Four officials from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction arrested last week on bribery charges involving millions of dollars would be freed on bail in the next few days, officials said yesterday. Kuy Bunson, director of the Ministry of Interior’s prisons department, said he had href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/bail-granted-for-disgraced-officials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Meas Bopha, 47, sits in an outdoor pagoda over a lotus-filled pond on her property in Kampong Speu, home to 10 of her 12 children, and wipes back tears as she talks about her missing teenage daughter, Bophea, who vanished one morning last week. Bophea href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/missing-girl-feared-trafficked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The European Union (EU) signs Wednesday to provide Cambodia with equipment to detect illicit trafficking and criminal use of nuclear and radiological materials. The agreement was inked between EU Ambassador to Cambodia Jean Francois Cautain and Om Yentieng, vice-chairman of the Secretariat of National Counter-Terrorism Committee. Under the deal, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/eu-aids-cambodia-in-combating-illicit-trafficking-use-of-nuclear-radiological-materials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

As the latest draft of Cambodia’s long-awaited trade-union law sits idly at the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Labour officials have turned to outsiders to help hasten its enactment, a union advocate said yesterday. Dave Welsh, country director of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity, said href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/still-no-motion-on-union-law/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The World Bank’s biannual report on Cambodia was largely positive given dire economic prospects in Europe, which economists agreed were closely tied to the Kingdom’s key export sectors. The report, released yesterday, predicted 6.6 per cent growth in gross domestic product Manufacturing is predicted to slow slightly this year, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/world-bank-outlook-for-cambodia-positive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The man police allege was behind a so-called secession plan in Kratie province – an accusation used to justify a crackdown in which a teenager was killed last week – plans to hold a press conference to defend himself in the next two days, his href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/accused-secessionist-in-kratie-to-meet-with-the-press/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Increasing the tobacco retail tax — one of the world’s lowest at 10 per cent of unit price for domestically produced cigarettes — would deter smokers and increase government revenue while having minimal effect on tobacco producers, Ayda Yurekli, co-ordinator for the World Health Organization’s href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/tobacco-tax-increase-likely/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Forestry Administration officials reportedly blocked vehicles in three provinces from travelling to Koh Kong town yesterday on their way to the site where prominent environmental activist Chut Wutty was shot last month. But hundreds of others from six provinces in a convoy of 27 vans made it href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/anti-loggers-held-back-by-fa-officials/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Human rights groups in Cambodia fear a new south-east Asian declaration of human rights could conversely offer the government in Phnom Penh a figleaf to clamp down on dissent. Cambodia signed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) human rights declaration on Sunday, two days href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/asean-declaration-allows-cambodia-to-flout-human-rights-warn-campaigners/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The arrival of Startup Weekend in Cambodia marked a new beginning for high-tech entrepreneurship as more than 80 people worked on all kinds of new business ideas all weekend at Yellow Tower across the Tonle Sap from The Riverside. Chief Marketing Officer Joey Pomerenke of Startup href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/inspiring-tech-entrepreneurship/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ​​ប្រកាស​​ជា​​ផ្លូវការ​​ពី​កំណែទ​ម្រង់​​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​​ នា​ពេល​ខាង​មុខ ដោយ​ស្នើ​ឲ្យធ្វើ​វិសោធនកម្ម​ច្បាប់ និង​នីតិវិធី​ទាំងឡាយ ដែល​​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការបោះឆ្នោត ឲ្យ​ស្រប​តាម​គោលការណ៍​នៃ​លទិ្ធប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និង​នីតិរដ្ឋ​។ ការប្រកាស​នេះ ធ្វើឡើងខណៈ​ដែលគណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះ​ជាតិ កំពុង​ប្រមូល​ស្នាម href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cpp%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%95%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9b%e1%9e%bc%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%80%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%92%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9c%e1%9e%be%e1%9e%80/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A report released by the World Bank on Tuesday highlighted Cambodia as the most improved country in terms of businesses getting credit, due to the establishment of the country’s first credit bureau in March. Cambodia ranked 133 out of 185 in the World Bank’s report, up from 141 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/credit-bureau-makes-doing-business-easier/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

