-local-investors-bring-more-franchises-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has no intention of withdrawing its signature from the International Labour Organization’s freedom of association convention, despite calls for it to reconsider its position, a Ministry of Labour spokesman said yesterday. “I don’t think we will withdraw. The prime minister [Hun Sen] has already <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ilo-convention-still-debated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The AustrAliAn embAssy lAst week lAunched the CAmbodiA-AustrAliA WAter Utility Improvement ProgrAmme (WUIP) which Aims to support the Kingdom’s wAter operAtors And improve wAter service delivery throughout the country. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/oz-lAunches-wAter-schem/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

While skyscrapers are ceaselessly filling up Phnom Penh’s skyline, many construction and property experts, as well as ordinary citizens, are questioning whether the government’s measures to ensure safety in high buildings within the capital go far enough.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/safety-standards-for-high-buildings-questioned/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hun Sen, President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King, has spoken highly of the key role of China in the socio-economic development of Cambodia, which contributes to the strengthening of the Kingdom’s independence. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-praises-chinas-contribution-to-cambodias-socio-economic-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday threatened legal action against anyone who touted claims of irregularities in the voter lists during the 2013 election, telling reporters yesterday that if this year’s round of voter registration finishes and the final tally of voters compiled is similar to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-puts-comfrel-on-notice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National accounting Council, the Kampuchea Institution of Certified Public accountants and auditors and association of Chartered Certified accountants (aCCa), co-organized to launch a National Conference on “accountancy in Cambodia-Towards Global Standards” on august 12th in Phnom Penh to reflect what is being implemented in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-accountancy-toward-global-standard/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s microfinance sector experienced another year of explosive growth, with both lending and deposits surging over 40 per cent in 2015, according to new data by an industry association. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mammoth-year-in-kingdoms-microfinance-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The price of fresh cashews has jumped by about 30 percent over the price last year due to shortages of the nut and the fact that the harvest will not get into full swing until early next month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/shortages-push-up-cashew-price/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion association (KSPSPa) is expecting to produce 300 tonnes for the upcoming season, which runs from December to May. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-sugar-exports-on-the-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction on high-speed rails in the Kingdom could begin as soon as next year, with studies well underway on the conversion of existing railway and the creation of two new lines &ndash; one of which runs to the Vietnamese border &ndash; to optimally boost rail <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-may-start-building-high-speed-rail-as-early-as-2023/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Japan-Cambodia association office, officially inaugurated on Monday in Phnom Penh, will play an important role in attracting more Japanese businessmen and investors to Cambodia, said Heng Sour, Minister of Labor, Vocational Training (MLVT). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-cambodia-association-to-help-attract-investors-sour-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>