Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao said here Tuesday that Cambodia is on the verge of transforming from a low-income to a middle-income country. The middle-income nation is defined by the GDP (gross domestic product) per capita between 1,045 U.S. dollars and 12,746 U.S. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-on-verge-of-transitioning-from-low-income-to-middle-income-country-adb-chief/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ភ្នំពេញ: ព្រឹកថ្ងៃ​ពុធ ទី​២៨ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​នេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​(​គ​.​ជ​.​ប​.) បានធ្វើ​ការបើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ចំនួន ៨ ការិយាល័យ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ក្នុង​ក្រុង​បាត់ដំបង ដើម្បី​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​សំឡេងឆ្នោត ក្នុង​ទម្រង់ ១១០២ និង​ទម្រង់ ១១០៨ និង​ក្រដាស​កត់ត្រា​សំឡេងឆ្នោត​។​ ការបើក ​កញ្ចប់ “​ក​” នេះ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បានសម្រេច​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ គ​.​ជ​.​ប​. ត្រូវ​បើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ទាំង ៨ ការិយាល័យ​បោះឆ្នោត នៅ​ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង​។ មកដល់​វេលា​ម៉ោង ៩ ព្រឹក​នេះ កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” កំពុងតែ​ត្រូវបាន​មន្ត្រី​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត រើស​យកមក ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យឡើងវិញ​នូវ​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ។ មកដល់ពេលនេះ កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” នៅ​មិនទាន់​រកឃើញ​ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%82-%e1%9e%87-%e1%9e%94-%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%be%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%89%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%90%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%97%e1%9e%b6/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 In mid-August, Chhoeun Daravy and eight others found themselves negotiating with police over the wording of a handwritten contract. Officers initially wanted the agreement to say that the nine had “illegally” entered a “prohibited area” in the recently logged Phnom Tamao forest and flew a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/for-arrested-activists-thumbprints-on-police-contracts-are-often-the-cost-of-freedom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Rochom Sokha, 19, decided to drop out of school last year when he was in grade eight. Now, he is farming with his family in his hometown to help support them, as his four younger siblings are still in school. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/boys-more-at-risk-of-dropping-out-of-school-at-secondary-levels/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Kim Maneth had lived in her home along the river bank in Kandal province for four decades before it collapsed, along with dozens of other homes in an area where sand dredging has been rampant for years. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dozens-of-houses-destroyed-after-bassac-river-bank-collapses-following-years-of-sand-dredging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia and the UK have vowed to boost their bilateral trade as the Kingdom looks to establish a bilateral free trade agreement with the country. The understanding was made during a meeting between secretary of state of the Ministry of Commerce Sok Sopheak and deputy href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/uk-fta-could-be-on-horizon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The National Bank of Cambodia this week signed a Memorandum of Under-standing with the State Bank of Vietnam that would allow for the exchange of information to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. The MoU, signed by NBC Governor Chea Chanto and SBV Governor Nguyen Van href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-vietnam-to-fight-financial-crimes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Sunday said that draft Law on Non-Government Organizations will be discussed and adopted at Cabinet in May 2015, and the law will be adopted by 50 percent plus one majority vote at the National Assembly. According to the figures of href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/law-on-ngos-to-be-discussed-in-may-hun-sen/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

 As foreign funders drive the construction of major new infrastructure projects in Cambodia, an inconsistent regulatory approach may be opening lanes for shoddy construction. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/report-foreign-funded-infrastructure-projects-need-more-scrutiny-for-quality-control/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Phon Touch and Teang Sreytouch have been working for years in Cambodia’s garment industry, but now the two women are worried they could join the thousands of others in the sector who’ve been laid off without proper compensation. ​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/garment-exports-up-but-workers-worried-about-factory-closures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Justice Ministry will amend the Criminal Code, particularly the “aggravating” circumstances of a criminal offense relating to murder, following public outcry over the charges brought against tycoon Srey Sina who carried out a brutal shooting. