Nearly 2,000 people have been deported from Cambodia – the vast majority of them Vietnamese – in the first nine months of 2015, according to new government figures.From January through September, 1,919 people were expelled from the Kingdom, and 90 per cent of those thrown href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/almost-2000-deported-so-far-this-year-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following the 25-year sentence for an unlicensed doctor who caused an outbreak of HIV, rights, development and legal experts consider whether justice was served.The questions revolve around how many years imprisonment should be meted out by the court in a case that may have been href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/experts-divided-on-sentencing-in-hiv-outbreak-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

For many Cambodian victims of sexual assault, justice can be hard to find. Not only can it be difficult culturally to report rape and other crimes, but police and the courts are not necessarily well trained to deal with sensitive crimes. Add to that judicial href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/for-many-sexual-assault-victims-justice-is-elusive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Up to 90 former workers from defunct Korean-owned Keohwea International Garment Factory gathered in front of the vacant factory building in Kampong Speu’s Kaheng commune yesterday morning to demand that the owner of the building sell the machinery left there by the Korean business owner, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-demand-outstanding-wages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Kingdom’s national flagship carrier Cambodia Angkor Air is now setting its sights to fly to international destinations in an interline agreement with South Korea-based Jin Air. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Cambodia Angkor Air and Jin Air late last week paves the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-carrier-expands-routes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The lower basin of the trans-boundary Mekong River starts from Laos and runs through Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam before emptying into the East Sea (South China Sea). Any attempts to interrupt the natural status of the river would pose risks to Viet Nam’s Cuu href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/irrigation-in-mekong-basin-threatens-vns-delta/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The first hygienically produced soft drink made from palm juice, produced domestically, has proved popular enough to seek organic certification, and hopefully an export market. While palm juice has been used to make sugar, alcohol and vinegar, it has never been tapped for making soft drinks href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-juice-soft-drink/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Police in Takeo province’s Prey Kabbas district are investigating the theft of equipment from a Prey Lvea commune voter registration office on Thursday. National Election Committee voter registration department head Top Rithy said the thief or thieves broke the building’s lock and swiped all but the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thieves-rob-takeo-voter-registration-location/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Four Cambodian fishermen released by Somali pirates last month recounted their ordeal at a press conference hosted by NGO Caritas yesterday. Khorn Vanthy, 26, from Kampong Cham; Kin Kemhen, 33, of Kratie; and Em Phoum Many, 33, and Nhem Soksan, 33, both from Kampong Chhnang, spent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/back-home-hostages-tell-of-time-in-captivity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minebea, the largest Japanese company in Cambodia, officially opened a third manufacturing plant in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone yesterday to coincide with the fifth anniversary of its presence in the country. Yoshihisa Kainuma, president and CEO of Mineba (Cambodia), told reporters at the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minebea-opens-third-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Earlier this month Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) became the fifth listed firm on the Cambodian Securities Exchange (CSX) following an initial public offering that raised $27 million. The Post’s Brian Ng sat down with Shuzo Shikata, CEO of SBI Royal Securities (SBIR), the sole underwriter href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smooth-sailing-for-ports-ipo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a $180 million package of loans and grants to Cambodia that are meant to improve the country’s roads, water supply and small-scale farms. One $70 million loan will go towards improving 147-kilometres’ worth of flood-prone stretches of National Road href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-signs-180m-in-loans-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly will hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday on some agendas including an amendment to the Penal Code that gives jail time to anyone insulting the King.The National Assembly’s permanent committees held a meeting yesterday afternoon presided by assembly President Heng Samrin to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/assembly-to-meet-over-law-against-insulting-king/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The White House is cutting aid to several assistance programs in Cambodia due to “recent setbacks to democracy”, it announced late Tuesday. Some programs supporting Cambodia’s Tax Department, military and local government will be cut or reduced “to ensure that American taxpayer funds are not being href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-cuts-aid-to-cambodia-with-aim-to-urge-government-to-reconsider-its-current-course/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen bragged yesterday about importing “thousands or tens of thousands” of tonnes of weaponry overnight in the run-up to a major joint military exercise with China. “Samdech Tea Banh, the minister of defence, he does not transport flowers,” the premier said to an href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thousands-of-tonnes-of-weapons-imported-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Nearly 100,000 Cambodians were sent to work overseas last year, an increase of 12.6 percent compared with the previous year that saw about 85,000 workers migrate, according to a Ministry of Labour report. The report, issued yesterday, said that last year Cambodia sent 96,338 labourers href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/spike-in-migrant-worker-numbers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials are predicting a better haul of fish, typically used to make prahok, this season due to higher water levels in the Tonle Sap Lake and River. The fishing season, which began on Thursday and is expected to last until February, will see higher yields href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-officials-expect-high-fish-yield/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A major eight-day military exercise between Cambodian and Chinese troops will commence today at the Thlok Tasek Military Institute in Kampong Speu’s Phnom Sruoch district. Code named “Golden Dragon”, the manoeuvres will see soldiers from the two countries participating in myriad exercises including emergency road repairs href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-to-hold-exercises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation will start dispensing pensions for former civil servants and veterans at select ATMs starting in April. Minister Vong Soth issued a notice yesterday stating that pensioners will be able to withdraw their monthly allocations from Canadia Bank href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pensions-to-be-paid-through-atms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s startups have clamoured to attract foreign venture capital, and now even Silicon Valley is paying attention. Last month, local media and entertainment site Khmerload – described by some as Cambodia’s version of Buzzfeed – secured $200,000 in investment from the regional arm of California-based href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/startups-turn-heads-in-silicon-valley/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...