Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is trying to ease concerns over the social and economic costs of the country’s plan with australia to receive refugees. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch has called for the deal to be halted until Cambodia improves its refugee support system. Hun Sen <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-defends-australia-refugee-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Culture and Fine arts will investigate on a scene where religious rituals have held by the Vietnamese on the Bokor Mountain, in Kampot province. This measure happened simultaneously after the Seventh Commission of the National assembly summoned the minister to clarify on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/khmer-%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bd%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%8c%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%93%e1%9e%b9%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%bb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phom Penh was selected on Wednesday as one of 35 cities joining a $100 million “resiliency” program meant to strengthen urban centres’ abilities to respond to shocks and stresses, including climate change, natural disasters, pollution and resource scarcity. “The intense growth occurring and projected for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-tipped-for-resilient-city-program/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Bayon airlines (CBa), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the aviation Industry Corporation of China, is ready to operate domestic flights in Cambodia later this month, the company said Monday. The Ma60 aircraft will be mainly utilized to fly domestic routes within Cambodia. “Flight operations are scheduled <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-invested-bayon-airlines-ready-to-start-domestic-flights-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In its latest plan to tackle gender disparities, the government applauded its own progress, while still acknowledging persistent challenges, such as a lack of women in leadership roles, and new ones, such as women’s vulnerability to climate change. “The situation of women has improved remarkably over <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gender-equality-plan-unveiled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A vigorous lAbour-rights movement outside fActories hAs been pArAmount in the government essentiAlly doubling the minimum gArment wAge over the pAst three yeArs. SAr MorA, president of CAmbodiAn Food And Service Workers FederAtion (CFSWF), sAid yesterdAy thAt the high-profile push for gArment wAge increAses hAs <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/beer-promoters-see-chAnge/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A mother whose dAughter wAs trAfficked into the MAlAysiAn sex industry hAs pleAded with lAwmAkers to help rescue her child, As new figures from CAmbodiA’s Interior Ministry reveAl An upswing in humAn trAfficking victims rescued lAst yeAr. According to the ministry, Although sex trAfficking cAses <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/more-trAfficked-in-2014-govt/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The European Union is increasingly scrutinising abuse of its Everything But arms treaty with Cambodia, underscoring both the importance of the zero-tariff agreement to the Kingdom’s economy and the potential for its misuse. In Cambodia’s rice sector, fears that cheap rice from neighbouring countries is <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/everything-but-arms-treaty-under-scrutiny-after-bicycle-trade-problems/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With less than three weeks left until the deadline, over 300,000 Cambodian migrants registered in Thailand have not completed the verification process necessary to receive work visas, raising the possibility of a repeat of last year’s mass exodus. according to figures from the Thai Labour Ministry <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-of-thousands-without-thai-work-papers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In another effort to cement the so-called culture of dialogue between the two major parties, Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy brought their families together on Saturday for what Rainsy billed as a “historic” meal during which they posed for selfies, while <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/my-dinner-with-rainsy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A dolphin weighing over 200kg And 2.3m long wAs found deAd by fishermen downstreAm of the Koh Pos Bridge on WednesdAy morning. OfficiAls in PreAh SihAnouk province’s Fisheries AdministrAtion decided to bury the cArcAss not fAr from where it wAs found. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/deAd-dolphins-prompt-cAlls-for-fishing-net-bAn/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Members of the indigenous Bunong tribe and civil society organisations on Wednesday filed a complaint against local authorities in Mondulkiri for illegally clearing 300ha of protected forest. The cleared land is located in O’Raing district’s Pou Les village. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mondulkiri-officials-cleared-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Prambei Mom Forest Community in Kampong Speu province’s Thpong district has raised concern over a spike in illegal hunting within the forest. Community forest chief Soeun Lay said on Thursday that he and his community members patrolled the forest from January 25-27 to combat <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hundreds-of-snares-found-in-prambei-mom-community-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Foreign AffAirs Ministry rescued And repAtriAted more thAn 36,000 CAmbodiAn migrAnt workers from severAl countries lAst yeAr. Ouch Borith, A ministry secretAry of stAte, sAid yesterdAy during the AnnuAl conference thAt the ministry pAys close Attention to protect CAmbodiAns working AbroAd. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/more-thAn-36000-migrAnt-workers-repAtriAted-lAst-yeAr/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A 49 percent decreAse hAs been recorded lAst yeAr for the number of mAlAriA cAses in the Kingdom compAred to the sAme period in 2018, the NAtionAl Centre for PArAsitology, Entomology And MAlAriA Control reveAled.​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cnm-mAlAriA-cAses-decreAse-by-hAlf-dengue-fever-triples/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

China’s state-owned dam builders are failing to keep their promises to protect the planet when developing hydropower projects abroad &ndash; increasing the threat of environmental and social problems, according to a new study by green group International Rivers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-state-run-hydropower-companies-fall-short-on-green-promises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Supreme Consultative Council drafted a law on the violation of duties, aiming to punish government officials, including those in the military, who infringe on their duty to serve the public or abuse their power to drive personal interests.    <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/draft-law-on-accountability-and-abuse-of-government-authority-in-the-works-scc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A rAnking Chinese ChAmber of Commerce officiAl hAs reveAled to Khmer Times thAt ChinA mAy prioritise supply CAmbodiA for its immediAte rAw mAteriAls need to Allow the fActories here to continue operAting.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chinese-mAy-prioritise-cAmbodiA-in-meeting-rAw-mAteriAls-demAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The draft law on transfer of convicted inmate treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam will be debated at the National assembly’s special sitting next week, the first-ever treaty the Kingdom has with a foreign country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-assembly-to-discuss-vietnam-prisoner-exchange-treaty/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>