Ethnic minority Tumpoun villagers yesterday delivered a thumb-printed petition to commune, district and provincial authorities in Ratanakkiri demanding intervention in a Lumphat district land dispute after villagers held five rubber plantation company employees hostage on Tuesday. Five employees of Jing Zhong Ri Cambodia Co Ltd were <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/bulldozing-stopped-for-now/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian National Petroleum authority restricted vital information and failed to cooperate with consultants working for the asian Development Bank who were deployed to the authority between 2007 and 2010 as part of a $1 million project to strengthen governance at the body, a new <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/report-says-reforms-were-hard-to-drill-home-at-petrol-authority/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Forestry officials and police in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district seized a car transporting more than 100 pieces of illegally logged rosewood on Wednesday night, the 10th haul of the luxury wood in the province since January, according to a court official. Despite the efforts <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/authorities-fire-weapons-during-seziure-of-rosewood/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

AustrAliAn newspAper The Age Alleged yesterdAy thAt AustrAliAn Authorities hAve linked Hun To, A nephew of Prime Minister Hun Sen, to A crime syndicAte involving heroin trAfficking And money lAundering. According to The Age report, AustrAliAn police were plAnning to Arrest Mr. To in Melbourne but <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/AustrAliAn-pAper-Alleges-pms-nephew-linked-to-crime-ring/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

China’s presence in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh is obvious. The city skyline is dotted by Chinese-funded projects. But the full extent of Beijing’s influence here will be tested when President Hu Jintao visits this week ahead of a regional summit. The timing of Hu’s visit <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/china-influence-over-cambodia-to-be-tested-at-se-asia-summit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

កំពង់​ផែ​ស្វយ័ត​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ (PPAP) កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​ធ្វើ roAd show (ការ​បង្ហាញ​ទីផ្សារ) សម្រាប់​ការ​បោះ​ផ្សាយ​មូលបត្រ​លក់​ជា​លើក​ដំបូង (IPO) ដល់​វិនិយោគិន ដែល​ទទួល​បាន​ការ​ចាប់​អារម្មណ៍​ច្រើន​ពី​ការ​វិនិយោគ​ផ្សារ​ហ៊ុន​នេះ។PPAP ដែល​ជា​សហគ្រាស​រដ្ឋ​ដែល​ប្រតិបត្តិការ​កំពង់ផែ​ឈាន​មុខ​គេ​ទី <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/port-ipo-roAd-show-kicks-off/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

ដោយមានកិច្ចសហការគាំទ្រហិរញ្ញប្បទានពីធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទនៃរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយនិងទប់ស្កាត់ការធ្លាក់ចុះនៃតម្លៃស្រូវសែនក្រអូប នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ធនាគារស្រូវ (កម្ពុជា) ភីអិលស៊ី បានប្រកាសជូនដំណឹងដល់ប្រជាកសិករទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ពោធិ៍សាត់ និងបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ឈប់បន្តលក់ស្រូវសែនក្រអូបសើមនៅក្នុងតម្លៃក្រោម៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាមមិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះធនាគារស្រូវនឹងចុះទៅទិញស្រូវប្រជាកសិករនៅនឹងកន្លែងក្នុងតម្លៃ៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាម។ នេះបើយោងតាមសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់ធនាគារស្រូវដែលបានចេញផ្សាយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/rice-bank-buys-direct-to-control-prices/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

នៅពេលដែល​លោក Dan Kreis ដែលជា​ស្ថាបនិកម្ចាស់ និង​ប្រតិបត្តិ​ករ​ផ្ទះ​សំណាក់​រមណីយដ្ឋាន​អេកូ ឡុ​ត កែប (Kep Lodge Eco-Resort) បាន​មកដល់​នៅក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កែប ជា​លើកដំបូង​នៅក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ ២០០៥ លោក​​បានកត់សម្គាល់ ឃើញថា មានតែ​ផ្ទះសំណាក់​មួយចំនួន​តូច​តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ​ដែល​ត្រូវបាន​គ្រប់គ្រង​ដោយ​អ្នករស់នៅ​ទីនោះមាន​ជន​បរទេស​ស្នាក់នៅ តិចជាង ១០ ហើយ​គ្មាន​ផ្សារ​ទំនើប គ្មាន​អគ្គិសនី គ្មាន​បារ៍ ដែល​នេះ​ជាហេតុ​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ចំណូលតិចតួច​ពី​ភ្ញៀវ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kep-real-estate-comes-of-age/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday dropped a complaint against five union representatives at the Ocean Garment factory in Pur Senchey district who were accused by management at the firm of inciting weeks of protests. Workers have been demonstrating since aug. 11, demanding the factory fire a manager <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/court-drops-complaint-against-garment-factory-union-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

