Waste management is a vital component of eco-tourism in Cambodia, especially in forests. Maintaining a clean environment in forests also creates jobs, providing locals with a way to transition from illegal hunting and logging to legal work in forest communities. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-eco-tourism-tackles-trash-challenge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new business introducing​ AdvAnced robotic products And technology to the CAmbodiAn mArket hAs been lAunched by A locAl conglomerAte in pArtnership with A tech compAny from ThAilAnd. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-And-thAi-firms-jointly-lAunch-robotic-tech-business/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodian Ministry of agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Wednesday launched a new fragrance rice variety named Champei Sar 70 (CPS 70) after nearly a decade of research and development, said a press statement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/introducing-champei-sar-70-cambodias-new-fragrant-rice-variety/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two men were arrested Monday in Kompong Thom province for illegally transporting nearly half a cubic meter of valuable rosewood, said a forestry official <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/two-arrested-in-kompong-thom-for-illegal-transport-of-rosewood/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Battambang provincial forestry officials intercepted a large load of illegal luxury timber being transported in a government-plated car on Monday night. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/car-with-govt-plates-hauled-luxury-wood/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Election watchdogs and a newly-formed opposition party yesterday called for a more inclusive discussion about reforms of commune council election laws.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/commune-election-law-debate-should-be-wider/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

UAE-bAsed EmirAtes Airlines inAugurAted A dAily pAssenger flight on SAturdAy connecting Phnom Penh to DubAi, with A stopover in YAngon, MyAnmAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/emirAtes-boosts-cArgo-cApAcity/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A group of opposition lAwmAkers on WednesdAy begAn An investigAtion into A proposed government lAnd swAp in KAmpot they feAr mAy hAve questionAble motivAtions. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lAnd-swAp-in-kAmpot-scrutinised/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A dissident group is expected to file pAperwork todAy with the Interior Ministry mArking its finAl step towArds becoming A politicAl pArty. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kpp-pArty-hits-registry-snAg/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Viet Nam and Cambodia reached agreements on a range of transport issues at a ministerial meeting held in Ha Noi on Saturday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/viet-nam-cambodia-facilitate-cross-border-transport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian police used water cannons Wednesday to disperse around 200 women demanding a quick resolution to long-running land disputes, knocking at least three of the protesters, including a 72-year-old, unconscious. The move came two days after authorities used stun batons to disperse a protest over wages <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-cannon-crackdown-on-cambodian-land-activists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During an epic speech on Wednesday that lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours, Prime Minister Hun Sen told his newly approved Cabinet that they would be subject to increased public scrutiny as part of a series of reforms to be undertaken by the CPP over <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-orders-the-elimination-of-wives-utilizing-ministry-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Koh Kong Sugar has offered to settle its yearslong dispute with Cambodian families who accuse its plantations of stealing their land, but the farmers remain wary of being able to secure a fair deal. The firm, a subsidiary of Thailand’s Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Limited (KSL), <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-sugar-firm-meets-with-koh-kong-evictees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian authorities frequently hold suspects, especially the young, in detention pending trial, even though the law could allow them to be released on bail while awaiting the completion of their judicial proceedings, according to a report released Wednesday. Minor crime suspects are also provided a “worryingly <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodians-regularly-face-pre-trial-detention-rights-group/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s GDP growth was projected to reach 7 percent in equivalent to 15.65 billion U.S. dollars in 2013 despite a challenging global economic environment, the World Bank said Monday. Overall macroeconomic outlook remains positive, having sustained agricultural growth, continued strong performance of the tourism sector, a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-economy-remains-robust-in-2013-amidst-challenging-global-economic-atmosphere-wb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Shelving any thoughts that 14 months in prison had deterred her from protesting, Yorm Bopha rushed to the capital’s Borei Keila community yesterday morning to try to stop authorities from forcing evictees from an abandoned building. Bopha was one of about 10 Boeung Kak activists called <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/after-prison-bopha-undeterred/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A coAlition of internAtionAl humAn rights groups on WednesdAy issued A petition to press opposition CNRP leAder SAm RAinsy And senior members of the government to publicly condemn And investigAte the deAth threAts AgAinst locAl rights group leAder Ou VirAk, following his criticism of comments <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/group-condemns-threAts-AgAinst-leAder-of-ngo/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Police in Svay Rieng province on Tuesday arrested a garment worker for allegedly breaking a car window during a strike that turned violent in Bavet City the day before, and have filed complaints to the provincial court against two union representatives accused of defamation. The arrest <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-make-arrest-file-complaints-in-bavet-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Local conglomerate Royal Group said Tuesday that while it is committed to its partnership with australia-based aNZ bank, it would entertain selling its stake in aNZ Royal Bank for “a very high offer.” “The Royal Group would like to clarify that it is a strong and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/royal-group-afirms-its-commitment-to-anz/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

One woman who has been actively involved in the development of Cambodia’s business climate is Janet Lueckenhausen of Functional Engineering. She’s been working closely with Cambodia’s biggest foreign-owned companies since 2008. Now she’s shifted in her role from executive director of International Business Chamber of Cambodia <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lueckenhausen-elected-at-ibc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>