JAPAN TO HELP CAMBODIA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TOKYO, May 04, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- The Japanese government has pledged to help Cambodia in information communication technologies, a move Japan said will help boost economic growth. The pledge was made by Kunio Hatoyama, Japanese minister of internal affairs and communications, at a meeting with So Khun, Cambodian's minister of posts and

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BlackBerry Solution Now Available In Cambodia

hello is the first and currently only operator in Cambodia offering the BlackBerry

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From grass huts to grass roots

COCHRAN — Growing up in the 1950s, Ron Abney (pictured) knew more about places such as Cochran and Cary than he did about Cambodia.Social studies? Geography? The earth might as well have been flat on the highway east toward Chester or south toward Empire. SIEM REAP (Cambodia) - REGIONAL economics experts met in Cambodia on Monday to discuss strategies for coping with

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Parliamentary Immunity: A message of appreciation from Mu Sochua

Below is a message of appreciation from Mrs. Mu Sochua (pictured) to the many people who took sympathy with her defamation lawsuit vis-a-vis Mr.Hun Sen.---------------------------------------------I am forever grateful for the immense support I have received from all of you who are committed to justice.My case is just one small case among many hundreds and thousands of cases that are part of a

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Adventures in Angkor

Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple, viewed from a tethered air balloon, basks in the evening sunlight.Photograph by: Herald Archive, Reuters, Calgary HeraldBy Elaine O'Connor, Calgary HeraldOnce you've explored the ruins, revel in Siem ReapTwo hours into a back-road motorcycle ride through the Cambodian countryside-- wind cutting the baking 34-degree heat, dust flying up from the road --I'm treated

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'What's Hot!' columnist Tim Grobaty, photographers Gritchen, Smeltzer win Best in the West awards

By John Canalis, Staff Writer Posted: 05/02/2009 var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth < requestedwidth =" 200;">Press-Telegram Best-in-the-West honorees Tim Grobaty, Jeff Gritchen, Scott Smeltzer. if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('

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Cambodian officers: Thai commando forces not better than Thai black-clad soldiers

Cambodian and Thai military leaders shook hand one day after the 3rd April deadly clashes.Reported by KhmerizationAfter several deadly armed clashes with the Cambodian troops, the Thai military had reinforced border areas with 1,000 Thai special commando forces. But many Cambodian military leaders claimed that those Thai commando forces are no better than the Thai black-clad and paramilitary

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Cambodia refutes U.S. underestimation of its anti-terrorism capability

PHNOM PENH, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian Information Minister has refuted a U.S. State Department report about the country's capability of countering terrorism as "not 100 percent correct," national media said on Sunday. The recently issued U.S. report about the global anti-terrorism situation claimed that terrorists might take advantage of the weakness of Cambodia, such as

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Ms. Mu Sochua vs. Mr. Hun Sen

By Jayakhmer Recent dispute between Member of Parliament Mu Sochua and Prime Minister Hun Sen reveals not only the rough and tumble nature of Khmer politics but also the standard by which political discourse are being carried out. If the prime minister managed to incorporate the fact that a woman “tripped on someone and accused him of unbuttoning her blouse” in his political speech, you

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Cambodia to host ASEAN-EU ministerial meeting in late May

Updated May 02, 2009 PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Delegations from 40 ASEAN and EU countries will gather here in late May to discuss ways to fight terrorism, human trafficking, drug smuggling and weapon proliferation, said a statement received on Saturday. The 17th Ministerial Meeting between ASEAN (

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Flu news from China: Mexican citizens from Cambodia being detained

02 May 2009 This is developing news here in Beijing about treatment of those who hold Mexican passports. It is based on first-hand reports from people I trust:- A family of tourists -- two parents; a son age 8; and daughters ages 6 and 4 -- were staying in a five-star Beijing hotel. Like all foreigners in China, they had presented their passports for inspection on arrival.

