A dozen Kratie farms demolished
Authorities in KrAtie province yesterdAy demolished A dozen fAmily fArms deemed illegAl in Snuol district’s Khsoem commune. A villAger who requested Anonymity sAid thAt the demolition wAs conducted by provinciAl And district Authorities Along with police And militAry police officers. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-dozen-krAtie-fArms-demolished/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50538880/a-dozen-kratie-farms-demolished/
Government reform policy a success
The National Committee for Sub-National Democratic Development (NCDD) opened its two-day workshop on Wednesday, with attendees hailing its role in facilitating ongoing reforms in the way finances are administered and responsibilities carried out in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-reform-policy-a-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-reform-policy-success
Fake news a serious issue
The Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) on Monday said ‘fake news’ has been polluting publications and sparking controversy in the Kingdom, especially on social media. The remarks were made on Monday at a roundtable discussion organised by CCJ in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fake-news-a-serious-issue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fake-news-serious-issue
Budget for a rising economy
Government spending on social welfare and economic development could both see double-digit growth next year, according to a document summarizing expenditures in next year’s budget that will be discussed at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen today. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/budget-for-a-rising-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16970/budget-for-a-rising-economy/
Banking with a positive spin
A bAnking sector initiAtive lAunched yesterdAy Aims to Advise CAmbodiA’s finAnciAl sector on best prActices for sustAinAble lending while cApitAlising on the growing pool of internAtionAl funds thAt could flow into green And sociAlly responsible projects. The SustAinAble FinAnce InitiAtive will conduct two yeArs of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAnking-with-A-positive-spin/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banking-positive-spin
A King’s temple remembered
The elders of Banteay Village have a favorite comparison when discussing the temple perched above a floodplain on the outskirts of town. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-kings-temple-remembered/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
James Reddick and Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15951/a-king---s-temple-remembered/
A downside to economic success
Experts warn that Cambodia’s imminent move up to lower-middle income status could lead to a drop in foreign aid and economic assistance. While the status upgrade would affirm Cambodia’s economic openness, higher wages and increasing foreign investment, it could also lead developed countries to scale <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-downside-to-economic-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/downside-economic-success
A clearer picture for lenders
The double-digit growth of consumer lending in Cambodia has created a need for a comprehensive and centralised database of individual credit histories. The Post’s Cam McGrath sat down with Pascal Ly, CEO of the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC), to discuss the role of the Kingdom’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-clearer-picture-for-lenders/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/clearer-picture-lenders
Information law a step closer
The information minister announced yesterday that the government is one step closer to establishing an access to information law, in response to demands for a more transparent and responsive government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/information-law-a-step-closer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24538/information-law-a-step-closer/
Activist monk a wanted man
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a prominent activist and former monk currently living in self-imposed exile who it says has been found guilty of forging public documents and wearing monks’ robes after being defrocked. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/activist-monk-a-wanted-man/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-monk-wanted-man
Petroleum law a step closer
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) yesterday sent the newly-drafted petroleum law to civil society organizations and other partner institutions working in the extractive sector for consultations before submitting it to the Council of Ministers for approval by the end of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/petroleum-law-a-step-closer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/27469/petroleum-law-a-step-closer/
Innovation for a fruitful harvest
The integration of technology into Cambodia’s agricultural sector is vital to increase the competitiveness and overall performance of the Kingdom’s harvest, but efforts to push for widespread adoption of innovative solutions has been slow to take off, industry experts and stakeholders said at a forum <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/innovation-for-a-fruitful-harvest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/innovation-fruitful-harvest
Give farmers a break: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called on banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) to suspend loan repayments by borrowers affected by this year’s drought, or either make the loans interest free or cut the rates. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/give-farmers-a-break-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18453/give-farmers-a-break--pm/
A watery problem and solution
According to A 2013 United NAtions EnvironmentAl Protection report, A wAter hyAcinth plAnt releAses more thAn 3,000 seeds every yeAr And, becAuse its roots Are floAting, it does not need to be in shAllow wAter to survive. WAter hyAcinth hAs moved rApidly Across South AmericA, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-wAtery-problem-And-solution/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khmer Time Stuff
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26219/a-watery-problem-and-solution/
Army worms beating a retreat
The plague of army worms that were eating crops in a dozen provinces last week is now under control, the Minister of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has reported, with the soybean crops recording the most damage. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/army-worms-beating-a-retreat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/26482/armyworms-beating-a-retreat/
A roadmap for financial growth
The government yesterday unveiled its financial sector development strategy for 2016 to 2025, which provides stakeholders with a document to evaluate the last decade of growth while outlining an action plan for the next decade. Chea Serey, director-general of the NBC, said the content of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-roadmap-for-financial-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/roadmap-financial-growth
Sihanoukville facing a trash crisis
Sihanoukville officials are scrambling to figure out how they will collect rubbish throughout the city – one of the top tourism destinations in the country – if waste management firm Cintri makes good on a recent threat to halt services on September 14, raising concerns <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-facing-a-trash-crisis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Soth Koemsoeun
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-laos-set-border-committee
Ending poverty a big issue
The public has spoken and among their top priorities for spearheading sustainable development in Cambodia are eradicating poverty, administering quality education and achieving peace and justice, according to a new survey published by NGO World Vision. The survey takes focus on 2030’s UN Sustainable Development Goals <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ending-poverty-a-big-issue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Safiya Charles
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31539/ending-poverty-a-big-issue/
Patience a virtue for coconuts
Khdib Sreymich, general manager of Coco Khmer, a Cambodia-based coconut cosmetics manufacturer, said her company is forced to import coconuts from Vietnamese suppliers to meet consumer demand for the company’s products. She explained that the farmers preferred to sell the coconuts when they were young, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/patience-a-virtue-for-coconuts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/patience-virtue-coconuts
A road paved with promise
Land prices along one of Cambodia’s main highways have seen a slight increase in the first half of 2017, thanks to road improvements and residential developments, insiders say. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-road-paved-with-promise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5073593/road-paved-promise/