The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) yesterday sent the newly-drafted petroleum law to civil society organizations and other partner institutions working in the extractive sector for consultations before submitting it to the Council of Ministers for approval by the end of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/petroleum-law-a-step-closer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Health Ministry has warned all Cambodians to drink lots of water and keep cool, as hot season temperatures near 40 0C. The ministry’s Communicable Disease Control department also advised the public to avoid alcohol and drink only boiled or filtered water to prevent food poisoning <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/health-ministry-issues-hot-weather-warning/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sergei Polonsky, a Russian fugitive and former billionaire real estate magnate who was recently released from prison in Cambodia, has grand plans for a string of islands off the coast of Sihanoukville. Less than a month after the Supreme Court refused to extradite him to Russia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/as-free-man-polonsky-plans-tourism-mecca/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

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A spokesmAn for the government on ThursdAy releAsed A 20-minute video monologue Accusing deputy opposition leAder Kem SokhA of secretly hArboring A “communist” tendency, only dAys After Mr. SokhA used the sAme word to describe the ruling CPP. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/government-spokesmAn-sAys-kem-sokhA-is-A-communist/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The National assembly of Cambodia on Monday adopted a draft law on associations and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) despite a boycott from the opposition lawmakers and protests.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-parliament-passes-ngo-draft-law-despite-protests/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Following Cambodia’s loss of a hefty Filipino rice tender to Vietnam last week, industry insiders say logistics and production costs are hampering the competitiveness of the Kingdom’s rice exports. Cambodia lost a 100,000-tonne tender for the fourth time running after its final price of $455.50 per <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/costs-thwart-potential-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Canadian-owned company EnerCam Resources Co Ltd (EnerCam) is studying the possibility of investing in oil extraction from Cambodia’s offshore Block a after the government terminated an agreement with Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd, after the oil and gas exploration company went bankrupt last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/canada-firm-mulls-offshore-oil-extraction-in-kingdoms-block-a/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Investors in drinks giant PepsiCo have filed a shareholders resolution urging the company to account for alleged land-rights violations in Cambodia. The 14 shareholders &ndash; including Oxfam &ndash; are increasing the pressure on PepsiCo following Coca-Cola’s pledge earlier this month of “zero tolerance” towards land grabs. an <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pepsi-sugar-draws-ire/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a bold stride towards boosting the information and communication technology (ICT) skills of the Kingdom’s young population, the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training and the Korea International Cooperation agency (KOICa) have put pen to paper on a new agreement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-koica-partner-on-tech-skills/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliAn logistics compAny Toll Group is Allegedly pulling out of its 30-yeAr concession to operAte the Kingdom’s nAtionAl rAilwAy, According to the Sydney Morning HerAld. Citing “reliAble sources”, An SMH report sAid Toll would leAve its US$145 million Toll RoyAl RAilwAy joint venture with CAmbodiA’s RoyAl <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/toll-group-Alleged-to-be-leAving-rAil-project/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A CAmbodiAn court on TuesdAy Afternoon releAsed seven opposition pArty lAwmAkers-elect And one pArty Activist on bAil After the ruling And opposition pArties reAched A politicAl Agreement. “The eight politiciAns were releAsed from Phnom Penh’s Prey SAr prison At 4:45 p.m. After questioning judge Keo Mony <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-frees-8-opposition-politiciAns-on-bAil-After-politicAl-deAl-reAched/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Almost $6 million will be used on mine cleAring Across six provinces in the first phAse of the SAmdech Techo Project for Mine Action (STP-MA), According to the CAmbodiAn Mine Action And Victim AssistAnce Authority (CMAA). <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/plAn-to-Add-6-mine-free-provinces-by-2023-thuch/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ms Sam On, 37, has already lost her house. It was one of three homes razed in april by Kratie provincial military police, environment officials and workers of the Sovannvuthy rubber company, after a tense stand-off with about 100 villagers that villagers said ended with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mass-evictions-loom-for-wildlife-sanctuary/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With the government hoping to attract overseas investment and increase the export of agricultural products, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol is urging a reduction in logistics costs to make Cambodian products more competitive and eliminate corruption in the process. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minister-lower-logistics-costs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Media experts warn that Vietnam continues to restrict social media, and Cambodia could be following suit. at a forum in Washington to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, panelists said online and traditional media activities have been restricted by Vietnamese authorities. The forum, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/media-experts-fear-online-restrictions-in-vietnam-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

When is a strike not a strike? That’s a question being asked after union leaders yesterday announced they will inform garment factory owners that their members want to use annual leave days to wage their stay-at-home strike the week after Khmer New Year. The leaders of eight <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unions-to-lead-holiday-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has decided to go ahead with the construction of a dam on a Mekong tributary, but conservation groups are concerned that not enough study has been done on the hydropower project’s environmental consequences. Construction on the 400 megawatt Lower Sesan 2 dam in northwestern Cambodia’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sesan-dam-decision-questioned/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has recently updated an exiting topic page on “Environment and natural resources policy and administration“. With the content updating, the public now can access to the most up to date information in the current context and legal documents, downloadable datasets, news <a href='https://Opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/Open-development-cambodia-updates-a-topic-page-on-environment-and-natural-resources-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nun Vanak is an excellent example of how Cambodia’s garment manufacturing industry has helped to change lives of hundreds of thousands of people in this country. The 23-year-old is part of Cambodia’s half-a-million-strong workforce &ndash; mostly young women &ndash; that keeps these garment factories running. Her income <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-garment-industry-at-crossroads/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>