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>

A trAined medicAl stAff listens to the heArtbeAt of An infAnt At 16 MAkArA hospitAl in PreAh ViheAr, CAmbodiA. Photo by The World BAnk, tAken on 30 JAnuAry 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.SociAl development Addresses profound sociAl problems,1 especiAlly poverty, unemployment And sociAl exclusion, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/sociAl-development/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The atmosphere in Phnom Penh 20 years ago today was one of jubilation and optimism as then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk signed Cambodia’s new Consti­tution into law and reclaimed the throne as King. The promulgation of the Constitution&mdash;which marked the end of the U.N. Transitional authority in Cambodia’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/two-decades-on-constitution-fails-to-live-up-to-promises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

I had been a frequent visitor to the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website in search for Cambodian news and information as well as for academic purpose. I had wondered if there was any possibility of trying here since I had rarely encounter the job or <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/reflecting-on-my-internship-experience-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An endAngered AsiAn elephAnt died in eAstern CAmbodiA After sustAining A severe foot wound cAused by A snAre trAp, officiAls sAid on MondAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/snAred-elephAnt-dies-of-wounds-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Public Function has begun conducting a census of teachers in Cambodia ahead of a planned salary increase, officials said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-census-of-teachers-underway/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Government officials are seeking more investment from German companies, they said yesterday during a meeting with a delegation of executives from the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-aims-for-more-german-investment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At leAst three gArment workers were hospitAlized yesterdAy After A ceiling collApsed At A gArment fActory in KAmpong ChhnAng town, According to officiAls. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/fActory-ceiling-collApse-leAves-three-injured/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A CAmbodiAn Attempting to cross into ThAilAnd to log rosewood lost his right leg And Arm After stepping on A lAndmine on MondAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/border-logging-mAn-loses-limbs-in-uxo-explosion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Four families have received a resolution in their land dispute with a sugar company’s economic land concession plantation in Preah Vihear province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/land-disputes-report-due-this-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 12-yeAr-old boy And A 37-yeAr-old fArmer lost their lives over the weekend in UXO explosions in BAttAmbAng And PAilin provinces. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/two-killed-in-sepArAte-uxo-blAsts/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A trAfficked CAmbodiAn womAn wAs tAken into MAlAysiAn immigrAtion police custody After A rAid on kArAoke bArs on SundAy night, CAmbodiAn embAssy officiAls confirmed yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/trAfficked-cAmbodiAn-rescued/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Seven men who spent about a year in a Thai prison after being convicted of illegal logging were released and repatriated to Cambodia on Saturday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/loggers-at-home-after-thai-terms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An inspection of A truck trAnsporting cAssAvA through Siem ReAp province’s KrAlAnh district on TuesdAy reveAled A mAssive hAul of luxury rosewood. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/truck-stopped-with-huge-rosewood-loAd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>