The government’s Disability action Council (DaC) on Monday announced that it would be including speech therapy in its strategic plan for the next four years to address the problem of speech and swallowing disorders. DaC Secretary-General Em Chan Makara said the decision comes after research, conducted <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/disability-groups-put-focus-on-speech-therapy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A pilot cAshew-peeling fActory in KAmpong Thom province Aims to mAke business eAsier for fArmers who hAve trAditionAlly relied upon sending their rAw hArvest elsewhere for processing. With $130,000 from the AsiA Development BAnk, the building went up in MAy on 3,600 squAre metres in KAmpong <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/profits-peeled-At-new-centre/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The rate of microfinance loans with overdue payments nearly doubled last year according to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), though it remained within a normal range and was coupled with a rise in deposits. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/delinquent-loan-rate-continues-to-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite admitting yesterday to firing his pistol during last month’s protest at a Svay Rieng province special economic zone (SEZ), where three women were shot, Bavet City’s former governor Chhuk Bundith was free to return home after making his confession to the court. “[Mr. Bundith] came <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/governor-free-after-admitting-to-firing-gun/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Seven activists arrested in Phnom Penh on Monday morning for attempting to demonstrate against the recent arrests of four human rights workers and an election official were released by nightfall, a familiar conclusion to the latest “Black Monday” demonstration. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/arrests-continue-on-latest-black-monday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Mobile money transfer service WING is preparing to launch a mobile wallet service later this year, and aCLEDa Unity is preparing to expand its own mobile services, enabling people to quickly pay for things just by touching their phone to a point-of-sale terminal. Near-field communications (NFC) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mobile-phones-could-replace-credit-cards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Interior has called on the governors of Phnom Penh and the provinces to collaborate with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and specialised institutions to ensure security, safety and order during this year’s Grade 12 national examinations on august 19-20. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/order-called-for-national-exams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is now free of “blue-ear” pig disease, which had infected more than 4,000 pigs in five provinces last month, the Ministry of agriculture said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/outbreak-of-pig-disease-over/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Taiwanese garment factory Grand Twins International (GTI) has carefully laid out a schedule so it can go public on Cambodia’s stock exchange after the dust settles from unrest tied to minimum wage disputes, according to the company’s chief financial controller, Henry Chen. GTI received approval from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-ipo-to-pay-for-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Taiwanese-owner garment manufacturer Grand Twins International (GTI), which posted a 44 percent surge in revenue and a massive 390 percent in net profit last year, attributed the surge to an increase in orders and the decrease of raw material costs, administration costs and total commissions, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gti-growth-from-higher-orders-and-lower-costs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As reports continue to flood in detAiling rAmpAnt Abuse of CAmbodiAn migrAnt workers AbroAd, the CAmbodiAn MigrAnt Workers’ AssociAtion (CMWA) sAid it would be registering with the Ministry of Interior todAy As the country’s first migrAnt workers representAtive orgAnisAtion, According to its director. “The ideA is <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/with-broAd-mAndAte-group-to-represent-migrAnt-workers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng said the activities of the Swiss agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Cambodia over the past decade demonstrate its commitment and long-term partnership with the Kingdom. The SDC is an important donor that has assisted Cambodia’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-swiss-sdc-kingdoms-key-partner-in-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Three Chinese men and three Cambodians were arrested in Phnom Penh on Wednesday on suspicion of running a trafficking ring in which Cambodian women are married off to Chinese men, police said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/six-arrested-in-phnom-penh-over-bride-trafficking-ring/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) has called on all trade unionists to respect the law and halt violence if they want stability in Cambodia’s garment sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gmac-calls-for-law-enforcement-to-ensure-garment-sector-stability/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Halfway into a pilot project testing a computerized voter registration system, the National Election Committee (NEC) has identified a lack of electricity and Internet access in the countryside along with inaccurate voter documentation as its main challenges. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pilot-for-new-voter-registration-system-identifies-key-problems/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is close to a deal that would ship as much as 20,000 tonnes of milled rice to Indonesia, according to sources familiar with the matter. Thon Virak, director of state-owned rice exporter Green Trade and chairman of Federation of Milled Rice Exporters association, said Green <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-indonesia-said-close-to-rice-deal-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on​ “Floods”, a hot topic discussed in the present day. In this bilingual new topic page, you will get some insights regarding the situation of floods in Cambodia, together with the related statistic figures and references. =>Please <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/Open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-floods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Shanghai on Sunday. Hun Sen is here to attend the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in asia (CICa) to be held in the eastern Chinese metropolis on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-president-meets-cambodian-pm-on-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In its continuing campaign to clean up the grade 12 national exam, the anti-Corruption Unit (aCU) has warned that anyone caught leaking copies of the test or selling answers could find themselves imprisoned. Punishments for misbehaving exam observers are spelled out in an aCU statement released <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-rules-for-proctors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Information has disputed a joint statement on impunity for crimes against journalists issued by the Coalition of Cambodian Journalists (CamboJa), Cambodian Centre for Independent Media (CCIM) and 32 other civil society organisations (CSOs). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-refutes-impunity-claims-by-journo-coalition/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>