Cambodia

The country has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea to improve road safety near schools, aiming to reduce deaths and serious injuries in road accidents and raise public awareness

Since the establishment of Cambodian Humanitarian Mine Action Programme in 1992, more than 8.000 Cambodians, including 580 women, have participated in mine clearance activities with missions in 11 countries

The $70 million Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium in Siem Reap was officially opened on 1 November to attract more tourists to the province and contribute to the conservation of natural resources

2,2 million Cambodian children - 37,1% of the total child population - are exposed to the high frequency of heatwaves, according to a UNICEF press release

Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that the government's 'one commune, one secondary school' policy, first introduced in 2002 to support human resource development in Cambodia, has been achieved

The UN-assisted international tribunal convened to judge the Khmer Rouge for the brutality of its 1970s rule ended its 16 years work; with $337 million spent, it convicted three men after the regime caused the deaths of an estimated 1,7 million people

Some members of trade unions and factory workers posted messages on social media expressing their desire for a new monthly minimum wage of over $200, with the National Minimum Wage Council in negotiations

The Organising Committee of the Sea Games in Cambodia is making preparations for the 41st General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia scheduled to be held in Phnom Penh from 1 to 5 October

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia said illegal fishing in fisheries management areas has decreased thanks to an aquaculture project implemented in collaboration with the Cambodian Rural Development Team in 14 villages in the provinces

A new initiative to support Cambodia’s criminal justice responders investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes has been announced by USAID

Anti-Corruption Unit found no irregularities or elements of corruption in a land swap deal in the Tamao mountain area; the complaint was filed by Tim Kimsour, an environmental observer, who has since commented that he has no objection to the ACU's finding

Ly Chansocheata - the first Cambodian woman to graduate from Japan's National Defence Academy with a degree in International Relations - is now a military officer in Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence