Cambodian Mine action Centre officials on Tuesday detonated a pile of about 20 bombs found by a farmer working his land in Preah Vihear province. Chan Dy, Chey Sen district deputy chief of police, said yesterday that a Samrong village farmer notified police about the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-20-bombs-destroyed-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After receiving An order from Hun Sen, Minister of LAnd MAnAgement CheA SophArA led A teAm of experts And relevAnt officiAls to SihAnoukville to cAll A hAlt to the illegAl development of A beAch. The prime minister ordered the Prek Treng beAch in Otres commune <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/preAh-sihAnouk-beAch-developments-hAlted/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The vice president of China’s Union Development Group has dismissed reports that it is involved in the construction of a Chinese naval base in Koh Kong province. a report published by asia Times last month said that China has been lobbying the Cambodian government since <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/udg-denies-links-to-naval-base/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment has called on local authorities in Pailin province to find a new location for a 34-hectare dumpsite currently planned for a protected forest.Environment Minister Say Sam al, who led a team to inspect the site on October 3, wrote to Pailin <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-puts-brakes-on-pailin-dump-plans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The families of victims killed or injured by a deadly road accident in Svay Rieng province in May are accusing the bus company involved of not paying out the court-ordered compensation in full.On May 20, a tourist bus from the 15 SH Bus Company tried <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/crash-payouts-still-in-limbo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Director of the Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa) yesterday denied a slew of corruption allegations published by the anti-Corruption Unit (aCU), including one that he hired 500 employees after they paid $3,000 apiece for a job. The PPWSa &ndash; once a beacon <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-supply-authority-director-shoots-back-at-corruption-charges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Unilever is looking to source 2,000 tons of organic palm sugar a year from Cambodia, a senior manager said yesterday. Monica Soy, senior external affairs manager at Unilever Cambodia, told Khmer Times yesterday that Unilever requires about 2,000 tons a year, to be exported from Cambodia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unilever-eyes-cambodian-palm-sugar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 500 trafficked Cambodian migrant workers were rescued abroad and sent home in 2015, a huge increase compared to 2014 numbers, though largely attributable to a handful of mass repatriations from Indonesia.according to a report by the Foreign Ministry, 573 workers were returned home <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rescues-of-trafficked-migrant-workers-surge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A high officiAl from the JApAnese Defense Ministry (JDM) hAs lobbied for CAmbodiA And Another ASEAN members to support the creAtion of A meeting between their defense ministers And the JDM to be held next yeAr in LAos, According to officiAls At A meeting At <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/89075-2/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodian Embassy in Kuwait successfully rescued a Cambodian woman working as a maid in Saudi arabia who complained of abusive working conditions, lack of food and of having pay withheld. Him Srey, a Cham Muslim from Kampong Cham province who went to Saudi arabia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/embassy-rescues-maid-from-saudi-arabia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A recent militAry show of force And A politicAlly motivAted roAd blockAde mAy hAve hAd the effect of deterring eligible voters from registering, the ElectorAl Reform AlliAnce (ERA) hAs sAid. In A stAtement releAsed on TuesdAy evening, the ERA, A coAlition of NGOs in CAmbodiA, urged <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/erA-rAises-concerns-for-voter-registrAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

More than 500 trafficked Cambodian migrant workers were rescued abroad and sent home in 2015, a huge increase compared to 2014 numbers, though largely attributable to a handful of mass repatriations from Indonesia.according to a report by the Foreign Ministry, 573 workers were returned home <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rescues-of-trafficked-migrant-workers-surge-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

One of a farmer’s greatest enemies is heat. as many as 50 percent of the fruit and vegetables harvested in Cambodia are lost because of heat &ndash; lettuce wilts, onions become slimy, tomatoes turn to mush. Because of a lack of cold storage at most of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/helping-farmers-keep-their-cool/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Thirty-eight civil society groups have formed a situation room to monitor the upcoming commune elections in a bid to ensure a free and fair electoral process. During a press conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, members of the situation room explained that despite having insufficient observers <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/civil-society-groups-to-watch-poll/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A villAger And A CNRP councilor hAve been detAined in A long-running lAnd dispute in KAmpong Thom province’s PrAsAt BAllAngk district.A teAm of police And officers from the provinciAl forestry AdministrAtion on FridAy demolished the homes of 17 fAmilies living on three hectAres of disputed <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/opposition-councilor-held-in-lAnd-dispute/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Indian Embassy to Cambodia has given a $50,000 grant for a project to help stop the spread of tuberculosis in the kingdom. During a press conference at the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENaT) on Friday, Operation aSHa programme director Dr Narith <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/software-to-help-stop-spread-of-tb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

India, the world’s second most populous nation, agreed to provide a $20 million concessional loan for the construction of electricity transmission lines in Cambodia after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s official four-day visit to India. according to a joint statement, “The two governments agreed to sign a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/india-to-give-20-million-in-loans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than a dozen Chinese companies inked deals to purchase about $526 million worth of agricultural products from Cambodian firms on Monday. The 34 agreements between 14 Chinese firms and 18 Cambodian firms were announced by the two country’s commerce ministries at a press conference <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-local-firms-sign-agricultural-deals-worth-526m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Singapore and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in energy. as a first step, a delegation led by a Secretary of State of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy of Cambodia will conduct a study visit to Singapore from 21 to 24 October. The <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/singapore-cambodia-to-strengthen-energy-cooperation-starting-with-study-visit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The United States says it will give Vietnam a loan of more than $100 million to buy a telecommunications satellite from a U.S. companyLockheed Martin Ex-Im says the satellite will provide coverage to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. It says President Barack Obama was required to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/u-s-lends-vietnam-118-million-for-satellite/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>