On 02 May 2019, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction issued a press release on a land dispute resolution mechanism for the people. These include (1) the national and provincial cadastral committees, (2) the National authority for Land Conflict Resolution, (3) judicial <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/press-release-on-a-land-dispute-resolution-mechanism-for-the-people/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Environment and Education Ministries will expand their eco-school program to all primary and secondary schools across the country over the course of 2017, provided they have the necessary human and financial resources to do so. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/eco-schools-to-try-for-a%e2%80%8b-clean-sweep-in-coming-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An initiAtive to re-home Abused, over-worked domestic elephAnts is supporting the conservAtion of one of CAmbodiA’s lAst And most species-rich rAinforests, writes WilliAm LAurAnce. Growing ecotourism in the AreA, AttrActed by the elephAnts, is engAging indigenous communities in forest protection And helping to stAve off <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAs-elephAnt-vAlley-brings-new-hope-to-A-lAst-precious-rAinforest/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Land prices in Krang Thnong commune, in Takeo’s Bati district near National Road 2, have recently multiplied by up to ten times compared to five years ago after two garment factories started being constructed in the rural community this year, locals claim.Meanwhile, the area might <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/takeos-bati-district-could-become-a-hotspot-for-garment-factories/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnam and Cambodia, countries with dynamic economies and young populations, possess a rich and wide-ranging architectural heritage. This SaH Field Seminar will explore the fascinating architectural landscape of Vietnam, focusing in particular on the modern era from the nineteenth century to today. In addition, participants <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/architectural-layers-of-a-southeast-asian-region-vietnam-cambodia-field-seminar/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The NagaCity Walk, a $94 million subterranean shopping centre in Phnom Penh aimed at high-rolling tourists visiting the adjacent NagaWorld casino and hotel complex, held its soft opening yesterday, with duty-free luxury goods ranging from affordable tobacco, perfumes and designer watches to a $3,400 bottle <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nagacity-walk-gives-capital-a-taste-of-duty-free-shopping/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

I am a massage worker, I am not a sex worker,” Seth Sreylorn, 33, an employee at alaska massage center in Siem Reap province, said to more than 100 entertainment workers who participated yesterday in the National Conference on Occupational Safety and Health for Entertainment <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/i-am-not-a-sex-worker-women-on-safety-and-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Hundreds of dead bats were found inside Siem Reap’s Phnom Bouk temple in Banteay Srey district after district police and environmental officers were notified by local residents on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/social-media-users-in-a-flap-as-hundreds-of-bats-die/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ODC has published a new page on Ground water in Cambodia, outlines the general overview, ground water extraction in Cambodia, threats and challenges, and policy response and future prospects in two languages, Khmer and English. There is also included the graphic of “Wells with undrinkable <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/odc-has-published-a-new-page-on-ground-water/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government needs to urgently amend its industrial development policy to spur the inclusive growth of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and develop a national logistics platform to cut onerous shipping costs if Cambodia is to find a place in global value chains, panellists at <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-few-hurdles-still-block-path-to-joining-global-value-chains/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “Public transportation” under access to public services. Together with the information in both Khmer and English of bus lines, operating hour, bus stop and map.=>Please click here to get in to Public transportation profile page. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-public-transportation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “Public schools” under access to public services in both Khmer and English. Together with the information of College and lycee, and Pre Schools and Primary Schools across Cambodia.=>Please click here to get in to College and lycee <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-public-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new page on “Priority health concerns” under Social development in both Khmer and English.=>Please click here to get in to Priority health concerns page. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-priority-health-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Wildlife Conservation Society has made its first discovery of Siamese crocodile eggs on the Sre ambel River in Koh Kong province in six years, it announced yesterday in a statement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/siamese-crocs-nest-found-in-koh-kong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Four endangered hog deer have been recorded using camera traps for the first time in a decade in Kratie province, offering hope that the population of the species may be on the rise. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rare-deer-caught-on-film-for-first-time-in-a-decade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Young Cambodians must develop diverse workplace skills if they are to compete in an integrated asean, a leading economist and adviser to the government says. “We have to make sure we are able to do multiple things if others are able to do just one,” the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/multiple-skills-needed-to-compete-in-a-future-asean-economist-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Borei Keila evictees will have a chance to revisit the area they were forcibly evicted from this Sunday when authorities truck them back from the makeshift tents of their relocation site for a special purpose &ndash; to vote. Touch Khorn, a representative of the Borei Keila <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/borei-keila-evictees-will-be-given-a-lift-back-to-vote/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The US Congress has averted the “fiscal cliff” by passing a number of budget agreements, and Cambodian politicians and observers say the experience is a good example of compromise between two sides. Cheam Yiep, a lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and head of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-congressional-budget-compromise-a-good-lesson-for-cambodia-observers-say/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here. The <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-maids-to-earn-at-least-rm1020-a-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The construction of two hydroelectric dams proposed for the Mekong River would lead to steep declines in the availability of fish-an essential source of protein for Cambodians- potentially threatening food security, according to a new report by the fisheries administration. The study by the administration’s Inland Fisheries <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mekong-dams-could-be-a-treat-to-cambodias-food-security/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>