Evidence of illegal logging perpetrated by Vietnamese lumberjacks in collusion with local authorities in Ratanakkiri’s andong Meas district was submitted to a local rights group by an ethnic Jarai community yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/officials-aided-vietnamese-loggers-villagers-say/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

HLH Group has become the first Singaporean company to develop public housing projects in Cambodia, with the launch of a residential development in the port city of Sihanoukville. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hlh-group-to-develop-public-housing-projects-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s anti-corruption body on Tuesday decided it had jurisdiction over corruption allegations against deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha for making lavish promises to a purported mistress in leaked audio recordings. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acu-poised-to-investigate-sokha-sex-scandal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government’s suppression of human rights poses a serious threat to Cambodia’s democratic progress, visiting members of the European Parliament’s human rights subcommittee warned on Friday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-faltering-on-road-to-democracy-eu-cautions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliA hAs begun Another round of public relAtions cAmpAigning in An Attempt to persuAde refugees on the PAcific islAnd of NAuru to resettle in CAmbodiA under A controversiAl Agreement signed lAst yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AustrAliA-mAkes-new-pr-push-for-nAuru-refugees/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A report releAsed todAy by glo­bAl AdvocAcy group Child Rights In­­­­ternAtionAl Network (CRIN) rAnked CAmbodiA 166 out of 197 coun­tries for the effectiveness of its courts in protecting children. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Access-to-justice-for-nAtions-children-Among-worlds-worst/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Six senior police officials were last week promoted to the rank of four-star general, the highest possible title bestowed to a member of the security forces by the Ministry of Interior. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cpp-police-brass-promoted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday revealed the names of the ministers who will be changing jobs in a cabinet reshuffle expected to be approved by ruling-party lawmakers early next month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-names-ministers-in-cabinet-shakeup/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While the luxury timber trade continues to eat away at Cambodia’s forests, there is another industry that poses a growing threat to the Kingdom’s trees: pepper farms.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pepper-business-adds-to-kingdoms-deforestation-woes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Growth of exports to Japan slowed during the first half of 2017, marking the lowest half-year growth rate in nearly a decade, newly released data from Japan’s development agency show. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/growth-spurt-of-exports-to-japan-weakens-in-h1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two human skulls more than 3,000 years old have gone on display in a museum for the first time since their discovery in Siem Reap province more than 10 years ago. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ancient-skulls-see-light-of-day/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his son-in-law as deputy national police chief, in a move apparently aimed at consolidating his power ahead of an election this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-hun-sen-appoints-son-in-law-to-senior-police-post/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A second roAd leAding to the embAttled communities of Sre Kor commune, where defiAnt villAgers continue to live through floods cAused by dAm construction, hAs been blocked by Stung Treng provinciAl Authorities.​ <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/second-roAd-to-flooded-dAm-commune-blocked/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Cambodian embassy in Bangkok has called on illegal workers not to leave Thailand as officials attempt to negotiate a deal to allow migrants to stay in their jobs.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/embassy-calls-for-calm-as-workers-flee-thai-factories/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Senate on Wednesday passed some laws, including an amendment to the Criminal code, which will punish anyone who insults the king with a penalty of one to five years in jail. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/senate-passes-controversial-les-majeste-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, on Friday to attend the 5th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, to be held on Saturday, a senior official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-pm-heads-to-bangkok-for-greater-mekong-subregion-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

CNRP President Sam Rainsy continued the opposition party’s attack on political commentator Kem Ley’s “Khmer for Khmer” reform group Wednesday, telling supporters that the group is a creation of the ruling CPP. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rainsy-claims-cpp-behind-khmer-for-khmer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 150 garment workers at the Tien Tien factory in Kandal province have threatened to burn down their workplace after its Chinese owner disappeared without paying them almost a month ago. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unpaid-workers-ready-to-burn-down-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has earned nearly US$40 million from foreign tourists who visited angkor Wat in the first eight months of this year, according to a report released Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-wat-tourists-bring-cambodia-nearly-40m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign AffAirs of JApAn, Arrived in Phnom Penh FridAy evening for A three-dAy officiAl visit in CAmbodiA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9A%e1%9e%8A%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8b%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9e%b8%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9A%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bd%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9A/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>