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Dom Joly: Chilling eyes in the land of the killing fields

Independent.co.ukSunday, 3 May 2009 I looked into the eyes of evil twice last week. Wandering aimlessly around Cambodia I pretty much fell into a narrative for my book. I was having a drink at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Siem Reap when a man sidled up to me and inquired as to whether I was a journalist? I said yes. He then asked me whether I

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Cambodian MP Countersued

Wome's eNewsJeers Mu Sochua (pictured), a senior MP in Cambodia's opposition Sam Rainsy Party, the largest opposition party in the country, is facing legal action and a possible suspension of her parliamentary immunity. This is in response to her announcement last week that she is suing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation and insults. Sochua is suing Sen for calling her cheung klang

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In their own words

By Sim Chi YinCorrespondentThe Strait Times ST PHOTO: Sim

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Forgive but not forget

The Strait Times The trial of a feared Khmer Rouge leader is creating an uneasy truce between the past and the present as Cambodians are forced to revisit the insanity and bloodshed that overtook their country more than 30 years ago.

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Parliament await letter from the court to lift her parliamentary immunity

Reported by KhmerizationA parliamentary source said that the Cambodian National Assembly is awaiting for a letter from the court requesting it to lift Mrs Mu Sochua's parliamentary immunity, reports Radio Free Asia.Mr. Cheam Yeap, chairman of the 5th parliamentary committee, said: "The court has not yet sent any legal request to the parliament."Mr. Hun Sen and Mrs. Mu Sochua (pictured) sued and

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Mrs. Mu Sochua's lawyer might face penalty

everyda.comTranslated by KhmerizationA lawyer for Mrs. Mu Sochua, Mr. Kong Sam Onn, might face fines or suspension of his licence to open the way for the court to take legal procedures against him, if the Bar Association of Cambodia found that he had committed misconduct as alleged by Mr. Hun Sen's lawyer.Mr. Kong Sam Onn held a press conference with Mrs. Mu Sochua in which they threatened to sue

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CCHR Press Statement for the World Press Freedom Day

Click on the article to read.Dear all,To commemorate the World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) issues today a press statement on the statistics of human rights abuses against journalists and media workers in Cambodia for the past year and the first several months of 2009.The CCHR is pleased to share this data with all stakeholders so that it can be used to

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‘Wolverine’ Hugh Jackman — declawed

Posted by: Alex DobuzinskisReuters “Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman has many sides. There is the movie action hero, the Broadway musical award winner and the charming Oscar host. He also hobnobs with billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s family and visits Third World countries where microfinancing projects give people hope for breaking out of poverty. Jackman plays the main character in

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A perfect example of unscrupulous CPP media

May 1, 2009 A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF UNSCRUPULOUS CPP MEDIA Today, CPP mouthpiece Rasmei Kampuchea (Light of Cambodia) shows the extent to which the CPP media can be shamelessly unscrupulous. Instead of publishing a clarification letter as requested by the SRP Cabinet following a baseless accusation contained in its April 23 edition (see our April 27 statement below), it re-publishes

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Phnom Penh Court to hear Hun Sen-Mu Sochua lawsuits on 7th May

Mrs. Mu Sochua vs. Mr. Hun Sen.everyday.comTranslated by KhmerizationThe Phnom Penh Court has sent court summons to both Mr. Hun Sen and Mrs. Mu Sochua to appear in court on 7th May in relations to their defamation lawsuit and counter-suit.The Reaksmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that the court summoned both sides to appear in court to defend their cases. According to the procedures, the court

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Pictures of World Labor Day Rally in Phnom Penh

Opposition MPs Kem Sokha, Sam Rainsy and Mu Sochua speaking to the workers (All Photos: DAP-news)ldCambodian garment workers hold banners as they march on the street to mark World Labor Day in Phnom Penh May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaCambodian garment workers hold banners as they march on the street to mark World Labor Day in Phnom Penh May 1, 2009. REUTERS/Chor SokuntheaCambodian garment

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Rumors fly about that Hor Namhong is dead

01 May 2009Kampuchea ThmeiTranslated from Khmer by Socheata for Ki-MediaOn 30 April 2009, rumors are flying all over Phnom Penh city and they even reached all the provinces in the country that Hor Namhong (pictured), the vice-PM and minister of Foreign Affairs, died in France. These rumors are circulating not just among the public, but they were also spread among high-ranking officials as well.In

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Pro-SRP editor and publisher questioned

Written by Chrann Chamroeun Friday, 01 May 2009Phnom Penh Post THE publisher and editor-in-chief of The New Liberty News, a pro-Sam Rainsy Party newspaper, were questioned Thursday morning by Municipal Court Deputy Prosecutor Plang Sophal in connection with a defamation and false information case filed by the publisher of the pro-government

