growing behind his party’s call for an independent probe into claims of fraud and other irregularities in the country’s recent elections. Speaking in Washington following his visit to Europe, Sam Rainsy said that governments and parliamentarians in the European Union, the United States and several other <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/international-support-growing-for-cambodian-polls-probe-sam-rainsy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The price of durian from Thailand has risen sharply this year, leading to shrinking profits for fruit vendors in Phnom Penh as demand from China for the spiky, pungent fruit grows more robust. On Sihanouk Boulevard, fruit vendor Heng Sovanna said that since March, the price <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vendors-hit-as-price-of-thai-durian-imports-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

This year’s subdued Water Festival festivities in the capital, where traditional boat races were cancelled, has resulted in a bump in tourism in the provinces as Cambodians use the three-day holiday to visit their families, enjoy cultural activities and lounge on beaches.“It was unusually quiet <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/for-festival-any-water-will-do/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 A journAlist in PreAh ViheAr province sAys he wAs beAten up by An Army commAnder After he AccidentAlly witnessed whAt he suspected to be the illegAl trAnsportAtion of timber. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/preAh-viheAr-journAlist-AssAulted-by-militAry-commAnder/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

 Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a February 21 warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nine-boeng-tamok-residents-placed-under-court-supervision-face-additional-charges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kandal village residents protested on Thursday against the filling in of land near their homes at the $1.5 billion airport development project, with a company official saying they were only filling the homes of three people who had agreed to leave the site. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kandal-residents-protest-new-land-filling-near-airport-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 Three Bunong indigenous family members were arrested by Mondulkiri provincial police on Sunday over a land dispute in Chamkar Te Village, Spean Thmor Commune. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-arrested-3-bunong-over-land-dispute-in-mondulkiri-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

“The agriculture sector today is still playing significant role in promoting local production growth, job creation, and contributing to the poverty reduction of the people.  at the same time, the agriculture sector will continue the basic role for economic growth and socio-economic development in Cambodia in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agriculture-contributes-to-helping-cambodias-economic-growth-pm-hun-sen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite the return of police checkpoints around Phnom Penh on Wednesday morning ahead of the opposition CNRP’s latest protest against July’s still-disputed national election, most demonstrators coming in from the provinces were let through. Typifying what turned out to be a lighter security touch compared to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/protesters-move-largely-unhindered-by-police-checkpoints/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Seng Pha, 63, is unable to read the leaflets of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) posted on the wall of her wooden house, but she recognizes one of the candidates running for commune chief, out of a total of 35, in Boeung Kak II commune. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/railway-families-remain-uncertain-as-commune-election-candidates-silent-on-their-relocation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of organizations, which said it has never trained members of any of the signatories &mdash; many <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 A new LICADHO report detAiling the murders of 26 women And five children between JAnuAry 2020 And June 2022 by current or former intimAte pArtners reveAls the persistence of domestic violence And flAws in lAw enforcement. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/report-points-to-inAdequAte-enforcement-legAl-flAws-As-reAsons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

 Living in a small concrete house with his wife and two young children, one kilometer away from Takhmao Bridge, ex-Giant Ibis Transportation employee Or Chanthy, 45, contemplates life’s challenges. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 A report by NGO SAhmAkum TeAng TnAut OrgAnizAtion (STT) reveAled thAt people who Are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement Are burdened with debt, hAve low Access to food, while children experience disruptive educAtion And Are subject to child lAbor. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kAndAl-tAkeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has initiated a campaign to elevate the standard of model schools by implementing digital education for students in selected secondary schools in Phnom Penh. The initiative aims to enhance student achievement and is set to expand across the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/model-secondary-schools-embrace-digital-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Just two months after the contested national election, commune officials across the country on Tuesday began the annual 20-day process of registering voters, while the National Election Committee (NEC) announced that 270,000 duplicated names would be removed from the voter list used in July. NEC Secretary-General <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-admits-270000-names-were-duplicated-on-voter-list/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While the European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht never told the Ministry of Commerce that Cambodian rice was “30 per cent” mixed with the same product from Vietnam, he did say Cambodia had to better ensure that its harvest was homegrown and not from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eu-clarifies-rice-comments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An officiAl sAid WednesdAy thAt more thAn 160 villAgers hAve now tested positive for HIV in BAttAmbAng province’s RokA commune in An outbreAk thAt hAs bAffled heAlth officiAls And internAtionAl experts, who Are now conducting A survey to determine how the virus wAs spreAd. Soeum Chhom, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/more-thAn-160-now-infected-with-hiv-in-bAttAmbAng/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

