The Anti-corruption Unit (ACU) sent A letter to A lAwmAker from the CAmbodiA NAtionAl Rescue PArty (CNRP), ReAl Khemrin, over the AccusAtion thAt he embezzled from A recent trip to visit CAmbodiA-VietnAm border.​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Acu-Asks-An-opposition-lAwmAker-to-give-Answer-over-An-Alleged-corruption-cAse/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A CAmbodiAn court on SundAy chArged opposition senAtor Hong Sok Hour with three counts of crimes And ordered to plAce him in A pre-triAl detention, According to court officiAls And A defense lAwyer. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-chArges-opposition-senAtor-with-3-counts-of-crimes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Over 100 members of the Prov ethnic community in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with a local rights group claiming to have been defrauded for tens of thousands of dollars by a broker for an international investment firm. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/villagers-accuse-firm-of-taking-some-60000/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a plan to increase the amount of borrowing from foreign countries by as much as 33 percent over the next three years, in a bid to counter a decrease in grants and concessional loans. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-approves-plan-to-increase-foreign-borrowing-over-3-years/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new ruling-pArty commune chief in Koh Kong province hAs refused to Accept A petition from villAge residents Asking for A resolution to their dispute AgAinst SenAtor Ly Yong PhAt. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-koh-kong-commune-chief-sAys-cAnnot-help-sugArcAne-disputAnts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The protection of Cambodian forests is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MaFF) and the Ministry of Environment. There are, however, many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the area, from United Nations (UN) agencies and other global bodies to locally-registered <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-protection-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (EIas) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of the Environment and Natural Resource Code21, Chapter III of the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 199622(EPNRM Law), and the Sub-Decree no. 72 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/environmental-impact-assessments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fish farmers operating cage culture, Cambodia. Photo by O. Joffre/WorldFish, taken on 3 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.aquaculture production has grown significantly. In 2012 it stood at 74,000 tonnes, or almost 11 percent of total fishery production. By 2016 it had grown to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fish-farming-and-aquaculture/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 31 October 2017, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has organized a workshop on “ODC Website and Information on access to Public Services” at Tonle Bassac II Restaurant, Phnom Penh, funded by Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDER), under a project theme of “Public awareness of and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-on-odc-website-and-information-on-access-to-public-services-with-local-authority-ncdd-and-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AN HOUR’S drive south of Phnom Penh, deep in rurAl CAmbodiA, Chrek HeAng is doing the rounds of his rApidly expAnding poultry And fisheries business. Just four yeArs Ago he wAs living, like most of his countrymen, in A smAll wooden hut with A tin <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/the-bAnk-thAt-likes-to-sAy-less-cAmbodiAs-greAtest-commerciAl-success-story-is-not-over-yet/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Mobile firm CooTel, a subsidiary of a large Chinese tele­communications corporation, is making plans to enter Cambodia’s oversaturated mobile phone market, officials said. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications granted CooTel’s parent company, Xinwei (Cambodia) Telecom Co. Ltd., an operating license in august 2011 and the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-firm-joins-crowded-telecom-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In late 2009, two months after graduating with a degree in economics, Heng Piseth found a job as a credit officer with a microfinance institution in Kampong Thom province. The story reflects a larger trend confronting young Cambodians entering the financial sector’s job market. While <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/promotions-few-in-financial-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Inside a shop in a restored building on the corner of Sothearos Boulevard and Street 266, nearly 10 Cambodians wearing the same uniform are walking around and cleaning tables. By the end of this year, Brown Coffee will have a total of eight branches in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-brands-standing-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A CAmbodiAn provinciAl court todAy dropped chArges AgAinst A militAry police officer And his wife Accused of murdering A reporter investigAting the country’s illegAl timber trAde, drAwing protests from the journAlist’s wife And from humAn rights And environmentAl AdvocAcy groups. HAng Serei Oudom, A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-court-Acquits-two-in-slAying-of-journAlist/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday heard the case of two port workers and a military police officer charged with stealing more than 8,000 articles of clothing from a shipping container while it was being driven to the Phnom Penh autonomous Port. The three suspects&mdash;Sorn <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/court-hears-garment-heist%e2%80%88case-involving-port-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodia People’s Party (CPP) on Monday rejected an opposition proposal to revamp the country’s electoral body as they met for a third round of talks aimed at breaking a seven-month political deadlock following disputed polls. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-ruling-opposition-parties-at-odds-over-electoral-body-reform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Video footage of Daun Penh district deputy governor Sok Penh Vuth bashing a defenceless man with a bullhorn on Monday has sparked outrage and demands for his ouster, but his boss told the Post yesterday that people shouldn’t be too hasty to judge, suggesting the footage may <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/video-cant-be-trusted-district-gov/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A joint investigAtive committee will be estAblished to re-exAmine the killing of Activist Chut Wutty And militAry police officer In RAttAnA, the heAd of the Armed forces told the Post yesterdAy, After providing his own version of the incident to rAdio. Pressure from the fAmilies of victims And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chut-wutty-deAth-to-be-exAmined-by-committee/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On a farm in Kampong Speu province, Erm Rim is talking to a small crowd of consumers and journalists, explaining the process of growing vegetables using only natural resources. Rim talks on the sidelines of a consumer field trip organised by the Cambodian Center for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/organic-vegetable-demand-growing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published its “Blogs” page on site in both Khmer and English. This page will provide the users the information of ODC’s activities such as joining workshops, BarCamp, ICT events and especially the events conducted by ODC. => Click here to get <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-blogs-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>