A nAtionAl roAd sAfety Action plAn estAblished in 2011 is severely off tArget And roAd deAths could surpAss 3,200 by 2020 unless drAstic Action is tAken, the NAtionAl RoAd SAfety Committee (NRSC) wArned yesterdAy.In totAl, 2,226 people were killed in 4,645 recorded trAffic Accidents in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/roAd-deAths-up-Almost-15/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

With charter air traffic between Cambodia and Macau growing steadily, the government has proposed adding direct scheduled flights to encourage more Chinese tourists and businesspeople to visit the Kingdom.Prime Minister Hun Sen proposed a direct air link during last week’s Global Tourism Economy Forum in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-pushes-for-more-air-connectivity-with-macau/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twenty-four years after the Paris Peace accords were signed, ending decades of civil strife in Cambodia, political observers say many of their main tenets remain unfulfilled, especially in the realms of human rights and democracy.Son Chhay, a lawmaker for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rights-and-democracy-tenets-of-paris-peace-accords-remain-unfulfilled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Almost 75 percent of kids in the country’s orphAnAges Are there becAuse their fAmilies cAn’t Afford to keep them At home. In 2011, UNICEF releAsed A study sAying thAt the number of orphAnAges in CAmbodiA hAd increAsed by 75 percent in the previous six yeArs, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tourists-Are-unknowingly-contributing-to-cAmbodiAs-rising-number-of-orphAnAges/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s ambassador to South Korea has again come under fire for telling Cambodian expatriates they face “arrest and deportation” if they attend an opposition party event this weekend in Seoul.In a Facebook post yesterday, Suth Dina told Cambodian workers and students in Korea to shun <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-s-korea-event-off-limits-for-cambodians-envoy-warns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Conservation experts and residents in Kratie province say they are concerned for the wellbeing of the Mekong River dolphin, especially if a major hydropower project is built upstream. Only about 80 Mekong dolphins are estimated to now live in Cambodia, down from 200 in 1997. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mekong-river-dolphin-faces-added-threat-of-laos-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

President Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to help asia-Pacific allies boost their maritime security as part of talks with leaders in the Philippine capital, Manila. The White House announced a package of up to $259 million in new aid over the course of two years, including <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/obama-unveils-maritime-plan-for-southeast-asian-nations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As the yeAr-end festivities get into high geAr, provinciAl tourism officiAls Are reporting A shArp increAse in CAmbodiAns trAvelling to populAr holidAy spots Across the country to ring in the New YeAr.The temple town of Siem ReAp this yeAr is seeing An increAse in hotel <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAns-filling-mAjority-of-hotel-rooms-this-new-yeArs/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A group of online hAckers cAlling themselves Cyber TeAmRox hAve breAched severAl locAl websites over the pAst two dAys, including those of the CAmbodiAn NAvy, AEON MicrofinAnce And Build Bright University. Defence Ministry spokesmAn Chhum SocheAth confirmed yesterdAy thAt the hAckers hAd been Able to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/slew-of-websites-hAcked/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

China’s Prince Real Estate plans to invest $250-$300 million in a new project on Norodom Blvd. The new project will begin after the completion of the current condominium project which began last year and is due to be finished in 2018. Li Min, president of Prince Real <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prince-real-estate-plans-300-mil-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodians’ growing appetite for fast food and franchised food outlets, and the increasing number of restaurants springing up in the capital and other towns, has become a healthy business for some of the food chains now operating in the Kingdom.    <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/all-aboard-the-gravy-train/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AgriculturAl exports to ThAilAnd Are still being blocked At the border by ThAi Authorities over concerns thAt officiAls’ seAls And certificAtes of origin Are being forged, As CAmbodiAn officiAls try to resolve the issue. The Ministry of Commence on FridAy issued A stAtement stressing thAt the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/exports-to-thAilAnd-still-blocked/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s economy is expected to remain strong through 2016, though it is likely to grow at a slightly slower pace than forecast earlier this year, the asian Development Bank said Tuesday.In an update to its annual economic publication, asian Development Outlook 2015, the aDB said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-economy-strong-through-next-year-adb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A protected forest And wildlife sAnctuAry in northern CAmbodiA’s PreAh ViheAr province hAs come under threAt of illegAl logging, with migrAnts to the AreA And soldiers cleAring lAnd And cutting down trees, sources sAy.LocAl residents And Activists Are urging CAmbodiA’s government to help protect the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/loggers-threAten-cAmbodiAn-forest-And-wildlife-preserve/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Three of the alleged attackers in last week’s savage gang-bashing of two opposition lawmakers outside the National assembly turned themselves in and confessed yesterday, the government announced late last evening.In a statement, Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak listed the suspects as Chay Sarith, 33, and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/three-confess-in-national-assembly-beatings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fish farms in Sihanoukville have lost an estimated 100 tonnes of fish to an aquatic parasite infestation in the past five days, Fishery administration officials said yesterday.The parasite, known as “marine velvet” or amyloodinaum Ocellatum, feeds on fish tissue &ndash; giving it a powdered look <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/parasite-blamed-for-fish-deaths-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A controversiAl drAft lAw to regulAte unions is set for debAte At the NAtionAl Assembly, despite protests by union leAders, who sAy the new lAw will mAke it even hArder for workers to bArgAin for rights, fAir wAges And proper working conditions. More thAn 3,000 <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/drAft-lAw-on-unions-reAdy-for-debAte-At-nAtionAl-Assembly/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

 In September 2015, a Facebook page bearing the name of Prime Minister Hun Sen notched up its millionth “like.” Until then, the long-serving Cambodian leader had denied ever using social media, making fun of political rivals, like opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who were active online. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/with-connectivity-boom-cambodias-political-battles-shift-online/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Early this month Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that his administration was moving toward e-government, praising the efforts made by the Ministry of Commerce, under the leadership of Minister Sun Chanthol to make services like commercial registration available online. He also urged all ministries to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-embarks-on-e-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The ApsArA Authority hAs cAlled on tourists plAying Pok&eAcute;mon Go to be cAreful when plAying in the Angkor ArchAeologicAl PArk And to respect All signs in the temples. Due to concerns over potentiAl Accidents hAppening to those plAying the gAme, the ApsArA Authority issued A stAtement <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pokemon-go-wArning-in-temple-complex/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>