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Poll start sees vote bribe claims

Written by SEBASTIAN STRANGIO and VONG SOKHENG Friday, 01 May 2009Phnom Penh Post THE campaign for the upcoming provincial, municipal and district council elections is set to kick off today, amid opposition claims the ruling Cambodian People's Party is engaging in vote-buying as a means of swaying poll results.Members of the new

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Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge tribunal

Duch listening to judges at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. By SOPHENG CHEANG PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Japan has donated $4.17 million to the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders on war crimes charges, just as the troubled court was running out of funding, a court official said Friday.The money will be used to offset a salary shortfall for 251 court staffers until at

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Tonle Sap largest freshwater lake in Asia

Cambodia's floating villagesMichael McCarthy, Vancouver CourierPublished: Friday, May 01, 2009One of the great wonders of the world is the vast temple complex of Angkor Wat, spread through the jungles of northern Cambodia. Aside from the gigantic size of the complex --it was the largest city in the world in the Middle Ages before the jungle consumed it after its unexplained abandonment--one

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Cambodian hip-hop dance troupe started by ex-gang member plans local fundraiser

KK (Tuy Sobil) keeps an eye on breakdancers at Korsang, a center for returnees, in Phonm Penh, Cambodia, on February 13, 2008. (Jeff Gritchen / Staff Photographer)By Greg Mellen, Staff WriterPosted: 04/30/2009 LONG BEACH - When Tuy Sobil, better known as KK, started teaching children and teens in the slums of Cambodia how to break dance, he couldn't have foreseen all this.A former Crips gang

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Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces boost cooperation

The Moc Bai Border-gate. Leaders of the Vietnamese border provinces of Tay Ninh and Long An and the Cambodian province of Svay Rieng have held a working session to review their joint collaboration programme on border protection. At a meeting in Svay Rieng province

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Feeling the effects of the economic crisis

Written by George McLeod Friday, 01 May 2009Phnom Penh Post Cambodia’s days as the region’s economic success story may be over as three of the country’s four growth pillars suffer under the impact of the global economic slowdown Photo by: STEVE FINCH Cambodia’s traditional economy has sheltered it from some, but not all, of the effects

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Seven Parliamentarians Invited for US Tour

By Sok Khemara, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Washington30 April 2009Seven Cambodian lawmakers from three political parties will be invited to a weeklong study trip to Washington in June, where they will meet with US representatives and learn more about US Congress.The seven lawmakers, from the Cambodian People’s, Human Rights and Sam Rainsy parties, will travel June 1, with support and

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A Frenchman threatened with gun during a minor traffic accident

The scene of the accident.Reported by KhmerizationA Frenchman was kicked and threatened with a gun during a minor traffic accident with a luxury car owned by a powerful Cambodian man in Phnom Penh, reports Deum Ampil newspaper.The paper reported that the accident happened when the Frenchman's car attempted to turn left on Norodom Boulevard near a book shop and the luxury car, due to its speed,

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Warning fires caused tensions in Preah Vihear

Thai troops kept watch near Preah Vihear temple.Reported by KhmerizationWarning fires by Thai troops had caused heightened military tensions near the Preah Vihear temple for about 14 minutes, reports Koh Santepheap newspaper.Koh Santepheap reported that, at round 2 pm on 25th April, Thai troops based at the frontline at Sombok Khmum, about 200 metres from the Veal Entry frontline, accidentally

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Cambodia confronts its past with war crimes tribunal

By Dan RiversCNN.com PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Cambodia is a country that throws up the most staggering barbed facts that catch the mind and should stick inconveniently in our conscience.

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Ex-Khmer Rouge: Death was certain in his prison

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Incarceration at the Khmer Rouge's most notorious prison was tantamount to a death sentence since not even the movement's supreme leader had the right to release prisoners, the center's chief told a special tribunal Thursday.Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch (pictured), commanded the Phnom Penh prison, where as many as 16,000 men, women and children are believed to have been

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CAMBODIA: Corruption Allegations Undermine Khmer Rouge Tribunal

By Robert Carmichael Comrade Duch gives testimony to the Khmer Rouge tribunal during his trial this week. Credit:Carmichael/IPS PHNOM PENH, May 1 (IPS) - The voice of Comrade Duch reverberates daily through the speakers at the 500- seat courtroom in Phnom Penh as he gives testimony in his trial for crimes against humanity. Duch was the former commander of the notorious Khmer Rouge execution

