A CAmbodiAn court on SundAy chArged opposition senAtor Hong Sok Hour with three counts of crimes And ordered to plAce him in A pre-triAl detention, According to court officiAls And A defense lAwyer. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-chArges-opposition-senAtor-with-3-counts-of-crimes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Over 100 members of the Prov ethnic community in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with a local rights group claiming to have been defrauded for tens of thousands of dollars by a broker for an international investment firm. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-accuse-firm-of-taking-some-60000/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a plan to increase the amount of borrowing from foreign countries by as much as 33 percent over the next three years, in a bid to counter a decrease in grants and concessional loans. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-approves-plan-to-increase-foreign-borrowing-over-3-years/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new ruling-pArty commune chief in Koh Kong province hAs refused to Accept A petition from villAge residents Asking for A resolution to their dispute AgAinst SenAtor Ly Yong PhAt. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-koh-kong-commune-chief-sAys-cAnnot-help-sugArcAne-disputAnts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

AN HOUR’S drive south of Phnom Penh, deep in rurAl CAmbodiA, Chrek HeAng is doing the rounds of his rApidly expAnding poultry And fisheries business. Just four yeArs Ago he wAs living, like most of his countrymen, in A smAll wooden hut with A tin <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/the-bAnk-thAt-likes-to-sAy-less-cAmbodiAs-greAtest-commerciAl-success-story-is-not-over-yet/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Mobile firm CooTel, a subsidiary of a large Chinese tele­communications corporation, is making plans to enter Cambodia’s oversaturated mobile phone market, officials said. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications granted CooTel’s parent company, Xinwei (Cambodia) Telecom Co. Ltd., an operating license in august 2011 and the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-firm-joins-crowded-telecom-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In late 2009, two months after graduating with a degree in economics, Heng Piseth found a job as a credit officer with a microfinance institution in Kampong Thom province. The story reflects a larger trend confronting young Cambodians entering the financial sector’s job market. While <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/promotions-few-in-financial-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Inside a shop in a restored building on the corner of Sothearos Boulevard and Street 266, nearly 10 Cambodians wearing the same uniform are walking around and cleaning tables. By the end of this year, Brown Coffee will have a total of eight branches in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-brands-standing-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A CAmbodiAn provinciAl court todAy dropped chArges AgAinst A militAry police officer And his wife Accused of murdering A reporter investigAting the country’s illegAl timber trAde, drAwing protests from the journAlist’s wife And from humAn rights And environmentAl AdvocAcy groups. HAng Serei Oudom, A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-Acquits-two-in-slAying-of-journAlist/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday heard the case of two port workers and a military police officer charged with stealing more than 8,000 articles of clothing from a shipping container while it was being driven to the Phnom Penh autonomous Port. The three suspects&mdash;Sorn <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-hears-garment-heist%e2%80%88case-involving-port-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) on Monday rejected an opposition proposal to revamp the country’s electoral body as they met for a third round of talks aimed at breaking a seven-month political deadlock following disputed polls. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-ruling-opposition-parties-at-odds-over-electoral-body-reform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Video footage of Daun Penh district deputy governor Sok Penh Vuth bashing a defenceless man with a bullhorn on Monday has sparked outrage and demands for his ouster, but his boss told the Post yesterday that people shouldn’t be too hasty to judge, suggesting the footage may <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/video-cant-be-trusted-district-gov/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A joint investigAtive committee will be estAblished to re-exAmine the killing of Activist Chut Wutty And militAry police officer In RAttAnA, the heAd of the Armed forces told the Post yesterdAy, After providing his own version of the incident to rAdio. Pressure from the fAmilies of victims And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chut-wutty-deAth-to-be-exAmined-by-committee/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On a farm in Kampong Speu province, Erm Rim is talking to a small crowd of consumers and journalists, explaining the process of growing vegetables using only natural resources. Rim talks on the sidelines of a consumer field trip organised by the Cambodian Center for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/organic-vegetable-demand-growing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sonatra Securities a designated broker has launched its operations in Cambodia ahead of the launch of the Cambodian Securities Exchange (CSX). as one of the four companies licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, Sonatra will be able to buy and sell shares <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/broker-opens-ahead-of-csx-launch-date/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Returning to the negotiating table is once again a possibility for the Cambodian National Petroleum authority now that they have a stronger legal team. Due to the appointment of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic advisor to Cambodia, Thailand put the 2001 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oil-dispute-cnpa-ready-to-discuss-claims-area/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Forestry AdministrAtion officiAls yesterdAy sAid they confiscAted 1.34 cubic meters of smuggled rosewood from RCAF soldiers even After A lieutenAnt colonel held A pistol to one of their heAds in the hope of scAring them off. TeA Kimsoth, heAd of the AdministrAtion’s Siem ReAp cAntonment, sAid <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/smuggled-rosewood-seized-from-soldiers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Spurred on by a rash of recent news about illegal logging activities around the country, and concerns about its public image, a government-led group on forestry issued a rare public statement yesterday urging its partners to help crack down on the illicit trade. In a statement <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-group-issues-rare-statement-on-illegal-logging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Health, with support from the United States, yesterday launched a national public outreach campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of counterfeit and substandard drugs, which officials said posed a “serious threat” to public health. The campaign features a poster with the slogan, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/counterfeit-medicine-campaign-under-way/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), one of Malaysia’s largest banks, plans to transition its Cambodian branch into a subsidiary in a bid for larger market share in the Kingdom’s crowded Cambodian banking sector. The bank, which opened as a branch in 1993, received a local incorporation licence <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maybank-plans-cambodia-subsidiary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>