Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Wednesday instructed police officials and local authorities to serve the people without considering political affiliations or religion. In the handover ceremony of 1,646 motorbikes to police stations nationwide, Kheng told police officials that they must serve the people regardless <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-officials-urged-to-work-with-everyone-regardless-of-politics-religion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sar Kheng has urged political parties, politicians and activists to refrain from making controversial comments in the run-up to the commune elections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/election-campaigners-told-to-watch-tongues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will lead a delegation to pay a working visit to Russia from March 2 to 4 in order to boost ties and cooperation, according to a news statement from the Ministry of Foreign affairs on Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-russia-to-sign-5-cooperation-documents-next-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 1 September 2023, the National Election Committee (NEC) via commune/Sangkat councils and the village chiefs nationwide commenced distribution of the invitation of citizens who have names on the official voter lists 2022 for the voter lists revision and voter registration 2023. This invitation distribution <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-commencement-of-distribution-of-invitation-of-citizens-who-have-names-on-official-voter-lists-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than 300 garment workers at the Shui Yat factory in Kompong Speu province’s Chbar Mon City entered a second day of strikes on Monday over the firing of two leaders of the factory’s chapter of the Free Trade Union (FTU). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-workers-protest-firing-of-lead-unionists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After 11 hours of escAlAtion, some 30 Armed security personnel stormed A home in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district After responding to reports of A potentiAlly deAdly violent domestic AltercAtion there, police sAid yesterdAy. DAny’s cAse coincided with the SAturdAy releAse of rights group ADHOC’s <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/justice-elusive-for-women-org/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

An educAtion progrAm in CAmbodiA founded by A TAiwAnese chArity hAs benefited neArly 10,000 CAmbodiAns over the pAst five yeArs, which is compArAble to A modern equivAlent of the fAmed AgriculturAl missions dispAtched by the TAiwAnese government to Aid diplomAtic Allies in the 1960s. The <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chArity-Assists-thousAnds-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of information on <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/cambodia-data-driven-storytelling-contest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than a dozen journalism and hu­man rights groups have called on Cambodia’s political forces to protect journalists and guarantee citizens’ access to an open and unobstructed press during the current political unrest. In a statement released Wednesday, the Cambodian Center for Independent Media, along with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/media-groups-call-on-political-elite-to-protect-reporters-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During a meeting on the revision of the Law on Non-Governmental Organisations yesterday, the Interior Ministry said it will address concerns raised by civil society groups, but it remains unclear how many articles will be revised. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/meeting-held-to-discuss-lango-amendments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With the absence of independent election monitors like Comfrel and Nicfec, Sunday’s Senate elections will be monitored by a hodgepodge of associations, with some representing the pharmacy, travel and hospitality industries, and another run by Hun Many, son of Prime Minister Hun Sen. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/monitors-ready-for-senate-vote/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on Tuesday called on all foreign NGOs to avoid at all costs activities which could be associated or linked to money laundering, financing of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. He said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-calls-on-ngos-to-avoid-activities-linked-to-crime/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Three border provinces with Cambodia opened offices to document Cambodian workers entering Thailand on Thursday, to combat human trafficking and illegal labour, with a fourth to open on Monday. Three new one-stop centres were opened at the border in Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces, to issue  temporary <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/worker-registration-centres-open-on-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is committed to harnessing the potential of the aSEaN-China Free Trade agreement (aCFTa) to maximise economic benefits and implement structural reforms that promote, encourage and facilitate trade, investment and business. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-probes-acfta-for-gains-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The preliminary results of a feasibility study to upgrade the Phnom Penh-Poipet railway into Cambodia’s first express railway indicate that the project would cost more than $4 billion and would take around four years to complete. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/capital-poipet-express-rail-project-making-headway/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As A pArt of the GlobAl Week of Action to mobilize support for the SustAinAble Development GoAls (SDGs), ODC’s teAm spreAd word on its website, sociAl mediA, And in person, At the lAunch of PrAyuters LibrAry in PreAh ViheAr province.Observers mAy note thAt while mAny <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/cAmbodiAs-speciAl-18th-sustAinAble-development-goAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia, which successfully entered into several free trade agreements (FTa) last year, is looking at the prospect of having a similar partnership with Switzerland. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-looks-at-fta-possibility-with-switzerland/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Almost 200 people protested yesterdAy in BAnteAy MeAnchey province’s Poipet City, demAnding the releAse of MAng Puthy, president of the CAmbodiA InformAl Economy Reinforced AssociAtion (CIERA), who sAys he wAs Arrested After officiAls frAmed him for Attempted murder. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/protesters-free-ngo-leAder/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The stamp and postmark designed by Vietnamese artists will be produced as a joint issue stamp within the association of Southeast asian Nations (aSEaN) on aug. 8, 2015 to celebrate the association’s 48th founding anniversary and the formation of the aSEaN Economic Community by Dec. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnams-stamp-design-used-among-asean-nations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prominent market players have affirmed that they are on board with the Banking and Financial Institutions’ Code of Conduct (BFI CoC) and associated Lending Guidelines, as well as their underlying objective to drive trust and professionalism in the field, as these sets of rules go <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banking-and-financial-institutions-code-of-conduct-lending-guidelines-go-into-full-implementation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>