National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) Vice President Nhim Vanda on Wednesday lauded the flood response work of the Cambodian Red Cross and government, at a workshop to discuss the country’s National action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction where several participants focused on the lack <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ncdm-lauds-flood-response-ngo-calls-for-better-coordination/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A US-bAsed group of lAwyers hAs lAunched An online cAmpAign to rAise funding to support A lAwsuit AgAinst A UK compAny thAt bought sugAr from A CAmbodiAn plAntAtions linked to humAn rights Abuses. The cAmpAign is being undertAken by the InternAtionAl Senior LAwyers Project, which is <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lAwyers-AgAinst-blood-sugAr-lAunch-fundrAising-cAmpAign/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A representAtive of the Try PheAp Group sAid TuesdAy thAt villAgers in PursAt province who Attempted to mArch to A public forum on MondAy to Ask Authorities to intervene in A lAnd dispute would not receive Any further compensAtion After losing the right to the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pursAt-villAgers-get-no-more-compensAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Beehive Radio director Mam Sonando said yesterday that he was forced to postpone a planned demonstration in support of his bid for a television license as he had given authorities insufficient notice of what he hoped would be an ongoing protest. On Friday, Sonando &ndash; whose <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sonando-postpones-protest-for-tv-licence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government yesterday warned foreigners to stay away from opposition protests against a hotly disputed election as thousands of riot police practised crowd control in the capital. authorities and security forces would “avoid potential clashes at all costs” said the government in a statement released <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-warns-foreigners-to-stay-away-from-poll-protests-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader Sam Rainsy has registered his name on Monday in the voter list at the registration station located in the commune of Chak angre Ler, Meanchey district. By registering his name he’s able to apply to become a lawmaker in parliament. Speaking <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sam-rainsy-registers-name-in-voter-list/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has summoned to court four people involved in a land dispute with a private company in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak I commune, including two victims of a snake-throwing incident in October, over alleged violence and theft. On October 30, a bag <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/victims-of-cobra-throwing-summoned-to-court/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to the Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cnrp-asks-canada-to-clarify-stance-on-election/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

While Cambodia is often touted as a regional success story in terms of HIV/aIDS prevention, the prevalence of the disease among men who have sex with men, sex workers and intravenous drug users remains a concern, according to a report by UNaIDS released Tuesday. Infections have <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/high-rate-of-hiv-infection-among-intravenous-drug-users/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Motorcycle-taxi and tuk-tuk drivers led a motorized rally of about a thousand people through Siem Reap City on Wednesday to call for lower petrol prices and a ban on the use of electric cars in the angkor archaeological Park. The rally, organized by the Phnom Penh-based <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/taxi-drivers-hold-rally-against-electric-cars/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Mobile payment company Wing and the Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) of Cambodia on Monday announced they had joined forces to expand the bank’s already-existing prepaid Visa card network in an effort to make it easier for locals without bank accounts to have access to electronic <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wing-foreign-trade-bank-partner-to-offer-prepaid-visa-cards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Environment Minister Say Sam al is scheduled to visit Koh Kong province today, while a representative of Chinese-owned company Union Development Group said the minister is expected to pay a visit to their 45,000hectare land concession, which has been the cause of a long-running land <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/environment-minister-to-visit-udg-project-in-koh-kong-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) is calling out telecommunications firm Mobitel over a TV ad that shows a young Cambodian man who is shocked and dismayed when he meets, on a blind date, what appears to be a transgender woman. Lasting about 60 seconds, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cellcard-advert-questioned/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Media experts warn that Vietnam continues to restrict social media, and Cambodia could be following suit. at a forum in Washington to mark World Press Freedom Day on May 3, panelists said online and traditional media activities have been restricted by Vietnamese authorities. The forum, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/media-experts-fear-online-restrictions-in-vietnam-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A group of 20 ethnic minority Chong villAgers in Koh Kong province’s Areng VAlley blocked the roAd FridAy to prevent A group of Chinese engineers from reAching the site of A controversiAl proposed dAm. A number of Chong villAgers hAve been intermittently cAmping neAr the roAd <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chong-villAgers-block-chinese-engineers-from-reAching-dAm/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Families still waiting for promised land titles in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak neighborhood said Sunday that the municipal government is offering to give them their long-awaited tenure rights only if they agree to give up part of their land. about 100 Boeng Kak families were left <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/families-in-boeng-kak-asked-to-give-up-land-for-titles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At leAst eight bus drivers from Phnom Penh SoryA TrAnsportAtion compAny were fired lAst week for leAding A strike before Khmer New YeAr to demAnd higher wAges, employees And union representAtives sAid SundAy. About 80 drivers went on strike on April 3 demAnding A $60 increAse <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/soryA-bus-drivers-fired-After-wAge-strikes/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Nearly 200 villagers from Kratie province gathered in Phnom Penh Monday, hoping to deliver a petition to the Cambodian Senate and other government agencies in protest of a rubber company’s development there. The villagers, from Snoul district, say a Vietnamese rubber company began developing in <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kratie-families-march-in-phnom-penh-to-protest-evictions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Angkor Gold Corp. (TSX: V.ANK, Stock Forum) hAs entered into A strAtegic AlliAnce with Hong Kong-bAsed Tohui BeishAn Property Group Holding Ltd. (TG) thAt could provide up to $10.5 million for explorAtion in CAmbodiA, Angkor sAid MondAy. The strAtegic AlliAnce between Angkor And TG includes TG’s <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Angkor-gold-v-Ank-sAys-finAncing-deAl-puts-cAmbodiA-in-plAy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

TV news viewers in Cambodia are fed a steady diet of praise for the government and top officials. Whether they’re giving speeches that go on for hours, cutting a ribbon at a new development project, or shaking hands with foreign dignitaries, government leaders are presented <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/leaked-draft-of-cambodias-proposed-cyber-law-reveals-threat-to-free-expression/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>