Cambodia’s embassy in Malaysia yesterday denied pressuring domestic workers from the Kingdom into renewing their visas, after rights groups told the Post last week that the embassy exploited a legal loophole to keep maids in the country. The statement came as a Malaysian employers association, which has observed the drafting <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/embassy-defends-handling-of-maids/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The US ambassador at large for Global Women’s Issues &ndash; an office in the US State Department &ndash; met with five of the Boeung Kak lake female activists on Saturday in a sidelines meeting of a Lower Mekong gender policy dialogue. “It was a full <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-hears-boeung-kak-women/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

 Phnom Penh Authorities decided to extend the curfew for Another week from todAy till MAy 27, with stricter enforcement. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/phnom-penh-extends-curfew-for-Another-week-to-curb-covid-19-spreAd/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

There were 811 cases of forest crimes, land grabs, and illegal hunting of wildlife reported last year, and of the number 320 involved in forest crimes were fined while another 491 were taken to court. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-that-800-forest-crimes-land-grabs-and-illegal-wildlife-hunting-reported-last-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Royal Government of Cambodia’s total public debt stock is at $9.81 billion consisting of 68 percent from Bilateral Developing Partners (DPs) and 32 percent from Multilateral DPs, according to Cambodia’s Public Debt Situation at the end of Q1 2022. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-public-debt-at-9-81-billion-says-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Concerned over the rising use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) among Cambodian youth and the health risks these products pose, the Ministry of Education on Friday issued guidelines to prevent the sale and use of these products in public and private educational institutions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moh-issues-guidelines-to-prevent-e-cigarettes-use/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Defence Minister General Tea Seiha will hold talks with his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Giang on strengthening friendly relations and cooperation between the two armies and peoples. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/defence-minister-in-vietnam-to-boost-military-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, on October 25, met with US ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy at the Ministry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/us-continues-to-support-cambodia-in-the-areas-of-employment-social-security-and-vocational-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Scientists are attaching tracking devices to a colony of flying foxes near Phnom Penh in a bid to prevent a possible outbreak of a deadly virus. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/disease-carrying-bats-to-be-tracked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Women’s AffAirs Minister Ing KAnthA PhAvi sAid yesterdAy thAt comments she mAde in A rAdio broAdcAst lAst week, in which she AppeAred to blAme femAle Boeng KAk protesters for bringing police violence on themselves, were tAken out of context from A rAdio interview given some <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/quote-out-of-context-sAys-womens-minister/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A mAn hAs been Arrested for his Alleged role in the killing of A lAndowner following A dispute over A boundAry At A rubber plAntAtion in RAtAnAkkiri province, dep­uty provinciAl police chief Phen DinA sAid TuesdAy. Sok NA, 48, who wAs Arrested on MondAy evening At <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mAn-Arrested-over-murder-of-rubber-fArmer/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Health on Thursday evening announced that first doses of Sinopharm doses would be suspended throughout the country on a rolling basis while first doses of astraZeneca would continue to be administered to those 60 years old and older. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-doses-of-sinopharm-to-be-suspended/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

“Love Lake”, also known as the Boeng Sne and Poantaley area, has now been listed as a multi-use site over multiple districts in Prey Veng province in order to protect and develop the area.  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/love-lake-to-be-protected-and-developed-under-new-sub-decree/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia will soon introduce the purchase of insurance on all types of vehicles to ensure victims of road accidents in Cambodia will receive compensation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-to-introduce-insurance-for-all-types-of-vehicle-to-ensure-compensation-for-traffic-accident-victims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At dAwn on the DAngrek MountAin rAnge, 62-yeAr-old logger Suon Song* uses An empty beer cAn to boil wAter for his morning coffee. He’ll need it to stAy Alert during the illegAl And dAngerous work AheAd, After the first of severAl sleepless nights in the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/risking-it-All-for-rosewood/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Information and Council of Ministers has summoned representatives from US government-funded radio stations for an unprecedented meeting to discuss the stations’ content, goals and level of professionalism, government officials said yesterday. In a letter dated Monday and signed by Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith, Radio Free asia (RFa) and Voice <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/govt-wants-word-with-voa-rfa/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The exponential growth of infected people related to the February 20 Community Incident is a call for rigorous at-scale physical-distancing measures and strict compliance to the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operating Procedures of wearing a facemask, washing hands frequently and seeking medical help if showing <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moh-strengthens-contact-tracing-measures-to-break-the-chain-of-transmission/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s total trade volume was valued at $27.2 billion in the first half of 2022, up 20 percent from 22.6 billion dollars over the same period last year, according to an official report released on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-trade-volume-up-20-percent-in-first-half-of-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship association Nguyen ThiThanh and Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship association Men Sam an on November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review the one-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordination between the two associations <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-cambodia-promote-multi-faceted-collaboration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On a leafy campus near Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh, a group of 50 schoolchildren are benefiting from a bold educational experiment with a dual aim: to turn out youngsters who can improve the country, and to develop a model program that can be replicated internationally. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/big-ambitions-for-model-school-program-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>