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>

Government officials have joined forces with Japanese experts to formulate a new plan for economic diversity in Cambodia. Foreign direct investment in Cambodian industry has largely gone to garment manufacturing during the past 10 years, putting the country at risk of economic shock in the event <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-japan-team-up-to-diversify-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Geopacific Resources (aSX: GPR) has revealed results from the first drillhole at its untested Northern Porphyry prospect at Kou Sa in Cambodia. Copper sulphide mineralisation of 3.9 metres at 3.13% copper, with 0.06 metres at 5.2%, from 33.4 metres was intersected in a new area of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/geopacific-resources-hits-copper-in-first-hole-at-kou-sa-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Villagers in Kratie province have long feared the proposed Sambor hydroelectric dam and the impact it could have on their subsistence fishing and riverbank agriculture. according to Resilience on the Mekong: a Vulnerability and adaptation assessment in North-East Cambodia, a report released by the World Wildlife Foundation on Friday, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dams-climate-plague-mekong-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications officially launched the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) yesterday in an attempt to establish laws to control, and resolve conflicts among, telecoms operators. Post and Telecommunications Minister So Khun said the TRC’s establishment supported other regulations for managing  conflicts among mobile <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telco-regulator-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Share prices on the Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday fell for the first time since trading began a week ago, as technical problems reportedly caused a 90 per cent drop in the amount of shares traded. Phnom Penh Water Supply authority shares dropped 4.9 per cent to 9,700 riel (US$2.44). The <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stock-trading-sees-first-glitches/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A dAy After A stAte bAnk cAlled on CAmbodiAns to buy domesticAlly milled rice to help A government scheme to stAbilise prices in the sector, multiple ruling pArty officiAls were reAching into their own pockets to do just thAt. The RurAl Development BAnk &ndAsh; tAsked with <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/officiAls-heed-cAll-to-buy-rice/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries on August 13 releAsed A selection of reAssuring results of neArly A decAde And A hAlf of reseArch on A hybrid rice vAriety found to be more resilient to climAte chAnge And produce significAntly better yields thAn conventionAl <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/phkA-meAlAdei-rice-sows-seeds-of-success/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Pursat provincial administration is preparing to improve a riverside park with lighting, fix main roads and drainage systems as well as a wastewater treatment facility to beautify the town in a bid to win a clean city competition. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pursat-upgrades-park-roads-drainage-in-bid-to-win-clean-city-title/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vendors and fishermen in Kep province have expressed their concerns over the development of a new beach as part of a state-owned project, with nearly three kilometers of land being dumped into the sea. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kep-vendors-and-fishermen-worried-about-land-reclamation-impacts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A young CAmbodiAn People’s PArty supporter, who cAught the eye of Prime Minister Hun Sen when he wAs pictured riding A rickety old bicycle in A CPP rAlly full of motor vehicles, is smiling todAy After the Premier’s niece gAve him A new motorcycle And <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Ardent-Activist-speAks-of-hAppiness-After-getting-pms-Attention/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Thai authorities have made a breakthrough in dismantling a call centre scam gang responsible for defrauding victims and contributed to a tragic family murder. Four individuals believed to be part of a larger 30-member criminal network were apprehended in Poipet, Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/international-criminal-operation-exposed-as-call-centre-scammers-arrested-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

OZ Minerals has details revealing the size of gold resources available at its Mondolkiri site and has had them for nearly a year. For withholding the information OZ Minerals could face legal action in australia. Keo Seima, a partner organization was bought out in 2009 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oz-knew-of-gold-at-mkiri-site-report-shows/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hattha Kaksekar Limited, one of Cambodia’s largest microfinance institutions, has received a US$5 million loan from a French development organisation in order to meet rising demand among its client farmers. PROPaRCO, which is a joint venture between the French Development agency and public and private shareholders, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/french-financing-cambodia-mfi-fetches-5m-loan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodians working in Thailand may soon feel a little more at home if the Thai government approves a proposal to start broadcasting two Cambodian television channels. TVK Director General Kem Gunawadh said that Information Minister Khieu Kanharith made the pitch at a meeting Wednesday with the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thailand-asked-to-air-two-cambodian-tv-channels/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Maybank will bet on what it said was Cambodia’s low bank-penetration rate for future growth as it transitions from a branch of its Malaysian parent into a locally incorporated subsidiary. With 34 licenced banks operating in a market with US$4.07 billion in loans in 2011, analysts <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maybank-steers-for-untapped-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government plans to create a commission to review the national qualifications framework in order to improve the quality of education in the Kingdom. The establishment of the commission followed a request by Heng Vanda, Chairman of Cambodian Higher Education association, during a meeting with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/commission-to-review-education-sub-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Villagers from Preah Vihear province’s Rovieng district have accused Try Pheap Engineering &amp; Construction Co Ltd of clearing the remaining 10ha of community land in Romny commune’s O’por village, which was reserved for building a school, a hospital and a pagoda. The local authorities said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-firm-accused-of-clearing-10ha/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kratie Provincial Hall yesterday said that the water level of the Mekong river has risen after authorities in a neighbouring country opened the floodgates of a hydropower dam. Pen Lynath, provincial deputy governor, yesterday said that according to the Water Resources Department, the floodgates were <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/river-level-rises-in-kratie-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Khmer Will Party (KWP), led by Kong Monkia, the son of a former Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) official, and the Motherland Party, led by Chann Bunhorn, in a statement distanced themselves from Rainsy, who has been a vocal opponent of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/minor-opposition-parties-divided-ahead-of-election/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>