Fish and rice are staple foods for all Cambodians. Historical records show that Cambodia’s fisheries have been of major importance for centuries. Fish is a major source of nutritious food in the daily diet, a primary source of employment and income and has strong cultural <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/assessing-the-welfare-value-of-cambodias-fisheries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A prominent Phnom Penh businessmAn died After being shot six times by An unidentified gunmAn outside A fruit shop in ChAmkAr Mon district on SAturdAy, According to militAry police, who believe the murder wAs An AssAssinAtion. Ung Meng Chue, 53, A construction tycoon who held the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tycoon-gunned-down-in-phnom-penh/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s credit sector is expanding rapidly with the central bank saying now is the time to start infusing the market with riel and begin a process of de-dollarization in the country’s economy. But as the growth of dollarized loans outstrips those in riel, disbursing credit <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/amid-credit-expansion-riel-loans-minimal/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties expect to finalize a draft of the nation’s new election law by the end of the month as the centerpiece of key reforms promised in a July agreement that ended a nearly one-year political crisis, an official said Monday. “The two <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-parties-expect-draft-election-law-by-months-end/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the country will take in refugees from australia on a voluntary basis, stressing that accepting asylum seekers is part of an international obligation for Cambodia. Hun Sen said a Cambodian working group will interview those refugees <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-will-take-in-australias-refugees-on-voluntary-basis-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than a dozen ethnic Montagnards are hiding in the jungles of northeastern Cambodia after fleeing alleged religious persecution across the border in Vietnam, a member of a hill tribe living in the area said Monday. The 13 Christian Montagnards, who crossed into Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thirteen-ethnic-montagnards-from-vietnam-seek-refugee-status-in-cambodia-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Two ethnic Jarai Montagnards claiming to have fled religious persecution in Vietnam may have been arrested by local police in Ratanakkiri province, a rights worker has said. The UN is seeking to intervene in the case and has requested government cooperation while several more Christian Montagnards <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/un-seeks-to-intervene-in-case-of-christian-montagnards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a rare intervention, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has demanded an investigation over a Phnom Penh judge who interviewed an opposition party activist without his attorney being present. a lawmaker had complained to the King that Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge Keo Mony had questioned Ouch <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-king-seeks-investigation-of-judge-over-court-procedure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Internet use in Cambodia grew a staggering 414 per cent since January 2014, but penetration still remains relatively low at 25 per cent, according to a new report from a Singapore-based consultancy firm. The Digital, Social and Mobile in aPaC 2015 report, published yesterday by We <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodians-flock-to-the-net/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Environment is close to finalising a draft environmental impact analysis (EIa) law for development projects, but NGOs and civil society groups raised concerns that the draft law, as it stands, prevents indigenous people who live on the land from opposing such projects. Speaking <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ngos-call-out-holes-in-eia-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

One of Malaysia’s biggest investment banks, RHB Capital, announced it will acquire OSK Indochina Bank, via the transfer of 100 per cent of OSK Investment Bank shares from parent OSK Holdings, giving OSK Holdings a 10 per cent stake in the larger Malaysian RHB Capital <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/osk-indochina-bank-acquired-by-rhb-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It’s been done numerous times, comparing the “China miracle” to its emerging and frontier neighbours as a benchmark for development. Cambodia might seem an ill-fitted student of the world’s second-biggest economy. But a recent report from the Cambodia Development Resource Institute pointed to some lessons the Kingdom <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/development-report-cites-china-as-growth-model/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The hotel industry in Cambodia is growing but still sees room for improvements, industry experts said at the Cambodia Hotel General Managers Summit in Phnom Penh yesterday. In terms of revenue and the number of players, the hotel and restaurant industry has an overall growth rate <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/growth-in-hotel-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Almost every dAy for the pAst yeAr About A dozen boAts cArrying thousAnds of cubic meters of sAnd dump their loAd At Koh NoreA, A smAll tip of lAnd where the Mekong spills into the BAssAc river. According to workers At the site, the sAnd <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lArge-scAle-mekong-river-lAndfilling-drAws-concern-eco-system-And-wAter-wAy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Mr Hun Sen and the Prime Minister of Japan Kishida Fumio have agreed to make Sihanoukville a major port for Cambodia and the Mekong region. Sihanoukville is a deep-sea port, which will be developed into a port that will allow more large ships to dock, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-japan-to-work-for-sihanoukville-port-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated 273 map features of community fisheries in the existing dataset of “Fisheries resource management”. This dataset provides information on fish sanctuary, community fishery, and flooded forest in Cambodia.=>Please click here to go to “Fisheries resource management data” <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-odc-updated-existing-dataset-of-fisheries-resource-management/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A senior rights group officiAl And eight ethnic community members were questioned by A RAtAnAkkiri provinciAl court prosecutor on TuesdAy over Alleged incitement to forestry crimes. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/forest-Activists-fAce-incitement-probe/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The CPP issued a statement Thursday denying any role in a protest against CNRP President Sam Rainsy during his visit to Oddar Meanchey province on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ruling-party-denies-role-in-protest-against-rainsy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sisowath Chakreynupol, a prince from one of Cambodia’s royal families, has taken over the reins of the Cambodian Liberty Party, a recently started micro-party. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prince-made-new-head-of-civilised-royalists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A lArge US-bAsed internAtionAl hotels And resorts group plAns to invest close to $120 million in A multi-resort development project in PreAh SihAnouk province. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/plAns-for-us-resort/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>