Financial Institute of Cambodia prepares people for a career in the stock exchange
The executive director at the Financial Institute of Cambodia (FIC) says 726 students have completed courses so far at FIC since it opened in early 2011. Tith Seyla, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the Royal University of Law and Economics followed by a master’s <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/financial-institute-of-cambodia-prepares-people-for-a-career-in-the-stock-exchange/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
PM calls on West to learn from past and avoid a ‘third mistake’
Speaking at the event on the capital’s Chroy Changvar peninsula, Hun Sen appealed to both the “greatest power country” and democratic nations to avoid making such mistakes in the future. The prime minister did not mention any state by name, referring only to the “greatest power <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-calls-on-west-to-learn-from-past-and-avoid-a-third-mistake/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Ben Sokhean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-calls-west-learn-past-and-avoid-third-mistake
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “SDG 4 Quality education”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “SDG 4 Quality education”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic page on SDG 4, you will get <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-4-quality-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Prey Lang Community Network: A statement on the rapid increase in forestry crimes
On 17 June 2019, Prey Lang Community Network of four provinces such as Kratie, Stung Treng, Preah Vihear, and Kampong Thom, released a statement on the increase of illegal logging and many illegal activities in the Prey Lang forest. The majority of illegal activities found <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/prey-lang-community-network-a-statement-on-the-rapid-increase-in-forestry-crimes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Prey Lang Community Network
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” in both Khmer and English languages, together with the detail on the transition from MDGs to SDGs in Cambodia, localization of the SDGs, global means of implementation, national means of implementation, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new topic page on “SDG 1 No poverty”
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new topic page on “SDG 1 No poverty”, which is one of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new topic pages on SDG 1, you will get <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-1-no-poverty/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new profile page on Access to public services
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes a new profile page on “access to public services.” Together with a plenty of information on transportation, health services and centers, public schools, civil status and data: services and fees.=>Please click here to get in to access to public services profile page. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-profile-page-on-access-to-public-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
The National Assembly to approve a draft amended commune election law next month
The National assembly will hold a plenary meeting on October 20th to vote for a draft-amended law on Commune/Sangkat Election. CPP wants the electoral campaign period shall be 10 days, while CNRP demands for 15-day, CPP spokesman said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/the-national-assembly-to-approve-a-draft-amended-commune-election-law-next-month-8994
A protest stages to oust Kem Sokha from position at the National Assembly
Dozen hundred protesters from across Phnom Penh Municipality staged a protest in front of the National assembly this morning, demanding the Na’s current first deputy president Kem Sokha, to step down from his position. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/a-protest-stages-to-oust-kem-sokha-from-position-at-the-national-assembly/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/a-protest-stages-to-oust-kem-sokha-from-position-at-the-national-assembly-9049
Gov’t tells Unions to pick a minimum wage or lose their say
The Labor Ministry on Tuesday warned unions that if they failed to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage for the garment sector ahead of Friday’s Labor advisory Committee meeting on the issue, the committee would not consider any proposal from the unions at <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-tells-unions-to-pick-a-minimum-wage-or-lose-their-say/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-tells-unions-to-pick-a-minimum-wage-or-lose-their-say-95155/
A joint-committee will establish to combat illegal logging at Koh Ker temple
The ApsArA Authority in cooperAtion with the PreAh ViheAr provinciAl Authorities will estAblish A joint-committee to combAt illegAl logging And lAnd encroAchments within conservAtion site in Koh Ker temple. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/A-joint-committee-will-estAblish-to-combAt-illegAl-logging-At-koh-ker-temple/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/a-joint-committee-will-establish-to-combat-illegal-logging-at-koh-ker-temple-9095
Kingdom’s auto importers cast a wary eye on gov’t tax decree
Importers can expect a substantial increase in the “specific tax” component of certain products, especially automobiles and auto spare parts, according to a sub-decree by the Customs and Excise Department released yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-auto-importers-cast-a-wary-eye-on-govt-tax-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-auto-importers-cast-wary-eye-govt-tax-decree
Big boost for garment sector minimum wage, though some see a political motive
The government yesterday significantly upped the garment and footwear sector’s minimum wage to $170 a month, from $153, the highest increase in wages in the past two years and one that comes ahead of a crucial national election next July. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/big-boost-for-garment-sector-minimum-wage-though-some-see-a-political-motive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Yon Sineat and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/big-boost-garment-sector-minimum-wage-though-some-see-political-motive
QR codes could prove to be a digital alternative to cash for Cambodia
Global payments giant Visa is the first international financial firm to announce the roll out of a payment solution in Cambodia for quick response codes, or QR codes, those pixelated black and white squares designed to be read by a smartphone camera that have begun <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/qr-codes-could-prove-to-be-a-digital-alternative-to-cash-for-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/qr-codes-could-prove-be-digital-alternative-cash-cambodia
Old CPP chiefs a bane for new CNRP ones in Phnom Penh, Sihanoukville
Two newly elected opposition commune chiefs in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville are struggling to dislodge their Cambodian People’s Party predecessors following their recent swearing in to office. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/old-cpp-chiefs-a-bane-for-new-cnrp-ones-in-phnom-penh-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Touch Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/old-cpp-chiefs-bane-new-cnrp-ones-phnom-penh-sihanoukville
Hun Sen taunts Sam Rainsy, branding him a coward for not returning home
Prime Minister Hun Sen used a public speech yesterday to mercilessly mock former opposition leader Sam Rainsy, taunting him to make good on a promise to return to Cambodia, sarcastically referring to him as a “hero” and even singing a few bars of a classic <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hun-sen-taunts-sam-rainsy-branding-him-a-coward-for-not-returning-home/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Meas Sokchea and Alex Willemyns
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-taunts-sam-rainsy-branding-him-coward-not-returning-home
Korea and local investors to establish a modern shopping mall in Phnom Penh
Korea is joining hands with Cambodian investor to establish the biggest shopping mall of international standard in Phnom Penh to correspond to the capital’s increasingly modernising lifestyle. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/korea-and-local-investors-to-establish-a-modern-shopping-mall-in-phnom-penh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Lim Nary
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=106861
Growing Tourism – A Positive Sign: Asia and Pacific Continue as Travel Hot Spots
AsiA And the PAcific continued As A hot spot for internAtionAl tourism in 2012, AttrActing whAt is expected to be in excess of 350 million internAtionAl visitor ArrivAls, expAnding its collective inbound count by more thAn 5% And generAting more thAn 18 million AdditionAl foreign visits, yeAr-on-yeAr. Within this <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/growing-tourism-A-positive-sign-AsiA-And-pAcific-continue-As-trAvel-hot-spots/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Khiri Travel helps Cambodia’s Banteay Chhmar community with a new tourism product
Banteay Chhmar Community-Based Tourism project is a group of local villagers from the Banteay Chhmar community dedicated to preserving and protecting the cultural heritage of their local temple site. Khiri Travel is aiming to create a responsible tourism industry in the town of Banteay Chhmar. The CBT <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/khiri-travel-helps-cambodias-banteay-chhmar-community-with-a-new-tourism-product/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Luc Citrinot
http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/55650/khiri-travel-helps-cambodia-rsquo-s-banteay