About 4,000 employees At one of AsiA’s lArgest gArment-processing fActories hAve stopped work, As union workers demAnd the compAny sever ties with A shAreholder who ordered A militAry police presence there. Workers At SL GArment Processing (CAmbodiA) Ltd begAn demonstrAting on MondAy, About two weeks After <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/workers-clAim-intimidAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMaC, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-sector-stable-despite-workers-leaving-jobs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Confederation Development association (CCDa), a well-known tuk-tuk and moto-taxi association, plans to lodge complaints against local rights group Licadho next week over a statement the NGO co-signed with 33 other civil society groups regarding the association’s involvement in a Saturday protest at the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tuk-tuk-association-to-lodge-complaint-against-licadho/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The water company that sparked four days of protest in Prey Veng province last week has once again drawn criticism, this time from teachers in Kratie province, who say the firm is building a road across their school’s land. Forty-nine teachers at Preah Kossamak High School <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/road-built-on-school-land-draws-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Amid mounting cAlls for further investigAtion, officiAls sAid yesterdAy they were estAblishing A tAsk force to look into the deAth of outspoken forestry Activist Chut Wutty, while the fAmily of the militAry police officer who Allegedly killed Chut Wutty before turning the gun on himself <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/fAmilies-of-slAin-men-question-officiAl-version/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The state-run agriculture and Rural Development Bank (aRDB) is hosting the three-day 47th association of Development Financing Institutions (DFIs) in asia and the Pacific’s (aDFIaP) annual meetings that kicked off in Phnom Penh, yesterday, outlining the role of technology and innovation in enhancing agricultural productivity, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/meet-focuses-on-technologys-role-in-sustainable-agriculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group from the JApAnese Fish ReAring AssociAtion led by KAzuki NishimurA met with ChAn SArun, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries. During the meeting KAzuki NishimurA told the minister thAt the JApAnese Fish ReAring AssociAtion wished to introduce JApAnese fresh wAter fish (Nishiki Koi) <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/jApAn-introduces-fresh-wAter-fish-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday again publicly accused the Ministry of Finance of not injecting enough funds into the education sector in order to bring Cambodia in line with the rest of Southeast asia. Speaking at the close of a two-day workshop to formulate the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-ministry-accused-of-ignoring-education%e2%80%88sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Economy and Finance last week did away with a special tax on imported products that were being used for re-export, after Japanese businesses said that it undermined their status as Qualified Investment Projects. Under the Qualified Investment Projects (QIP) scheme, firms can <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/special-tax-on-qip-rolled-back/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

No one would regard a small country such as Cambodia to be a protagonist in an international affair. However, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and the weakest link Cambodia is now being criticised for breaking association of Southeast asian Nations (asean) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-made-the-right-decision-in-south-china-sea-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) on Friday launched the cross-border payment via QR Code in Laos in the first phase, said a statement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-laos-launch-khqr-laoqr-cross-border-payments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government’s latest five-year strategy calls for a complete halt to economic land concessions (ELCs) and an inquiry into those still in the pipeline. But the plan has drawn scepticism from conservationists and rights groups, who pointed out that loopholes have been liberally applied after the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/latest-elc-plan-draws-scepticism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The first garment factory in Koh Kong province is slated to open in april of next year in what insiders say is a harbinger of manufacturing along the Thai border. Thai-owned KKN apparel had signed a contract with the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone to launch <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/koh-kongs-first-garment-factory-to-launch-next-april/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While Cambodian handicrafts such as silk clothing, stone and wood carvings and rattan furniture are popular with tourists, who snap up the articles at gift shops and airports, the size of the sector is nowhere near what it might be, according to industry insiders. They <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/handicraft-handicap/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The minister of labour has sent a stern warning to garment factories to take measures to end mass faintings or face the consequences. Speaking after a safety workshop yesterday, Ith Sam Heng said the government will get tougher on factories, fining those that didn’t provide safe <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-fines-for-faintings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampot pepper, one of the Kingdom’s top Geographical Indication (GI) products, is under pressure as over-cultivation drives farmers to give up production, said Kampot Pepper Promotion association (KPPa) president Nguon Lay. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampot-pepper-suffering-as-supply-exceeds-demand/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday urged Cambodian artists to include elements of national identity in their work to ensure they are not threatened with intellectual property rights lawsuits from international artists. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-wants-more-khmer-style-art/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Six Chinese companies have expressed interest in establishing cashew processing plants in Cambodia, with one specialising in producing Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), according to the Cashew Nut association of Cambodia (CaC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cac-eyes-funding-for-cashew-shell-biofuel-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Construction on a $3 billion oil refining plant, the Kingdom’s first, will start in October this year and is expected to be finished by the end of 2018, according to a senior executive at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-oil-refinery-a-step-closer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During a meeting with Minister of Industry and Handicraft Cham Prasidh on Thursday in Phnom Penh, Fujian Provincial Federation of Entrepreneurs and Enterprises deputy secretary-general Wei Zheng said the association is eyeing potential areas for investment. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fujian-investors-eyeing-p-sihanouk-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>