Cambodia on Thursday rejected four recommendations for improving its human rights situation that it initially accepted earlier this year during its second universal periodic review at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. It also “noted” 38 recommendations—meaning it has not committed to implementing them—some relating href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-rejects-4-human-rights-recommendations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

This tourist town counts itself among the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club and more than 1 million tourists each year are drawn to its tropical water and sandy shore. Yet when the U.S. Embassy last month warned its citizens to avoid some beaches href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-struggles-to-shake-its-seedy-image/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Thai sugar company with major shares in Cambodian sugar cane is being investigated for human rights violations in operations along the border between the two countries. The National Human Rights Commission of Thailand recently investigated allegations that villagers were forced from their homes to make href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-sugar-company-accused-of-rights-abuse-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has received 230,100 Chinese tourists in the first six months of 2014, an increase of 19 percent over the same period last year, according to a tourism report released on Wednesday. The report shows that China is the second largest source of tourists to Cambodia href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-attracts-230100-chinese-visitors-in-h1-up-19-pct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem has issued a letter to the National Assembly commission on the environment, offering assurances that the planned Stung Cheay Areng Hydropower Dam will meet high environmental and social standards. Opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party member Te Chanmony on September href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/energy-minister-plays-down-areng-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s economic growth is forecasted to reach 7.2 percent in 2014, and 7.5 percent next year according to a report by World Bank on Monday. The report said Cambodia’s garments continue to be the key engine of growth, followed by construction. The poverty rate continued to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-economic-growth-forecast-to-reach-7-2-in-2014-7-5-next-year-world-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian government is again urging petrol retailers to pass on savings to the consumer amid the continued plunge in global oil prices, which hit a new five-year low yesterday. The premier’s criticism of foreign fuel retailers comes after the minister of commerce, Sun Chanthol, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-to-monitor-prices-at-pump/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As 14 Montagnard asylum seekers continue to evade authorities in the forests of Ratanakkiri province, an official said Sunday that police deported seven “Vietnamese Jarai” from the northeastern province on Saturday. Ratanakkiri provincial police chief Nguon Koeun said border police arrested the seven on Saturday in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-deport-7-montagnards-from-ratanakkiri-to-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) lacks the resources to enforce regulatory standards and bail out underperforming banks during times of need, credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s says. Cambodia’s banking sector was labelled high-risk, with a score of nine out of 10 on S&P’s2014 Banking href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bank-sector-at-risk-sp/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The World Food Programme Cambodia and Green Trade Company yesterday launched a project to blend regular rice with fortified rice to be used to provide free breakfast for children in targeted schools next year.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wfp-project-blends-regular-and-fortified-rice/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday defended his rule against detractors who claim that the government often acts to please certain foreign powers. The prime minister said all his decisions have been for the benefit of the Kingdom and urged countries to support Cambodia’s development href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-govt-will-never-sacrifice-national-interest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Saturday held its 42nd congress at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre in the capital to review its achievements for last year and set this year’s targets. Presided by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is also CPP president, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-sets-goals-for-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 11 organisations involving $12.7 million in funding to improve the social affairs, social welfare, child welfare, anti-trafficking and disability work in Cambodia. Ministry spokesman Touch Channy said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-cements-mou-with-eleven-social-work-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Thailand-based energy company B Grimm Power Plc’s wholly-owned subsidiary, B Grimm Solar Power 1, has completed its acquisition of Cambodia’s Ray Power Supply Co Ltd. “[Ray Power] would like to update the progress [of the transaction]. The share transfer has officially completed and approval from href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/firm-completes-purchase-of-solar-project-in-banteay-meanchey/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Mines and Energy signed  a petroleum agreement with Cambodia Resources Energy Development Co on exploration of the offshore Block D oilfield. “Signing the agreement allows the company to conduct studies and search for oil in Block D,” Cheap Sour, director-general of Petroleum href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/black-gold-on-the-horizon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced it aims to collect a total of $2,886 million in tax revenue this year. In January, it had already collected about $239 million, accounting for 8.3 per cent of the annual target and an increase of 14.75 per href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stricter-tax-collection-puts-2-9-billion-target-in-sight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a royal decree ordering the opening of three regional appeal courts in Preah Sihanouk, Battambang and Tbong Khmum provinces.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/regional-appeal-courts-set-in-motion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

NGO Forum on Cambodia issued a report on Wednesday which said that from 2000 to 2017, some one million houses were seriously affected by climate change disasters. Yet, government spending on the issue remained relatively limited. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-calls-for-climate-budget-transparency/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Due to COVID-19’s devastating economic effect causing the collapse of Cambodia’s two major export markets, the United States and the European Union, representing about 75 percent of total market share, is forcing a refocus on expanding the Kingdom’s highly concentrated export market. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-casts-it-export-net-wider-to-mitigate-exit-of-major-us-and-eu-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite the reduction of electricity tariffs for factory workers suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC), the autonomous government agency responsible for managing and administering electric power in the country, has said that “a general plan for electricity bill reduction href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no-plan-to-reduce-electricity-bills-nationwide/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...