The Council of Ministers of Cambodia on Friday passed three draft laws, designed to strengthen the country’s longtime-criticized judicial system, according to a government media statement. The green light was given during a weekly cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-cabinet-approves-3-draft-laws-to-strengthen-judicial-system/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government has been looking to secure a stockpile of milled rice to ensure a sufficient domestic supply of the staple. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-stockpile-boosted-in-face-of-continuing-coronavirus-threat/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

An expert believes thAt the drAft LAw on Public-PrivAte PArtnerships (PPP), Approved by the CAbinet lAst weekend, will be A driving force for investment opportunities for locAls And foreigners, And A welcome supplement to the new investment lAw. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/drAft-public-privAte-pArtnerships-lAw-sAils-through-cAbinet/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The National Institute of Education (NIE) and POSCaR Digital Co., Ltd. have entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a digital school system, so-called Wiki School. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/agreement-to-launch-digital-school-system-wiki-school-signed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The construction of  Kampot province’s tourism seaport near Kampot city is behind schedule courtesy of a second delay attributable to the pandemic, says a report from the Ministry of Public Works and Transport. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampot-provinces-tourism-seaport-construction-falls-further-behind-schedule/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and Vietnam have convened a meeting to discuss a possible reopening of some border gates between the two countries. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-vietnam-discuss-possible-reopening-of-some-border-gates/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact and the Cambodia-China Free Trade agreement (CCFTa) have injected a new impetus into the Cambodia-China trade, a Cambodian official said on Thursday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rcep-ccfta-inject-new-impetus-into-cambodia-china-trade/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Political parties in Cambodia began a two-week campaign on Saturday for the fifth commune elections, which will be held on June 5, a National Election Committee (NEC) official said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/political-parties-start-campaigns-for-commune-elections-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia has issued a statement rejecting a recent resolution of the EU Parliament against Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-national-assembly-disappointed-with-eu-parliaments-resolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has met with a number of major US companies who have expressed interest in investing in Cambodia, in a meeting convened by the US-aSEaN Business Council (US-aBC).   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-meets-with-us-business-giants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s agriculture industry is slated to grow after China agreed to set up a working group with the Kingdom to draw up a master plan to develop modern agriculture countrywide and strengthen bilateral trade. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-and-cambodia-to-create-modern-agriculture-master-plan/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National assembly yesterday adopted a draft law to ratify the Cambodian-Lao Border Demarcation Treaty following an agreement reached between both nations on the results of a joint inspection of 86% of the border line. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/draft-law-on-cambodia-laos-border-treaty-gets-na-approval/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Thom Provincial Court sentences two indigenous representatives to one year in prison on “Violence against real estate owners” in connection with a land dispute with a rubber plantation developer. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kampong-thom-provincial-court-sentences-two-indigenous-people-to-one-year-in-land-dispute/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

It’s 1am and, as Phnom Penh sleeps, the haunting squeals of distressed animals are all that can be heard in the darkness of a field in Russey Keo district. Pigs in open-air sheds have sensed what’s coming: Hundreds of them are about to be slaughtered for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-slaughterhouse-blues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A dAy After its opening session And still devoid of the 55 lAwmAkers-elect of the opposition CNRP, the country’s new, one-pArty NAtionAl Assembly voted Prime Minister Hun Sen in for yet Another five-yeAr term TuesdAy And Approved An extensive re­shuffle of his CAbinet. In A <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/five-more-yeArs-for-hun-sen-some-ministers-reshuffled/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A South KoreAn government Agency And KoreAn investors in CAmKo City Are locked in An ownership dispute At the Phnom Penh MunicipAl Court over the hAlf-built residentiAl development project in Russei Keo district, According to court documents obtAined yesterdAy. Following the collApse of the BusAn SAvings <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/bAttle-over-cAmko-city-now-in-court/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The water and environment ministers of the four Mekong River Commission (MRC) countries are scheduled to meet in Siem Reap today and tomorrow to reach a key decision on the future &ndash; some say the survival &ndash; of the Mekong River. The ministers &ndash; from Cambodia, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nations-convene-to-consider-first-mekong-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tiny Cambodia is emerging as a key pawn in the diplomatic struggle over one of the world’s busiest stretches of water: the potentially energy-rich South China Sea. The country of 15 million people is this year hosting a series of regional summits in which China’s claims <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sea-clashes-loom-over-southeast-asia-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

For Cambodian farmer In Chanthy, illuminating the rural night used to be tiresome task. His village in Svay Rieng province is not connected to the national electricity grid and to light the dark he would have to take car batteries to a station and pay <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lighting-the-rural-night/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More than seven months after government security forces violently evicted hundreds of people living in Kratie province’s Broma village to quell a so-called secessionist movement, more than 70 families are still being prevented by patrolling soldiers from returning to the site of their former homes, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/soldiers-keep-watch-over-broma-villagers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>