The AlliAnce of Rice Producers And Exporters of CAmbodiA (ARPEC) hAs proposed A “Code of Conduct” for rice exporters of the country to prevent contAminAtion of rice from other origins in rice exports to EU member countries. Under the Everything But Arms (EBA) trAde <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/eu-Alleges-up-to-30-of-cAmbodiA-rice-imports-mixed-with-vietnAm-rice/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Although the SvAy Rieng ProvinciAl Court Announced the ex-governor’s sentence in June And ordered his immediAte Arrest, he hAs remAined elusive to the Authorities. His lAwyers filed An AppeAl in July to the AppeAl Court chAllenging the provinciAl court’s verdict. Sun BunnArith, Chhouk Bundith’s lAwyer, clAimed <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/still-At-lArge-chhouk-bundith-hAs-cAse-sent-to-AppeAl-court/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Microsoft Cambodia has appointed Thakral Cambodia Industries Limited as its second authorised software distributor in the country, a move intended to help the computer giant’s local operation combat the rampant use of pirated software. Thakral, one of the largest distributors of IT products in Cambodia (its <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/software-giant-targets-piracy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia planned to set up the first ever Civil aviation Training Center with South Korean assistance in order to boost development of air transport industry and tourism, a spokesman said Saturday. “South Korea agreed to provide 10.1 million U.S. dollars in grant aid to Cambodia for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-establish-first-civil-aviation-school/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The owner of the popular local aBC radio station on Thursday urged university students to call his station and inform listeners if their teachers discuss information that could be deemed critical of the government. an aBC radio employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity as <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/radio-host-calls-on-pupils-to-denounce-teachers-talking-politics/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Malaysian telecommunications company axiata Group Berhad reported Wednesday that its Cambodian brand Smart has seen strong growth in the first nine months of the year, with revenue increasing by 36 percent compared with the same period last year. In its third quarter financial report, axiata said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smart-mobile-sees-36-revenue-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Second-quarter net profit for the exchange-listed Phnom Penh Water Supply authority dropped nearly 26 per cent to $2 million from the same quarter a year ago, according to the most recent financial report released on October 11. Sim Sitha, the director-general of PPWSa, said the decrease <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/profits-dip-for-water-authority/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Forestry AdministrAtion officers sent two suspected wildlife smugglers to court in Stung Treng province yesterdAy After they were Arrested while Allegedly smuggling disembodied heAds And hooves of the increAsingly rAre Chinese serow &ndAsh; A type of wild goAt &ndAsh; into CAmbodiA from LAos, officiAls sAid. ProvinciAl <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/no-heAds-up-for-smugglers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

For the first semester of 2013, Cambodia attracted 879, 782 tourist arrivals from aSEaN region, plus 23.5 per cent if compared in the same period of last year, a report from tourism ministry obtained on Tuesday said.  The figure of tourist arrivals from aSEaN for the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-attracts-over-879000-tourists-from-asean-region/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two disabled former soldiers convicted of razing the homes and grabbing the land of 30 rice farmers in Kampot province last year denied the charges during their hearing at the appeal Court on Thursday. Touch Soeuly, 57, and 11 other members of his Cambodian Disabled Rescue <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/at-appeal-court-ex-soldiers-deny-violent-2012-land-grab/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Rice exports increased from 205,717 tons in 2012 to 378,856 tons in 2013 as a result of high demand from the European Union as well as countries in asia, according to figures released Thursday by the Ministry of agriculture. France imported the most Cambodian milled rice, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-exports-rise-by-more-than-170000-tons/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy once again threatened to call nationwide demonstrations if an independent committee was not established to look into allegations of poll irregularities. “We strongly insist the establishment of an independent committee to investigate election irregularities before the release of the final <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-opposition-renews-protest-warning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

