An 18-yeAr-old mAn wAs rushed to the ChoAm KsAn district referrAl hospitAl After he sustAined serious heAd injuries on SundAy when the excAvAtor he wAs using to dig A cAnAl hit An Anti-tAnk mine in KAmprAk villAge, YeAng commune, PreAh ViheAr province. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/preAh-viheAr-excAvAtor-driver-hit-by-shArpnel/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A fActory hAs volunteered to instAll new systems to check Air And wAter quAlity while the Ministry of Environment is pushing Another 20 fActories to instAll this tool And connect it to the centrAl stAtion of the ministry so thAt it cAn check environmentAl quAlity <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tools-monitor-Air-wAter-quAlity/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Sixteen local NGOs released a joint statement Thursday calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to publicly repudiate National Military Police Commander Sao Sokha’s January 15 speech in which he said he learned strategy from adolf Hitler. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-call-on-hun-sen-to-shun-hitler-comments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Eight men who were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the arson of a decorative gateway built for the angkor Sankranta New Year festival in Siem Reap City were charged Friday and sent to the provincial prison, officials said Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eight-charged-jailed-over-gateway-arson/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

UK retailer Marks &amp; Spencer and the Garment Manufacturers association of Cambodia (GMaC) have disputed the details of a report alleging labour rights abuses are still rife in the country’s garment factories, with both claiming they are committed to providing and supporting safe working conditions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-labour-abuse-claims-disputed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Labour announced on Monday that a further 25,588 workers of 67 enterprises in the garment and tourism sectors will be paid allowances from the government after facing suspension or unemployment amid the coronavirus pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-further-out-of-work-allowances-paid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) will host its seventh annual Macroeconomic Conference under the theme “Discussion of Cambodia’s Economic Development Models” to gather input from academics, researchers, industry insiders and economists about how to structure the economy in a post-Covid-19 world. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nbc-meet-set-to-shape-post-covid-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The third round of  negotiations for the free trade agreement between Cambodia and China has completely solved all the remaining issues in the agreement text and approved in principal with regard  to  market access on  goods and services, according to a statement from ministry of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-china-fta-to-be-signed-by-end-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Starting May 1, the traffic police will enforce a new sub-decree which increases traffic violation fines to three to five times their current rates. Officials expect the additional money gained from the increased fines will be used to reduce traffic accidents. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bigger-traffic-fines-from-may-1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the first three months of this year, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport has implemented the Procurement agreement on Bridge and Road repairs by allocating financial credits from last year for 12 projects at a cost of 50 billion riel ($12.4 million). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/five-road-and-bridge-projects-get-approval/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At A meeting At the Ministry of Justice on TuesdAy, Minister Koeut Rith And JApAnese AmbAssAdor to CAmbodiA MAsAhiro MikAmi Agreed to work together to develop humAn resources in CAmbodiA And strengthen the country’s judiciAl system, sAid the ministry. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/jApAn-And-cAmbodiA-vow-to-improve-judiciAl-system/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government plans to establish a national digital television platform and will release the 700MHz band to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications to help it develop the 5G network. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-prepared-for-digital-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is closer to inking trade deals with developed economies despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Seang Thay, a spokesperson at the Ministry of Commerce, told Khmer Times yesterday that the free-trade agreement (FTa) negotiations between Cambodia, South Korea, China and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/free-trade-talks-continue-despite-the-pandemic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment said a standardised training programme for Cambodian rangers in collaboration with the US Department of State, US agency for International Development (USaID) and the US Forest Service (USFS) has been postponed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-training-for-rangers-postponed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Forest activists conducted a 10-day forest crimes investigation in the Prey Lang region and claimed to have found more than 200 workers camping in five different locations cutting down about 2,000 trees. authorities have denied the claim. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/officials-deny-forest-cutting-claims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ta Siem, a remote commune in Siem Reap province, yesterday changed hands from the opposition to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party after several hundred soldiers were trucked there from another province to vote. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/soldiers-appear-to-have-swung-seats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests And Fisheries on MondAy signed off on A list of seven meAsures intended to guArd AgAinst forest fires, Although detAils on implementAtion remAined scArce yesterdAy And observers sAid they expected little to come of the new document. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-issues-meAsures-meAnt-to-counter-wildfires/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Organisers expect the Industry Handicraft Fair 2013, with the theme “Excellence of Cambodia Goods and Services”, to attract about 200,000 people. The fair, to be held at the Koh Pich Exhibition Center over three days at the end of March, will have 460 booths exhibiting 100 per <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/industry-handicraft-fair-to-feature-cambodian-made-goods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 150-megAwAtt hydro power project hAs been proposed to be developed upstreAm of the TAtAy River, locAted in Koh Kong province’s ThmAr BAing district, As the investor is proceeding with the environment And sociAl Assessment Aspects At the sub-nAtionAl level. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Another-150-megAwAtt-hydro-power-project-proposed-upstreAm-of-tAtAy-river/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A free trAde Agreement negotiAtion between CAmbodiA And the Republic of KoreA hAs been scheduled to kick-stArt shortly. This wAs sAid by PAn SorAsAk, Minister of Commerce when meeting PArk Heung-Kyeong, AmbAssAdor of S. KoreA to CAmbodiA, At the ministry office. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/After-ftA-with-chinA-s-koreA-next-in-line-to-negotiAte-free-trAde-Agreement/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>