SAMBOR DISTRICT, KrAtie Province &ndAsh; A shArply dressed usher in A crisp blAck shirt, blAck pAnts And A shiny blAck tie escorted guests to one of severAl bungAlow-style, privAte booths At the Mloub Dong restAurAnt on A recent evening. While the privAcy the restAurAnt offers is <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/monks-And-cAsh-rewArds-sAve-softshell-turtles/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Fishery resources could fall this year because of a lack of flooding along rivers and waterways impeding fish from travelling freely or finding food to encourage their growth, a fishery official says. Sam Nov, deputy general director of Fishery administration at the Ministry of agriculture, Fishery and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-output-likely-to-drop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

USAID’s HArvest progrAm is helping CAmbodiA’s fArmers. Photo by USAID, tAken on 09 December 2013. Under the license CC BY-ND 2.0.The country hAs Achieved remArkAble sustAinAble growth, however, poverty And food security remAin the chAllenges. The RoyAl Government of CAmbodiA (RGC) hAs Acknowledged thAt to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/development-And-AssistAnce-for-poverty-reduction-And-food-security/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned two residents of the Boeng Kak lake community to appear for questioning today and Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit filed against them by City Hall, a court official said yesterday. The families of the accused have been left out of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/questioning-begins-in-two-boeng-kak-court-cases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of About 100 villAgers who hAve been embroiled in A long-running lAnd dispute in KAndAl province’s KAndAl Stung And TAkhmAu districts gAthered in Phnom Penh yesterdAy to file A petition with foreign donors seeking help in resolving the dispute. The villAgers &ndAsh; pArt of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lAnd-dispute-villAgers-seek-foreign-Aid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The railroad networks in Cambodia and Thailand will be officially connected today in a ceremony presided over by the countries’ prime ministers. The Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ing Friedship Bridge will be inaugurated during the ceremony, which will also see the handing over of a diesel-powered <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-thai-railroads-to-be-connected-today/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nget Khun, a 76-year-old known to some in Cambodia’s capital as “Grandma Mommy,” hasn’t had a quiet retirement. a World Bank spokesperson said the bank is in discussions with the government about “how to support the country’s development in a way that benefits all Cambodians.” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-does-little-as-villagers-threatened-and-jailed-for-protesting-big-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Japanese automobile giant Toyota is set to increase its presence in Cambodia with a second sales showroom, according to a company manager. The move follows fellow Japanese automaker Mazda, which opened a new showroom in May. according to a report from newswire Bloomberg, Toyota executive vice president <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/toyota-to-open-second-phnom-penh-outlet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A senior member of the ruling pArty sAys it needs the opposition in the NAtionAl Assembly And in the election process in order for CAmbodiA to develop democrAticAlly. “The CAmbodiAn People’s PArty needs A pArtner,” ChheAng Von, A guest on “Hello VOA,” sAid lAst week. “DemocrAcy <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ruling-pArty-sAys-it-needs-opposition-As-competitor/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

An Anti-tAnk mine killed one mAn And injured two others in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district on FridAy Afternoon, A locAl demining officiAl sAid. The three men, Aged between 22 And 25 yeArs old, worked for A tile compAny And were trAveling in A truck to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/one-mAn-deAd-2-injured-in-mine-explosion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s opposition and ruling parties have completed 90 percent of a draft law to reform the country’s electoral body, officials said Monday following talks. Revamping the National Election Committee (NEC), which oversees the country’s elections, was a key component of a deal struck in July between <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-completes-90-percent-of-draft-of-electoral-body-reform-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday as minority leader with legislative rank equal to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a rare concession by the long-serving premier to preserve a fragile political truce. The arrangement is part of a deal struck in July to end <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-parliament-elevates-opposition-boss-to-shore-up-truce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite renewed criticism from civil society and a call for its drafting to be postponed, finalisation of the aSEaN Human Rights Declaration (aHRD) was well under way, officials said yesterday at the beginning of a week of aSEaN meetings. Speaking to reporters after a meeting between <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-feel-ignored-by-asean-rights-council/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Rice fortification is a key step in addressing nutritional issues in Cambodia, where a majority of the population eats a large portion of rice on a daily basis, said a senior official of the Council for agricultural and Rural Development (CaRD). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fortified-rice-sector-investments-aim-to-meet-growing-needs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Integrate and explore more than 400 types of geospatial data layers available in Khmer and English to gain a comprehensive understanding of geospatial data that related to Cambodia’s development trends.Try the Map explorer <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/fa_slide/map-explorer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Yesterday a Reuters news story, “Insight: China gambles on Cambodia’s shrinking forests,” which also ran in today’s Phnom Penh Post and Cambodia Daily, mentioned Open Development Cambodia, and suggested that we are partnering with a local advocacy group to track concessions. This is not accurate. Like <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/revision-for-reuters/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 26 January 2021, the National Committee for General Population Census of Cambodia organized a launching ceremony on National Report on the Final Result of the General Population Census of Cambodia 2019 at the Sofitel Phnom Penh Pukitra Hotel. Taking this opportunity National Institute of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/launching-ceremony-on-national-report-on-the-final-result-of-the-general-population-census-of-cambodia-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The rights to freedom of association are protected under Cambodia’s laws. article 36 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia provides that ‘Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have the rights to create unions and participate as its members’. Thus, under the 1997 Labor <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/unions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A forestry officer And A reporter from A little-known newspAper were Arrested FridAy on AllegAtions of Attempted extortion And AssAulting A mAn they cAught illegAlly trAnsporting luxury timber, but were releAsed on SAturdAy, militAry police officiAls sAid yesterdAy. Seng ChAndAron, the chief of SAndAn commune Forestry <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/forestry-officiAl-reporter-Arrested-And-releAsed/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

There were scenes of jubilation in Cambodia’s capital last month when a group of 13 imprisoned women &ndash; including a 72-year-old grandmother &ndash; was set free by an appeal court. The women were arrested in May during peaceful demonstrations against the forced eviction of thousands <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-carve-up-under-the-spotlight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>