The national flag carrier, Cambodia angkor air (Caa), added a new passenger plane on Sunday in order to expand new flight destinations to countries in the region, said a senior government official. “The new airbus 321 plane is leased from an airbus manufacturer in France,” Tek <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-national-carrier-adds-new-aircraft-targeting-singapore-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Democratic Kampuchea’s commerce committee was under the leadership of co-accused Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, testimony by former national bank deputy director Sar Kimlomouth revealed yesterday at the Khmer Rouge tribunal. although the Khmer Rouge regime had eliminated currency and attempted to turn the nation into <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kr-commerce-scrutinized/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and Thailand are poised for a boost in trade and tourism following a new agreement taking effect today that simplifies procedures at a key border crossing between the two nations. “The ability to move people, goods, and vehicles across borders efficiently and responsibly is at the heart of regional economic integration,” said Craig Steffensen, <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/trade-tourism-to-get-boost-along-phnom-penh-bangkok-route/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A decision on whether to build the XAyAburi dAm on the Mekong River in northern LAos is A life And deAth one thAt will Affect CAmbodiAns downstreAm, According to Foreign Minister Hor NAmhong. SpeAking to reporters on FridAy, NAmhong sAid the controversiAl 1,260-megAwAtt hydropower dAm hAs <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/questions-over-lAos-dAm/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cassava plantings in Battambang province dropped more than 18 per cent in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2011, according to agriculture officials. The decease is a result of that previous year’s yield fetching a low price and farmers <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cassava-plantings-decrease/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A NEW report from the OrgAnisAtion for Economic Co-operAtion And Development (OECD) sAys GDP growth in CAmbodiA over the next five yeArs is likely to hit 6.9 per cent, the highest of Any ASEAN country ApArt from LAos. However, the report wArns thAt CAmbodiA needs to <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/heAlthy-growth-for-cAmbodiAs-economy/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Seven representatives of 415 families entangled in an unresolved land dispute with a deputy commander of the Royal Cambodian armed Forces have received a second summons to appear in Battambang Provincial Court to clarify accusations that they had vandalized the commander’s property, “They not only <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/land-dispute-back-in-court/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights says that a company with a controversial economic land concession in Koh Kong province banned the centre’s officers from photographing the area and ordered police to grab their cameras. Officers from CCHR traveled to Sre ambel district on December 14 <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cameras-blocked-by-cops-cchr/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s inflation rate decelerated to 3 percent last year, down from 4.9 percent in a year earlier, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Chea Chanto said Saturday. “This is a remarkable drop and the 3-percent rate last year is low and controllable,” he said <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-inflation-stands-at-3-pct-last-year-central-bank-governor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia will construct a Chinese-language website and post Chinese-language signs at local hotels to cater to the growing numbers of Chinese nationals visiting the country, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon announced yesterday. “We will create a website in the Chinese language and also have additional signs <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/ministry-of-tourism-to-target-chinese-visitors/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Three days after it went out, power had yet to be restored to large parts of Siem Reap province yesterday, badly impacting local businesses in the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap City and seeing a rush of people to buy generators. The power failure followed <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/siem-reap-power-cut-hurts-tourism-industry/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Land Management Minister Im Chum Lim awarded a community of ethnic minority Banong in Mondolkiri province a communal land tile to their ancestral land last week, only the eighth communal land title to be handed out since the 2001 Land Law made them available. The title <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/eighth-communal-land-title-awarded-in-mondolkiri/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Conservation officials have confiscated a truck containing 20 cubic metres of illegally cut, luxury-grade timber from an economic land concession owned by the firm TTY Corporation, a district official said yesterday. Kratie provincial officials seized the logs, along with two trucks and two cars on Monday <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/illegal-logs-found-in-tty-truck/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Nearly a tonne of rosewood was uncovered in a raid yesterday in Kampong Speu in which the suspect successfully fled after injuring an officer, police officials said. “according to the quality assessment, I can say a rough value of that rosewood is $300,000,” he [Keo <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/police-seize-illegal-rosewood-suspect-escapes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 34-yeAr-old VietnAmese mAn wAs Arrested And put into pre-triAl detention on MondAy in RAtAnAkkiri province for Allegedly putting A veritAble menAgerie on the blAck mArket. Prom Nol, Forestry AdministrAtion chief officer with Wildlife AlliAnce’s Wildlife RApid Rescue TeAm, sAid yesterdAy thAt the rAid on the <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/illegAl-wildlife-deAler-cAught-in-rescue-rAid/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A potAto fArmer who uneArthed old bullets As he ploughed his field on FridAy in OddAr MeAnchey province discovered more thAn 500 pieces of unexploded ordnAnce, Anti-mine officiAls sAid yesterdAy. FArmer Hun Kren, 29, Alerted Authorities to the discovery in BAnteAy Ampil district, where CAmbodiAn Mine <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/huge-uxo-stAsh-found-by-fArmer/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

​លោក​ ​ង្វៀ​ន​ ​តាន់​យ៉ុ​ង​ ​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​វៀតណាម​ ​បាន​មក​បំពេញ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​ផ្លូវការ​រយៈពេល​បី​ថ្ងៃ​កាលពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ ​ហើយ​អំឡុង​ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​នេះ​ ​លោក​មាន​គម្រោង​ចូល​ជួប​សវនាការ​ជាមួយ​លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​ហ៊ុន​ ​សែន​  <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/vietnamese-prime-minister-arrives-for-three-day-state-visit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

About 1,000 workers At one of AsiA’s lArgest gArment-processing fActories hAve joined more thAn 4,000 who begAn A strike lAst week, As union workers demAnded the compAny meet nine conditions, including severing ties with A shAreholder. Employees At the SL2 fActory of SL GArment Processing (CAmbodiA) <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/strike-grows-As-Another-fActory-wAlks/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

លោក សុខ សុកាន កូន​ប្រុស​លោក​ឧប​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី សុខ អាន ត្រូវ​បាន​តែង​តាំង​ជា​ផ្លូវ​ការ​នូវ​តំណែង​ជា​អគ្គ​លេខាធិការ​រង នៅ​ទីស្តីការ​គណៈ​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​ដែល​ជា​ឋានៈ​ស្មើ​រដ្ឋ​លេខាធិការ។ នេះ​បើ​តាម​សៀវភៅ​ព្រះ​រាជកិច្ច​ដែល​ចេញ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​មុន។ លោក ឯក ថា អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ម្នាក់​នៅ​អង្គភាព <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sok-ans-son-joins-government-ranks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ប៉ូលីស​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​បាញ់​គ្រាប់​បែក​ផ្សែង​ ដើម្បី​បំបែក​ក្រុម​អ្នក​តវ៉ា​រាប់​រយ​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​។​ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ដែល​ជា​ម្ចាស់​ស្ថានីយ៍​វិទ្យុ​សំបុក​ឃ្មុំ​ ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការ​ហាម​ឃាត់​របស់​រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​ លើ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​គ្នា​ជា​សាធារណៈ​ និង <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodian-police-fire-smoke-bombs-to-disperse-protesters-in-capital/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>