Food and beverage imports to Cambodia have fallen over the past 12 months, marking a notable shift in domestic production and the public’s recognition of the “Made in Cambodia” brand, officials say. Cambodia spent around $223 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/domestic-production-strengthens-as-fb-imports-fall/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Labor Minister Ith Sam Heng on Thursday warned officials processing work permits for foreign workers to adhere strictly to all the relevant rules and regulations or risk an unwanted visit from the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). The government has recently started enforcing a longstanding but largely ignored href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/labor-minister-warns-officials-over-foreign-work-permits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government on Saturday announced a plan to decrease the number of maternal deaths in the Kingdom by 50 per cent in the future by promoting countrywide pregnancy-related preventative measures among women. In the recently released preliminary results of the 2014 Cambodia Demographic and Health href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-push-for-maternal-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After nearly a year of boycotting parliamentary sessions, all 55 lawmakers-elect of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party took the oath of office Tuesday. The oath was taken two weeks after the CNRP and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen agreed to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-opposition-lawmakers-take-oath-of-office/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Fifty-five opposition politicians were sworn in to the Cambodian parliament Tuesday, ending a yearlong boycott in protest of what they called massive vote rigging by the party of longtime ruler Hun Sen. The swearing-in of Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy and his colleagues took href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-opposition-ends-yearlong-political-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The number of Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand has risen to 190,000 thanks to the new one-stop service centers set up across the border, Cambodia’s Ministry of Labor said Wednesday. Labor Ministry spokesman Heng Suor said about 190,000 migrant workers—some with a full complement of legal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/migrants-skipping-govt-plan-for-thai-alternative/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 300 disgruntled Cambodian workers and used-garment merchants last night ended their blockade on the border with Thailand. The workers had earlier parked their two-wheel carts in front of the Aranyaprathet-Poi Pet border checkpoint on the Poi Pet side of the Thai-Cambodian friendship bridge. They demanded href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-end-thai-cambodia-border-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Interior Ministry’s general department of immigration began its “census” of ethnic Vietnamese people living in Cambodia on Sunday, with Sok Phal, the department chief, touring Pursat province villages along the Tonle Sap lake. Pursat provincial police chief Sarun Chanthy said that General Phal and a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/foreigner-census-begins-official-tours-vietnamese-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Thirty-three Cambodian nationals were arrested for illegally logging rare rosewood trees in Thailand, where they are currently awaiting trial, officials said Wednesday. The arrests marked a long-called-for shift in tactics by Thai authorities: In the past, Thai soldiers and border police have often dealt with illegal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-arrests-33-cambodians-for-illegal-logging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy said that Cambodia should not have signed a deal with Australia to accept refugees to live in Cambodia. Cambodia should not have accepted the refugees from Australia because they are not goods for being exported or imported by any country, Sam href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-should-not-accept-refugees-from-australia-sam-rainsy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In the face of global economic fragility, the Cambodian government needs to review its fiscal policies and deepen its pockets – building a “buffer” for use in times of crisis, the World Bank has warned. The World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects 2015 report states that Cambodia href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/review-of-financial-policies-needed-world-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 1,800 people fainted at work in 2014, roughly 1,000 more than the previous year, according to Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC) statistics surveying multiple industries in the Kingdom. Work-related deaths fell from about 96 in 2013 to 73 in 2014, while issues such as arrests and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/faintings-up-union-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealaktei was removed from his position on Tuesday pending an investigation into rampant corruption at the court since he became its chief judge less than a year ago. The decision was made public hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen criticized href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penhs-top-judge-ousted-amid-graft-claims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Revenue from the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority – the first listed company on the Cambodian stock exchange – will be cut 800 million riel ($200,000) per year as the company implements a concession plan to lower water prices. The plan was passed after the government href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-firm-calm-despite-cut/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin population steadily declines, conservation groups have voiced concern that the critically endangered species may be swimming toward extinction if drastic measures are not soon taken to protect them. The numbers tell a depressing tale: From 2011 to 2014, 23 dolphins were href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/4-dolphins-found-dead-this-year-wwf-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are taking steps to extend leasehold periods granted for foreign individual or companies for land in a bid to boost investment. The Thai government recently approved 99-year leases for state land for industrial and commercial use href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/asean-countries-extend-foreigners-leasehold-periods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance last week did away with a special tax on imported products that were being used for re-export, after Japanese businesses said that it undermined their status as Qualified Investment Projects. Under the Qualified Investment Projects (QIP) scheme, firms can href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/special-tax-on-qip-rolled-back/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and Thailand have joined hands to boost foreign and inter-ASEAN tourism under the ” Two Kingdoms, One Destination” pact, local media reported on Friday. Tith Chantha, secretary of state at Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism, said Cambodia and Thailand have already created a single- visa option href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-thailand-join-hands-to-promote-two-kingdoms-one-destination-tourism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Teachers at a Takeo province high school who began striking yesterday said they will not return to work until the principal, who allegedly embezzled school budget funds, is removed. Nearly 30 of 50 teachers at Sok An Kdey Tontoem High School in Takeo’s Samrong district walked href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/striking-teachers-call-for-principals-ouster/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Grand Twins International launched its IPO one year ago to much fanfare, but a dwindling stock price has failed to generate much confidence in Cambodia’s fledgling bourse Despite the initial fanfare at the Cambodia Securities Exchange over the listing of Grand Twins International 12 months ago, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rough-start-for-csxs-second-listing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...