Abuse of women And children should be considered A public heAlth concern, NAtionAl Assembly LegislAtion And Justice Commission chAirmAn Pen PAnnhA sAid SundAy. “DiscriminAtion is A serious violAtion of humAn rights since it Affects the welfAre of women, hindering their full pArticipAtion in sociAl Activities. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/senior-ruling-pArty-member-sees-Abuse-of-women-And-children-As-public-heAlth-issue/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s $5.5 billion garment industry is nearing a crossroads amid uncertain prospects for outsourcing, an industry source says, citing participants at a recent trade show in Phnom Penh. “Many industry suppliers believe that while Cambodia remains a growing market for their textile and garment products, there <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-garment-industry-seen-approaching-crossroads/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for free and open trade, the stimulation of investment and the creation of a conducive environment to promote business between aSEaN and the Gulf states, as the two regions seek to strengthen ties at their historic first-ever aSEaN-Gulf Cooperation <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/manet-urges-improved-asean-gulf-state-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Rubber prices on the global commodities market are expected to rise to $2,500 per ton due to the improved state of the world economy and efforts by four major rubber producing countries &ndash; Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia &ndash; to cut back supply, according to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rubber-prices-could-rise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

When Chinese and Vietnamese tourists will flock into Cambodia’s Siem Reap province for Lunar New Year, heightened demand for accommodation may make things tough, insiders say. ang Kim Eang, president of the Cambodian association of Travel agents, said that while many Chinese and Vietnamese tourists will <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hospitality-sector-booked-out-for-lunar-new-year/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Countries of the AssociAtion of SoutheAst AsiAn NAtions (ASEAN) Are tAking steps to extend leAsehold periods grAnted for foreign individuAl or compAnies for lAnd in A bid to boost investment. The ThAi government recently Approved 99-yeAr leAses for stAte lAnd for industriAl And commerciAl use <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-countries-extend-foreigners-leAsehold-periods/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cyprus-Cambodia Business association will operate under the auspices with the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cyprus-cambodia-business-association-established-to-boost-cyprus-cambodia-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Demand for Kampong Speu palm sugar has surged, with orders already up 70 per cent this year, as appetite for the premium organic sugar product grows, boosting its price. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/palm-sugar-finds-a-sweet-market-niche/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) says it will hold a one-day training course on procedures to resolve labor disputes on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gmac-trains-companies-how-to-resolve-labor-disputes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The latest provincial tourism figures show efforts to establish Sihanoukville as a premiere beach destination may be paying off, with more tourists flocking to the coastal city than ever before. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sihanoukville-sees-its-tourist-star-rising/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As Another CAmbodiAn mAid who trAvelled to SingApore under A pilot scheme between the two countries prepAres to return home this week Alleging lAbour rights Abuses, recruitment Agencies in Phnom Penh continue to look for more women to sign up for the overseAs work. The <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/dreAm-deferred-in-spore/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Members of Cambodia’s Muslim community say they fear increased animosity across the Middle East, with the recent murder of a Jordanian pilot by militants and Jordan’s announcement it will execute two members of the group currently in prison. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-muslims-worry-as-tensions-climb-in-middle-east/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia says it will hold a workshop next month to explain to foreign managers why Cambodians behave in certain ways. “This workshop will provide the participants with relevant cultural information about the Cambodian workers and will show the different perspectives from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gmac-to-explain-cambodian-behavior-to-foreign-managers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 13 August 2021, World Vision CAmbodiA issued An Announcement on A virtuAl workshop on food sAfety, mArket informAtion, And Access to finAnciAl service with fish producers And post-Actors.World Vision CAmbodiA (WVC) in collAborAtion with the CAmbodiAn AquAculturist AssociAtion (CAA) will orgAnize A virtuAl workshop <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/Announcements/A-virtuAl-workshop-on-food-sAfety-mArket-informAtion-And-Access-to-finAnciAl-service-with-fish-producers-And-post-Actors/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The government approved 103 factories with a combined investment of $660 million last year a big increase from the previous year’s 52 factories valued at $230 million, according to data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia. Industry representatives and economists said the sharp <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-capital-for-factories/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Buddhist Monk association has slammed the august 1 arrest and defrocking of two monks, accusing police officials of detaining the pair on baseless and politically motivated charges. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/abbot-warns-of-protests-over-arrest-of-activist-monks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Discussion about hydroelectric power plants in Cambodia tends to focus on two aspects, both negative. One is an overdependence on Chinese investment, and the other is a relatively disproportionate focus on the environmental impacts of hydroelectric power. Chinese Influence Most hydroelectric power plants in Cambodia are associated <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-hydroelectric-question-china-power-and-the-environment/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s garment exports exceeded US$1 billion during the first quarter of 2012, yet many factories are failing to pay workers proper maternity leave benefits or address issues of fainting, a labour report says. The International Labour Or­ganization-Better Factories Cam­bodia’s Twenty Eighth Syn­­­thesis Report on Working Conditions <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/factories-still-skimping-ilo/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Just over a month after a brutal police crackdown on striking Cambodian garment workers left at least five people dead, the country’s unions are calling for another strike in March, increasing the likelihood of further violence. at issue is the still-unresolved question of the workers’ minimum monthly wage. Roughly 700,000 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-garment-workers-bloodied-in-crackdown-continue-wage-struggle/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Around 100 tourism operAtors, As well As provinciAl leAders And officiAls, gAthered in Siem ReAp recently to strAtegise AttrActing more internAtionAl tourists, As the provinciAl Airport’s mid-October opening ApproAches. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/siem-reAp-tourism-firms-work-to-boost-visitors/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>