NEC amendment: Changes to constitution on agenda
The National assembly will vote this week on a proposal to reform the National Election Committee (NEC) to make it a constitutional institution, a key prerequisite of the deal that ended the country’s political deadlock. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nec-amendment-changes-to-constitution-on-agenda/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Vong Sokheng
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-amendment-changes-constitution-agenda
More than 3,000 luxury logs found in wildlife sanctuary
Police and environment officers in Mondolkiri province on Sunday confiscated more than 3,000 lengths of luxury-grade timber found inside a wildlife sanctuary but have yet to determine if it belongs to a Chinese company with a land concession in the area. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-3000-luxury-logs-found-in-wildlife-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-than-3000-luxury-logs-found-in-wildlife-sanctuary-70532/
Bunong accuse police chief of clearing trees
Representatives from an ethnic Bunong community in Mondolkiri province filed a complaint with a district governor against a commune police chief on Thursday after he allegedly cleared trees belonging to villagers in Pech Chreada district’s Krang Tes commune, officials said Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bunong-accuse-police-chief-of-clearing-trees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bunong-accuse-police-chief-of-clearing-trees-71590/
OCIC pitch ‘disappoints’ Chroy Changvar disputants
Residents on Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar peninsula embroiled in a land dispute with tycoon Pung Khieu Se’s Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation were to submit a petition to City Hall today following a new compensation offer from the authorities last week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ocic-pitch-disappoints-chroy-changvar-disputants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Daniel Pye
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/ocic-pitch-%E2%80%98disappoints%E2%80%99-chroy-changvar-disputants
Government approves pact to send maids to Malaysia
Cambodia has signed off on a draft agreement that would lift a moratorium on sending maids to Malaysia, imposed four years ago amid widespread reports of abuse, and is waiting for the Malaysian government’s approval, a Labor Ministry official said Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-approves-pact-to-send-maids-to-malaysia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Simon Henderson
htt://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-police-face-off-in-dispute-over-road-expansion-79974/
New $2.9m mosque inaugurated in Phnom Penh
At the edge of A sAnd-filled Boeng KAk lAke in Phnom Penh on FridAy, Prime Minister Hun Sen inAugurAted the country’s newest&mdAsh;And lArgest&mdAsh;mosque, which wAs privAtely funded by A DubAi-bAsed businessmAn At A cost of $2.9 million. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-2-9m-mosque-inAugurAted-in-phnom-penh/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khuon Narim and Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-2-9m-mosque-inaugurated-in-phnom-penh-80904/
Union asks embassy to investigate factory
The Free Trade Union on Thursday submitted a letter to the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh requesting that embassy officials investigate a Japanese-owned garment factory in Kompong Speu province that it claims tried to intimidate a union representative late last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-asks-embassy-to-investigate-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/union-asks-embassy-to-investigate-factory-82542/
Doroshenko’s son sued over $250k bribery claim
A lAwyer for RussiAn developer Sergei Polonsky hAs filed A complAint with the PreAh SihAnouk ProvinciAl Court Accusing the son of his former business pArtner of defAmAtion for disseminAting A letter thAt clAims Mr. Polonsky pAid officiAls $250,000 to imprison his fAther. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/doroshenkos-son-sued-over-250k-bribery-clAim/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/doroshenkos-son-sued-over-250k-bribery-claim-82700/
CPP lays out plan to woo Cambodians overseas
In a recent letter to its overseas party branches, the ruling CPP lays out a plan to counter the bad press it gets abroad and beef up its support among the Cambodian diaspora, currently a key source of funds for the opposition. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-lays-out-plan-to-woo-cambodians-overseas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara and Van Roeun
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cpp-lays-out-plan-to-woo-cambodians-overseas-84786/
‘School of Good Governance’ aims to foster integrity in officials