លោក​​ជាម​ ​​យៀប​​ ស​មាជិ​ក​​​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អ​ចិ​ន្ត្រៃ​​យ៍​​​រ​បស់​​​​គ​ណ​ប​ក្ស​​ប្រ​ជា​ជន ​​ក​ម្ពុ​ជា ​​និង​​ជា​​ស​មា​ជិក​​​ស​ភា​​​ជាប់​​ឆ្នោត​​​អាណ​ត្តិ​​ថ្មី​ ​បាន​ប្រាប់​ ​វិទ្យុV​O​A​ ​កា​ល​ពី​​ថ្ងៃពុ​ធ​ ​ទី១​១​ ​ក​ញ្ញា ​អោ​យ​ដឹ​ង​ពី​កា​រ​រ​​ង់​ចាំ​មើ​លចំ​ណាត់​កា​រ​រប​ស់​ព្រះ​​​មហា​ក្ស​ត្រ​​ ​​​នរោ​ត្ត​ម​​ ​សី​ហមុនី ​ជុំ​វិញ​​​កា​រ​កោះ​​ប្រជុំ​​ស​ភា​​​ថ្មី​​​ជា​​ផ្លូវ​​កា​រ​ ​បើ​ទោះ​ជា​​កៀកកា​រ​​កំ​ណ​ត់​​ថ្ងៃ​​ប្រ​ជុំ​​ស​ភា​​ថ្មី​​ជា​​​លើ​ក​​ដំ​ បូ​ង​​នៅ​​​ថ្ងៃ​​ទី​​ ​២៣​​ ខែ​​ក​ញ្ញា ​​​ក៏​ដោ​យ​​ ​ហើ​យ​បា​ន​បញ្ជាក់ពី​ឆន្ទះរ​បស់​គ​ណ​បក្សប្រជា​ជ​នកម្ពុជា​នឹង​ចូ​ល​ប្រជុំ ​​សភា​​​ដោ​យ​​ឯ​កប​ក្ស​​ ប្រ​សិន​​បើ​​គ​ណ​​​បក្ស​​ជំ​ទា​ស់​​​មិ​ន​​ចូ​ល​​ប្រ​ជុំ។​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%b8%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9f%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%87/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Police and military police set up roadblocks on major highways leading into Phnom Penh on Sunday as the opposition held its first rally in the capital since the party boycotted the opening of parliament last month over contested election results. Some officials manning the roadblocks said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/people-returning-to-city-after-holiday-met-by-roadblocks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily freed jailed Boeng Kak anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha on bail, but sent her case back to the Court of appeal to be reinvestigated. During the hearing, which lasted an hour and a half, dozens of monks and supporters of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/anti-eviction-activist-yorm-bopha-freed-on-bail/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives of 17 tourism- related companies from southeast Guangdong province of China on Friday met with their Cambodian counterparts in order to seek possibilities for tourism cooperation. The Chinese delegation was led by Zhao Yufang, Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province, while Cambodian side was headed by Pak <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-chinas-guangdong-look-to-boost-tourism-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Transparency International Cambodia (TIC) said it could not vouch for the official outcome of July’s national election because of the large number of ballots cast by people without proper paperwork or forms in lieu of official identification, yet another independent report casting doubts on the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/another-election-monitors-report-finds-irregularities-with-vote/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Security guards, police in plainclothes and riot police, armed with batons and metal pipes, on Saturday forcibly cleared hundreds of pro-opposition’s demonstrators from the capital Phnom Penh’ s Freedom Park, where they have been protesting for three straight weeks against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government. National <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-security-forces-clear-opposition-protesters-from-capitals-freedom-park/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Workers at two different garment factories say that managers locked them inside their workplaces last week when they tried to participate in a boycott of overtime. Union representatives and rank-and-file employees at Kampong Speu province’s Complete Honour Footwear Industrial Cambodia Co, Ltd and Dai Yi Fashion <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-locked-inside-during-overtime-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The CPP could win 37 more commune councilor positions than it would have done before the creation of three new districts in Phnom Penh last year, and the opposition CNRP could gain 14, if the city’s 810 councilors vote along party lines in elections set <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-could-benefit-from-newly-created-phnom-penh-districts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>