Commune chief behind a grenade attack
Police arrested a commune official for being mastermind behind a grenade attack in October, which left one person dead, and five others injured when two unidentified men threw a grenade at a group of family members who were having lunch in front of their house. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/commune-chief-behind-a-grenade-attack/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/commune-chief-behind-a-grenade-attack-7894
Recruiter, aggrieved recruits strike a deal
During negotiations yesterday, allegedly defrauded workers in Kampong Thom and a recruitment agency hammered out a deal that saw limited compensation delivered to the aggrieved would-be migrants. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/recruiter-aggrieved-recruits-strike-a-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/recruiter-aggrieved-recruits-strike-deal
Palm sugar hits a sweet spot
Exports of Kampong Speu palm sugar with geographical indication status increased sharply this year thanks to growing demand from South Korea and France, according to a representative of the Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion Association’s (KSPSPA). According to KSPSPA president Sam Saroeun, exports of Kampong Speu href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-sugar-hits-a-sweet-spot/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Chan Muyhong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/palm-sugar-hits-sweet-spot
Adhoc case ‘is a rights violation’
The International Committee of Jurists has given its backing to human rights activist Ny Chakrya, calling for the Cambodian government to end legal proceedings against him. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adhoc-case-is-a-rights-violation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Pech Sotheary and Charles Parkinson
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/adhoc-case-rights-violation
New party takes a new step
The recently formed Grassroots Democracy Party (GDP) has taken another step in joining the political mainstream, announcing the appointment of a spokesman yesterday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-party-takes-a-new-step/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14353/new-party-takes-a-new-step/
Earning money and making a difference
Social enterprise may be more than just a buzzword if last Saturday’s attendance at Cambodia’s second-ever conference on the matter was anything to judge by. The 350 person-plus crowd of attendees consisted predominately of Cambodians, for whom doing business appears to be about more than merely href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/earning-money-and-making-a-difference/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Trafficked fishermen released-for a price
A group of eight Cambodians held for ransom on a Thai fishing boat were freed over the weekend after their families paid 1,000 baht (US$32) per person to a human trafficker in Thailand who is still holding another nine victims, victims and police said yesterday. The href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trafficked-fishermen-released-for-a-price/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on Animals
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Animals” under Environment and natural resources in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to get into Animals topic page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-animals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Press release on the launching of a mining concession areas for submitting a mineral exploration license
On 26 February 2018, the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a press release on the launching of a mining concession areas for domestic and foreign mineral companies, who already registered properly in the Kingdom of Cambodia, to apply for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-the-launching-of-a-mining-concession-areas-for-submitting-a-mineral-exploration-license/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Mines and Energy
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on "Salt"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Salt” under Agriculture and fishing in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to get into Salt topic page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-salt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new page on Civil status
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Civil status” under Access to public services in both Khmer and English including: Birth record and certificate, Marriage record and certificate, and Death record and certificate. =>Please click here to get in to Civil status page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-civil-status/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “Labor arbitration"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “Labor arbitration”, under Labor in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to go to Labor arbitration topic page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-labor-arbitration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new page on Priority health concerns
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Priority health concerns” under Social development in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to get in to Priority health concerns page. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-priority-health-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
THIBIDI keen to bring about a transformation
THIBIDI has begun construction on Cambodia’s first transformer factory. The $2.5 million plant is being built in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone. The plant is the first investment by THIBIDI overseas, as the company is from Vietnam. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thibidi-keen-to-bring-about-a-transformation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Demand for office space making a comeback
After a slow year in 2010, demand for office space in Phnom Penh is beginning to rebound as occupancy levels in new and existing units increase, real estate experts said yesterday. However, it is still unclear whether or not there is enough demand to fill href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/demand-for-office-space-making-a-comeback/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Whereabouts of Bavet governor still a mystery
Government and police officials were at a loss yesterday to pinpoint the whereabouts of the Bavet town governor, who has been identified as a suspect in the shooting of three women at a protest two weeks ago. An arrest warrant had still not been issued for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/whereabouts-of-bavet-governor-still-a-mystery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
City on a hill sparks little talk
A casino complex on top of Kampot province’s Bokor Mountain will open in less than two weeks – but environmental groups are strangely quiet about the effects the development, the size of a small city, could have on Cambodia’s natural heritage. The complex, in the Preah href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/city-on-a-hill-sparks-little-talk/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Vattanac: A Tale of Two City Developments
Vattanac may still be a family business, but a symbol of its big aspirations can be seen emerging from Phnom Penh’s skyline on Monivong Boulevard, where the company is building a 38-story tower that will house its headquarters next year. The tower, which was designed href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vattanac-a-tale-of-two-city-developments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Maruhan inks a deal with microfinance firm
Mahuran Japan Bank and the Seilanithih Microfinance Institution have signed an agreement to work together, according to a statement yesterday. Maruhan general manager Onishi Shizuo said the agreement would benefit both parties. “By joining forces with us, Seilanithih will be able to expand the size of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maruhan-inks-a-deal-with-microfinance-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
New plant a benefit for cassava crop
An ethanol plant planned for Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province would push local production of the crop, as well as decreased reliance on foreign markets, officials and cassava farmers said yesterday. Construction on the joint venture between a Chinese firm and Cambodia’s National Company for Development will href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-plant-a-benefit-for-cassava-crop/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...