Renderings of Casa Meridian, a new condominium complex, suggest that its wealthy buyers are investing in a glistening 414-unit skyscraper overlooking a placid, ocean-blue body of water surrounding Koh Pich island, which is sprouting a number of luxury towers developed by the Overseas Cambodian Investment <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/in-phnom-penh-a-looming-sewage-crisis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnamese police visited a group of Montagnards in Phnom Penh on Tuesday in an effort to persuade them to return to Vietnam, where the asylum-seekers claim to have fled systematic government persecution, a member of the group said on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnamese-police-pay-a-visit-to-montagnards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Unions expressed their continued dissatisfaction with the new Trade Union Law after the Ministry of Labor reminded them on Tuesday that it officially took effect last month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/union-law-kicks-in-a-month-late/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Financial markets in Cambodia have to serve more people, especially the poor, with more products at a lower cost and the key challenge lies in creating a broader interconnected financial ecosystem that reaches populations that cannot access banks, said industry experts. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/including-the-poor-in-a-financial-ecosystem/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A locAl investment compAny, Norkor Korkthlok compAny, owned by OknhA Sieng NAm, recently decided to stop investment on PreAh Chey VArAmAn-Norodom NAtionAl PArk in Kulen MountAin And voluntArily return bAck to the government. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-concession-compAny-returns-bAck-its-license/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

At leAst 78 trucks cArrying mining mAteriAls including grAvel, sAnd And soil were stopped on NAtionAl RoAd 3 by trAffic police on TuesdAy in cooperAtion with Mining Ministry officiAls. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/crAckdown-brings-A-hAlt-to-78-trucks/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Tighter border controls by Thai authorities could result in thousands of tonnes of Cambodian agricultural goods getting stranded at the border next month when local farmers begin harvesting their crops, sources warned yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/border-control-a-concern-as-harvest-looms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Just a month since their election, the leaders of the nation’s apex rice industry have cast a motion to extend their terms &ndash; a move some have greeted with suspicion. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/board-of-crf-seeks-a-double-term/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s first experimental farm and research centre for potato cultivation opened yesterday as experts confirmed that the Kingdom’s soils are suitable for the starchy tuber &ndash; raising hopes that local crops could one day satisfy the fast-food cravings that have put potatoes in high demand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/centre-eyes-potatoes-for-a-changing-diet/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Special economic zones (SEZs), billed as a one-stop shop for potential investors, have had a slow start in the Kingdom &ndash; only 13 out of 30 registered zones are operational &ndash; with many failing to get off the ground given the difficulty in providing the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/despite-a-slow-start-sez-profits-booming/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) earned $1.9 billion in revenue last year from the tourism sector, and could increase this amount further by reducing imports, an industry spokesman said yesterday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tourism-a-key-revenue-generator-for-smes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With rain finally starting to fall across the country, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday declared an end to the relief campaign he launched last month to counter the worst drought in decades, calling the devastating dry spell an opportunity for “lessons” in governance. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-deems-drought-relief-efforts-a-success/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new study hAs found thAt there is A “substAntiAl burden” of pediAtric typhoid fever in rurAl communes in CAmbodiA. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/typhoid-A-burden-neAr-tonle-sAp-study/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

As A wAy to possibly boost funding for environmentAl protection in the Kingdom, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterdAy floAted the ideA of An extrA tAx on cigArettes And Alcohol. SpeAking At A forum on the protection And conservAtion of nAturAl resources in Phnom Penh, the prime <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/drink-A-beer-to-sAve-the-plAnet/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Experts are warning that the Lower Mekong Basin may soon face depleting fish stocks, further erosion of the coastline and rising salinity that will make rice fields uncultivable. an extensive, government- funded study by the Vietnam National Mekong Committee estimates the value of fish from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mekong-dams-a-grave-threat-to-river/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Food and beverage company Park Caf&eacute; has sold a 30 percent stake in its company to Cambodia-Laos Development Fund (CLDF) for $3 million, and the investment will be used to expand its operations in the capital and the provinces, a senior executive of the company <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/park-cafe-adds-a-partner-for-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The business community in Cambodia has welcomed the recent Cabinet reshuffle, which many say will improve the way the government works and will also improve the economy. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/reshuffle-a-positive-move-says-business-community/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Demand for Kampong Speu palm sugar has surged, with orders already up 70 per cent this year, as appetite for the premium organic sugar product grows, boosting its price. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-sugar-finds-a-sweet-market-niche/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In its first two months of regular operation Cambodia’s first civil aviation training centre has provided certificates to dozens of aviation officials and airport staff, helping to raise the skill level of personnel in the Kingdom’s fast-expanding aviation sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/higher-skills-for-a-busy-aviation-sector/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked Defense Minister General Tea Banh to study whether Phnom Penh’s biggest boulevard could be used for emergency plane landings.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-new-road-could-be-a-runway/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>