A set of controversiAl lAws And constitutionAl Amendments wAs quietly signed by SenAte President SAy Chhum in plAce of the King lAst week, going into effect immediAtely despite the Justice Ministry previously clAiming there would be A promulgAtion period. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lese-mAjeste-lAw-now-in-effect/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Angkor Gold Corp, A CAnAdiAn minerAl explorAtion compAny with operAtions in CAmbodiA, Announced its pArticipAtion in A three-yeAr project with the GlobAl CompAct Network CAnAdA (GCNC) to Assist CAnAdiAn orgAnisAtions Address the United NAtion’s sustAinAble development goAls. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Angkor-gold-to-Assist-in-promoting-gender-equAlity/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Hong Kong’s top economic official will lead a 48-person delegation to Cambodia on Monday and Tuesday to explore business opportunities related to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, according to a release from the official’s office. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hong-kong-economic-delegation-visits-kingdom-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Singaporean customs data on sand imports from Cambodia show near identical figures to those recorded by the UN, which last month were dismissed by a top official amid a reporting discrepancy in the hundreds of millions of dollars. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/singapores-data-mirrors-uns-in-cambodias-sand-export-numbers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As pArt of ongoing educAtion reforms, A new curriculum set to be implemented in 2018 will Address the lAck of cAreer counselling in high schools Across CAmbodiA, A Ministry of EducAtion officiAl told Attendees of An educAtion forum yesterdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/schools-to-offer-cAreer-guidAnce/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

About 40 Chroy ChAngvAr peninsulA residents yesterdAy held A press conference rejecting City HAll’s two-month ultimAtum to pArt with most of their lAnd or Accept below-mArket rAtes to mAke wAy for A plAnned sAtellite city. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/chroy-chAngvAr-locAls-reject-citys-ultimAtum/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Five men accused of illegal logging in the Prey Preah Roka Wildlife Sanctuary after being caught by a joint patrol of authorities, villagers and monks should be charged with deforestation, a Preah Vihear provincial prosecutor said on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/patrol-detains-illegal-loggers-in-preah-vihear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A five-yeAr pilot progrAm is being creAted to integrAte Arts And culture into public schools throughout the country, And mAy help CAmbodiAns develop A better understAnding of their roots And the creAtive Ability to tAke on globAl chAllenges. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Ambitious-Arts-triAl-seeks-to-spArk-cAmbodiAs-creAtivity/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia angkor air and air France Industries KLM Engineering &amp; Maintenance yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to cover component support and maintenance services for the national flag carrier’s fleet of airbus a320.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/angkor-air-air-france-mou/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a corporate governance initiative yesterday aimed at enhancing the efficiency of Cambodia’s private sector to strengthen the business climate and spur foreign investment and job creation, it said in a release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ifc-to-boost-corporate-governance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An environmentAl rAnger And A villAge chief were questioned yesterdAy by the PAilin ProvinciAl Court for Allegedly colluding to grAb, cleAr And sell lAnd in A protected AreA supported by the MAddox Jolie-Pitt FoundAtion, According to officiAls. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/court-questions-officiAls-over-sAle-of-jolie-pitt-lAnd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A group representing some of the lArgest AppArel brAnds in the U.S., including GAp And Levi StrAuss, Are urging Prime Minister Hun Sen to reconsider controversiAl provisions in A pAir of drAft lAws on wAges And lAbor disputes. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/us-brAnds-object-to-drAft-wAge-dispute-settlement-lAws/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s market regulator has finalised regulations for establishing a corporate bond, moving one step closer to introducing a new capital market tool that would allow companies to raise funds for expansions, debt refinancing or acquisitions, officials announced yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/corporate-bonds-edging-closer-to-launch/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Still more riverbank collapses have struck a community in Kandal province’s Sa’ang district where multiple houses have crumbled into the Tonle Bassac river a stone’s throw from where four companies are dredging the riverbed for sand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-riverbank-collapses-near-sand-dredging-site/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Private sector tourism operators claimed yesterday that a new government mandate that charges travelers an additional $2 fee to use ferry services to reach the islands off the coast near Sihanoukville has sparked a furious backlash from domestic tourists. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/backlash-over-island-ferry-fee-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With rain pouring down for hours yesterday thanks to a low-pressure system, many Cambodians found their daily lives disrupted by severe flooding, with some taking to social media to criticise a poor flood management system in Phnom Penh. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/flood-problems-continue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Around six people were Arrested outside the United StAtes EmbAssy in Phnom Penh yesterdAy for Attempting to stAge A smAll protest, but were releAsed lAter in the Afternoon After Agreeing to not demonstrAte AgAin without A City HAll permit. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/hAndful-of-protesters-Arrested-At-us-embAssy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia and Vietnam currently lack a system to effectively forecast and control flooding in the Sesan and Srepok river basins, both at the national and intergovernmental level, according to a study published by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/flood-control-lacking/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The General Department of Taxation collected $1.54 billion in tax revenue during the first nine months of the year, a 29 percent increase compared to the same period last year, it said in a press release yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/soaring-vat-collection-boosts-tax-revenue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a frank rebuke of members of his own party, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng yesterday accused national leaders and ministers of impeding the process of decentralising Cambodia’s government out of a desire to maintain power for themselves. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kheng-scolds-senior-officials-for-seeking-to-keep-power-centralised/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>