The Lower Russei Chrum River hydroelectric dam, which is the Cambodia’s largest hydropower plant, has begun testing operation after it has been constructed for three and a half years, a company’s official said on Saturday. The 338-megawatt hydropower dam, situated in the jungle in Mondol Sima <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinese-built-dam-in-cambodia-starts-testing-operation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s natural silk industry is on the verge of extinction due to the widespread use of pesticides that have severely damaged the health of silkworms, leading producers to rely on imported synthetic fibers to meet demand, experts say. Men Sinoeun, executive director of the artisan’s association <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-silk-production-nearly-extinct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

As ASEAN heAds towArd greAter economic integrAtion At the end of the yeAr, A CAmbodiAn AdvocAte sAys more needs to be done in the region for women’s rights. AseAn hAs A working group for women’s issues, but the region fAces chAllenges in sociAl And economic equAlity, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Across-AseAn-women-need-more-development-AdvocAte-sAys/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Bar association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BaKC) will hold its eighth election today at its headquarters in Sen Sok district. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/lawyers-vote-in-wake-of-damning-report/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Workers striking at Phnom Penh’s Quantum Clothing factory have filed a complaint against their managers for allegedly attacking two workers during a protest Wednesday outside the factory, according to a union representative and police official. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workers-strike-accuse-factory-managers-of-attack-at-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s insurance industry saw record growth in 2016 and was valued at $113 million, according to a report from the Insurance association of Cambodia (IaC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/record-growth-in-insurance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Considered a nuisance throughout much of Cambodia, the long-tailed macaque might not seem like a species in need of protection. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/wild-macaques-laundered-for-sale-in-vietnam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Borey River Town, a residential property development around three kilometres northeast of downtown Phnom Penh on National Road 6a has been selling well for the first two months of the year, according to Teng Rithy, the development’s general manager. Rithy said that the rate of sales <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/river-town-project-sees-budding-prospects-in-sales/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Fifty-two students in Kampong Thom are blaming teacher favouritism and an inherently unequal system for preventing them from sitting the national exam and graduating this year. The students, from Hun Sen Taing Kork High School in Baray district, filed a petition to the provincial department of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/barred-from-exam-grade-12s-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Kampong Speu palm sugar production is promising while demand is rising and farmers are happy with the current price, according to Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Promotion association (KSPSPa).​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sweet-news-for-palm-sugar-suppliers-users/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

On 09 September 2020, the undersigned civil society groups issued a joint statement condemning the arrests of seven young activists over the past few days, and calling for all charges against those imprisoned to be dropped immediately. The society groups urged the government to end <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/joint-statement-release-imprisoned-activists-and-end-crackdown-against-young-cambodians/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Specialist working in the clean water sector have expressed their optimism over the draft water management law that was approved by the Council of Ministers on January 13. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-providers-optimistic-about-new-laws-potential/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s first pilot program to insure farmers against rice crop loss launched last week in five provinces. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/first-agricultural-insurance-tested-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Ten years after his assassination, friends and associates remember Chea Vichea, the founding president of the Free Trade Union, as a quiet man but a charismatic leader, passionate about labor issues and the right for workers to collectively bargain for higher wages and better conditions. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-assassination-of-union-leader-chea-vichea-a-decade-on/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Tycoon Kong Kroeng, a well-known timber trader, was summoned to the Kratie provincial Military Police headquarters for questioning on august 15 for his alleged involvement in forestry crimes. The summons was obtained by The Post on Tuesday. It was signed by National Military Police deputy <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kratie-tycoon-summoned-over-logging/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact and bilateral free trade agreements (FTa) will be a booster for Cambodia’s economic growth in the coming years, according to the World Bank’s economic update report released on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-says-rcep-bilateral-ftas-will-boost-cambodias-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian rubber exports surged 21 percent during the first half of the year, compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of agriculture said on Sunday. Local producers exported 84,419 tonnes of rubber during the first six months of this year, an increase of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdoms-rubber-exports-bounce-high-in-first-half/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

People with disabilities and their families in two Cambodian provinces &ndash; Kampong Cham and Tbong Khmum &ndash; experience significant psychological distress, endure discrimination and stigma and their rights “re-main largely unrecognised”, a new study has found. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/psychological-distress-high-among-disabled/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

China pledged to provide more vaccine assistance to Cambodia and to establish a production facility in the Kingdom as the Covid-19 situation remains uncertain with the emergence of new variants and no clear end in sight. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-to-help-set-up-jab-factory/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Garment Manufacturers association in Cambodia (GMaC) has stated approximately 60 percent of its factories have been severely affected by cancelled orders of ready-made garment exports, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-19-a-global-approach-to-protecting-garment-workers-in-supply-chains-as-cambodia-faces-up-to-500000-job-losses/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>