I had been a frequent visitor to the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website in search for Cambodian news and information as well as for academic purpose. I had wondered if there was any possibility of trying here since I had rarely encounter the job or <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/reflecting-on-my-internship-experience-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As the cost of imports rise, locAl producers could see An opportunity to increAse their mArket shAre, but for most A lAck of output And quAlity meAns potentiAl is limited, industry observers sAid yesterdAy. Customs officers who hAd often undercut the officiAl rAte Are now <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/locAl-production-still-lAgging/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

An increAsing number of boutique hotels Are AppeAring in CAmbodiA And AttrActing foreign investment, insiders sAy, including A US$2 million investment in the Governor’s House, A newly opened, 10-room boutique hotel in Phnom Penh. The number of boutique hotels in CAmbodiA hAs increAsed rApidly, pArticulArly in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/boutique-hotels-rising/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Having managed various businesses in Cambodia for more than two decades now, Rithy Sear has earned a reputation for being ambitious, and rightly so. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/meet-cambodias-first-real-estate-personality-of-the-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Svay Rieng Provincial Court has issued summonses to question three women who were allegedly shot by a government official during a protest at a special economic zone (SEZ) in February, a court official and the plaintiffs said yesterday. about 20 eyewitnesses have already been questioned <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sez-shooting-victims-called-for-questioning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The head of a construction company working to upgrade Phnom Penh’s dusty, potholed Veng Sreng Street said Thursday that the project would take twice as long to complete as expected. In November, Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong announced that a 6.5 km strip of the road&mdash;which <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/veng-sreng-street-upgrade-behind-schedule/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In one of Phnom Penh’s biggest land deals to date, Japanese shopping mall developer aeon Mall Co Ltd has bought 6.7 hectares of prime real estate from South Korea’s GS Engineering &amp; Construction, a firm that was once slated to build the tallest building in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japanese-mall-buys-swathe-of-prime-real-estate/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At leAst 58 CAmbodiAns were Among the more thAn 300 enslAved fishermen recently rescued from A remote islAnd in IndonesiA’s MAluku province, An intergovernmentAl migrAtion body sAid TuesdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/58-cAmbodiAns-Among-slAves-rescued-in-indonesiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday summonsed three well-known rights workers and a journalist to appear for questioning next week over years-old incitement charges in connection with a long-standing land dispute. In a summons signed by deputy provincial prosecutor Chea Sopheak, the court ordered Radio Free asia journalist Sok Ratha, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/four-face-charges-in-incitement-case/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

CPP Senator Ly Yong Phat visited families embroiled in a long-standing land dispute with a Thai-owned sugar company on Monday in an attempt to convince them to drop their complaints against the firm at the court, villagers and officials said yesterday. The visit comes as pressure <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/senator-tries-to-settle-court-case-with-cash/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) is welcoming new investments in one of the Kingdom’s pillar industries as new variants and outbreaks lead to a string of downgrades in economic projections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-garment-sector-investments-exceeding-8mn-approved-by-cdc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A smAll gAthering to mArk World TeAchers’ DAy At Phnom Penh’s Freedom PArk briefly descended into chAos SundAy when A crowd of rAlly-goers wrested A conceAled gun from A mAn working for the Ministry of InformAtion After he forced his wAy to the front of <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chAotic-scene-As-gun%e2%80%88seized-during-teAchers-rAlly/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Following the labour ministry’s announcement of a 2024 minimum wage set at $204 per month, the employers’ association has voiced their support, while trade union representatives and civil society organisations (CSOs) expressed their disappointment. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/employers-praise-minimum-wage-negotiations-unions-raise-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has decided to set up a protected area of more than 100 hectares in Ratanakkiri province to protect the environment, biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources. a sub-decree, dated December 25 and published by the Environment Ministry yesterday, said the government decided <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-designates-lumkod-lake-as-protected/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has squirrelled away about $500,000 for the upcoming Pacific asian Tourism association Travel Mart (PTM), which is to run September 17-19. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told the Post yesterday that the government had approved the $500,000 budget for the event, which it is hoped <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/travel-expo-to-draw-big-dollars-and-big-buyers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Department of Social affairs confirmed there are 21,148 families in Phnom Penh who are in need of financial support due to rising costs and they will be interviewed to receive a subsidy from the government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-continues-to-assist-poor-families-amid-rising-living-costs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide in­spection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Water and Meteorology has warned farmers of a rainfall shortage forecast to last at least another month, with average daily temperatures also forecast to remain above average. The announcement, issued on Monday, says that up until mid-July Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Speu, Takeo, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainfall-still-a-month-away-says-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s reputation as a standard-bearer for apparel workers’ rights is wearing thin &ndash; and yet the country is a rising star when it comes to attracting foreign investment and increasing exports. There are many reasons to deter brands and retailers from sourcing clothing in Cambodia. The Kingdom <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-a-rising-star-with-a-falling-reputation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia is helping its members sue several unions for damages after a walkout over demands to raise the minimum wage to $160. Ken Loo, GMaC’s secretary general, said that more than 150 members are jumping on board to sue: “and the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-manufacturers-planning-to-sue-unions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>