The Preah Sihanouk provincial authority plans to clear and expand five canals spanning some 26km starting on Monday, to mitigate city flooding which had previously affected areas in their vicinity. Provincial governor Kuoch Chamroeun asked the relevant authorities to inform and advise people to demolish href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/five-canals-to-be-expanded-in-preah-sihanouk-province-to-mitigate-against-flooding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

AFTER finishing in the black every year since its launch in 2009, Cambodia’s flagship airline is forecasting a loss for the first time, in a situation that an industry analyst has described as “not necessarily typical”. Cambodia Angkor Air’s (CAA) loss is projected to span two href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-air-forecasts-first-loss/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Around half of Cambodia’s tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The seasonally flooded grasslands around the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, are of great importance for biodiversity and a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-study-reveals-catastrophic-loss-of-cambodias-tropical-flooded-grasslands/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Commune and village officials in Kratie province yesterday threatened to shut down a community meeting on the protection of Prey Long forest because the organizers had failed to get permission and allegedly invited only opposition party activists. The authorities eventually allowed the meeting to proceed, after href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prey-long-meeting-gets-grudging-go-ahead/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In July, conservationists in Cambodia sounded the alarm over a regulation that saw eight protected areas in Koh Kong province collectively lose territory twice the size of Phnom Penh, the country’s capital. Officials said the move, affecting nearly 127,000 hectares (314,000 acres) under Sub-decree No. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Less than a week after Prime Minister Hun Sen called for land to be returned to villagers embroiled in land disputes, a Pursat province villager has been summonsed by the court in a scenario many see as all too common in these disputes. Kuch Veng, a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fear-accompanies-summons-over-land-disputes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The hunt for oil around northwestern Cambodia has unearthed “positive” results for Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), which intends to continue exploring the area in a project that could last at least six more years, a government spokesman said. JOGMEC’s survey on the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japanese-oil-study-positive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said at the start of the restoration of five canals in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday that the work had to be completed in three months to avoid further flooding. A report by the Ministry of Public href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/canal-restoration-in-preah-sihanouk-set-to-be-done-in-three-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Energy planners are pushing the revival of talks with Cambodia on the oil-rich overlapping claims area (OCA) between the two countries to ensure energy security. They also urge all parties not to turn it into a political issue so that the talks stand a chance href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/talks-urged-for-disputed-oil-zone/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

គណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គណបក្ស សញ្ជាតិកម្ពុជា គណបក្ស សម្ព័ន្ធដើម្បីប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ គណបក្ស ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច គណបក្ស សាធារណរដ្ឋប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ គណបក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះជាតិ គណបក្ស ខ្មែរឈប់ក្រ គណបក្ស ខ្មែរអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សេដ្ឋកិច្ច href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/official-candidate-lists-by-party/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prudential Corporation Asia yesterday received “in-principle” approval from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to establish a foreign-owned life insurance operation in the country, an official statement from the company said. The announcement comes after Canadian life insurance giant Manulife on Thursday made public plans for href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prudential-granted-approval-by-ministry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A coalition of 30 brands and three global unions have sent a letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen calling for an investigation into the recent use of deadly force against striking garment-sector workers. The letter, dated Friday, urged the government to launch a new process href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/major-brands-confront-cambodian-leader-over-use-of-force/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) is planning to develop upstream and downstream activities in the plantation sector in Cambodia. Chief executive officer-designate Dr Emir Mavani Abdullah  said that apart from marketing its products, including palm oil-based products in Cambodia, FGVH was also planning to set up rubber href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fgvh-to-develop-upstream-downstream-plantation-business-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Information and Council of Ministers has summoned representatives from US government-funded radio stations for an unprecedented meeting to discuss the stations’ content, goals and level of professionalism, government officials said yesterday. In a letter dated Monday and signed by Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-wants-word-with-voa-rfa/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

OSK Holdings Berhad and RHB Capital Berhad have announced the signing of a conditional share purchase agreement to merge their investment banking operations, creating the largest investment bank by assets in Malaysia, an official press release said.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/osk-and-rhb-bank-in-merger-deal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said yesterday that climate change will be a concern in some Asian countries, including Cambodia. He encouraged the countries to find ways to manage any affects on their economies. Economists recognize it will lower growth in some main sectors of the economy – href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/climate-action-plan-needed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Two foreign-owned garment manufacturers will submit disclosure documents to Cambodia’s capital market regulator next month, the companies’ underwriter Phnom Penh Securities Firm Plc. said yesterday. The initial public offerings for the two private companies, expected by the end of the year, should boost action on the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-makers-gear-up-for-ipos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Revenue at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port increased 13.6 per cent year on year between January and June, port officials confirmed yesterday. As the state-owned enterprise gears up for listing on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the neighbouring Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone will play an increasingly important role in href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-port-sees-steady-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United States has expressed its commitment to the success of next week’s 19th ASEAN Regional Forum, which will be held in Phnom Penh, while British Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne said on the same day that the United Kingdom plans to strengthen its relationship href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uk-us-pledge-asean-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Following a government push for Cambodia’s largest state-owned firms to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) said yesterday that it plans to float on the newly launched bourse. The port would join Telecom Cambodia and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, both of which href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penh-autonomous-port-pushes-for-ipo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...