កាលពីម្សិល​មិញ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃ​តង​អូស្ត្រាលី (AustrA​liAn ​Greens  ​PArty​) ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ​ខ្លួន​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​លោ​ក​ ខេវិន រូដ (Kevi​n ​Rudd​) ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​អូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រ​ការ​ស៊ើបអង្កេត​ករណី​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា មាន​​ភាព​ប្រក្រតី​បាន​កើ​ត​ឡើង ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​ ​ក្នុង​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជា​តិ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន​។ ​កាលពីខែ​តុលា ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​អូស្ត្រាលី​ បា​ន​ឯក​ភាពគ្នា​ថា អំពាវ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុ​ជា “ រៀបចំ​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ សេរី និង​យុត្តិ​​ធ​ម៌​ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​ និ​ង​ធានា​ថា ណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំងនានា​អាច​ចូល​រួម​យ៉ាង​ពេញលេ​ញ​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ ​ន​យោបាយ​កម្ពុជា​ ដោយ​មិន​មា​ន​ការ​យាយី​ផ្នែករូប​វន្ត​ ​ឬក៏​ផ្នែក​តុលាការ​ ឬ​ក៏​ការគំរាម​កំហែង​”។​ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​សម្ភាស​ជា​មួយ​វិទ្យុ​អេបីស៊ី​អូស្ត្រាលី (ABC​ RAdio A​ustrAliA​) ​លោក​ស្រី​ គ្រីស្ទីន ​មីល​ណេ (Chri​stine ​Milne​)​ មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃតង ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា ​ក្នុង​នាម​ជា​​អ្នក​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ដ៏​ច្រើន​មួយ​ដ​ល់​​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ​​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរឡើង ​និង​បង្ហាញ​ក្តី​កង្វល់​របស់​ខ្លួន​អំពី​ភាព​មិនប្រ​ក្រ​តី​ ដែល​បានកើតឡើ​ង​នៅ​ក្នុងការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ កា​ល​ពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ សប្តាហ៍​មុន។ លោកស្រី មីលណេ ​បាន​មានប្រសា​សន៍​ថា “ ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​គួរតែ​ប្រើ​ ប្រា​ស់​ជំហរ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​លើ​ឆាកអន្តរ​ជាតិ​ ក្នុង​ការ​គាំទ្រ​យ៉ាង​សកម្ម​ នូវ​ការសុើបអ​ង្កេ​ត​​​ពេ​ញ​លេញ ​និង​មានតម្លាភាព​ ចំពោះភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ​ហើយ​​ការ​ សុើប​អង្កេត​នេះ​ ត្រូវ​​ការ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ឯក​រាជ្យ​មួយ​ និង​មាន​ជំនួយ​ពី​អង្គការ​សហ​​ ប្រជាជាតិ ​និងអង្គការ​មិនមែ​នរដ្ឋាភិបាល​នានា​”។ ​លោកស្រី​បាន​មានប្រសា​ សន៍​បន្ត​ទៀតថា “ ​ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ច្បាស់​ណាស់​ថា ​មាន​ភា​ព​មិនប្រក្រ​តីយ៉ាងច្រើន​គួរ​ឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​  ខ្ញុំ​ស្វាគមន៍​ការ​ដែ​ល​មាន​ការ​លើកឡើងថា នឹង​មានការ​ពិភា​ក្សា​គ្នា ​ហើយ​ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​បានឮ [លោក​​ប្រធាន​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ] សម រង្ស៊ី និយាយ​ថា​ គោលបំណង​នៃ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ទាំង​នោះ​ គឺ​ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ ស្វែងរក​ ការពិត ​​​និង​គ្មាន​​អ្វី​លើស​ពី​នេះ​ទៀត​ទេ ហើយ​នោះ​គឺជា​អ្វី​ដែ​ល​ខ្ញុំចង់​ឃើញ ​នាពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ សម្រា​ប់​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី ដែល​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរ​ឡើ​ង​​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យមានការ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​បញ្ហា​ ពីព្រោះ​មានការ​អះ​អាង​យ៉ាង​ច្បាស់​ថា ​គ​​ណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​ទទួលជ័យ​ជម្នះ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%8e%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9f%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%82%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%A2%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9b/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A July sub-decree Aims to improve the registrAtion process for disAbled people in order to receive government AssistAnce, but most disAbled people in the country hAve yet to benefit from the identificAtion progrAm thAt begAn registrAtions in 2020. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/only-one-third-of-disAbled-people-identified-for-government-AssistAnce-progrAm-since-2020/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>