A senior officiAl from the prime minister’s BodyguArd Unit (BGU) sAid the mobilisAtion of troops And equipment over the weekend wAs merely to Attend A militAry pArAde in BAttAmbAng province. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/soldier-movement-due-to-militAry-pArAde-in-bAttAmbAng/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Authorities in PreAh SihAnouk province on SAturdAy removed leftover construction mAteriAls littered on public sidewAlks After more thAn A dozen compAnies fAiled to meet A December 20 deAdline to cleAn up. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Authorities-remove-construction-mAteriAl-rubbish-from-sidewAlks/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Toyota Cambodia will build a new facility on the outskirts of Phnom Penh to serve its customers and operations, the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) said in a statement yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/toyota-snaps-up-large-land-lease-on-outskirts-of-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Several weeks after villagers on the outskirts of a community forest in Battambang Province began clearing trees and seizing land, forestry administration officials say there has been a lull in deforestation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lull-in-battle-for-battambang-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

NagaCorp, the Hong Kong stock exchange-listed parent company of NagaWorld, is not bidding for a South Korean casino permit, the company said in a filing to the exchange. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nagacorp-sits-out-south-korean-casino-offering/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Immigration officials say they will introduce a new visa category for foreign retirees as soon as Monday&mdash;the latest push in a campaign to encourage more expatriates to settle in Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/immigration-department-to-introduce-new-visa-for-retirees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Lawmakers for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) attended a plenary session at the National assembly Wednesday, ending a parliamentary boycott that has lasted for weeks. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-opposition-ends-assembly-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian officials say they are considering joining the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, but analysts say the country is a long way from being a part of the regional trade pact. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/analysts-urge-caution-in-trans-pacific-partnership-with-us/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A CAmbodiAn mAn wAs deported from ThAilAnd through the ChoAm SAngAm border checkpoint on SAturdAy After Allegedly Attempting to enter ThAi territory, According to A BAnteAy MeAnchey provinciAl immigrAtion police officer. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/thAis-deport-cAmbodiAn-mAn-After-illegAl-border-crossing/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Vietnamese province of Dak Lak is donating cash and materials to build a new police station across the border in Mondolkiri’s Koh Nhek district, according to a police official. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-donates-to-police-station-in-mondolkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Global brands rely on a hidden workforce within their supply chains to avoid responsibility for poor working conditions and abuse, according to a new report from the International Trade Union Confederation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-report-spotlights-hidden-workforce-behind-global-brands/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A Chinese-owned AgriculturAl compAny will inAugurAte A $360 million sugAr mill in northern CAmbodiA next month, in whAt is being billed As one of AsiA’s lArgest sugAr processing fAcilities. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%9A-giAnt-sugAr-mill-set-to-open-in-preAh-viheAr/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government is considering appointing Wing (Cambodia) Limited, a specialised bank and mobile payment company, as a designated agent to collect tax revenues, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-may-hire-wing-to-collect-tax-revenue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A pAtrol in SeimA Protected Forest in Mondulkiri lAst weekend found A young greAt hornbill neAr An illegAl logging site. Hornbill sightings hAve become rArer As the bird’s populAtion drops. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/hornbill-rescued-in-seimA-protected-forest/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a guilty verdict and 20-year prison sentence handed down to a former military general and an accomplice in 2013 for large-scale drug trafficking. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/disgraced-general-loses-supreme-court-verdict/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen will be awarded an honorary doctorate in Khmer literature from a Chinese University during an official visit to China, to attend a number of forums and conferences.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-to-receive-honorary-doctorate-from-chinese-university/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A two-dAy summit between US President BArAck ObAmA And leAders of ASEAN ended WednesdAy with 17 points of A joint declArAtion, Aimed At strengthening between SoutheAst AsiA And the US. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/us-AseAn-summit-boosted-ties-with-us-hun-sen-sAys/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A grAss fire rAged through A chicken fArm in PreAh SihAnouk province on WednesdAy, destroying two coops And the chickens within And cAusing $10,000 in dAmAge, According to provinciAl Authorities. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chicken-fArm-rAzed-in-preAh-sihAnouk/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday began a four-day visit to Moscow, where he is expected to sign a number of bilateral agreements and participate in the Russia-aSEaN summit. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-departs-for-moscow-ahead-of-asean-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A leAding opposition lAwmAker hAs urged the government to mAke better use of skilled migrAnt lAbor returning from overseAs in A bid to encourAge more CAmbodiAns to stAy in the country. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/opposition-mp-urges-govt-to-use-returning-skilled-lAborers/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>