The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has finished an investigation into the shooting deaths of five protesting garment factory workers, and the wounding of more than 40 others, during a military police operation against stone-throwing strikers on January 3, Judge Phou Povsun said Sunday. “We had finished href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-probe-of-veng-sreng-street-slaughter-ends/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee announced on Monday that it recognized 843 representatives from political parties, and 159 election observers for upcoming city, provincial and district council election. A statement issued by the election committee said that the representatives from the five political parties are as follow: — href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1000-political-ngo-observers-for-upcoming-election/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In case cramming for an exam that determines high school graduation and college placement wasn’t stressful enough, grade 12 test-takers will now have to do so under the scrutiny of independent observers tasked with manning every exam-room window. As part of a slew of reforms to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-observers-to-get-window-into-cheating/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Government officials on Thursday said they are still waiting for the U.S. Embassy to make good on a 2012 offer to clean up several barrels of the riot control agent CS that were dropped on Cambodia during the U.S.’ war with Vietnam and which the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/two-years-after-offer-us-yet-to-clean-up-war-era-chemicals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s 64 trade unions on Wednesday asked the Minister of Labor Ith Samheng to take serious legal action against some gangster unions that have caused riots and illegal strikes as well as intimidations to their members in protests, according to a joint letter. “We’d like to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-64-trade-unions-urge-govt-to-take-legal-action-against-gangster-unions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite the depressed market conditions throughout Europe in 2013 Cambodia’s export to the EU skyrocketed. The country is well under way to take over Taiwan’s leading position in bike export to Europe. Between January and October 2013 Cambodia’s bike export showed a huge increase of no href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-export-to-eu-skyrockets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Days after warning that his ruling party was as capable and willing to protest as the opposition, and threatening a barbed-wire fence in Freedom Park to divide the two groups, Prime Minister Hun Sen was yesterday talking multi-party reform. Speaking at the Intercontinental Hotel in Phnom href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unity-appeal-follows-vitriol/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA) has swapped its headquarters on Norodom Boulevard and will move to a location adjacent to Phnom Penh International Airport by next year, civil aviation officials confirmed Tuesday. Sinn Chanserey Vutha, deputy director-general of the SSCA, said construction on the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/secretariat-of-civil-aviation-to-swap-headquarters/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

With the World Cup set to kick off in Brazil today, gamblers in Phnom Penh are preparing to place their bets, while city authorities are warning that unauthorised wagers will not be tolerated. Dara*, a seasoned gambler who regularly bets on football matches, told the Post href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gamblers-ready-for-kick-off/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Years of fighting for their land came to an end for 17 families at Phnom Penh’s Boeung Kak community yesterday when City Hall delivered them long-awaited land titles. The handover was part of a vow to resolve the capital’s main land disputes made by Phnom Penh href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/group-of-b-kak-villagers-get-long-awaited-land-titles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told local business leaders that increased wages should be linked to improvements in the productivity of workers. Speaking at the 17th Government-Private Sector Forum on Tuesday, he said higher wages “must be attached to the production capacity of each worker and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-says-wage-hikes-should-be-linked-to-increased-productivity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ouch Borith, Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, and Ugo Astuto, director of South and Southeast Asia of the European Union, will co-chair the 8th meeting of Cambodia-EU Joint Committee to strengthen relations and cooperation between Cambodia and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-eu-meet-next-week-in-brussels/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court has reopened an investigation into the high-profile slaying of union leader Chea Vichea in 2004, a court official said yesterday. Prosecutor Sok Roeun said the court’s head prosecutor began reinvestigating the case early last month in response to an order from the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-look-at-vichea-murder/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The European Commission (E.C.) will today ban all fish imports from Cambodia, carrying through on its threat made in November to punish the country for failing to show genuine commitment to tackling the global problem of illegal fishing, according to a memo released Friday. The ban, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fish-imports-from-cambodia-banned-by-eu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The World Bank upwardly revised Monday its GDP growth forecast for Cambodia this year to 7.2 percent, up from its October projection of 7.0 percent. In explaining the higher forecast, the bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update pointed to “the expectation of renewed confidence and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-raises-growth-forecast-for-cambodia-in-2014/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy was scheduled to depart for the Netherlands last night to attend a Liberal International conference in Rotterdam with other leaders of liberal parties from around the world. CNRP Vice-President Kem Sokha is also out of the country touring Cambodian communities in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-leaves-for-netherlands-as-sokha-tours-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

When Pang Vunny walks around his rented room just off of Veng Sreng Boulevard, he waves his hand from side to side in front of him, like a man feeling his way in the dark. Ever since he was arrested and badly beaten on January 2 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/out-of-jail-garment-worker-sees-uncertain-future/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite sustained levels of high economic growth, most people in Cambodia are still eating rice at every meal, with little meat, fish or vegetables, meaning undernutrition will remain high and stunting common among children if the government does not scale up targeted health programs, a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nutrition-projects-need-funds/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Naming and shaming factories that fail to ensure a basic standard of conditions for their workers is starting to improve standards in the crucial garment sector, according to the International Labor Organization (ILO), but persistent offenders remain. Nine factories are included in the “lowest compliance” category href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ilo-says-shaming-factories-leading-to-improved-standards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Experts fear Cambodia’s well-earned reputation as a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS could be undermined by government policy targeting the country’s high-risk groups. Over the past 15 years, government action and large amounts of money from donors have seen the infection rate drop from 2 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/concerns-cambodias-fight-against-hivaids-undermined-by-funding-cuts-government-policy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...