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/justice-ministry-to-amend-criminal-code-after-strong-criticism-on-tycoons-murder-charge/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ភ្នំពេញ: កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ចំនួន ៨ ការិយាល័យ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ដែល​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា ធម្មនុញ្ញ សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​(​គ​.​ជ​.​ប​) បើក​កញ្ចប់ ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ ត្រូវបាន​បញ្ចប់​ហើយ នៅវេលា​ម៉ោងជាង ១១ ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​២៨ ​ខែសីហា ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​នេះ​។​ ទាក់ទង ​ទៅនឹង​បញ្ហា​នេះ លោក អ៊ុត ឈន សមាជិក​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ និង​ជា​អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បាន​និយាយប្រាប់​អ្នកកាសែត បន្ទាប់ពី​ពិនិត្យ​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព “​ក​” ចំនួន ៨ ការិយាល័យ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង​ថា  ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ នឹង​យក​កិច្ចការ​នេះ ទៅពិនិត្យ និង​ពិចារណា​មើល និង​សម្រេច​តាម​រូបភាព​តុលាការ​។ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ និង​យក​កិច្ចការ​នេះ ទៅ​ជម្រះ តាមផ្លូវ​ច្បាប់ គឺធ្វើសវនាការ។ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ កំពុងតែវិភាគ និង​ដាក់​កម្មវិធី​ ធ្វើ​យ៉ាងណាក្តី href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%be%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%89%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%85%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%8b%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%90%e1%9e%b7%e1%9e%97/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ភ្នំពេញ: សំដៅលើ​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សនយោបាយ មេដឹកនាំ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល មេ​អង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល​មួយចំនួន អភិបាល​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ បាន​ក្រើន​រំលឹកថា នៅពេលនេះ កុំ​នាំគ្នា​គិត និង​បបួលគ្នាធ្វើ​តែ​បាតុកម្ម នៅ​ភ្នំពេញ គប្បី​សម្លឹងមើល​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​រាប់សែន​នាក់ កំពុង​រងគ្រោះដោយ​ទឹកជំនន់ជន់​លិច​ផ្ទះសម្បែង ផ្លូវ​សាធារណៈ​នៅ ២០​ខេត្ត ទូទាំងប្រទេស ដែល​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​យើងទាំងអស់គ្នា រួម​សាមគ្គី សហការគ្នា ជួយសង្គ្រោះ​ប្រជាជន​ទាំងនោះ​។ លោកប៉ា សុជាតិ​វង្ស បានធ្វើការ​ប្រៀបធៀប​អំពី​ទស្សនៈ និង​ទង្វើ​ពីរ​ផ្ទុយគ្នា​គឺ ម្ខាង​ខិតខំ​ដោះស្រាយ​ការលំបាក​របស់​ប្រជាជន និង​សង្គម ដែល​រងគ្រោះ ដោយ​ទឹកជំនន់ និង​ម្ខាង​ទៀតដើរ​បំផុស​ចលនា​ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម​ថា “​មិន​ខុស​អី​ពី​ផ្ទះមួយ កំពុងមាន​មនុស្ស​ស្លាប់ ហើយ​ផ្ទះ​មួយទៀត ចាក់​ធុ​ង​បាស់ នាំគ្នា​រាំ​កម្សាន្ត​សប្បាយ លើ​គំនរ​ទុក្ខ​គេ​នោះទេ​”​។​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%85%e1%9f%85%e1%9e%a0%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%99%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%84%e1%9e%97%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%93%e1%9f%86%e1%9e%96%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%89%e1%9f%96-%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%bb/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Government of Cambodia is making efforts at minimum wage reform, and it has set up a committee to study the minimum wage at garment manufacturing units as a way of continually working to increase it, Labour Minister Ith Sam Heng while unveiling the Ministry’s href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-govt-making-efforts-at-minimum-wage-reform/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Three NGOs filed a complaint Monday to a Dutch government watchdog accusing social investor Oikocredit of failing to conduct due diligence by investing in Cambodian microfinance institutions (MFIs) whose lending practices have been linked to rights abuses. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rights-groups-file-complaint-against-dutch-mfi-investor-oikocredit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Experts claim that the Tonle Bassac sand mining is very significant for the construction sector and a source of revenue for the national budget, but some people are being severely negatively affected by the sand mining in those areas. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sand-mining-is-threatening-the-lives-of-people-in-phnom-penh-and-kandal-province/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of over 1,000 families in Phnom Penh effectively advocated for the Prime Minister to speak out after they say the construction company Borey Piphup Thmey violated their contracts and seized their homes. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-speaks-out-about-phnom-penh-houses-confiscated-by-construction-company/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United States has announced nomination of new Ambassador to Cambodia to replace William E. Todd who has been serving the position since 2012, according to the White House. According to the statement, William A. Heidt currently serves as Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-announces-new-ambassador-to-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 300 families in Chhouk district, Kampot province have requested authorities to provide them with land titles in which they have lived for more than 20 years. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-than-300-families-in-kampot-province-request-authorities-to-grant-land-ownership-after-dispute-with-private-company/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...