Cambodia is planning to send a second consignment of 40 tons of milled rice to China as a part of the approval process for rice exports to China. In April, China had rejected a sample consignment of about 48 tons href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-plans-to-send-second-test-consignment-of-rice-to-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding with three major companies to conduct a feasibility study on the potential development of a new special economic zone (SEZ) in Kandal province, said the CEO of one of the signatories. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hitachi-looks-to-set-up-sez-in-kandal-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Members of a community in Preah Vihear province chased down a group of illegal loggers and briefly detained one of them yesterday, less than a week after the community accused the local wildlife sanctuary director of destroying their patrol station. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/station-razed-fight-goes-on/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of university students from Phnom Penh opposed to a proposed hydropower dam in Koh Kong province entered the project’s construction site on Sunday for a 10-day study aiming to highlight the area’s alternative potential for ecotourism. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/areng-mapped-in-hope-ecotourism-can-save-valley-from-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

About 150 ethnic Kuoy in Preah Vihear province on Tuesday prevented police and a court prosecutor from taking back a pair of bulldozers the villagers seized last year from a Chinese-owned plantation they accuse of encroaching on their farms. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-prevent-police-from-taking-back-seized-bulldozers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Only one child remained hospitalized Wednesday after a group of about 800 people fell ill from food poisoning caused by tainted sandwiches served at a World Vision event in Siem Reap province on Saturday, a spokesman for the NGO said.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/one-child-still-in-hospital-due-to-tainted-sandwiches/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Three widely condemned laws concerning the operation of the Kingdom’s judiciary were officially signed into effect by King Norodom Sihamoni last month, according to recent copies of the Royal Book. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/king-oks-judiciary-laws/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government this weekend hit back at criticism of its embassies in China, Malaysia and Thailand, insisting that they are helping migrants in need. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/embassy-defence-ministry-offers-reply-to-criticism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Eighteen land rights protesters from Preah Vihear province were injured during a clash with district security guards in Phnom Penh on Monday after they attempted to deliver a petition at Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house, a rights group said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/protesters-clash-with-security-guards-in-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new group that will advise the committee that advises the government on the minimum wage in the country’s garment sector began talking numbers Tuesday following a meeting Monday that laid out a code of conduct for the negotiations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/advisory-group-begins-minimum-wage-talks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The convicted man sentenced to just 13 years in prison for murdering a Dutch UN worker and her baby daughter last year in Phnom Penh could face a lengthier sentence if a pending appeal is successful, according to court documents. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/appeal-of-un-murder-charges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An excavator operator clearing a patch of land in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district had a surprise run-in on Friday with six pythons, which broke cover as his machine moved onto their wetland habitat, according to a local official. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-pythons-emerge-as-plot-of-land-cleared-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Police in Sihanoukville arrested a Turkish businessman Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after gunmen fired up to 10 shots at his car from a passing vehicle, leaving a Cambodian man wounded outside Kampongsom City Casino on Thursday night, officials said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/turkish-target-arrested-after-sville-shooting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Officials at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison have ignored a Supreme Court order permitting the bail of activist Ly Seav Minh, whose family is embroiled in a long-running land dispute with a politically connected company, her lawyer said yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prison-officials-ignoring-bail-order/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phnom Penh City Hall on Monday canceled a contract with a local construction company that had been operating a pair of tollbooths on Street 2004 in Sen Sok district to raise funds for the road’s ongoing construction and maintenance. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-ends-deal-with-firm-operating-tollbooths/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Police in Phnom Penh were called up Friday night to order a Chinese-owned garment factory to release a group of employees it had locked inside in a failed attempt to make them work late into the night, officials said Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-free-garment-workers-locked-in-at-night-by-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Continuing a campaign by the opposition to inspect alleged encroachment upon Cambodian territory along the Vietnamese border, CNRP lawmaker Ou Chanrith on Saturday led a trip to a disputed cashew farm in Svay Rieng province, fellow lawmaker Kong Saphea said Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-lawmakers-lead-another-trip-to-disputed-vn-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The director of the Stung Treng Provincial Health Department and owner of the Stung Treng Sekong Clinic was arrested and sent to court yesterday after a doctor under his charge performed a botched abortion that resulted in a woman’s death.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/official-arrested-for-botched-op/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Deputy Prime Minister Sok An will respond to a summons to appear before the National Assembly in writing rather than in person, a spokesman said Wednesday, with an opposition lawmaker saying the move could prompt a bid to impeach Mr. An. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sok-an-to-respond-to-summons-in-writing-only/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A rights group and journalist organization on Thursday slammed a lawmaker from Cambodia’s ruling party for barring an opposition MP from addressing the media with his concerns over a controversial draft law on nongovernmental organizations currently under review by parliament. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ruling-party-mp-slammed-for-blocking-press-briefing-on-cambodia-ngo-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...