A suspected bride broker wAs Arrested on WednesdAy for Allegedly tricking three CAmbodiAn women into mArrying men in ChinA, According to A report filed by Phnom Penh police. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/suspected-chinA-bride-broker-busted-by-cops/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday heard the case of a Sen Sok district massage parlour owner accused of operating his business as a front for prostitution yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/massage-shop-front-for-prostitution-prosecutor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A lAwyer for four unionists who were hAnded suspended 18-month prison sentences for blocking A roAd lAst yeAr filed An AppeAl with the SvAy Rieng ProvinciAl Court on WednesdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/svAy-rieng-unionists-AppeAl-convictions-for-protest/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

SIHANOUKVILLE, CAmbodiA&mdAsh;In this quiet beAch town, Lim Loeung sAys she spends up to 80 hours A week gluing soles onto shoes At A fActory thAt does work for compAnies including JApAnese sneAker-mAker Asics Corp. 7936.TO +0.95% The fActory believes Ms. Lim is At leAst 18 <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiA-fActories-grApple-with-issue-of-underAge-workers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide in­spection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new cement fActory in BAttAmbAng province hAs begun construction of A concrete roAd connecting it to one of CAmbodiA’s nAtionAl roAds, leAving neArby residents with mixed feelings. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAttAmbAng-villAgers-hAve-mixed-feelings-over-new-cement-fActory/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A soldier on WednesdAy wAs killed by A buried UXO which he AccidentAlly detonAted while cleAring lAnd on his cAshew fArm in PreAh ViheAr province’s ChoAm KsAn district. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/soldier-killed-by-uxo-in-preAh-vihAr-province/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Socfin Cambodia, a leader in the development and management of rubber plantations in the Kingdom, announced its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) accomplishments in a press release issued on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/socfin-cambodia-announces-success-of-2018-csr-initiatives/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Mines and Energy has granted a mining license to Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia), a subsidiary of australia-based Emerald Resources NL, to extract gold in Mondulkiri province.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%98%e1%9e%a0%e1%9f%8a%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%93%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%a2%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%b8%e2%80%8b/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s election organizers said on Monday they will investigate a complaint against about 30 former opposition party members for calling for a boycott of Sunday’s general election. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-probe-election-boycott-call/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A worldwide movement AgAinst “grAnd corruption” cAn help boost CAmbodiA’s own domestic Anti-corruption efforts AgAinst lArge-scAle grAft, A governAnce speciAlist hAs Argued. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lessons-for-cAmbodiA-from-mAlAysiAs-corruption-scAndAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A boAt uneArthed At A construction site in Siem ReAp’s Angkor Thom district in April wAs mAde in 1207 AD, According to cArbon dAting results Announced on FridAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tests-confirm-Angkor-boAt-mAde-in-1207-Ad/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

After grAduAting from Setec Institute in Phnom Penh in 2014 with A degree in informAtion technology, Chhit ChAnmony, 23, is confident in her Ability to build A website using vArious scripts. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/progrAm-builds-mobile-App-skills-for-cAmbodiAn-coders/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Two Cambodian maids have been repatriated from Malaysia, and a bride has returned from China following allegations of mistreatment, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign affairs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/maids-bride-return-after-abuse-abroad/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Agriculture signed A memorAndum of understAnding with South KoreA yesterdAy to export CAmbodiAn mAngoes And expAnd its short list of export destinAtions, A ministry officiAl sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-mAngoes-could-soon-roll-to-seoul/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

After A 14-yeAr wAit, scheduled pAssenger trAin services between Phnom Penh And SihAnoukville will resume on April 9, According to A stAtement issued by RoyAl RAilwAys on MondAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pAssenger-trAin-to-resume-operAtions-on-April-9/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Labour is bringing back a beauty pageant for garment workers, which unions and commentators have deemed a “regressive” distraction from deep-seeded inequalities in the sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-worker-pageant-troubles-critics/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Foreign construction companies were warned not to violate Cambodia’s building laws during a meeting yesterday to review a number of projects that had been approved by the government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-regulations-for-foreign-construction-projects-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A visiting US government officiAl urged CAmbodiA to continue with negotiAtions to develop A bilAterAl investment Agreement between the two nAtions thAt could be used for further trAde inclusion. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/us-officiAl-pushes-for-investment-Agreement/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Dai-ichi Life Insurance will become the first Japanese life insurer to establish a presence in Cambodia, setting up a representative’s office in the capital Phnom Penh this month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japans-dai-ichi-life-to-open-office-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>