World Bank Blocks Firm After Cambodia Project Probe
A bribery investigAtion by the World BAnk hAs discovered misconduct by A mAjor CAnAdiAn construction firm thAt wAs AwArded A $5 million contrAct to help expAnd Access to electricity in rurAl CAmbodiA, the bAnk sAid. In December 2009, SNC-LAvAlin Announced thAt it hAs been AwArded <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/world-bAnk-blocks-firm-After-cAmbodiA-project-probe/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-blocks-firm-after-cambodia-project-probe-19199/
Police Detain Protesting NagaWorld Staff
Nineteen NagaWorld casino employees were detained Tuesday afternoon as police attempted to break up a protest of more than 500 workers who had picketed in front of the casino for the past six days, demanding the company increase their salaries. The workers had been striking non-violently <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/police-detain-protesting-nagaworld-staff/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-detain-protesting-nagaworld-staff-31336/
RCAF Asked to Reassure Public After Coup Warnings
Civil society groups and the opposition on Wednesday called on the military to issue a statement repudiating claims made by the owner of a popular radio station that the military would remove the opposition from office if it wins Sunday’s national election. The calls came after <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/rcaf-asked-to-reassure-public-after-coup-warnings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rcaf-asked-to-reassure-public-after-coup-warnings-36616/
Vietnam rubber tycoon rejects land grabbing accusations
A VietnAmese rubber tycoon hAs rejected AccusAtions by GlobAl Witness, A group thAt cAmpAigns on resource issues, thAt it wAs involved in A lAnd grAbbing crisis in SoutheAst AsiA. DoAn Nguyen Duc, the chAirmAn of HoAng Anh GiA LAi (HAGL) Group, told VietnAmese mediA the informAtion <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/vietnAm-rubber-tycoon-rejects-lAnd-grAbbing-AccusAtions/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Cambodia’s Top Court Orders Release of Ballot Records
Cambodia’s highest court on Friday ordered the country’s electoral body to release secured ballot information from more than a dozen polling stations to investigate claims by the opposition of irregularities in last month’s disputed elections. Constitutional Council of Cambodia President Ek Sam Ol issued an urgent <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-top-court-orders-release-of-ballot-records/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://english.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/ballot-08232013162229.html
Rice plots blocked at dam site
In a first step toward clearing villagers from land intended for a planned Koh Kong provincial hydroelectric dam, a Chinese development firm has blocked a road leading to plots where villagers have continued to harvest rice. Officials from Tianjin Union Development Group, which was awarded a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/rice-plots-blocked-at-dam-site/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rice-plots-blocked-dam-site
Cambodia to Submit Human Rights Report to UN
Cambodia will submit a human rights report to the U.N. today for a universal periodic review (UPR), the second time it is participating in the process, according to the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit. Under the UPR process established in 2006, the Human <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-to-submit-human-rights-report-to-un/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Dene-Hern Chen and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-to-submit-human-rights-report-to-un-46006/
Travel group calms visitors
In an apparent bid to reassure jittery visitors watching the country’s political scene, the Cambodia association of Travel agents (CaTa) said in a statement yesterday that post-election tensions would not harm tourists. addressing its members – tour operators and travel agencies – as well as national <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/travel-group-calms-visitors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Anne Renzenbrink and Laura Ma
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/travel-group-calms-visitors
Cambodia’s newly-formed gov’t “legitimate”: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended that his newly-formed government was ” legitimate” since the nation’s King Norodom Sihamoni had given endorsement. “This government is a legitimate government, which was born from the election and was endorsed by the king,” the premier said during <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-newly-formed-govt-legitimate-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
NZweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodias-newly-formed-govt-legitimate-pm-2-82891/
Justice Ministry to keep track of courts’ case lists
The Ministry of Justice yesterday held the first of what it said would be regular forums soliciting the input of civil society on judicial reforms, and promised a new measure that it maintained would streamline the courts’ workflow. Citing widespread frustration among citizens, Justice Minister ang <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/justice-ministry-to-keep-track-of-courts-case-lists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-ministry-keep-track-courts%E2%80%99-case-lists
