The Ministry of Environment has said concerns over Phnom Penh’s air quality are being fuelled by “fake news” on social media sites by companies aiming to promote the sale of air quality testing kits.​​ “There has been a lot of fake news claiming that air <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fake-news-fuels-smog-fears/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Municipal police are considering implementing high-tech security cameras from China to help solve traffic accidents and crack down on crimes in the capital. Lieutenant General Sar Thet, chief of Phnom Penh police, said on Facebook that he led a delegation in China yesterday to observe <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-police-consider-installing-cctv-cameras-from-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

From January 1 to June 9, more than 6,000 patients received treatment for dengue fever at hospitals in Siem Reap province, out of whom eight died. The figure represents a sixfold increase compared to the same period last year when there were no casualties. Bou <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siem-reap-sees-sixfold-rise-in-dengue-fever/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government will grant social land concessions today to more than 200 poor families in Kratie province’s Chet Borei district. Provincial Governor Va Thorn yesterday said 223 poor families in Da commune, according to their size, would be given a total of 330 titles for between <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-200-families-in-kratie-to-get-land-today/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fishing season has officially begun and the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has encouraged people to apply for permits and respect the law as they set lures, nets and traps to catch their haul. The 2019-20 fishing season varies between five to eight months <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fishing-season-begins-with-ministry-calling-for-permits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Interior Minister Sar Kheng told provincial security forces in Kratie on Thursday to remain vigilant for any opposition activity in the run-up to July’s national elections, while also warning that a popular opposition movement would only come about from the government’s failure to cater to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-warns-officials-security-forces-against-complacency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During a meeting on the revision of the Law on Non-Governmental Organisations yesterday, the Interior Ministry said it will address concerns raised by civil society groups, but it remains unclear how many articles will be revised. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/meeting-held-to-discuss-lango-amendments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new Prey SAr prison building &ndAsh; pArt of the scrApped VIP prison project &ndAsh; wAs hAnded over to the Ministry of Interior’s GenerAl DepArtment of Prisons on FridAy And will be put into operAtion soon. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-prey-sAr-block-set-to-open/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Foreign AffAirs (MOFA) sAid MondAy (Nov. 18) thAt CAmbodiA hAs yet to Approve the TAiwAnese government’s request to estAblish A representAtive office in the country After TAiwAnese business owners complAined About the inconvenience of document processing. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-continues-to-deny-tAiwAns-request-to-estAblish-representAtive-office/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Police and military officials violently evicted more than 100 families from their homes in Burnt Bridge village, just south of Sihanoukville, in 2007. Many of the families made temporary shelters with wood, plastic, and corrugated metal on a road behind Otres Beach.   almost nine <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/otres-ditch-dwellers-still-fighting-for-their-land/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bolstered by a massive construction boom over the last few years, Cambodia now boasts one of the world’s fastest growing economies and was one of the few countries able to meet its Millennium Development Goals. In fact, Cambodia, which has halved its poverty rate in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/economic-growth-brings-optimism-and-rising-expectations-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

From now on, only certain sub-decrees will need to be pored over by the cabinet before they are signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, the premier told a session of the cabinet on Friday morning, although failing to specify what the selection criteria would be. Mr. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sub-decree-approval-rules-amended/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The abrupt cancellation of this year’s Water Festival has had an economic fallout on small businesses that see the annual event as a windfall for their marketing and sales efforts, and had already invested in promotional materials.The cancellation marks the fourth time in five years <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-festival-cancellation-brings-drought-for-capitals-vendors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new trAffic lAw will come into force on JAnuAry 1 thAt is hoped to reduce the number of people killed on CAmbodiA’s roAds eAch yeAr.RoAd Accidents cost the economy An estimAted $300 million AnnuAlly, And the deAth toll from roAd Accidents keeps rising. According <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-lAw-to-Address-the-high-deAth-toll-on-cAmbodiAs-roAds/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Nearly 30 Cambodians detained in Thailand since early July were released last week, though four remain in detention, an official at the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok said. The migrant workers &ndash; 20 women and 14 men &ndash; were arrested on July 7 and taken to a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-workers-released-from-detention-in-thailand/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Depending on the season, organic vegetable farmer Sem Chantha could be growing spinach, cauliflower, lettuce or collard greens on her six-hectare plot of land in Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province. The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in agriculture (CEDaC) supports Cambodian farmers with training and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-farmers-prosper-by-going-organic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Contenders for the National Election Committee’s secretary-general role include the first Cambodian to graduate from Harvard University, a prominent NGO worker and the long-serving incumbent.With the submission deadline on Saturday, the NEC has so far received 11 applications for the position, which has been opened <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hats-in-ring-for-key-nec-position/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s central bank yesterday again raised the issue of the country’s highly dollarised economy, suggesting that government policies and action plans will be enforced over the long term to promote the use of the riel, giving the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) more monetary control.Speaking <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/central-bank-urges-riel-spending/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A stern wArning to cleAn up or pAy up wAs issued to litterbugs yesterdAy, with Interior Minister SAr Kheng Announcing fines for improper wAste disposAl Across the country. According to the sub-decree, people who do not follow guidelines on sepArAting wAste, or who dump or <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-fines-Announced-for-trAsh-code-violAtors/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has given permission for three L.Y.P. Group casinos to launch online gambling operations.The L.Y.P. Group, which is run by Cambodian People’s Party Senator Ly Yong Phat, operates three casinos on the country’s border with Thailand; the Koh Kong Resort on the country’s southern coast, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-okays-lyp-group-casinos-online-gambling-sites/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>