Acting on orders from NAtionAl MilitAry Police commAnder SAo SokhA, the KrAtie provinciAl court And MilitAry Police detAined An oknhA (tycoon), And Another mAn following questioning on ThursdAy, MilitAry Police spokesmAn Eng Hy sAid. “Following A proper investigAtion, the police cAn detAin Any individuAl who is <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/oknhA-held-in-krAtie-over-forestry-crimes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

In 2012 and 2013, more than 80 percent of the Grade 12 high school students taking the national exam passed it. In 2014, 70 percent failed. The difference? This year cheating was not tolerated. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-70-fail-cambodian-national-exam-updated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of CAmbodiAn NGOs threAtened on MondAy to expose more cAses of forestry crime involving businessmen And the police, sAying they were unshAken by A defAmAtion suit filed by top tycoon Accused of illegAl logging And lAnd-grAbbing. RepresentAtives of the five orgAnizAtions told reporters MondAy <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-ngos-threAten-to-expose-more-illegAl-logging/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The International Labour Organization’s Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) and the Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly eliminate child labour in the garment industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-garment-makers-ilo-sign-deal-to-abolish-child-labour/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who is living in France to avoid prison time, will be tried over allegations of defaming National assembly President Heng Samrin starting July 28, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has announced.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/date-set-for-rainsys-latest-defamation-trial/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Helmeted state security guards on Thursday blocked landowners from entering their plots in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changva district as heavy machinery razed crude structures and leveled the earth to make way for a hotly disputed road construction project.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/families-watch-as-land-flattened-for-road/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s first fleet of metered tuk-tuks is taking on the capital’s traditional business model for cheap motorised conveyance, where fare prices are usually settled by negotiations and customers often feel they were overcharged. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/metered-tuk-tuks-making-inroads-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While more Japanese companies are flocking to Cambodia for investments in recent years, they are more diversified, ranging from restaurants to manufacturing industries and electronics. Yoshihito Katsuo, first secretary in charge of trade at the Japanese embassy in Phnom Penh, told Kyodo News on Friday that <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-diversifies-cambodia-investments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The private sector’s Working Group C (WG-C) on “Manufacturing, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Services” is currently collating issues from across Cambodia to draft a joint proposal that will be presented to the government for consideration during the Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF), scheduled for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sme-inputs-garnered-before-mid-nov-govt-private-sector-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Teachers gathered at nine Phnom Penh high schools Friday to anonymize grade 12 national exam papers, replacing the section where candidates’ personal details were listed with a secret identification code prior to grading. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/names-removed-as-teachers-set-to-grade-exams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Om Yentieng on WednesdAy told donor countries to keep their noses out of how the institution goes About its work while At the sAme time informing the public thAt he wAs powerless to stop the courts from dropping corruption cAses. In A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Anti-corruption-unit-heAd-tells-donors-to-stop-Asking-questions/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

COVID-19 has shaken the whole world and has changed our routines overnight. However, at ODC we believe that such bizarre days can also be an opportunity to learn from each other, strengthen relationships and discover new things.We encourage ODC users and ICT enthusiasts to participate <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/blogpost-contest-ict-to-study-and-work-from-home-in-times-of-covid-19/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia have imported oil and gas products worth $3.38 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, up almost 58 percent over the same period last year, a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise said on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/3-38-billion-worth-of-oil-and-gas-products-imported-by-cambodia-in-first-11-months-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian exports of footwear and related items topped $700 million in the first five months of 2022, representing gains of more than a third from the same period last year, in an upswing expected to continue as international tourism flows return to pre-Covid-19 levels.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/jan-may-footwear-exports-run-past-700m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s aim to become an automotive parts manufacturing hub, making a wide range of low-to-medium complexity components for export, is an important part of its plan to diversify the economy and also to offset the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the traditional key sectors, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-tap-maximize-gains-from-automotive-sector-evolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After the Court of AppeAl denied bAil to 21 jAiled protesters on TuesdAy, 16 lAbor unions And AssociAtions Announced WednesdAy thAt they will retAliAte by cAlling A nAtionwide lAbor strike in the middle of MArch. The unions, which mAinly represent workers in the gArment industry, sAid <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/unions-plAn-2nd-round-of-mAss-strikes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Negotiations mediated by provincial labour officials yesterday between management of the M&amp;V International Manufacturing garment factory in Kampong Chhnang and union representatives were successful, representatives from both sides said. The company accepted 12 demands from workers and both sides agreed to forward four unresolved issues to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-mv-sew-up-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It will not be enough for Apple to simply offer A cheAper iPhone for the compAny to gAin shAre in the competitive CAmbodiAn smArtphone mArket, According to industry insiders. They sAy Apple’s operAting system, iOS, mAy Also restrict their potentiAl growth. Bloomberg lAst week reported thAt Apple <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/iphone-struggles-for-A-plAce-in-cAmbodiAn-mArket/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On​ 19​ October​ 2023,​ the​ Ministry​ of​ Foreign​ AffAirs​ And​ InternAtionAl​ CooperAtion​ issued​ A​ press​ releAse​ on​ the​ outcomes​ And​ commitment​ to​ the​ Third​ Belt​ And​ RoAd​ Forum​ for​ internAtionAl​ cooperAtion​ in​ Beijing.​ The​ theme​ wAs​ “High-quAlity​ Belt​ And​ RoAd​ CooperAtion:​ Together​ for​ Common​ Development​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/prime-minister-further-strengthens-cAmbodiAs-commitment-to-high-quAlity-cooperAtion-during-third/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Training tourism professionals is vital for boosting the sector, and many have already benefited from such training, stated Minister of Tourism Thong Khon. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourism-training-crucial-for-sector-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>