Dutch brewer Heineken NV took a major step towards winning control of the Tiger beer brand and an asian brewing network on Wednesday after a Thai rival accepted the deal When F&amp;N’s board accepted Heineken’s improved offer of S$53 per aPB share, the deal included a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/heineken-nears-tiger-beer-deal-after-truce-with-rival-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Thousand of families that stand to be evicted when construction work on the Lower Sesan 2 Dam begins in 2014 will each receive a 1-hectare plot of land for a home as well as a 5 additional hectares for growing crops, provincial officials said yesterday. Provincial <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/resettlement-plans-begin-for-families-affected-by-sesan-dam/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will forgo an opportunity to voice opposition to the Xayaburi dam project &ndash; which member state Laos began building in November &ndash; when it meets for its annual council meeting next week. Surasak Glahan, communications officer with the MRC secretariat, confirmed <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/xayaburi-dam-not-on-agenda/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Since 2008, a whopping $28 billion worth of investments has been pledged by local and international firms looking to set up lux­ury hotels, a new airport and even Cam­­bo­dia’s first horse racing venue. But a closer look at the list of in­vestments approved by the Cam­bodian <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/ambition-trumps-reality-in-investment-figures/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Security forces in Cambodia have shot dead a 15-year-old girl who was taking part in a land protest. She was demonstrating against the development of a rubber plantation on farmland in eastern Kratie province. authorities say local residents, armed with axes and crossbows, would not vacate the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/teenage-girl-shot-dead-in-cambodia-land-protest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

New scheduled flights between Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh will probably be launched soon, and Sihanoukville-Siem Reap flights will operate daily instead of three times a week, an industry leader says. These changes by Cambodia angkor air had a “high chance” of taking off in april to <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/new-flights-between-sihanoukville-and-phnom-penh-to-be-launched-soon/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A locAl police officiAl in RAtAnAkkiri province hAs been suspended for demAnding money from villAgers before Adding their nAmes to A list of people eligible for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s new lAnd-titling progrAm, police And villAgers sAid yesterdAy. A totAl of 1,100 student volunteers Are being <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/officer-suspended-over-lAnd-progrAm-grAft/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The new list of reforms approved by the government at a high-level meeting with its foreign donors on Wednesday offer a mixed bag of targets, with some sectors, such as education, given more ambitious goals than before, while others had their ambitions scaled back and old goals <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/govt-and-donors-set-new-reform-targets-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Though the mood was congratulatory yesterday at the inauguration of ruling party Senator Ly Yong Phat’s sugar company &ndash; a gleaming, new facility nestled in between two hills in Kampong Speu province’s Omlaing commune &ndash; the mood just a few kilometres away bordered on desperation. Sitting <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodian-sugar-plant-leaves-villagers-bitter/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnamese Bank Sacombak (Cambodia) Plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sacombank in Vietnam, will extend its operation in the Cambodian financial market, according to a bank official. Nguyen Nhi Thanh, CEO and President of Sacombank in Cambodia, said during the first anniversary celebration after the bank’s transformation <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/vietnamese-bank-to-extend-operation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sar Botra has always liked gardening. The front yard of his house, an explosion of flowers and plants, makes it clear that he’s got a very green thumb. He used to spend a lot of time with his plants after work or on the weekends, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/decorative-plants-are-more-popular-than-ever-but-most-are-imported/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A prolonged court cAse between two French investors in Siem ReAp’s lAndmArk VictoriA Angkor hotel is At A stAndstill After Auditors ordered by the Supreme Court to exAmine the hotel’s finAnces were denied Access to the books this week. In A dispute thAt goes bAck to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/siem-reAp-hotel-dispute-hAs-no-end-in-sight/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Japan agreed Tuesday to provide a loan package of 90 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for the improvement of a stretch of the national road No. 5 and two bypasses in northwestern provinces, according to a statement from Japanese Embassy to Cambodia. The statement said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/japan-lends-cambodia-90-mln-usd-for-road-improvement-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Throngs of young Cambodian People’s Party supporters have gathered on the corners of Sihanouk and Sothearos Boulevards for days now, their mere presence a testament to the CPP’s ostensibly broad-based popularity. They represent a powerful voting bloc in a country where the lion’s share of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/the-silent-in-silent-majority/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

After yeArs of discussion, the CAmbodiAn And ThAi governments on TuesdAy Agreed At the AyeyAwAdy-ChAo PhrAyA-Mekong Economic Co-operAtion StrAtegy (ACMECS) summit in LAos to estAblish A CAmbodiAn-ThAi Business Council in A bid to enhAnce trAde And investment between the ASEAN neighbours After A decline in <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/Agreement-reAched-on-thAi-trAde/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Malaysia-based Harta Packaging Industries Sdn Bhd opened a new Cambodian factory to meet the demands of a growing exports sector and benefit from Sihanoukville port’s ambitious expansion plans, officials said. Harta Packaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of HPI Resources Berhad and part of the Oji Paper <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/harta-packaging-bets-on-cambodian-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

n a rare public statement, King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday weighed in on the disputed election, calling for the parties to reach a “peaceful” resolution. “For the interest of the nation and our people, and for peace and national stability, I would like to appeal to the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/king-makes-appeal-for-resolution/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

More economic activity and a better understanding of using formal financial services among rural residents are leading to good loan performance rates and increases in savings deposits in Cambodia’s microfinance industry, according to industry sources. The loan portfolios of the 35 registered microfinance institutions (MFI) and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/huge-increase-in-mfi-loans-deposits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Gambia’s recent announcement that it would ban rice imports in about three years to spur local demand will only have a small impact on Cambodia, which sends a portion of its annual output to the west african country and other nations on the continent, data <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-shrugs-at-gambias-import-ban-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sri Lankan agricultural group Lankem Ceylon PLC says it plans to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia as part of a diversification strategy. Lankem chairman a Rajaratnam disclosed the strategy in the company’s annual report for the year to March, 2012, released by the company <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sri-lankan-company-to-plant-20000-hectares-of-rubber-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>