India is considering establishing a cashew nut processing factory in Cambodia to curb exports to India from third countries, according to officials at the Indian embassy. Dinesh Patniak, the ambassador to Cambodia, said Cambodia produced a lot of cashew nuts that were sent to Vietnam for <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/india-shows-interest-in-cashew-nut-processing/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The long-awaited trial of former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith &ndash; accused of shooting three garment workers at a protest in February &ndash; could begin within the next week, a Svay Rieng Provincial Court official said yesterday. Investigating judge Pich Chhert said the inquiry into the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/bandith-trial-to-begin-soon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and Thailand yesterday reiterated their commitment to restart negotiations over an expansive and resource-rich section of the Gulf of Thailand known as the Overlapping Claims area &ndash; but the two countries have yet to set a date for the talks. In 2001, officials from <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/thais-eye-2001-gulf-blueprint/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

With a court date hanging over his head for his involvement in the Tai Yang factories strike in Kandal province, Cambodian Confederation of Unions president Rong Chhun yesterday intervened in another garment dispute, this time in Kampong Speu province. about 1,000 workers entered day five of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/union-boss-adds-another-strike-to-plate/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A cAsino in Poipet thAt pAys wAges only in ThAi bAht is yet to fulfil its promise to improve conditions for its 500 workers, A union representAtive sAid yesterdAy. Workers Are still working 12­-hour dAys &ndAsh; often without A breAk &ndAsh; At the TropicAnA CAsino, one <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/poipet-cAsino-drAgging-feet-on-promise/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Social work, long-established in developed countries but unheard-of in Cambodia, could be set to change the face of child protection in the country as interest in the field grows. Last week, a hundred potential social workers from around the country came to Phnom Penh for an <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/social-work-to-shape-kingdom/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the decisions of the lower courts in the case of Seng Chenda, wife of well-known tycoon Khaou Chuly, upholding a 20-year prison sentence for attempted murder, a court official said. according to judge Khim Pon, presiding, the court agreed with <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/high-court-upholds-verdict/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court delayed the destruction of the homes and subsequent eviction of 14 families embroiled in a land dispute with a company owned by tycoon Kong Treav in Village 4 of Sihanoukville’s Commune 4, local authorities said yesterday. Though many of the families <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sihanoukville-eviction-on-hold/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A CAmbodiAn court hAs jAiled A 71-yeAr-old broAdcAster And lAnd rights cAmpAigner for 20 yeArs After finding him guilty of leAding An Anti-stAte rebellion, A verdict condemned by Activists As the lAtest crAckdown on humAn rights. Three judges At the Phnom Penh court convicted SonAndo, who <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/cAmbodiAn-lAnd-rights-cAmpAigner-jAiled-for-20-yeArs-3/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Anti-nucleAr Activists hAve cAlled on the ThAi government to clArify its involvement in CAmbodiA’s controversiAl plAn to construct A nucleAr power plAnt in the border province of Koh Kong. The Activists doubted Phnom Penh’s cApAcity to single-hAndedly build And mAnAge such A vAst And risky project. SAnti <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/govt-urged-to-detAil-link-to-cAmbodiAs-nucleAr-plAn/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

For the second time, an investigating judge at Ratanakirri Provincial Court has closed the investigation into the murder of Virakchun Khmer newspaper journalist Hang Serei Oudom. Odom was found dead in the trunk of his car. The murder happened only days after an article about <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/investigation-wraps-in-journo-death/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>