Property experts say the Camko City project has a great deal of potential, after visiting and studying the satellite city last week. Kim Heang, general manager of Khmer Real Estate Co, said that he is very interested in Camko City because he has seen that it href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/camko-citys-potential-seen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

llegall migration is on the rise, but human trafficking cases appear to be declining, according to the government’s annual labor migration report, released yesterday. Speaking at the start of a three-day workshop held at the Ministry of Interior that involving embassies, NGOs and government officials, Chou href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/illegal-migration-ticking-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation unveiled on Friday that the country collected 395 million U.S. dollars of tax in the first five months of this year, up 24 percent year on year. In May alone, the department collected 73 million U.S. dollars, up 4 percent href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-collection-in-cambodia-up-24-pct-in-5-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia was host to a two-day information and communication technology conference and expo held by the The National ICT Association of Malaysia on Friday. By 2012, 19.1 million SIM cards for mobile phones have been sold while on the internet side, around 2.7 million people href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-host-to-malaysias-ict-conference-expo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Diminishing populations of hoofed animals in Southeast Asia have hit Cambodia hard, with numbers of one of the Kingdom’s indigenous species dropping by 90 per cent. The current banteng census shows an 80 per cent drop in the world’s banteng population and a 90 per href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-hoofed-species-need-conservation-wwf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and its joint venture partner has secured two contracts valued at US$87mil (RM276mil) to build and expand two airports in Cambodia. Muhibbah has a 30% stake in SCA [Societe Concessionnaire de L’Aeroport]. The duration for the Phnom Penh Airport and Siem href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/muhibbah-jv-bags-rm276m-projects-for-cambodias-airports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Canada’s Angkor Gold Corp announced Wednesday the completion of preliminary exploration on its Blue Lizard prospect in the South Oyadao exploration lease in Ratanakiri province. A statement said termite-sampling crews encountered the prospect as artisanal workings and that the company had collected and analyzed more than href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/canadas-angkor-gold-completes-initial-exploration-in-ratankiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring and reporting scheme is launching a mobile app next month to help improve knowledge of the country’s labour law for those working in the industry. Partially funded by Adidas, the ‘Cambodian Labour Law Guide’ app will be available to download href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-better-factories-goes-mobile-with-labour-law-app/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Flash floods have killed at least 13 people and affected about 3,000 families in Cambodia since early this month, a disaster control spokesman said Wednesday. Four provinces being hit by floods are Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, and Kratie, Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/flood-death-toll-rises-to-13-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Government of Japan has decided to provide a total of US$791,720 to Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) to improve mine clearance in Battambang province in 2013. The grant contract was signed here last Friday at the Embassy of Japan between H.E. Kumamaru Yuji, Japanese Ambassador href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-provides-almost-us800000-for-mine-clearance-in-battambang-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Eight unionists charged with incitement after a strike at Kampong Speu province’s Sabrina Garment factory will remain in custody after the Supreme Court yesterday denied their request for bail. Presiding Judge Cheum Rithy yesterday said the court is nearly finished questioning witnesses, and that the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unionists-to-await-trial-from-jail-cell/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) on Wednesday signed up to provide a concessional loan of $121 million to Cambodia for irrigation system and power transmission line development. The agreement was inked between Cambodian Finance Minister Aun Porn Moniroth and visiting Chairman of the Exim href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinas-exim-bank-lends-121m-to-cambodia-for-irrigation-power-grid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ethnic Jarai villagers in Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district have accused border officials of not only allowing illegal Vietnamese loggers to cross the border unimpeded, but also of taking their side in negotiations with a community forest patrol. Members of the patrol in Paknhai commune’s Lam village said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/collusion-alleged-in-logging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen left on Thursday for two-day visit to Laos. The delegation accompanying Hun Sen included Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Cabinet Minister Sok An and other members of the Royal Government. A number of agreements will be signed during his visit. The Ministry of Foreign href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-leaves-for-laos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Aeon Microfinance (Cambodia) plans to expand its branches in Cambodia this year and also diversify its products from the current base after two years of operating in the Kingdom, officials with the company say. Until now, the microfinance institution (MFI) – which is part of the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/aeon-mfi-to-expand-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Siem Reap hotel operators are preparing for a deluge of tourists this Khmer New Year season the likes of which is not often seen, tourism officials say. Chheuy Chhorn, deputy director of Siem Reap’s tourism department, said after attracting 170,000 visitors to the first annual Angkor href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-ready-for-surge-of-tourists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The two sides of the Second Chroy Changva Bridge were connected Wednesday in a ceremony presided over by Transport Minister Tram Iv Tek. He said the Chinese-funded bridge would be completed by September. “The bridge was projected to cost $27.5 million to be spent on construction href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-chroy-changva-bridge-enters-final-stage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With acid attacks in steep decline – not a single attack has been recorded so far this year – the only organisation working directly with acid survivors on the ground is scaling back its services by 75 per cent. Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity (CASC) is no href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acid-services-reduced/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Several people were injured Thursday when Cambodian authorities broke up a Labour Day rally involving hundreds of garment workers and opposition party supporters in central Phnom Penh. Am Sam Ath, senior monitor of local human rights group Licadho, told Kyodo News he saw at least five href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-breaks-up-may-day-rally/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Wednesday questioned the sincerity of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party in efforts to resolve a 10-month political standoff amid an impasse in negotiations to reform the country’s electoral body following disputed polls. The CNRP’s Deputy President Kem Sokha href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-opposition-doubts-ruling-party-commitment-to-ending-impasse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...