Female union leaders in the garment industry &ndash; where women constitute 90 per cent of the work force &ndash; are effective at bargaining for better working conditions, but their voices aren’t being heard in a union landscape dominated by men, a labour expert said yesterday. Veasna <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/women-in-upper-union-positions-vital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A guide to the provinces where the fighting mAy be fiercest. Siem ReAp 6 seAts Though Siem ReAp hAs long been A ruling-pArty stronghold (the CPP won four of six seAts here in 2003, increAsing their spoils to five of six seAts in 2008), if recent opposition rAllies <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/the-bAttleground-seAts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The opposition on Tuesday appeared to wobble toward an end to its almost five-month boycott of the National assembly, despite having seemingly achieved no notable concessions from the ruling party. he CNRP has sat out full National assembly sessions since May to protest a court <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/opposition-wobbles-toward-end-of-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despite longstanding criticism of the arbitration Council, Labor Minister Ith Samheng defended the government mediation body during a meeting yesterday, saying it represented workers’ best chances at solving labor disputes.During a discussion with members of the Fair Work Commission of australia on Friday, Mr. Samheng <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-use-labor-council-to-settle-disputes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s telecommunications provider Smart axiata yesterday announced a $1 million COVID-19 Relief Fund in a demonstration of support as the Kingdom deals with the Coronavirus pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/smart-axiata-announces-1-million-covid-19-relief-fund-invites-more/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A member of A fishing community found the cArcAss of An older femAle dolphin in SAmbok villAge in KrAtie province’s Chitr Borei district on December 22, About 500m from the KAmpi dolphin site. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/femAle-dolphin-found-deAd-in-krAtie-province/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Admittedly the whole world is experiencing A surge in Covid-19 cAses, sAfe A few isolAted ones. The others hAve seen low numbers suddenly bAllooning like in the cAse of CAmbodiA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministry-of-heAlth-red-line-when-covid-deAths-cross-1000-mArk/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Detection of the Delta variant of SaRS-CoV-2 &ndash; the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 &ndash; has become a humdrum part of life with new cases reported almost on a daily basis in most parts of the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-prepared-to-tackle-delta-as-confirmed-cases-soar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With the 111th anniversary of the International Women’s Day approaching, senior Cambodian officials marked the event a week ahead on March 1 with the theme Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gender-equality-in-spotlight-as-womens-day-approaches/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A fire blAzed through An electric wire wArehouse locAted in A JApAnese electricity plAnt in KhnAr villAge of Siem ReAp town’s Chriev commune on April 15. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/siem-reAp-fire-rAvAges-jApAn-electric-wire-wArehouse/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group has launched a $1.5 billion real estate project in Phnom Penh, saying it will represent a new symbol of Cambodia’s high-quality life. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/1-5b-real-estate-project-launches-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported bicycles worth $331 million to foreign markets in the first half of 2023, a year-on-year drop of 30.5 percent, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-earns-331-mln-from-bicycle-export-in-first-half-of-year-down-30-5-pct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The number of air passengers passing through the newly-commenced Siem Reap-angkor International airport (SaI) has continued to grow, with a record of 3,200 a day, up from 2,600 on Oct. 24. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siem-reap-angkor-intl-airport-records-new-high-number-of-daily-passengers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia had exported 529,924 tonnes of milled rice in the first 10 months of 2023, earning a total revenue of $377.5 million, the Cambodia Rice Federation said in a news release on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-makes-377-5-million-from-rice-exports-in-first-ten-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s middle son, Hun Manith, has been appointed as director of the Defense Ministry’s military intelligence unit, according to a sub-decree issued by his father last month, making him the second of the premier’s sons to ascend to the upper echelons of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-manith-new-head-of-military-intelligence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The capital’s listed water utility posted higher revenue against lower earnings during the third quarter of the year in a filing to the Cambodian stock exchange yesterday. Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa) saw its revenue rise by $1 million, or 8 percent, year-on-year to $13.9 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/revenue-rises-in-q3-at-capitals-water-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government has decided to cancel this year’s Water Festival in Phnom Penh out of respect for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Tuesday. The Prime Minister said in a circular notice that the celebration on the Tonle Sap <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penh-water-festival-off/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s main opposition party plans to resume mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government by holding a “people’s congress” in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Sunday to gauge public feedback on stalled election reform negotiations. Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) President Sam Rainsy said his <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-opposition-party-plans-fresh-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fauna &amp; Flora International said in a statement yesterday the hatchlings of ten baby Siamese crocodiles were spotted by  conservationists in late January at the sanctuary, a protected part of the Stung Knong river, in Veal Veng district. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ten-baby-siamese-crocs-spotted-in-the-cardamom-mountains/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Timor-Leste has expressed a consistent aim to expand tourism cooperation while the Cambodian side urged Timor-Leste to accelerate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on tourism cooperation between the two countries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-timor-leste-agree-to-promote-tourism-cooperation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>