The number of tourists to arrive in Cambodia in 2012 was at least 200,000 higher than expectations, possibly reaching 3.5 million, officials said yesterday. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, told the Post yesterday that  in the first 11 months of 2012, Cambodia received 3.2 million tourists, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourist-arrivals-top-estimates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has seen a 46 percent rise in dry rubber export in the first ten months of 2013 thanks to rising global demand, said the report of the Commerce Ministry on Friday. The country exported 62,915 tons of dry rubber during the January-October period this year, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-rubber-export-surges-46-pct-in-10-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Logistics association (CLa) and OneSala Co Ltd have teamed up to develop a modern, tailor-made e-learning platform in the fields of transport and logistics. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/logistics-e-learning-to-gain-leg-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnam, a major buyer of the Cambodian cashew nut, has unveiled a plan to purchase cashews in even greater volumes during next year’s harvest season, giving hope to farmers who rely on selling their crops at good prices from February through May. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-to-scoop-up-more-cambodian-cashews/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Four more villagers from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district embroiled in a land dispute with a powerful development company were questioned Tuesday as protests continued outside the provincial court. The villagers are the latest to be questioned over an ongoing dispute with the Phanimex Development company, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-villagers-questioned-in-phanimex-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two newly discovered archaeological sites suggest people were living close to what is now Phnom Penh thousands of years before the capital was founded.Villagers living along the Mekong, and a monk at a pagoda, both in Kandal province, have discovered artefacts including Neolithic axes and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penhs-roots-discovered/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government should speed up amendments to its investment laws ahead of two major business conferences set for next year when visiting foreign investors will get first-hand knowledge of the economy, the head of a local business association said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-urged-to-hasten-amendment-of-investment-laws/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

People applying for land titles in urban areas are at a huge disadvantage compared to their rural counterparts due to the higher percentage of property disputes with powerful officials and businesspeople in the country’s cities, a new report on land registration has found. To improve <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/urban-dwellers-face-a-battle-for-land-ownership-registration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two rival workers unions continued to trade barbs Thursday, each blaming the other for a violent clash between striking garment workers and police at a factory in Kompong Speu province on Monday that saw eight people arrested. The Free Trade Union (FTU) has led strikes for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-trade-barbs-over-violent-factory-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

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The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) has issued a warning to 15 companies that offer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services for allegedly failing to pay their annual fees. In a statement published on a local media website on august 22, the TRC demanded the companies <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telecom-regulator-warns-fee-dodgers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The U.N.’s special rapporteur on freedom of assembly and association, Maina Kiai, on Friday wrapped up a three-day unofficial visit to Cambodia by paying a visit to the Boeng Kak community, the site of the country’s longest-running land dispute. Inside the home of high-profile Boeng <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-envoy-visits-boeng-kak-condemns-killings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) on Thursday signed 18 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with a visiting delegation of Chinese business leaders from 24 firms. They involved various forms of cooperation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ccc-inks-18-mous-with-chinese-firms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

China National Cereal, Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) is the latest mainland Chinese company to sign a deal to export Cambodian rice. COFCO is one of a number of Chinese companies that have signed similar deals with their Cambodian counterparts, but  direct rice exports to China <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chasing-chinas-rice-import-potential/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Thom provincial governor Nguon Ratanak recently led the planting of over 60 young tree saplings in Stung Sen garden, situated along the namesake river. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-thom-governor-leads-tree-planting-green-initiative/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Labour has said it will consider the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy association (IDEa)’s request to ratify an International Labour Organization convention on domestic workers’ rights.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mol-to-consider-ratifying-maids-rights-convention/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia-China Cassava alliance association (CCCaa) was officially formed Thursday to promote exporting agricultural products to China and global markets. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cassava-alliance-association-formed-to-promote-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Bar association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BaKC) will work with Cambodia National Council for Women to provide legal defence services and train enforcement officials in relevant laws. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bakc-inks-mou-for-victimised-women/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Exports of organic palm sugar from Kampong Speu province have reached 135 tons, while the palm sugar industry’s association plans to expand its production chain to help meet demand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sweet-success-for-local-palm-sugar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Senior Minister Kun Kim, secretary-general of the Cambodia Veteran association (CVa), has instructed the Pursat provincial Department of Veterans to expedite the issuance of equity cards to veterans so they can receive benefits from the government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/veteran-assoc-urges-officials-to-prioritise-equity-card-issuance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>