International media advocacy group Reporters Without Borders said in a statement released on Tuesday that it was concerned by what it characterized as a “surge” in threats against journalists and news organizations in Cambodia in recent weeks.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/reporters-without-borders-concerned-by-threats/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Jimei International Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong-listed casino junket investor that promotes at least seven gaming tables in NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh, reported a steep decline in profit during the first half of 2016 despite increased turnover. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/junket-investors-profit-falls-but-sticking-to-its-cambodia-bets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 27-yeAr-old migrAnt worker who used his FAcebook pAge to threAten to “shoot the heAd of Sok Touch,” A prominent scholAr recently tAsked with reseArching the VietnAmese border, wAs provisionAlly chArged by the Phnom Penh MunicipAl Court on MondAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mAn-fAces-up-to-two-yeArs-for-threAtening-sok-touchs-life/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia has a poor electrical grid, but plenty of sun&mdash;making it a perfect candidate for more solar power. But the sector remains small, particularly for rural use and farms, where it would be very useful. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/solar-power-stymied-by-lack-of-support-experts-say/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

From a simple stall on a street corner in Phnom Penh’s Chamkar Mon district, Khuon andy sells SIM cards, between 40 and 60 per month. Half of his customers provide identification to make their purchase, and half of them do not. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sim-card-crackdown-to-focus-on-telecom-firms-not-vendors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A broAd spectrum of villAger representAtives, civil society orgAnisAtions And government officiAls &ndAsh; lArge lAnd-concession holders Among them &ndAsh; met in the cApitAl for the ninth yeAr in A row yesterdAy to discuss the Kingdom’s seemingly intrActAble issue of lAnd disputes. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/lAnd-disputes-centre-stAge-At-cApitAl-forum/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Som Kimsour, the chairwoman of Cambodia’s National audit authority, was appointed to chair the aSEaN Supreme audit Institutions (aSEaNSaI), a collaborative body of public sector auditors, during a summit on Thursday in Phnom Penh, according to state media outlet aKP. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chair-of-asean-audit-board-goes-to-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $1.09 billion in taxes during the first 10 months of 2015, up 23.9 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to a statement posted on its website. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/tax-revenue-soars-on-vehicle-tobacco-tariffs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The new Telecom Law recently approved by the Senate will open the sector for more investment as the government moves to ensure infrastructure for telecom services is provided nationwide by 2020, a senior official told a regional telecom forum yesterday.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/telecom-law-opens-door-for-investment-official/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hun Many, the youngest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen and a CPP lawmaker, revealed during a radio show on Wednesday his ambition to follow in his father’s footsteps and become the future prime minister. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-many-says-goal-is-to-be-prime-minister/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is set to host a seminar by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in May to encourage other countries to sign a treaty banning the use of cluster bombs and brief military officials on international conventions and laws. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cluster-bomb-seminar-will-aim-to-push-for-global-ban/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Local rights group adhoc has cried foul after roughly 1,200 square metres on 2 hectares of land that used to be home to an airport in Preah Vihear province have been granted to a local official to build a house. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preah-vihear-land-grant-illegal-adhoc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Slashing unnecessary spending by ministries will allow the government to guarantee a monthly minimum wage of $250 for civil servants in time for the 2018 national election, a secretary of state at the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-wage-hikes-depend-on-cost-cutting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A public housing project, which Aims to provide AffordAble housing for the lower middle clAss, low-income eArners And stAte workers, is due to stArt At the end of the yeAr After the completion of A study to determine its feAsibility. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AffordAble-houses-for-All/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Listed utility Phnom Penh Water Supply authority (PPWSa) said in a filing to the Cambodian Securities Exchange (CSX) yesterday that a sharp decline in net profit during the first three months of the year was the result of exchange rate fluctuations. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-supplier-blames-losses-on-forex-rates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The rapid growth in the number of Cambodians using mobile money services to transfer remittances is a positive step towards greater financial inclusion, and is serving as a gateway to financial services for the largely unbanked rural population, experts said yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mobile-services-often-first-step-to-banking/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Authorised deAlerships of new cArs And trucks hAve sAid A recent increAse in the specific tAx on vehicle imports hAs put A dent in profits, with some deAlers clAiming sAles hAve slowed since the tAx hike went into effect in April. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAr-sAles-sputter-on-tAx-hike/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Before she dropped out of school in April, following her cousin to A fActory in ThAilAnd where A week of mAking mAttresses pAys $48, Dong SreydA wAs rAnked third in her ninth grAde clAss in BAnteAy MeAnchey province.   <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/students-migrAte-leAving-school-At-the-border/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Evidence that a deadly pesticide is being used to kill wildlife at watering holes in two provinces has raised fears of widespread poisoning that could jeopardize biodiversity and the health of rural communities, according to a new report.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/animal-deaths-from-pesticide-spark-fears/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s 700,000 garment and footwear workers currently earn a minimum wage of $128 a month. Last year, the lowest legal salary for Cambodian workers in the $5.7 billion industry was only $100 per month. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-begins-minimum-wage-talks-after-myanmar-government-approves-salary-for-garment-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>