A humAn rights group on ThursdAy urged Authorities in CAmbodiA to end the prosecution of six trAde unionists Accused of stoking violent clAshes between protesting workers And security forces, cAlling the cAse AgAinst them “politicAlly motivAted.” New York-bAsed HumAn Rights WAtch sAid prominent Activists PAv SinA, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/rights-group-urges-cAmbodiA-to-drop-cAse-AgAinst-six-unionists/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC), which represents most of the country’s export-oriented garment factories, will establish a training institute with the aim of replacing more than 8,000 jobs in the garment industry held by foreign  workers with a highly skilled local workforce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-training-to-boost-local-talent/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An AbundAnce of illegAl crocodile smugglers operAting without A license And exporting AnimAls to VietnAm hAs led to the price of crocodiles dropping by more thAn hAlf compAred to the sAme period lAst yeAr, breeders sAid yesterdAy. Loun NAm, president of the Crocodile Feeder AssociAtion, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/illicit-crocodile-fArms-cAusing-price-collApse/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

In conjunction with the opening of the new school year today, Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for a more holistic approach to overall education and not just focusing on academic excellence. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%8a%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8b%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%b8%e1%9e%95%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%89%e1%9e%be/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A $1.5 billion new sAtellite city cAlled the CAmbodiA-ChinA Friendship City is to be built in the cApitAl’s northern suburbs next yeAr Adjoining the Ly Yong PhAt SAtellite City. According to locAl mediA reports, the construction of the friendship city would be undertAken jointly by the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/friendship-city-plAnned/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) was thrilled to host a panel discussion on “Strategic environmental assessment (SEa) in Mekong countries” at the 42nd annual Conference of the International association for Impact assessment: Resilience through impact assessment and Leadership on 10th May 2023 at Borneo Convention Centre <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/strategic-environmental-assessment-in-mekong-country/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A representAtive of the Zongtex GArment MAnufActuring compAny in Phnom Penh on TuesdAy denied employing workers As young As 15 to mAke U.S. government clothing, following An expos&eAcute; by The New York Times on poor stAndArds in fActories producing U.S. government Attire. On SundAy, The Times <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/us-government-clothes-producer-denies-Abuses/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to boost their partnership and cooperation on mine clearance. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-un-to-boost-partnership-in-mine-clearance-to-achieve-a-mine-free-cambodia-2025/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

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 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/camko-citys-potential-seen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia on Wednesday decided to increase the monthly minimum wage in the garment sector to 123 U.S. dollars, up 23 percent from the current 100 U.S. dollars, Labor Minister Ith Samheng said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-raise-monthly-minimum-wage-for-garment-workers-to-123-usd-for-2015/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ trademark) will make a monetary contribution to the authorized capital of a private company Belarus-Mekong that is being set up in Cambodia. Upon the suggestion of the Industry Ministry of Belarus, the Belarusian company will transfer 32 million Cambodian riels (about <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mtz-to-set-up-belarus-mekong-joint-venture-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction costs in the Kingdom have increased only 1.36 per cent year-on-year, compared to Cambodia’s inflation rate, which is projected at 3.5 per cent for 2012, according to a new report from global estate agents CBRE. The company says the minimal increase is due to the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/construction-costs-low-but-could-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, which represents the the aSEaN Socio-Cultural Community (aSCC) this year, will organise three key virtual meetings on March 28-30. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/education-ministry-set-to-host-asean-socio-cultural-community-meetings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Another province hAs been declAred mine-free, which is Another Achievement for the RoyAl Government And the country As it moves towArds the goAl of being mine-free by 2025. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/government-declAres-kAmpong-chhnAng-mine-free/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Union leaders are planning a demonstration in January to protest the Svay Rieng Provincial Court’s decision last week to drop charges against the former Bavet City governor, Chhouk Bundith, who was the chief suspect in the shooting of three garment factory workers during a violent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-to-protest-court-ruling-in-triple-shooting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s export business is in the process of changing due to shifts in manufacturing in asia. a business publication in the country has reported unexpected growth in the “machinery and transport equipment” sector and speculated it was as [sic] “probably bicycles.” But when Cambodia jumped <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/better-to-ride-these-bikes-than-make-them/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At the beginning of the school yeAr, Mony VuthA wAs hAnded A new, mAndAtory Addition to the grAde four curriculum thAt neither he nor Any of his colleAgues were trAined to teAch: English. VuthA’s two yeArs of English lessons more thAn A decAde Ago mAde him <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-fAilure-to-communicAte/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked the Japan-Cambodia association (JCa) to help encourage more Japanese investors to invest in Cambodia and boost the export of Cambodian products to Japan. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-hun-sen-asks-jca-to-encourage-more-japanese-investors-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The UN Food and agriculture Organisation’s (FaO) office in Cambodia intends to commence the implementation of a range of new projects in 2023 in close collaboration with the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and other partners, with total funding of over $65 million, according <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uns-fao-opens-cambodia-office-plans-65m-in-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The price for cassava plants is increasing in the Kingdom’s north-western provinces, where the new season started. Due to the lack of rain many were damaged, according to farmers and officials. Sreng Sreang, deputy director of the Pailin longan collective, which planted about five hectares of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/farmers-of-cassava-afraid-of-losing-out-to-a-lack-of-rainfall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>