Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said yesterday his ministry would work with the private sector to draw up a formula to rein in and cut transport costs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/transport-ministry-industry-to-work-on-cutting-costs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Police in Koh Kong province on Tuesday prevented about 50 locals from joining a public forum on a controversial sand-dredging operation on the grounds that the group did not live close enough to where the firm is operating to participate. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fishermen-kept-from-sand-dredging-forum/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A gAthering of some 50 youths from five different provinces met in Phnom Penh lAst week to discuss the problems of forced migrAtion And its dAngers. The Community Youth Network leAders cAme from provinces where migrAnt work is common, to discuss how to mAke it <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/youths-gAther-in-effort-to-mAke-migrAtion-sAfer/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Land registration and titling of private property has been ongoing for more than a decade. as the Cambodian government works to formally register all private property, there is a dual system of soft possessory rights to be replaced by hard ownership rights through nationally-recognized title. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/land-tenure-and-titling/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Trade unions are working to educate construction workers and their employers on the benefits of the Kingdom’s social protection systems. Various stakeholders met on March 3 for the final review of the 2023-2027 occupational safety and health master plan, while one union revealed that less than <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-calls-for-nssf-registration-for-every-construction-worker/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A ruling pArty lAwmAker sAys pro-democrAcy And rights groups stAging protests AgAinst A drAft lAw At the NAtionAl Assembly Are trying to “topple the government.” On WednesdAy, ChheAng Vun, A lAwmAker for the CAmbodiAn People’s PArty, sAid three dAys of protests over the drAft Are <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pArliAmentAriAn-rAils-AgAinst-protests-AgAinst-ngo-lAw/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is seeking to export its mangoes to South Korea, according to a senior official at the Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Contacted yesterday, deputy MaFF director Hean Vanhorn said that a ministry representative would meet with a South Korean agriculture delegation today to discuss <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/in-search-of-export-market-for-mangoes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the country’s current political climate, the term “culture of dialogue” is inescapable, whether because it is being used to resolve the issues of the day or allegedly being violated by the ruling or opposition party. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/grade-12-exam-asks-students-to-explain-the-culture-of-dialogue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A globAl risk-AnAlysis firm hAs releAsed A grim &ndAsh; Albeit pArtiAl &ndAsh; snApshot of CAmbodiA, noting thAt the Kingdom’s overreliAnce on essentiAl resources from other countries leAves it vulnerAble to instAbility, And thAt it is At “extreme risk” of A communicAble-diseAse pAndemic. The GlobAl Risks And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/energy-diseAse-risks-report/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The World Bank’s board of directors could vote today to renew a project for landless families in Cambodia that has run into major problems, a move that would effectively lift a five-year freeze on lending its own money to the country in protest over forced <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-to-vote-on-ending-punitive-5-year-funding-freeze/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The head of the Post and Telecommunications Ministry’s inspection department was arrested Friday and questioned at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday for allegedly having stolen about $100,000 from the ministry over several years, according to Minister Prak Sokhon. He said Chem Sangva was reported <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telecom-official-accused-of-stealing-100000/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Preliminary research in two provinces has found that a lack of implementation of the domestic violence law means that women continue to suffer abuse and more needs to be done to ensure that attitudes change and perpetrators are held accountable. Katherine Brickell, senior lecturer in Human <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/report-finds-poor-implementation-of-domestic-violence-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The number of Cambodian outbound travelers increased by 27 percent to 445,020 in the first seven months of this year from 357,050 during the same period last year, according to data from the Tourism Ministry. ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodia association of Travel agents, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/number-of-outbound-travelers-jumps-3/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Workers from the beleaguered Ocean Garment Factory on Monday came to an agreement with management over furlough pay, following more than a month of protests. “all the workers at Ocean Garment Factory have accepted the offer from the factory and the strikes are finished now,” said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ocean-settles-as-other-worker-strikes-gain-steam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The bus company under-fire for a string of reported crimes allegedly committed by their staff, including a recent sexual assault &ndash; have pledged to introduce new measures and training to limit such incidents in the future. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bus-company-promises-changes-after-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Uncertain residents who have protested the lack of information surrounding a planned elevated toll road linking central Phnom Penh and the airport were yesterday urged to remain calm as authorities work out a “solution” for those affected. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/railway-residents-told-to-stay-calm-over-expressway/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hong Kong’s top economic official will lead a 48-person delegation to Cambodia on Monday and Tuesday to explore business opportunities related to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to a release from the official’s office. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hong-kong-economic-delegation-visits-kingdom-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s market regulator has finalised regulations for establishing a corporate bond, moving one step closer to introducing a new capital market tool that would allow companies to raise funds for expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions, officials announced yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/corporate-bonds-edging-closer-to-launch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng said a master plan was being established for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes to further human resource development in the face of a shortage of technical skills in the workforce. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/master-plan-for-tvet-programmes-prepared/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) collected more than $360 million in revenues for the national budget during the first quarter of 2015, a 13 per cent increase year-on-year, according to a statement from the department released last week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/customs-revenues-increase/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>