A group of villAgers who were evicted from KrAtie province to mAke wAy for A VietnAmese rubber compAny were given A 750-hectAre sociAl lAnd concession by the government ThursdAy, but mAny sAid they would hold out for A better offer. A letter signed by KrAtie Governor <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/krAtie-fArmers-offered-lAnd-but-mAny-remAin-defiAnt/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Civil society advocates &ndash; who last week called on parliament to consider amending the constitution to limit prime ministers to two terms in office &ndash; are now trying to enlist former premiers to back their proposal. The group, which includes well-known political analysts and representatives of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-seek-ex-pms-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A shArp increAse in gArment fActory strikes this yeAr hAs rAised eyebrows Among industry insiders, who sAy the disputes could leAd to A decreAse in yeAr-on-yeAr export growth. The ArbitrAtion Council, which heArs work-relAted disputes such As fActory strikes, sAw clAims neArly double during the first <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sl-fActory-strikes-to-slow-cAmbodiAn-gArment-industry/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Improvements to Cambodia’s banking and finance sector are expected to come about as a result of the 2013 national budget, a Council of Ministers spokesman said. “We will dedicate resources to ensuring macro-economic stability,” spokesman for the Council of Ministers, Phay Siphan said. These measures, in conjunction <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/improvements-for-banks-after-budget/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published 3 new datasets on “Result of the 4th mandate of commune/sangkat council election 2017” in both Khmer and English. These datasets shows the official result of the recent commune election at provincial level by three classifications:  (1) number and percentage <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-three-new-datasets-on-result-of-the-4th-mandate-of-communesangkat-council-election-2017/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

SAN FRANCISCO &mdAsh; The OddAr MeAnchey REDD+ (Reduced Emissions for DeforestAtion And DegrAdAtion) project in CAmbodiA is the first in the world to complete verificAtion of emission reductions under the Verified CArbon StAndArd (VCS) with A triple gold ClimAte, Community And Biodiversity (CCB) AccreditAtion for emission <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-verifies-the-worlds-first-vcs-triple-gold-ccb-Avoided-deforestAtion-project/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A technology cAlled “Super Wi-Fi” thAt uses the frequency spectrum between television chAnnels cAlled “white spAces” could be A gAme-chAnging force in how people connect to the internet, especiAlly in plAces like CAmbodiA. The technology, which requires speciAlised equipment costing About US$2,000 for A bAse stAtion <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/microsofts-super-wi-fi-could-chAnge-gAme-2/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/opposition-gives-hard-deadline-for-political-negotiations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government will likely sell a Japanese-style medical service to Cambodia in a package that includes an emergency care center, a medical graduate school and an insurance system. The government has decided to seek a market for the medical service in emerging nations in the association <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-may-sell-medical-services-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Though the Ministry of Information has repeatedly rejected independent radio station owner Mam Sonando’s requests to obtain a television station license and a radio relay station, saying that there was “no space” for him, the government has approved at least three new TV licenses and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sonando-continues-to-seek-tv-license-radio-relay-station/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Trash collection in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Photo taken by David Villa, taken on 12 January 2008. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 DEED.Solid waste is defined as “used things, materials, or products that remain or are generated from human daily activities and livelihood and do <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/solid-waste/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Electricite du Cambodge (EdC). Photo by bmeabroad, taken on 10 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-Sa 2.0.Low electrification rates and over-dependence on fossil fuel imports have contributed to Cambodia ranking 120 out of 124 nations in the new World Economic Forum’s Global Energy architecture Performance Index <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In Cambodia, alternate periods of drought and heavy rains bring challenges for water management. The current trends show increasing annual rainfall and temperature throughout Cambodia, with a likelihood that both flooding and droughts will increase in frequency, severity and duration111. Water management involves issues of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/water-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ប្រភព: ប្រកាស​រួម​លេខ​ ១៤៥១​ សហ​វ​ ប្រក​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ផ្តល់​សេវា​សាធារណៈ​ និង​ការ​ពិន័យ​អន្តរការណ៍​ជា​ប្រាក់​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​រ៉ែ​ និង​ថាមពល <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/?post_type=tablepress_table&p=184682 ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ប្រភព: ប្រកាស​រួម​លេខ​ ១៤៥១​ សហ​វ​ ប្រក​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ផ្តល់​សេវា​សាធារណៈ​ និង​ការ​ពិន័យ​អន្តរការណ៍​ជា​ប្រាក់​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​រ៉ែ​ និង​ថាមពល <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/?post_type=tablepress_table&p=184736 ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen and a visiting top Chinese official on Saturday presided over the signing of 29 letters and memoranda covering a broad range of business and military deals, including a $195.5 million loan for Cambodia to purchase Chinese-made military helicopters. a summary of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-china-ink-aid-trade-deals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Three false alarms at a garment factory triggered another mass fainting incident yesterday morning, sending 59 female staff, including one security guard, to hospitals and clinics, according to a statement from the Ministry of Labour. The first alarm went off  about 7:40am in a sewing section, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/6425/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 50 villAgers in KAndAl province protested yesterdAy in An Attempt to hAlt the Activities of A VietnAmese sAnd-dredging compAny, which they sAid hAs cAused A huge swAth of their lAnd to slide into the Mekong River. Residents of Kien SvAy district’s Koh PrAk villAge sAid <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sinking-feeling-on-rivers-edge/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A Chinese womAn found guilty of intentionAlly cAusing dAmAge After teAring up photos of the lAte King FAther wAs deported yesterdAy morning &ndAsh; A mere two dAys After the crime occurred. WAng ZiA ChAo, 43, who on TuesdAy wAs given A suspended one-yeAr prison sentence, left <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/deported-home-in-disgrAce/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The convicted ringleader of a so-called secessionist movement in May in Kratie province, who is currently in self-imposed exile to avoid a 30-year prison sentence, has said that he will soon return to Cambodia to organize a large-scale demonstration against the government. Bun Ratha&mdash;who was sentenced <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/secession-leader-says-he-will-return-to-cambodia-stage-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>