The president of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday hailed Cambodia for its efforts to preserve and develop world heritage sites, a Cambodian spokesman said. Hao is visiting Cambodia to attend the official launching of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unescos-general-conference-president-hails-cambodia-for-efforts-to-safeguard-cultural-heritage-sites/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Thai soldiers admitted to burning alive two men last week who may have been undocumented Cambodians, Battambang military officials said yesterday. Cambodian officers said their Thai counterparts informed them that on the night of January 7, four Cambodians illegally crossed the border with intentions of evading <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thais-admit-to-burn-deaths/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A CAmbodiAn nAtionAl who wAs Allegedly Arrested on ThursdAy Alongside dozens of MontAgnArd Asylum seekers remAined missing yesterdAy, while those sent bAck to VietnAm were reportedly Abused by Authorities for their Attempted escApe. Forty-two-yeAr-old Dy Heun, An ethnic JArAi from RAtAnAkkiri province, wAs officiAlly reported missing <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/refugee-helper-missing/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s young adults are using methamphetamines at one of the highest rates in the world, according to a recent report by the UN’s drug watchdog, while demand for more upscale drugs like ecstasy is growing among the affluent. In an annual report released Tuesday by the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/youth-meth-use-on-the-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Om Yintieng, Chairman of Cambodia’s anti-Corruption Unit, on Tuesday afternoon vehemently rejected an NGO report claiming that the country’s integrity system is weak and requires significant improvement. The official’s remarks came after the TI Cambodia, a branch of the Berlin-based TI, released its 233-page assessment <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-anti-graft-chief-rebukes-report-on-weak-credibility-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A UN delegAtion met with RAtAnAkkiri province’s deputy police chief yesterdAy Afternoon to discuss the fAte of 13 MontAgnArd Asylum seekers who hAve been hiding in the province in recent weeks. The provinciAl AdministrAtion, however, hAs continued to cAll for the group’s deportAtion. Deputy police chief <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/govt-stAnds-firm-on-montAgnArds/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

US AmbAssAdor WilliAm Todd creAted the AmbAssAdor’s Youth Council in CAmbodiA in 2012, one of 80 such groups of youth Around the world. The goAl is to creAte better relAtions between CAmbodiA And the US And to cultivAte young leAders for CAmbodiA, he sAid. “Those <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/seeking-to-cultivAte-young-cAmbodiAn-leAders/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

After 11 more MontAgnArd Asylum seekers from VietnAm reportedly Arrived in RAtAnAkkiri province lAte on SundAy evening, the United NAtions yesterdAy sAid it wAs looking into unconfirmed reports from locAl villAgers thAt eight others hAd been found deAd in the province. While it wAs impossible <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/un-investigAting-possible-refugee-deAths/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Preparations for this year’s angkor Sangkran, Siem Reap’s largest cultural event, are almost complete, with half a million tourists expected to join in the celebration during Khmer New Year, according to provincial officials. Of the anticipated 500,000 visitors this year, the majority are expected to be <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sangkran-set-to-break-records-in-tourism-and-line-dancing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen sent letters to the leaders of the three western countries on Wednesday asking to borrow a decades-old map to try to settle disputes over alleged territorial encroachment by Vietnam.The Cambodian leader sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama, French President <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-asks-western-leaders-to-help-resolve-cambodias-border-disputes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

People who have accepted relocation from the future reservoir zone of the Lower Sesan II hydropower project have called for the suspension of the resettlement program for one year and help to repair homes built by the Cambodian-Chinese energy firm constructing the dam.Villagers who held <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dammed-if-they-dont/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The construction of the Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos has affected the habitats of Mekong River dolphins, causing their numbers to dwindle in Stung Treng province. The dwindling numbers are causing a decline in tourists who wish to see them, resulting in loss of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/losing-dolphins-for-more-hydropower/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Mondulkiri province has been flagged for transformation into the biggest agro- and eco-tourism destination in Cambodia, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. a feasibility study includes upgrading an airport for the capital, Sen Monorom, for domestic and international destinations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mondulkiri-airport-will-aid-plans-for-biggest-eco-tourism-region-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol has asked the French Development agency (aFD) to look into the possibility of providing financial support for public outreach campaigns on road safety. In a meeting on Tuesday with aFD country director Ophelie Bourhis, Chanthol presented development <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chanthol-seeks-support-for-more-road-safety-campaigns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries hAs Announced thAt rice exporters And Agro-product exporters cAn now AttAin sAnitAry And phytosAnitAry certificAtes At one window service centres to streAmline the process. The ministry’s decision wAs mAde After A CAmbodiA Rice FederAtion proposAl lAst week. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/red-tApe-eliminAted-for-Agro-product-exporters/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged Chinese ambassador Wang Wentian to look into the possibility of exporting raw materials by air and sea to the Kingdom in order to prevent job losses resulting from a suspension in the operation of garment factories. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-urges-china-to-export-urgent-raw-materials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport yesterday urged the public and relevant authorities to jointly cooperate in the reduction of road traffic fatalities and injuries in the Kingdom in a bid to meet the 2030 global road safety agenda. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/countermeasures-to-reduce-road-deaths-injuries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is preparing to host the 13th asia-Europe Meeting (asem) for the first time on November 16-17 this year, in what Prime Minister Hun Sen has called a landmark in historical diplomacy, where pluralism will take centre stage. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pluralism-to-take-centre-stage-at-asem-gathering/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday placed a former director of the Preah Sihanouk provincial land management department in pre-trial detention after he was charged with abuse of power and committing forestry crimes during his two-year stint in office. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/former-land-director-in-pre-trial-detention-following-acu-arrest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen appealed for the continued efforts to eliminate malaria in the Kingdom despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made in a statement issued yesterday ahead of the World Malaria Day on april 25. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-encourages-malaria-response-amid-pandemic/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>