Koh Kong Governor Bun Leart has promised villagers evicted from their land by Chinese-owned Union Development Group that he will give their petition to Minister of Environment Say Sam Al today. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kong-gov-to-bring-petition-to-say-sam-al/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has expressed acceptance of Thailand’s new government and cabinet according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)’s policy and confirmed that is won’t allow anti-junta groups to use Cambodia as a base. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-expresses-acceptance-of-thailands-new-government-and-cabinet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia needs to develop a trade logistics plan to align the Kingdom with the regional production network and increase its competitiveness as an investment destination, a senior World Bank economist said yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/logistics-reforms-needed-to-increase-competitiveness/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two Vietnamese airlines have reportedly commenced flight simulations of routes over Cambodian airspace in an effort to cut travel time between that country’s two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnamese-carriers-test-routes-over-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between Cambodia and China has been providing “more favourable conditions” for economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An said on Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-deputy-pm-says-strategic-partnership-with-china-creates-more-opportunities-for-businesses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following reports of abuse and poor conditions at the Kingdom’s shelters, the government yesterday launched official recommendations that seek to ensure better care is offered to victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/shelter-standards-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Vietnam foreign ministry spokesperson on Thursday requests the Cambodian administration to “take effective measures to stop those wrongful actions of protesters, which are not in line with the traditional friendship and sound relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia.”​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-requests-cambodia-to-stop-wrongful-actions-of-protesters-spokesperson/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s just-concluded visit to China’s Nanning city for the 11th ASEAN-China Expo is a “success”, contributing to further enhancing Cambodia’s ties with China and ASEAN, a senior official said Tuesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pms-visit-to-nanning-a-success-senior-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng told an audience of university graduates on Tuesday that recent efforts to clean up the education system would extend to his ministry to combat claims that the civil service is plagued by nepotism. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/interior-minister-pledges-merit-based-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian human rights and democracy activists in the US have split opinions on the deal cut between the ruling party and the opposition in July, ending a political deadlock that had lasted since the July 2013 elections. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-activists-disappointed-with-opposition-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 100 villagers marched through Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district on Saturday, handing out leaflets in an effort to inform the public about their land dispute with Thailand’s Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Limited (KSL). href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-hand-out-leaflets-in-fight-with-sugar-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Former parliamentary candidate and opposition information chief Meach Sovannara said yesterday that he would not appear in court today for questioning related to charges stemming from a violent opposition protest in July. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-official-to-skip-court/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two more Cambodian women who were trafficked to China as brides are being assisted by officials at the Kingdom’s embassy in Beijing and will soon be repatriated, the government said yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-china-brides-aided/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha on Saturday brushed off protests from a group of students demanding he respond to claims that he had a series of extramarital affairs, telling CNRP faithful to prepare for next year’s commune elections.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kem-sokha-cnrp-must-turn-focus-to-commune-elections/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 Tuy Sereivathana sits at his desk transfixed by the glow of his computer screen. On the walls of the environmentalist’s modest office are hung pictures of rare species of plants and animals found in the Cardamom Mountains, one of Cambodia’s few remaining wildernesses. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/former-goldman-prize-winner-on-bridging-business-environmentalist-divide/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A Chinese company has donated fire equipment to the Interior Ministry worth about $200,000, an official said yesterday. Neth Vantha, a fire department chief, said that Enterprise Limited of China is set to donate the equipment, including two fire trucks. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-donates-200000-in-fire-equipment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has unveiled four strategies to eliminate malnutrition in the country, especially among children. Prime Minister Hun Sen is enlisting state institutes, partners and NGOs to join the fight to eliminate malnutrition as the country holds national nutrition day today. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plan-to-defeat-hunger/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s telecommunications regulator has called on seven mobile network operators to give an assurance by September 1 that they have registered all their subscribers in accordance with a directive from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication and the Ministry of Interior. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trc-wants-sim-guarantee/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of 50 migrant workers on Wednesday protested outside a branch of a recruitment agency in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district that they say duped them out of $260 they paid for a guarantee of employment in Thailand. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-200-migrant-workers-duped-out-of-260/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite failing in its latest attempt to win the Philippine government’s bid to import rice, Cambodia will once again throw its hat into the ring when the offer is reissued, industry representatives said yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-set-to-take-second-go-at-rice-bid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...