A group of Phnom Penh-based high-tech professionals are putting on the second annual Startup Weekend Cambodia from June 22 to 24 at Yellow Tower, across the Tonle Sap from the Riverside. Darren Jensen of Yoolk, a software company that builds content, sales and HR management systems href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/tech-start-up-pitches-sought/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

អង្គការ​ទិន្នន័យ​អំពី​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ ហៅ​កាត់​ថា​ អូ​ឌី​ស៊ី​ ដែល​ជា​អង្គការ​ទិន្នន័យ​បើក​ទូលាយ​ បាន​ចាប់ផ្តើម​វគ្គ​បណ្តុះបណ្តាល​អក្ខរកម្ម​ទិន្នន័យ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ ដែល​មាន​រយៈពេល​ ៥​ថ្ងៃ​ នៅ​រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ​ ចាប់ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២១​ ដល់​ ថ្ងៃទី២៥​ ខែតុលា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៩​។​​ជាមួយ​ជំនួយ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/odc-kicks-off-data-literacy-training-program/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

អង្គការ​ទិន្នន័យ​អំពី​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ (​អូ​ឌី​ស៊ី​)​ បាន​រៀបចំ​វេទិកា​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​ស្តី​ពី​ “​ឥទ្ធិពល​នៃ​បទ​ប្បញ្ញត្តិ​ស្តី​ពី​ព្រៃឈើ​ និង​ដីធ្លី​ទៅ​លើ​សហគមន៍​មូលដ្ឋាន​ និង​ដំណើរការ​វាយតម្លៃ​ហេតុ​ប៉ះពាល់​បរិស្ថាន​”​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៥​ ខែឧសភា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២៣ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/national-summit-on-influences-of-forestry-and-land-regulations-on-local-communities-and-comprehensive-eia-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

An NGO’s plan to build an “entire city” for the victims of a forced eviction has been backed by the Phnom Penh municipal government, with preliminary construction already under way. The $2.2 to $2.5 million project, devised by the organisation People for Care and Learning, is expected href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/ngo-plans-to-build-mini-city/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Taiwanese food supplier Ve Wong, one of two sugar company owners locked in a long-running battle with villagers in Koh Kong’s Sre Ambel district, has made an eyebrow-raising offer – to give the disputed land back. The company’s offer, posted to the non-profit Business and Human href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/new-twist-in-cambodian-sugar-firm-saga/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​ ០២​ ខែកក្កដា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២០​ ធនាគារ​ អេ​ស៊ី​លី​ដា​ ភី​អិ​ល​ស៊ី​ បាន​ចេញ​នូវ​សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍​មួយ​ មាន​គោលបំណង​ជម្រាប​ជូន​សាធារណជន​ និង​ពន្យល់​ទៅ​ស្ថាប័ន​សង្គម​ស៊ី​វិល​ សហព័ន្ធ​សហជីព​កម្ពុជា​ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​សម្ព័ន្ធភាព​ការងារ​ និង​សម្ព័ន្ធ​ខ្មែរ​ជំរឿន​ និង href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/announcements/statement-of-acleda-bank/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៧​ ខែមីនា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៩ ​ ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​អ៊ីនធឺណិត​បើក​ទូលាយ​ ក្រោម​ប្រធានបទ​ “​ឱកាស​និង​ហានិភ័យ​ចំពោះ​អ្នក​ប្រើប្រាស់​អ៊ីនធឺណិត​សម័យ​ថ្មី​”​ នឹង​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​នៅ​ភោជនីយដ្ឋាន​ទន្លេបាសាក់​២​ ចាប់ពី​ម៉ោង​៧​ៈ​៣០​ព្រឹក​ ដល់​ម៉ោង​ ១២​ ថ្ងៃត្រង់​។​ ​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/announcements/open-cyber-talk-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨​ ខែសីហា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០២៣​ ក្រុម​អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​ខុ​ន្ទ​កាល័យ​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន​ស្តី​ពី​លទ្ធផល​ជំនួប​រវាង​ឯកឧត្តម​កិត្តិ​ទេសាភិបាល​បណ្ឌិត​ ហ៊ុន​ ម៉ា​ណែ​ត​ នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​នៃ​ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​ និង​លោក​ជំទាវ​ ម៉ា​រី​យា​ ដែល href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/announcements/press-release-on-the-outcome-of-the-meeting-between-the-pm-and-the-ambassador-of-the-eu-to-the-kingdom-of-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...