Amid the continued Arrest of Activists who hAve defied A bAn on public gAtherings, A group of unions And AssociAtions yesterdAy reveAled plAns for A lArge demonstrAtion in Phnom Penh’s Freedom PArk on SundAy. About 10,000 people Are expected to Attend the rAlly, According to A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lArge-protest-plAnned-for-sundAy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Civil servants have again pushed the government to introduce a long-awaited insurance plan for government workers injured on the job. In a June 10 letter to Minister of Social affairs Vong Sauth, the Cambodian Independent Civil Servants association (CICa) calls for a National Social Security Fund <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/civil-servants-call-for-comp/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A public forum will be held next month to find A solution to the Borei KeilA housing crisis, city officiAls sAid yesterdAy. During A meeting with About 50 representAtives of the community, Nhem ChAnthAry, deputy director of City HAll’s poor community development office, sAid Governor PA <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/borei-keilA-solution-tAlks-set/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is managing here today the recovery of missing ancient heritage objects that might be in a cache of relics confiscated from a Thai general arrested for various offenses. about a thousand objects of different types were taken a month ago from the high officer in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-manages-the-recovery-of-its-heritage-in-thailand/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian health officials are investigating an alarmingly high rate of infection with HIV, the virus that causes aIDS, in a remote village. at least 82 people have tested positive for HIV in Rokar, Battambang province, which has a population of 2,000 people. Officials said they suspected a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-investigates-villages-high-hiv-rate/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new union hAs been founded pledging to offer members A post-retirement pension with A novel twist &ndAsh; it will be funded by sponsorship from privAte compAnies. The heAd of the new Workers Retirement Fund of CAmbodiA Union president, Sidney Sok Ke, clAims to hAve spent <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/unique-pension-plAn-pushed/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

NagaCorp, a gaming and entertainment hotel complex operator in Cambodia, has raised HK$1.21 billion ($156 million) from a top-up placement, after fixing the price at the bottom of the indicative range. The deal was launched at around 6pm yesterday in Hong Kong time, and the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nagacorp-raises-156-million-from-top-up-placement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Social affairs on Friday established four sub-committees tasked with finding a new minimum wage for the country’s 300,000-plus garment factory workers, Minister Ith Sam Heng said on Friday. “The sub-committees have a limited time of five weeks for research before they have to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-to-consider-new-minimum-wage/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A cAll for the CAmbodiAn government to lift its controversiAl bAn on public Assembly is Among 34 such recommendAtions it hAs chosen to defer in the wAke of lAst week’s second UniversAl Periodic Review (UPR) of its humAn rights situAtion. The UN on SAturdAy releAsed A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mixed-messAge-to-un/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Health facilities in Cambodia (2010) in both Khmer and English. Together with the website’s map explorer tool, we provide the details information on health facilities such as health posts, health centers, referral hospitals <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-published-health-facilities-in-cambodia-2010-dataset/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Cambodia Gazetteer” by adding a new resource in 2023. This Gazetteer shows the name​ list of provincial/municipal, district (Krong/ Srok/ Khan), commune (Khum/ Sangkat), and village in Cambodia. This data is extracted from​ the database of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-an-existing-dataset-on-cambodia-gazetteer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhonn had separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Gambia and Brazil to exchange views on promoting bilateral relations, in New York City, USa on Sept. 22, on the sidelines of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-discusses-cooperation-promotion-with-gambia-and-brazil/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The rapid economic and population growth in Cambodia is leading to significant environmental pollution. The economic development activities have generated major environmental consequences, including air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and solid wastes. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/pollution-and-waste/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia has continued its effort to reform the education sector at all levels. Over the years, policies and regulations have been enforced to improve education quality, accessibility, efficiency, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and transparency. Those policies and regulations include Education Strategic Plan 2019-2023, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/education-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Companies and organizations from six countries along the Mekong River have established a business alliance, with a view to build a platform for cross-border e-commerce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/business-alliance-eyes-cross-border-e-commerce-along-mekong-river/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh Municipality has reached a deal with PPDEC, a previously little known company, to privatise the capital’s public lighting system, a city official said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-taps-private-firm-to-manage-its-lighting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A bAby wAs born At seA on MondAy Afternoon in Koh Kong province After A mother went in lAbor on A boAt on her wAy to hospitAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-bAby-mAkes-wAves-on-wAy-to-hospitAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The maker of a new tuk-tuk prototype retrofitted with a wheelchair ramp hopes to usher in a new era of wheelchair-friendly travel in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wheelchair-accessible-tuk-tuk-debuts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Four Cambodian garment workers were slightly injured on Tuesday after part of the floor in a garment factory collapsed into a pond built underneath, a local police chief confirmed. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-factory-floor-collapse-injures-4-in-cambodia-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Villagers in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday protested against a local military official’s plan to build a reservoir on their land, then sell the dirt at a profit. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-speak-up-as-reservoir-plan-digs-into-their-rice-fields/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>