Prime Minister Hun Sen broke his avowed silence on Myanmar’s “Rohingya issue” to make a political point &ndash; and fresh election promises &ndash; at a university graduation ceremony yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-chides-suu-kyi-on-rohingya-greeces-tsipras-on-hasty-campaign-promises/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An elephAnt wAs electrocuted by A high-power electric line eArly on WednesdAy in A villAge in PreAh SihAnouk province frequented by the AnimAls, According to provinciAl Authorities. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/elephAnt-electrocuted-by-high-tension-line-in-herds-pAth/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A mAn And womAn hAve been Arrested After police And Forestry DepArtment officers were tipped off About A pick-up truck cArrying luxury timber Across KAmpong Thom province. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/logging-Arrests/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A dozen MAlAysiAn compAnies involved in green energy yesterdAy opened A showroom in Phnom Penh to displAy their products, rAnging from solAr pAnels to energy efficient LED lighting. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/msiA-eyes-green-energy-investment/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A Chinese steel compAny is in tAlks with SihAnoukville SpeciAl Economic Zone (SSEZ) to set up An industriAl fAcility in the zone, A mArketing executive sAid on SAturdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/steel-firm-mulls-fActory-in-ssez/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A lAck of diAgnostic equipment in CAmbodiA is cAusing cAses of tuberculosis to be both over- And under-reported in children, A new study finds.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/tb-diAgnoses-lAg-study/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Garment and footwear industry workers were promised a range of services from Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday, including free bus rides, a minimum wage hike and health insurance. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/bus-rides-and-health-insurance-for-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Labour Confederation said garment workers need a monthly wage of $224 to survive, a steep rise from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s proposed increase to $168. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/increase-not-enough-clc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An OknhA hAs filed A complAint seeking $100,000 in compensAtion from A nAvy commAnder in PreAh SihAnouk for Allegedly encroAching on his lAnd And threAtening his employees. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/oknhA-files-complAint-in-dispute-over-lAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prey Veng province military police and the Wildlife alliance on Friday night conducted a raid upon a truck transporting hundreds of kilograms of illegal wildlife destined for Vietnam. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wildlife-seized-in-prey-veng/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen today announced plans to offer free health care to cyclo drivers and to form a foundation to help preserve them as a tourist attraction. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-courts-cyclo-drivers-with-free-health-care-new-preservation-foundation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Battambang provincial authorities yesterday announced a new border pass for provincial residents to ease their crossing into Thailand, following a similar announcement by Banteay Meanchey province on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/border-passes-set-for-battambang-residents/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa), the single listed company on the Cambodia Security Exchange (CSX), expected a 12 percent surge in profit in 2014, a senior official said Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-only-listed-company-predicts-12-pct-rise-in-profit-this-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a delegation to visit the People’s Republic of Bangladesh next week, according to a statement by Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Cooperation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-to-visit-bangladesh-next-week/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Following a number of separate arrests made in Thailand, a bus shepherded 20 Cambodian monks back home through the international checkpoint at Poipet on Saturday afternoon, local officials said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/group-of-20-monks-repatriated/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sousdey Finance, a subsidiary of Thitikorn Limited in Thailand, will start a financial hire-leasing service for motorbikes in Phnom Penh, with an initial start-up fund of $100,000. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/thai-firm-latest-to-offer-lease-financing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With petty crime on the rise in Cambodia, the National Police on Friday drafted a plan to protect foreign nationals and investors throughout the country, a police spokesman said Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/police-draft-plan-to-protect-foreign-nationals-and-investors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Daun Penh district governor Kuoch Chamroeun on Monday negotiated a truce between two rival groups of tuk-tuk drivers who clashed violently earlier this month in a dispute over passengers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rival-tuk-tuk-associations-agree-to-truce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

One of five garment workers facing charges after a clash with security forces and other workers at a Kampong Cham footwear factory last month was hospitalised after fainting in prison. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/factory-fight-man-faints-after-shock-of-charges/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Workers at Siem Reap International airport have ended an 11-day strike after agreeing with the company on a plan to negotiate over their grievances, a union rep said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/plan-to-negotiate-ends-siem-reap-airport-strike/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>