Investigation Into Man Shot Dead During Protest Yields Nothing
A week After one mAn wAs shot deAd And severAl others injured during A stAndoff between the Armed forces And protesters, An investigAtion into who wAs responsible is no closer to conclusion, An Interior Ministry spokesmAn sAid SundAy. Security experts lAst week sAid the Armed <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/investigAtion-into-mAn-shot-deAd-during-protest-yields-nothing/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Kuch Naren and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investigation-into-man-shot-dead-during-protest-yields-nothing-42911/
Vinamilk Sees Revenue Doubling in Overseas Expansion Push
Vietnam Dairy Products Joint-Stock Co., the nation’s largest dairy producer, is building a milk factory in Cambodia as it plans a global expansion to more than double annual revenue to $3 billion by 2017. The company known as Vinamilk is opening a plant in the capital <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/vinamilk-sees-revenue-doubling-in-overseas-expansion-push/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Bloomberg News Staff
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/vinamilk-sees-revenue-doubling-in-overseas-expansion-push.html
Doing Business in Cambodia Becoming More Difficult
Cambodia ranked 137 out of 189 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2014 report released Tuesday, the first drop in at least two years that shows conducting business in the country is becoming more difficult. The report ranks countries in 10 categories, including starting a <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/doing-business-in-cambodia-becoming-more-difficult/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Joshua Wilwohl and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/doing-business-in-cambodia-becoming-more-difficult-46243/
Saved From the Soup, Rescued Sun Bears Thrive
Now about six months old, Hope is still a little clumsy when climbing trees. Hope’s sidekick, named “173,” follows her around as if they were inseparable twins. Together, they swing in a hammock, bathe in a pool and, sometimes, climb up the metal bars of their <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/saved-from-the-soup-rescued-sun-bears-thrive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/saved-from-the-soup-rescued-sun-bears-thrive-48223/
តុលាការខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺលើកយករឿងក្តីវិវាទដីធ្លីពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាម្នាក់មកជំនុំជម្រះ
តំណាងសហគមន៍ម្នាក់បាននិយាយថា សាលាដំបូងខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ បានកោះហៅប្ដីប្រពន្ធពីរនាក់ដែលជាប់ចោទ ពីបទទន្ទ្រានយកដីដែលកាត់ចេញពីដីចម្ការរបស់លោក លី យ៉ុងផាត់ សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាមកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជន <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/court-picks-up-land-dispute-involving-senator/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/8441/
ដំណាំម្រេចជាសរសៃឈាមកសិករកំពត
វាគ្រាន់តែជាចម្ការម្រេចតូចមួយក្នុងចំណោមចម្ការម្រេចជាច្រើន ទៀតរបស់កសិករស្ថិតក្នុងស្រុក ដំណាក់ចង្អើរ ក្នុងខេត្ត កែប។ លោក ងួន ព្រឿង ពិតជាមានមោទនភាពណាស់ចំពោះកិច្ចប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់លោកដែលសម្រេចបានចម្ការម្រេចកន្លះ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-pepper-takes-off/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Daniel de Carteret និង ចាន់ មុយហេង
http://www.postkhmer.com/business/business/110989-2014-02-21-04-15-54
ក្រុមហ៊ុននៅតែប្រើវិធីបោកប្រាស់ពលករ
ពួកគេសន្សំប្រាក់រាប់ខែខ្ចីប្រាក់ពីក្រុមគ្រួសារ និងមិត្តភក្តិ ហើយថែមទាំងបានចងការប្រាក់គេថែមទៀតដែលស្មើនឹងចំណូលប្រចាំឆ្នាំរបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បីផ្តល់ទៅឲ្យអ្នកជ្រើសរើសពលករដែលអាចគ្មានការធានា ផ្តល់ការងារនៅក្រៅប្រទេសដល់ពួកគេ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/in-debt-out-of-work/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Laignee Barron និង ផាក់ សៀងលី
http://postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/114239-2014-05-13-04-02-00
(English) Test Drive Begins for New City Bus Service
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/test-drive-begins-for-new-city-bus-service/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Hul Reaksmey and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/test-drive-begins-for-new-city-bus-service-51538/
(English) World Bank meets Phnom Penh Governor, Boeng Kak evictees
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/world-bank-meets-phnom-penh-governor-boeng-kak-evictees/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/world-bank-meets-phnom-penh-governor-boeng-kak-evictees-54189/
(English) Sam Rainsy, Sar Kheng Say plans underway for top-level talks
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sam-rainsy-sar-kheng-say-plans-underway-for-top-level-talks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Alex Willemyns and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sam-rainsy-sar-kheng-say-plans-underway-for-top-level-talks-55512/