China promised Cambodia funds for a variety of projects during a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Prime Minister Li Kequiang during this week’s Asean Summit in Vientiane, a minister attached to Mr. Hun Sen told reporters on Thursday night. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-promises-additional-aid-after-asean-skirts-sea-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A police officer was killed and a second badly injured in Phnom Penh on Saturday night after their motorbike was intentionally rear-ended while they were in pursuit of a truck loaded with valuable timber, officials said Sunday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-officer-killed-during-chase-of-timber-filled-truck/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 600 villages, home to more than half a million people, have been declared “open-defecation free” as a result of a major program aimed at boosting the number of Cambodians who have access to hygienic toilets, according to Plan International. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/no2-priority-shows-results/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government has reached an agreement with two foreign oil companies operating in Cambodia on a proposed fuel-price mechanism, ending a two-month deadlock that has prevented it from implementing a price ceiling on gasoline sold at petrol stations across the Kingdom. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9a-consensus-reached-on-fuel-pricing-procedure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prominent union leader Pav Sina was questioned in court on Thursday about a forgery and disinformation complaint filed against him by a garment factory, a charge he rejected as being an invention meant to stall attempts by workers to unionize.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-questions-union-leader-over-forgery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Six men suspected of involvement in the weekend murder of a local police officer and a forest ranger in Preah Vihear province were charged Wednesday with illegal logging, while authorities continue to search for evidence linking them to the double homicide, a court official said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/forest-patrol-murder-suspects-charged-with-illegal-logging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following media reports that $40,000 was spent to build a luxury outhouse for Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn to use during her recent visit to Ratanakkiri province, authorities released a statement on Friday rejecting the notion that the building was a toilet. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/building-for-thai-princess-not-luxury-toilet-officials-say/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A prominent anti-dam activist in Koh Kong province who has been jailed since October was convicted Thursday of illegal logging and given a suspended prison sentence, allowing him to walk free but leaving the shadow of a criminal conviction hanging over him. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%b6%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%8a%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e2%80%8b%e2%80%8b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A long-running land dispute between 175 Koh Kong farmers and two sugarcane firms accused of stealing their land came a step closer to conclusion on Thursday after 73 of the farming families accepted compensation, a government official said.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-70-farmers-accept-sugar-compensation-but-102-refuse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A staggering 35,000 Cambodian children and young people continue to be housed in a range of residential care facilities, with many of them flying under the government’s radar, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-35000-kids-still-in-care/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 In a country known for its political patronage networks, volunteering for a demotion is rare. But Moeung Visalsok, 46, a ruling Cambodian People’s Party district council member in Kampong Chhnang province, is doing just that.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-official-quits-district-post-to-secure-commune-seat-for-ruling-party/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 1,000 garment workers from a factory in Kandal province’s Takhmao City blocked a public road on Wednesday in protest over unpaid wages that have left them struggling to afford food and pay their rents, a union official said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/in-wage-protest-hundreds-of-garment-workers-block-road/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A provincial governor’s request to rename a Siem Reap City high school after Prime Minister Hun Sen has been abandoned, according to an official and the school—a decision some have speculated was influenced by online criticism of the suggested change. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plans-for-another-hun-sen-high-school-renaming-canceled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Despite Cambodia having a vibrant startup scene with entrepreneurs launching ventures on a near daily basis, businesses trying to tap into financial resources for growth have difficulty accessing capital and are stuck in the unbankable “missing middle”, according to a recent study. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-startups-stuck-in-the-middle-with-no-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 50 Cambodians who were set to be removed from the US today can temporarily remain in the country to fight their deportation orders due to a last-minute decision from a US judge that immigration advocates celebrated as a “Hail Mary”. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/returnees-still-in-us-pending-appeal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Health Minister Mam Bun Heng yesterday announced the formation of a working group to address mass fainting, a day after the premier raised the issue at a meeting with garment workers, though relevant officials had few details on the group’s objectives. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-establishes-working-group-to-tackle-faintings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Labour Ministry said last week it was drafting a minimum wage law that would expand beyond the garment industry and cover all workers, a proposal that drew cautious praise from union leaders and advocates, along with a healthy dose of scepticism. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-drafting-new-minimum-wage-law-to-cover-all-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and China inked a deal yesterday to build a new communicable disease control facility in the Kingdom for the country to expand its capacity to detect and respond to communicable disease outbreaks, such as Zika and Ebola, in a timely fashion. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-donate-new-infectious-disease-lab/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The 13-month investigation into five current and former human rights workers known as the ‘Adhoc 5’ has ended, a court spokesman said on Wednesday, paving the way for a trial in a case widely condemned as being unjust and politically motivated. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adhoc-5-investigation-concluded-trial-awaits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of US Senators has sent a letter to Nikki Haley, the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, urging her to work with other members of the UN Human Rights Council to pass a resolution on Cambodia’s political situation.​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-senators-call-on-un-to-pass-resolution-on-cambodias-political-crackdown/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...