The Bar association of Cambodia has written to Justice Minister ang Vong Vattana requesting that an official price be set for photocopies of court case files, claiming that court clerks are taking advantage of the current system by charging lawyers extortionate amounts. The letter, dated October <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bar-association-requests-set-price-for-copies-of-case-files/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It was only in July this year when German-owned internet start-up incubator Rocket Internet launched shop.com.kh in Cambodia, an online retail store selling electronics such as mobile phones, laptops and tablets. Rocket Internet Cambodia co-founder Karl Seilern told the Post in July that the country’s growth <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-e-commerce-struggles-amid-potential/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Inspired by AustrAliAn mining regulAtions, the CAmbodiAn government is considering A rAft of chAnges to the minerAl resources mining lAw, including A rethink of the sector’s compArAtively high tAx rAte. Citing discussions held with Western AustrAliA stAte mining industry representAtives lAst week, Meng SAktheArA, secretAry of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/oz-An-exAmple-for-mining-reform/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

When the international community hammered out a hard-fought deal with the government in 2001 for a war crimes tribunal to try the most senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, they hoped their efforts would also set an example for local court system riddled with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sonando-verdict-a-tough-test-for-krt-legacy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Air pollution from vehicles And electric generAtors inside the Angkor ArcheologicAl PArk And in Siem ReAp City is soiling And dArkening the monuments At the World HeritAge Site, An officiAl At the ApsArA Authority, which is responsible for the pArk, sAid FridAy. Options to decreAse <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Air-pollution-the-lAtest-threAt-to-Angkor-pArk/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On 13 June 2018, the Ministry of Foreign AffAirs And InternAtionAl CooperAtion releAsed A press releAse to inform the public thAt the Kingdom of CAmbodiA wAs elected As A member of the United NAtions Economic And SociAl Council (ECOSOC) for one yeAr term 2019. In <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/kingdom-of-cAmbodiA-elected-As-A-member-of-the-ecosoc/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is coming out with an assertion of unprecedented pride, in stark contrast to just five years ago when discrimination and bullying were usually endured in private. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-lgbt-comes-out-of-the-shadows/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Rice Federation yesterday raised fresh concerns about the EU-Vietnam Free Trade agreement (FTa), after an online rice-industry portal said the deal will scrap import duties on about 80,000 tons of rice from Vietnam per year and that this could start this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a-rice-federation-raises-alarm-about-vietnams-fta-with-eu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told a solidarity dinner with the Cambodian-Chinese association that Cambodia backs the “One-China policy” and will not allow the Taiwanese flag to be raised in the kingdom. This stance would avoid affecting the good relationship between the two countries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-affirms-one-china-stance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliA’s FAirfAx mediA hAs obtAined A leAked officiAl report into A troubled And controversiAl CAmbodiAn rAil project being funded by AusAID And the AsiAn Development BAnk. The report outlines poor construction, botched surveys leAding to the evictions of fAmilies <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-rAil-delAys-cost-blowouts-leAked-report-2/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra met with Thai ambassador Cherdkiat atthakor and a delegation from the Journalists association of Thailand at the ministry headquarters in Phnom Penh on October 2 to discuss strengthening information cooperation in order to combat misinformation, said a ministry press release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pheaktra-thai-journos-to-combat-fake-news/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The CPP and CNRP again returned to the issue of the number of National assembly seats in their twice-weekly reform talks on Friday, but appeared to be further apart than ever, with the ruling party demanding that parliament continue to have 123 seats “forever.” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/electoral-reform-talks-stuck-on-issue-of-assembly-seats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Deputy Prime Minister Sok An requested yesterdAy thAt the Ministry of EducAtion, Youth And Sports collAborAte with the Ministry of LAbour to creAte A vocAtionAl “bridge” progrAm to enAble students without high school degrees to hAve Access to trAde-bAsed, university-level coursework. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-eyes-bridge-to-vocAtionAl-trAining/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian garment makers are filling orders for the 2012 London Olympics in what insiders say is the first time the country has supplied the Games. ShenZhou International Group Holdings Ltd, one of China’s largest apparel exporters, makes shirts and other sportswear for adidas that will supply <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-factory-goes-for-the-gold/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The autumnal equinox will occur this year on September 23. The phenomenon, which signifies an equal duration of day and night due to the Earth’s position in its orbit around the sun, happens twice a year in September and March. at these times, the sun <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/autumn-equinox-over-angkor-showcases-ancestors-wisdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship association Nguyen ThiThanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship association Men Sam an on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination between the two associations <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-cambodia-promote-multi-faceted-collaboration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia spent about $200 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic market last year &ndash; an increase of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, official data from the Ministry of Commerce show. Government officials and representatives of the private sector <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/food-beverage-imports-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampot pepper, which received geographical indication (GI) certification from the European Union last year, expects 80 tonnes to go on the export market this year, thanks to demand and increased production. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/80-tonne-export-goal-for-pepper/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The strong dollar might cause pain to Cambodia’s economy by reducing margins and purchasing power for both importers and exporters. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/strong-dollar-not-helpful-for-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The “Cultural Landscape of the Bunong People” has been named to the 2022 World Monuments Watch, as one of 25 heritage sites deemed to be of worldwide significance, critical for the local community, and in urgent need of preservation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cultural-landscape-of-the-bunong-people-named-to-international-conservation-advocacy-programme/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>