After a two-year hiatus, the CamBuild, CamFood and CamHotel exhibitions are back at Diamond Island this week, starting on Wednesday and going through to Friday. Andrew Siow, director of the Kuala Lumpur-headquartered AMB Exhibitions, says the three industry shows at the same time should attract more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/trade-show-starts-on-wednesday/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court has summonsed for questioning Kim Seanglay, a military policeman who was the subject of one of slain journalist Hang Serei Oudom’s articles on the illegal timber trade, Chhay Thi, an investigator for the rights group Adhoc, said yesterday. According to their href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-questioned-in-journo-slaying/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Comments made by US Ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy, that his country is not pursuing regime change in the Kingdom is an “important message” for efforts to restore relationships between the two nations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-stance-a-positive-move-in-building-trust-and-confidence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a royal decree ordering the opening of three regional appeal courts in Preah Sihanouk, Battambang and Tbong Khmum provinces.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/regional-appeal-courts-set-in-motion/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 The number of students who passed the lower secondary exam this year was 94.78%, said the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/over-94-of-lower-secondary-students-pass-diploma-exams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 China will hold a joint military exercise with five Southeast Asian countries this month, with experts saying on Sunday that the move is conducive to the safeguarding of regional peace and stability amid repeated provocations by the Philippines over Chinese islands and reefs in the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-hold-military-drills-with-se-asian-countries-amid-tensions-in-south-china-sea/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ambassador of African country Kenya, Richard Titus Ekai, told Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on Wednesday that he would like to see direct flights between Phnom Penh and Nairobi. Sok An met Kenyan Ambassador Ekai at his office to discuss the initiative regarding direct flights href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kenya-wants-flights-and-rice-imports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

លោក សរ ខេង ​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ​ព្រមានចាត់វិធានការ​តាមផ្លូវច្បាប់​ដល់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​​ធ្វើមហាបាតុប្រឆាំង​នឹង​លទ្ធផល នៃការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោតសភាអាណត្តិ​ទី៥​ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៨​ ខែ​កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣​។ លិខិតចុះថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែសីហា ផ្ញើជូនលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានព្រមានលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ឲ្យ​​ទទួលខុសត្រូវ​ចំពោះមុខ​ច្បាប់ ​បើសិនជា​ ពួកគេ​ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម​ប្រឆាំង នឹង​លទ្ធផល នៃ​ការបោះឆ្នោត ហើយ​បាតុ​​កម្ម​នោះ​ បែរជា​បង្ក​ទៅជា​អំពើហិង្សា​ ឬ​ប៉ះពាល់​ដល់សន្តិសុខ​ជាតិ ​និង​បំផ្លាញ​ទ្រព្យ​សម្បត្តិ​សាធារណៈឬ​ឯកជននោះ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង បានព្រមានដឹកនាំ​ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត​តាម​ខេត្ត​ក្រុង​នានា ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម ប្រឆាំង​លទ្ធផលបោះ​ឆ្នោត​សភាអាណត្តិទី៥ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី​២៨ ខែកក្កដា ដោយយល់ថា មាន​ការលួច​បន្លំសន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត និងមានភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ផ្សេងៗ​ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលបោះឆ្នោត។ ប៉ុន្តែលោក សម រង្ស៊ី href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%80-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%9a-%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%84-%e1%9e%96%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%93%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%80%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%98/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The rapid economic and population growth in Cambodia is leading to significant environmental pollution. The economic development activities have generated major environmental consequences, including air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and solid wastes. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/pollution-and-waste/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 July 2021, Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Cambodia issued a message of H.E. Mr. MIKAMI Masahiro, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the provision of vaccines.The Japanese Government has announced it will provide approximately one million doses of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/message-of-h-e-mr-mikami-masahiro-ambassador-of-japan-to-the-kingdom-of-cambodia-on-the-provision-of-vaccines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said foreign investors with production bases in Thailand ought to consider Cambodia for future expansion because of the Kingdom’s greater resistance to floods. Speaking at Phnom Penh Honda’s 20th anniversary yesterday, the Commerce minister said that while Cambodia faces floods each href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/looking-for-a-flood-of-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new real estate joint venture between local Sonatra Group and Japan’s Grand Corp launched a $6.5 million condominium project in BKK1 yesterday. The 26-storey tower, with 50 units, will be built with high-quality, energy-saving Japanese equipment, according to the new firm’s chief executive, Jun Takeguchi. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-condominium-launched/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

CAMBODIA’S opposition has rejected the claim of victory by the ruling party of strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen in weekend elections, alleging widespread irregularities. “The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) cannot accept the results of the fifth parliamentary election because the CNRP has found a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-oppn-rejects-election-result/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) yesterday concluded its first-of-its-kind joint military-to-military humanitarian exercise in the health emergencies and disaster relief operations. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-cambodia-peace-angel-drill-ends-on-high-note/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Inspection announced a meeting between the Minister of Inspection Huot Hak and Alissar Chaker, Country Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Cambodia (UNDP Cambodia) on Wednesday. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-inspection-and-undp-discuss-new-training-courses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Former Khmer Rouge cadres who in return for laying down their weapons and swearing allegiance to the Cambodian government were granted plots of land in what is now Kampot province say local authorities aren’t respecting the deal. Representatives of 80 families in the province’s Chhouk district told the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/land-title-deals-for-former-khmer-rouge-in-question/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Garment factory workers who set tyres ablaze during a strike on Friday claimed yesterday they were burned when police pushed them into their own fire. Snguon Vannary was one of several workers who said his feet had been burned when police broke up the strike at href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tae-young-strikers-claim-police-abuse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Time is running out to rid the proposed ASEAN Human Rights Declaration of clauses that would restrict peoples’ rights rather than protect and enhance them, civil society groups said yesterday. Nay Vanda, deputy head of the monitoring section of rights group Adhoc, said civil society groups needed more href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/window-closing-on-ahrd-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bankers have raised no concerns over the National Bank of Cambodia’s increase to the reserve requirement rate in order to maintain the stabilization of cash flow and inflation during a time of global financial difficulty. The increase, from 12 to 12.5 per cent, issued late last month, was href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/reserve-rate-doesnt-worry-local-banks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government on Friday pledged a 20 per cent increase to the base salary of civil servants year-on-year in a move one government official insisted was based on economics, not politics. The announcement was made in a statement released over the weekend outlining government spending for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-pledges-pay-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...