Dozens of independent bungalows at one of Cambodia’s most unspoiled beaches are to be bulldozed with weeks, raising fears that a “soulless” mega-resort will replace them. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/development-fears-at-cambodias-most-beautiful-beach/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the wake of the anti-Corruption Unit (aCU) clearing him of any wrongdoing, a Phnom Penh commune police chief yesterday refuted allegations that he had accepted protection pay-offs from neighbourhood drug dealers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cop-denies-graft-claim-after-acu-clears-him/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Recruiters say it could be 2017 by the time Cambodia starts sending maids to Malaysia through legal channels again, despite Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s public endorsement of a tentative deal last week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maids-unlikely-to-reach-malaysia-before-2017/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The recent outbreak of “blue-ear pig disease” in two districts of Siem Reap province has been successfully contained, but consumer demand for pork in the province has not recovered, a senior official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pig-disease-contained-pork-sales-still-down/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Anti-humAn trAfficking police yesterdAy Arrested six suspected trAffickers who were in the process of ArrAnging for three CAmbodiAn women to be flown to ChinA to mArry locAl men, A court officiAl sAid yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Alleged-bride-brokers-busted/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Russia will help Cambodia work towards building a nuclear power plant under an agreement the two countries signed this week, said Sergei Kirienko, the head of state nuclear firm Rosatom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/russia-to-help-cambodia-build-capacity-for-nuclear-power/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia needs $5.23 billion for 519 development projects in the ongoing three-year public investment program (PIP) that was approved by the Council of Ministers on Friday, according to a government media release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/5-23-billion-for-public-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Claiming the public knows little about successful reforms being made by government ministries, an international nonprofit released a study on Friday lauding the top three governmental efforts of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngo-highlights-three-top-government-reforms-of-2016/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The capital’s state-owned water utilities firm Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa) reported strong earnings in the first quarter of 2017, according to a filing to the Cambodian stock exchange (CSX) yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/net-profit-surges-at-capitals-water-utility/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment is asking Japan for help mapping Cambodia’s forests using satellite imagery, one week after it vehemently refuted a report of such imagery showing accelerating forest loss in the Kingdom. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-asks-japan-to-help-map-out-forests/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government is to ask Thailand for help to build a hydropower plant in the border province of Koh Kong. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-seeks-hydropower-deal-with-thailand/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

All elected locAl officiAls will see their sAlAries rAised next month&mdAsh;just AheAd of commune elections in June&mdAsh;After A sub-decree wAs signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on FridAy.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sAlAry-rAises-coming-for-locAl-officiAls-AheAd-of-june-elections/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The number of mobile connections in Cambodia has decreased slightly, from 19.91 million in 2016 to 18.57 million in 2017, a figure that is still higher than the country’s total population. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-number-of-mobile-connections-drops-slightly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Election Committee has moved a Kandal province polling station at the request of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, who complained it was located in an area heavily occupied by Cambodian People’s Party supporters. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-complaint-poll-station-moved-from-cpp-domain/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A government spokesmAn yesterdAy Accused opposition deputy leAder Kem SokhA of not doing his job properly After the politiciAn clAimed the government wAs bleeding more thAn $400 million in possible revenue per yeAr due to corruption. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sokhA-wArned-be-cAreful-on-corruption-clAims-govt/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Ten employees of Phnom Penh’s struggling bus service resigned Monday, while about 30 went back to work after a weekend protest over unpaid wages failed to sway the bus company’s stance on the matter. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-bus-drivers-quit-after-wage-dispute-goes-unresolved/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ten members of the blacklisted Khmer National Liberation Front were tried yesterday at Phnom Penh Municipal Court on treason charges brought on by allegations they had distributed anti-Vietnamese propaganda ahead of a demonstration last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/knlf-terrorists-in-court-for-treason/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A mAss promotion Announced by the Interior Ministry yesterdAy sAw more thAn 80 senior police officiAls upgrAded, including seven to three-stAr generAl stAtus, As well As the Appointment of seven new under-secretAries of stAte. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/73-generAls-grAnted-new-rAnks-jobs/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday the framers of the 1993 Constitution made a mistake by specifying that the map developed by the French colonial authorities would be the only one legally valid for border demarcation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-calls-constitutions-border-map-clause%e2%80%88mistake/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National assembly’s legal council is considering action against opposition lawmaker Un Sam an after he accused assembly President Heng Samrin of failing to respect the constitution, according to a ruling party lawmaker. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lawmakers-letter-prompts-ire-in-na/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>