A group of experts yesterdAy rAised their growing concerns over online child Abuse As the mAjority of children now hAve Access to the internet. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/experts-rAise-concern-over-online-child-Abuse/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Tourism has officially kick-started a digital literacy training programme for stakeholders in the sector, especially toward the COVID-19 tourism recovery. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bd%e1%9e%84%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%be%e1%9e%80%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%82%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%82%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%8e%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8a%e1%9e%bb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ney Sam Ol, Cambodian ambassador to the United Nations, expressed disappointment on Tuesday in Geneva over a call made by the newly-appointed UNHCR head to release all political prisoners in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-ambassador-addresses-rights-criticism/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) Cambodia has once again announced the second postponement of 2015 tax payment for real estate by setting a new deadline to the end of November this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/general-department-of-taxation-postpones-property-taxes-deadline-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Foreign AffAirs Minister Hor NAmhong Asked LAos’ deputy prime minister for further study of the Don SAhong hydropower dAm before construction begins during A meeting with the envoy in Phnom Penh on TuesdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/govt-Asks-lAos-to-keep-studying-pending-dAm/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is beginning to coordinate efforts to respond to climate change, a government official said ahead of high-level talks in California at which the environment is set to be on the agenda. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-preparing-for-the-impacts-of-climate-change-says-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 130 hectAres of protected wetlAnds in three villAges in KAmpong ChhnAng province’s Boribor district were consumed in forest fires lAst week, According to A police report issued by the Interior Ministry. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kAmpong-chhnAng-forest-fires-out-of-control/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

HLH Group, listed on the Singapore Exchange main board, on Thursday said it has awarded a construction project in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to Yanjian Group (Cambodia) Co Ltd for about US$36.8 million. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hlh-group-awards-construction-project-in-cambodia-for-us36-8m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

China State Construction Engineering’s plan to spend $240 million to construct a four-building project called Sino Plaza as part of its strategy to move into rapidly growing Southeast asia, realtors said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sino-plaza-marks-first-step-abroad-for-ccsce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Waning confidence in Cambodia’s political stability is discouraging overseas buyers from investing in the thousands of condominium units shooting up in the country, a leading realtor said on Wednesday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fading-confidence-repelling-condo-buyers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A rights group clAimed yesterdAy thAt four AdditionAl people hAve been Arrested over recent violent gArment worker protests in the SvAy Rieng province town of BAvet, Although police officiAls vigorously denied the clAim. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/four-more-Arrested-in-bAvet-org/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Civil society this year marked International Human Rights Day much differently than last year, out of concern that any public gatherings would be likened to joining a colour revolution to overthrow the government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rights-defenders-work-in-fear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Twelve government advisers&mdash;many of them said to be allies of KNUP leader Nhek Bun Chhay&mdash;have been stripped of their positions in a suspected purge of officials loyal to the former general. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nhek-bun-chhay-loyalists-stripped-of-government-roles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Angkor ArcheologicAl PArk, which include the fAmed Unesco-listed Angkor temples, eArned income from entry tickets of $107.9 million in 2017, A 72.5 percent increAse compAred with the yeAr before. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Angkor-ticket-sAles-eArns-107-million/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has been quickly turning on the lights for more households, but access to electricity remains significantly lower in rural areas than in cities, according to a new report from the World Bank. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/electricity-access-is-growing-but-divide-persists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday expressed his condolences for the family of a 14-year-old girl shot dead by government security forces in Kratie last month, but stopped short of calling for an investigation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kratie-conspiracy-rebels-are-still-being-hunted-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Breaking from a history of boasting about the potential longevity of his tenure as Cambodia’s leader, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that he would likely have to retire sometime before he turns 90. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-admits-leading-until-age-90-unlikely/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A vote At the NAtionAl Assembly to officiAlly select the nine members of the new NAtionAl Election Committee (NEC) wAs on WednesdAy rescheduled for ThursdAy, hours After the nAmes of the presumptive cAndidAtes were leAked. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-nec-members-nAmed-with-vote-to-go-AheAd-todAy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has reached out to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for help with resettling refugees it has agreed to take from australia under a controversial deal signed last month, according to an IOM spokesman. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-turns-to-international-migration-body-to-resettle-refugees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Thirty-two families in Kampong Chhnang’s Teuk Phos district filed a complaint to rights group adhoc yesterday, reporting they had been pressured by local authorities to sell their land for just $150 per hectare. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/land-sales-forced-say-families/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>