The Interior Ministry is developing the curriculum for a “School of Good Governance,” which from 2016 will bring officials from the provinces to Phnom Penh for a crash course in acting with integrity, a ministry official and an NGO partner said Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/school-of-good-governance-aims-to-foster-integrity-in-officials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Matt Blomberg and Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/school-of-good-governance-aims-to-foster-integrity-in-officials-85226/
Financial firms defend validity of investment scheme
A CAmbodiAn compAny thAt encourAged clients to pour money into A Hong Kong-bAsed investment firm, which is linked to An Alleged ponzi scheme here, on WednesdAy held A conference in Phnom Penh to reAssure its investors thAt the scheme is legitimAte. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/finAnciAl-firms-defend-vAlidity-of-investment-scheme/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/financial-firms-defend-validity-of-investment-scheme-86498/
Cambodia accuses opposition activists of creating insecurity along border with Vietnam
Cambodia’s Svay Rieng Provincial administration has accused a group of opposition party led by a lawmaker of creating insecurity along border with Vietnam after the group scuffled with Vietnamese villagers over a disputed border area on Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-accuses-opposition-activists-of-creating-insecurity-along-border-with-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1CGerdR
Lawmakers spar over right to speak
CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun and CNRP lawmaker Un Sam an got into a heated back-and-forth following a meeting at the National assembly on Wednesday, with Mr. Vun refusing to allow Mr. Sam an to speak to a reporter while inside parliament. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lawmakers-spar-over-right-to-speak/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawmakers-spar-over-right-to-speak-87102/
Gaming tax revenue up 20% in first 6 months
Gaming tax revenue reached $12 million in the first six months of the year, a 20 percent increase over the first half of 2014, due to a greater number of Thai nationals crossing into Cambodia to gamble, a Finance Ministry official said Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gaming-tax-revenue-up-20-in-first-6-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kang Sothear and Tsz-kwan Ho
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/gaming-tax-revenue-up-20-in-first-6-months-88562/
Workers threaten to burn banner of brand
About 200 workers from A fActory thAt supplies sportsweAr giAnt PumA delivered A petition to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cAbinet on FridAy cAlling Attention to their demAnds thAt five-yeAr employment contrActs be replAced by one-yeAr contrActs, A union leAder sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/workers-threAten-to-burn-bAnner-of-brAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Buth Kimsay
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-threaten-to-burn-banner-of-brand-88862/
Pheap’s pledge sought
A forest peoples’ network hAs AppeAled to tycoon Try PheAp to issue A written commitment to put A hAlt to his compAnies’ deforestAtion Activities After he told the Post lAst week thAt his logging dAys Are over. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pheAps-pledge-sought/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pheaps-pledge-sought
Soldiers, civilians charged over illegal forest clearing operation
A soldier And two civiliAns were chArged on WednesdAy with illegAlly cleAring forest lAnd by the Kompong Thom ProvinciAl Court, while A second soldier who Allegedly guArded the illicit operAtion hAs been chArged with illegAl weApons possession, A court officiAl sAid ThursdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/soldiers-civiliAns-chArged-over-illegAl-forest-cleAring-operAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldiers-civilians-charged-over-illegal-forest-clearing-operation-90215/
CNRP tells donors to retrieve their funds
A district officiAl with the CAmbodiA NAtionAl Rescue PArty hAs offered A group of disgruntled donors in KAndAl their money bAck After they lodged A complAint with locAl police over the opposition’s fundrAising efforts for its Sun TV stAtion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cnrp-tells-donors-to-retrieve-their-funds/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-tells-donors-retrieve-their-funds
Chaotic Scene as Gun Seized During Teachers’ Rally
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>
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chaotic-scene-as-gun%E2%80%88seized-during-teachers-rally-44997/
Girl freed from T&P training centre
The AssociAtion of CAmbodiAn Recruitment Agencies will consider kicking its most notorious member, T&Amp;P Co Ltd, out of the AssociAtion if the compAny is found to hAve fAlsified documents to conceAl the Age of A 15-yeAr-old girl rescued from its trAining centre lAst week. ACRA <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/girl-freed-from-tp-trAining-centre/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>