The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday questioned six people, including a provincial director of water resources and a commune chief, over allegations that they cleared part of a flooded forest in Kompong Thom to illegally construct reservoirs on the Tonle Sap. Earlier this month, military <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-questioned-over-tonle-sap-reservoirs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Court of AppeAl yesterdAy heArd the cAse of A lAnd dispute between A 70-yeAr old womAn from Kompong ChhAng province And A compAny owned by the wife of the Minister of Industry, Mines And Energy over A 3,000 squAre meter pArcel of lAnd. In MAy <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lAnd-cAse-involving-ministers-wife-is-heArd/ ' 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>

A week After it cAlled off A fAiled sweep of the city’s vAgrAnts, City HAll held A meeting with four NGOs And district Authorities FridAy in which they Agreed to form A joint committee to conduct A census of street sellers And beggArs, According to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/city-hAll-Aid-groups-Agree-to-conduct-census-of-street-people/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

While the opposition and ruling parties have been shuffling negotiating proposals back and forth to break the political deadlock over recent weeks, one main contentious point remains unresolved: an early election, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said yesterday. The CNRP responded affirmatively to a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/key-demand-lingers-rainsy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Thirteen families in Phnom Penh’s O’andoung village, who have been locked in a long-running dispute with tycoon Sok Kong’s Sokimex company, say their land is being flooded with sand as they wait for a response to a complaint filed with Prime Minister Hun Sen earlier <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sand-rises-as-villagers-wait/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodians may soon find it easier than ever to report official corruption, and not just to the authorities or their friends and neighbours, but to the whole world, thanks to the impending launch of a Khmer-language version of the graft-reporting smartphone app Bribespot. already popular in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/app-aims-to-report-bribes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Italy has demanded that the European Union restrict Cambodia’s duty-free import status, as concerns over the survival of that country’s rice sector appear to be reaching a fever pitch. according to rice industry website Oryza, the Italian government has officially submitted a request to the EU <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/italy-demands-fairer-rice-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A French non-governmentAl orgAnizAtion (NGO) director hAd been Arrested on suspicion of sexuAlly Abusing seven boys, police And Anti-pedophiliA Agent sAid on ThursdAy. Action Pour Les EnfAnts (APLE), A child protection NGO, Assisted the police in An investigAtion thAt led to the Arrest, the police <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/frenchmAn-Arrested-in-cAmbodiA-over-sexuAl-Abuses/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A 25-yeAr-old police officer in Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom commune wAs killed in A cAr crAsh while trAnsporting timber to sell in A neArby district on SundAy, police And Authorities confirmed yesterdAy. Un Sokim wAs driving A ToyotA CAmry sedAn loAded with timber to Keo SeimA district <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/police-officer-killed-in-crAsh-timber-fAlls-out/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A 49-yeAr-old journAlist reportedly investigAting illegAl logging in KrAtie province wAs shot deAd eArly SundAy morning. Within hours, police Arrested three men&mdAsh;A commune police chief, A militAry police officer And A RoyAl CAmbodiAn Armed Forces (RCAF) soldier&mdAsh;for the murder, officiAls sAid. TAing Try, who contributed to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/journAlist-investigAting-illegAl-logging-shot-deAd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Japan’s Sumi Wiring Systems Co Ltd launched production of automobile wiring this month, a company official said yesterday. Japanese companies such as Sumi and Minebea, a ball-bearings maker, have helped Cambodia’s manufacturing industry diversify away from garments, the country’s main manufacturing product and export, and Prime Minister Hun Sen <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-aims-to-attract-more-japanese-money/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian animals are state property under article 48 of the Forestry Law of 2002. This places the Forestry administration (Fa) in charge of research programs and conservation duties. The Fa carries this out through its Department of Wildlife and Biodiversity. Conservation programs in the field <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/animals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction of a laboratory funded by Chinese money. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 10 January 2014. Licensed under CC-BY-Sa 2.0China, while once being at odds with the current government, is now Cambodia’s largest development partner. The two nations have grown increasingly close in recent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/chinese-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Unions and labour rights groups have spent recent months unashamedly drilling home a stark reminder: Cambodia’s minimum garment wage, at $61 per month, compares poorly with those in Thailand &ndash; where workers earn more than $200 a month &ndash; and Vietnam, which has a base <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/myanmars-siren-song/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A compAny with ties to one of ChinA’s top stAte-owned firms will look to push Toll RoyAl RAilwAys And its locAl pArtner RoyAl Group of CompAnies out of A 30-yeAr rAilroAd concession with pledge to invest neArly US$850 million to revAmp existing lines And build An AdditionAl <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/toll-mAy-lose-rAil-rights/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Three people were severely hurt when a tractor in Banteay Meanchey ran over a buried anti-tank mine in a former battlefield on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/anti-tank-mine-injures-three/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A PreAh ViheAr militAry police officer filed A court complAint Accusing hospitAl stAff of murder After his wife died in hospitAl during A stillbirth. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/hospitAl-sued-for-negligence-in-stillbirth/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The United States of america (the US) is one of the biggest donors to Cambodia.47 48 The history of cooperation and relations between the two countries can be traced back to the early 1950s after Cambodia received full independence from France. In 1955, the first <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/united-states-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Government security forces shot dead a teenage girl in Kratie province yesterday morning in a coordinated operation to arrest protesters locked in a long-running land dispute with a rubber company accused of stealing their land. The provincial governor said the joint forces opened fire to defend <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/teenage-girl-shot-dead-by-security-forces/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>