Two rival groups of tuk-tuk drivers clashed Monday evening in front of Phnom Penh’s railway station in Daun Penh district, beating each other with metal pipes and chains over a dispute regarding passengers, police said Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tuk-tuk-groups-clash-with-metal-pipes-chains/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

There are no reliable figures on the number of illegal pharmacies operating nationwide, but the government insists that the problem is a thing of the past. at the launch of an anti-drug campaign at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, Chou Yin Sim, secretary <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/informal-pharmacies-continue-to-operate-despite-crackdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen raised the prospect of a free trade agreement (FTa) with Russia during a two-day visit to Cambodia by Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, which wrapped up yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/russian-fta-to-boost-trade-attract-tourists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At A recent meeting in Seoul with A CAmbodiAn delegAtion led by Minister of Commerce PAn SorAsAk, Yu expressed his firm belief thAt the CAmbodiA-KoreA Free TrAde Agreement (CKFTA) will boost trAde between the two countries. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/south-koreAn-Agency-pushes-investment-in-Auto-pArts-tech/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

More than 20 former employees of shuttered radio station VOD &ndash; closed by order of the Prime Minister last week &ndash; have now applied for government jobs in ministries and institutions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-20-vod-ex-employees-have-applied-for-government-jobs-ahead-of-feb-28th-deadline/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With the commune elections just around the corner, the government has yet to come up with a plan to help garment workers get to the polls.Many have come forward with concerns that they may be unable to get time off work or be able to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/experts-call-on-govt-to-encourage-garment-workers-to-vote/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nearly 400 workers at the USa Fully Field (Cambodia) Garment factory blocked National Road 2 in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district yesterday after fears spread that the factory was winding down operations and that management wouldn’t pay necessary wages once it closed. Soy Nakri, a worker representative <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/usa-garment-factory-workers-block-national-road/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

One year ago today, ex-Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith smiled as he sat before a judge at the appeal Court in Phnom Penh on the first day of his trial for shooting and badly injuring three unarmed garment workers at a protest in Prey Veng <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-year-after-trial-still-free/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Unions and labour groups fear a solitary sick day could cost garment workers their entire month’s attendance bonuses &ndash; about 15 per cent of their base wage &ndash; under a new scheme meant to make life easier. The Kingdom’s 600,000 garment and footwear workers will receive <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/questions-over-bonuses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Commerce Minister Sun Chan­thol evoked the late U.S. President John Kennedy on Friday at a seminar about “rebranding” Cambodia that quickly turned into a promotional event for Coca-Cola. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/coca-cola-guides-rebranding-cambodia-event/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 13 March 2024, The Ministry of Interior has issued an announcement on the census of local associations and non-governmental organizations on their official social media site. according to the notification, the Ministry of Interior will start conducting the census to local association and non-governmental organizations <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-on-the-census-of-local-associations-and-non-governmental-organizations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a bid to raise more money from within the country, civil society organizations are planning to launch a platform in November that will use crowdfunding via mobile phone credit to fund projects ranging from IT development to the arts. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/civil-society-groups-turning-to-crowdfunding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Minister of Labour yesterday warned factory owners around the country that they would face legal action if large groups of workers faint during working hours within their enterprises. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-tackles-factory-faintings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Commerce is conducting a feasibility study to set up an open paddy market for paddy rice in at least two provinces to make the rice trade more transparent, s senior official says. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plans-for-open-paddy-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s first association for expanding business opportunities and financing for women was launched on Saturday. The Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs association would seek to enhance the competitiveness of businesswomen in the growing aSEaN market, which was set to integrate by 2015, Seng Takakneary, president of the new <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/business-group-to-support-women/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Revoking its decision to sack the vast majority of its work force for a prolonged strike, the Winson International garment factory agreed to allow the 868 workers back to work following negotiations late last month, worker representatives said yesterday. after mediation by officials from the Ministry <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-factory-welcomes-back-striking-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The worst floods in a decade may boost the number of nonperforming loans in the Kingdom’s microfinance industry in the fourth quarter, insiders said yesterday. However, those insiders said the damage done to Cambodia’s agriculture sector would not have a significant impact given the MFIs’ diversified <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/floods-to-push-up-non-performing-loans-in-4th-quarter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia association of Travel agents says good connections and airline service from other aSEaN member countries will be the main driver to push tourism forward. The association president, ang Kim Eang, said the increase in aSEaN travellers to Cambodia was driven by an expansion of direct <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-relies-on-asean/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The World Organisation for animal Health (WOaH) and the International Veterinary Medical association have selected Cambodia as a model country for the training of veterinarians to strengthen the veterinary system in a number of partner countries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%81%e1%9e%97%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%96%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%96/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) is willing to closely cooperate in sectors such as agriculture, industry, defence and high technology to assist Cambodia in achieving its goal to become an upper middle-income country by 2030. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/korea-to-help-cambodia-achieve-its-development-goal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>