A company with ties to one of China’s top state-owned firms will look to push Toll Royal Railways and its local partner Royal Group of Companies out of a 30-year railroad concession with pledge to invest nearly US$850 million to revamp existing lines and build an additional href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/toll-may-lose-rail-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

More than 100 Free Trade Union of Cambodia supporters gathered in front of the union’s office to express their discontent with a deal struck between the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union and their employer, Puma supplier Thai Pore Garment Manufacturing, FTU officials said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/rival-unions-workers-displeased-with-pact/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s first association for expanding business opportunities and financing for women was launched on Saturday. The Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association would seek to enhance the competitiveness of businesswomen in the growing ASEAN market, which was set to integrate by 2015, Seng Takakneary, president of the new href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/business-group-to-support-women/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ រដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា ឯកឧត្តម ហោ ណាំហុង បានគូសបញ្ជាក់ពីឱកាស និងកលានុវត្តភាពនៃសហគមន៍អាស៊ាន ដែលនឹងលេចជារូបរាងឡើង នៅចុងឆ្នាំនេះ។ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-highlights-opportunities-challenges-of-upcoming-asean-community/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) will begin promoting the Institute of Standards of Cambodia (ISC) certifications by the end of 2012 in an effort to educate people about certified goods, according to ministry officials. The program is in order to boost consumer confidence href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodian-goods-to-be-certified/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Laos has postponed construction of the controversial Xayaburi dam project on the Lower Mekong River, a spokesman for its Ministry of Foreign Affairs was quoted saying on Wednesday. “No construction is going on. It’s discontinued, postponed,” Sithong Chitgnothin told Radio Free Asia in Laos. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/laos-postpones-construction-on-xayaburi-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Bonna Realty Group will prepare to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, the company’s president said this week. The real estate firm joins a small but growing group of private companies that say they are gearing up for initial public offerings on the new exchange. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/real-estate-firm-ready-for-csx-listing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released the latest data from its EU-funded project Monitoring and Assessing Progress of Decent Work this week, showing that despite an improving environment, including low rates of official unemployment , 75 per cent of workers are in vulnerable jobs. This includes the self-employed or ‘own href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/job-security-low-as-unemployment-drops/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

ខណៈ​ពេល​ដែល​វា​គឺជា​ការ​ពិត​ដែល​ថា​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​មាន​ស្ត្រី​មួយ​ ចំនួន​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​នយោបាយ​និង​មាន​តួនាទី​ជា​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​ របាយការណ៍​និយាយ​ថា​ពួក​គេ​ជា​ញឹកញាប់​ខ្វះ​អំណាច​ពិតប្រាកដ​។​ ​យោង​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​សិក្សា​ ដែល​ចេញផ្សាយ​កាលពី​ខែធ្នូ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/women-political-roles-more-symbolic-than-substantive-report-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Oil production in Cambodia may not begin until 2016, or at least three years after the originally appointed date, Chevron officials reportedly said at a Ministry of Environment meeting on Friday. Government officials yesterday confirmed the feasibility of the time frame. If Chevron Overseas Petroleum Cambodia gained href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/chevron-aims-for-2016/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities.Thai development firm Ch.Karnchang said it was due to begin building the dam on March 15 after finalising a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/thai-firm-says-xayaburi-project-has-begun/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s garment factories face a shortage of workers, because of migration, more job opportunities in different sectors and poor labour conditions, industry experts said. According to Ken Loo, secretary general of the Garment Manufacturer’s Association in Cambodia, there is a definite shortage of labour in Phnom href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/labour-shortage-in-cambodias-garment-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Siv Mao, 25, just had a caesarian operation. She feels some discomfort but is smiling. Her newborn baby is sleeping fitfully beside her and she says: “They saved our lives and I’m happy.” Ms. Mao encountered complications in her pregnancy and doctors knew she could not href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-the-rural-poor-are-receiving-free-heath-care-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Real wages for Cambodia’s semi-skilled construction workers fell during the past five years, according to a recent report from market research firm BDLINK Cambodia. A 36 per cent increase in the Kingdom’s consumer price index during the period put semi-skilled workers’ real wages last year href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/semi-skilled-builders-see-wages-drop-report-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

សម្តេចព្រះ​នរោត្តម​សីហ​មុនី​ បាន​យាង​មក​ដល់​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​ទៅ​កាន់​ប្រទេស​បារាំង​រយៈពេល​ពី​រស​ប្តា​ហ៍​ ដើម្បី​ពង្រឹង​ និង​ពង្រីក​ទំនាក់ទំនង​ និង​កិច្ច​សហប្រតិបត្តិការ​ទ្វេភាគី​។​ ​ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodian-king-returns-from-visit-to-france/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

​ ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ នៅ​តែ​ស្ថិត​​លើ​ ‘​ប​ញ្ជូីតាមដាន​’​ របស់​ក្រសួងការបរទេស​សហរដ្ឋ​អា​មេ​រិច​ សម្រាប់​ការ​បរាជ័យ​ជាមួយនឹង​កិច្ចខិតខំ​ប្រឹងប្រែង​ឱ្យ​បាន​គ្រប់គ្រាន់​ ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រយុទ្ធ​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការ​ជួញដូរ​មនុស្ស​។​ នៅ​ក្នុង​របាយការណ៍​ប្រចាំឆ្នាំ​ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ជួញដូរ​មនុស្ស href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-remains-on-us-watch-list-for-trafficking/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A new lottery company, Naga Lottery owned by the same company that operates Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld, will launch its first product on June 8, an official press release said yesterday. The company was licensed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in October last year said executive director href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/naga-lottery-to-launch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The year 2012 has seen a number of changes of personnel within different companies in Cambodia, particularly in the telecommunications sector, but also in the insurance and banking industry. According to In Channy, ACLEDA Bank’s CEO and vice chairman of the International Business Chamber Cambodia, the href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/tough-times-for-telecom-bosses-in-2012/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The government will drop subsidies for high electricity use, after the Electricity Authority of Cambodia (EAC) reported losses of US$3 million between January and May this year. Households consuming more than 200 KW/h per month will no longer receive a 100 to 200 riel per KW/h href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/government-to-cut-power-subsidies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

យោង​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​ធ្វើ​ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់​សកលលោក​ថ្មី​មួយ​  ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ដែល​មាន​ខ្សែ​សង្វា​ក់​ផ្គត់ផ្គង់​និង​ប្រតិបត្តិការ​នៅក្នុង​ ប្រទេស​ភូមា​ បង់​ក្លា​ដែ​ស​ និង​កម្ពុជា​កំពុង​ទទួល​បាន​ផល​ប្រយោជន៍​ពី​តម្លៃ​ពលកម្ម​ទាប​បំផុត​របស់​ ពិភពលោក​។​ ​ស​ន្ទ​ស្សន៍​តម្លៃ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/burma-bangladesh-and-cambodia-have-worlds-lowest-labour-costs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...