<p>At around 6 p.m. in phnom penh each evening, about 5,000 large brown bats, having spent the day dangling upside down from a tree at Wat phnom, spread their huge wings and fly out to begin their nightly search for fruit. And as useful and ...p>

<p>panellists at the first “permanent people’s Tribunal” on wages and conditions for Cambodian garment workers yesterday released their findings, declaring that a living wage for workers should be considered a “human right”. The hearing included two days of testimony by workers, labour experts and brand-name buyers. While ...p>

<p>Open Development Cambodia has published new topic&nbsp;page of Water policy and administration, Rivers and lakes, and Marine and coastal areas, which could be found&nbsp;under the “Water resources” page on ODC website.please click here&nbsp;to access topic page of Water policy and administration.please click here&nbsp;to access topic ...p>

<p>A million fish formed the front line of the conservation fight yesterday, when Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials released them in Kampong Thom provincial waters, celebrating the launching of a national aquaculture institute. Yesterday’s celebration of National Fish Day in Baray district marks the official start ...p>

<p>The Kampong Speu provincial Court has denied bail for eight unionists accused of instigating violence at the Sabrina Garment factory last Monday. Kampong Speu provincial Court judge, Cheum Rithy said yesterday that he had not approved the bail request because significant work remained in questioning ...p>

<p>Environmentalists and NGOs are threatening to sue developers of a controversial hydropower dam, claiming the project would cause irreversible damage to the Mekong River. The Don Sahong dam, a 260-megawatt project proposed on a site less than two kilometres north of the Cambodian-Lao border, is expected ...p>

<p>Outspoken land activist Kuch Veng will regain his freedom in 15 days after the pursat provincial court yesterday handed down a guilty verdict with a one-year sentence, then suspended nearly three quarters of that term. Veng has been in prison since May 19 on charges of ...p>

<p>Historic O’Russey Market will not be the location of a planned Chinatown development, according to Cambodia’s Tourism Minister. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said the government was looking for another site for the tourism-focused development and that O’Russey Market was not under consideration, as had recently been ...p>

<p>Thirty people locked in a land dispute with ruling party senator and sugar tycoon Ly Yong phat received summonses yesterday to appear in Kampong Speu provincial court. Although the summonses don’t list a complainant, some of those called to appear in court next Tuesday said they ...p>

<p>Kandal provincial authorities and officials from multiple ministries are investigating the apparent theft of historical artefacts from a stupa at Oudong Mountain said to contain some remains of Buddha himself. Relevant authorities were tight-lipped yesterday about which objects were missing, but a local news outlet reported ...p>

<p>Cambodia’s first Vietnamese wholesale market is being constructed in phnom penh, a Vietnamese trade officer told the&nbsp;post&nbsp;yesterday. Tran Tu, trade attaché of the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, said the new wholesale market seeks to enhance Vietnamese produce in Cambodia. The wholesale market, will be located ...p>

<p>Malaysian-owned company VW Win Holdings plc launched lottery operation Camloto in the Kingdom this week, making it the second to go live in as many months. Camloto CEO Jimmy Kong unveiled the new start-up, which will draw its first ball tonight on all major TV stations, ...p>

<p>The government yesterday launched a $50million special fund for small and medium Enterprise (SMEs) to boost competitiveness, productivity and daily business operations amid the impact of the pandemic Covid-19 and a 20 percent withdrawal of zero tariffs under the EU’s Everything but Arms (EBA) trade ...p>

<p>Cambodia and Russia yesterday signed an air transport services agreement that will facilitate direct flights between the countries, according to Russian state news agency TASS.At a signing ceremony in the peace palace, representatives from both countries signed the agreement in the presence of prime Minister ...p>

<p>Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource detailing on Electricity price and coverage areas in Cambodia in both Khmer and English. Together with the information of electricity licensees, coverage areas and prices.=>please click here to get in to the dataset page of ...p>

<p>Nearly 700 people have filed a petition to protest the removal of Tram Khnar pond and Khmeng pond over a total area of over three hectares located in Bati district, Takeo province. The protest comes after residents learned that a private company is trying to ...p>

<p>The construction of the nearly $2 billion phnom penh-Sihanoukville Expressway is 51.35 per cent complete and is expected to be finished in 2023, according to Ministry of public Works and Transport secretary of state Vasim Sorya. &nbsp; ...p>

<p>On 03 November 2021, the Equitable Cambodia issued a press release on ANZ launches human rights grievance mechanism in a first for the global banking sector.Australia’s ANZ Bank launched a Grievance Mechanism Framework to evaluate and respond to human rights related complaints associated with its ...p>

<p>On 17 December 2021, the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia issued a press release on providing waste collection trucks.Japanese Government has agreed to provide Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security projects, KUSANONE, US$245,215, for providing waste collection trucks to 10 provinces in Cambodia. ...p>

<p>On 06 January 2022, the Ministry of Tourism issued a notice on free online Chinese language trainingTo help improve the quality of tourism services and promote the skill development and human resources in the tourism sector, the Ministry of Tourism will open an online tourism ...p>