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Cambodia says hello to the BlackBerry

Cambodia Thursday, 30 April 2009 Telekom Malaysia International Cambodia (TMIC), which operates a GSM-900 network under the brand name hello, has announced what it claims to be the first commercial launch of the BlackBerry solution in Cambodia. The service will allow subscribers to access E-mail, browse the internet, make phone calls, send and

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Free Content from 'Economics Today'

Dear Sir/Madam, I am an avid reader of Khmerization and KI Media but have noticed that our stories are rarely printed. You can find free PDFs of some of our stories at etmcambodia.com. The stories that are free to download can be reproduced online, although the stories we charge for, and the other stories in the magazine, cannot be redistributed, even if they are paid for. Redistribution of

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Sam Rainsy's May Day message to Cambodian workers

May 1, 2009 SAM RAINSY'S MAY DAY MESSAGE TO CAMBODIAN WORKERS Opposition leader Sam Rainsy refers to the effects of the global economic crisis on Cambodian workers' conditions. He tells workers about the US$500-million stimulus package he has suggested in order to save jobs and create new ones. Such a plan requires a reduction in corruption and more emphasis on serving the public

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New evidence of vote-buying by the CPP

NEW EVIDENCE OF VOTE-BUYING BY THE CPP The following is new evidence of vote buying by the ruling CPP. It shows how a CPP agent tries to lure - with money and other promises - an opposition SRP commune councilor in the run-up to the May 17, 2009 provincial, district and municipal elections. The 3-minute taped telephone conversation took place on March 16, 2009 and involved: - Caller: CPP

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I want to study at ... University of Southeast Asia, Siem Reap

Written by Thomas Fearon Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh Post From the halls of the The National University of Management Sinccheng Sean, 24, third-year international business student, Kralanh District, Siem Reap: "After I finished high school I

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Duch talks of Western victims of Tuol Sleng

Written by Cheang Sokha and Georgia Wilkins Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh PostKHMER Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav (pictured) told Cambodia's war crimes court Wednesday that two of the Westerners imprisoned at the S-21 security centre had been interrogated on his orders."For the Cambodian cadre, we were instructed by the superiors who was special and who was not. But for the foreigners,

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Talks fail to resolve dispute

Written by Sam Rith Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Meetings between Thai and Cambodian defence ministers yield some agreements but do not solve border standoff at Preah Vihear temple. Photo by: AFP Minister of Defence Tea Banh (front right) shakes hands with counterpart Prawit Wongsuwon in Siem Reap on Wednesday. THE sixth

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Cambodia's long road to justice

From Dan Rivers CNN.com PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (CNN) -- Norng Chan Phal ran through the notorious Khmer Rouge prison S-21 in the Cambodian capital as a 9-year-old boy, frantically looking for his mother after their torturers had fled from advancing Vietnamese troops in 1979.

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Killing Fields: Long Road to Justice

(CNN) -- In Killing Fields: Long Road to Justice," CNN sheds new light on atrocities committed in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime of 1975-1979.

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Shockwaves of Cambodian temple dispute linger

The ashes of the Phsar Krom Market burnt by Thai shelling. ABC Radio AustraliaUpdated April 30, 2009 A serious clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers near the Preah Vihear temple on the northern Cambodian border in early April resulted in the Thai Army shelling and destroying a civilian market and homes adjacent to the temple.No civilians were hurt in the shelling but a Cambodian NGO has

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US offers training opportunity for top Cambodian teachers

Written by Khuon Leakhana and Mom Kunthear Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Applications for the Teaching Excellence and Training Program are now open to secondary school teachers with five years' experienceTHE US embassy in Cambodia is inviting secondary school teachers to apply for a position in its annual Teaching Excellence and

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Duo cycles Cambodia for environmental awareness

Written by Zoe Holman Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh Post With 80,000 kilometres and 45 countries behind them, two determined cyclists take on the Kingdom’s highways PHOTO SUPPLIED Richard Ferge and Stani Martinkova in front of Wat Phnom. Between the exhaust fumes, colossal Land Rovers and hoards of hell-bent motorbike drivers,

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Cambodian artist creates love and peace

Written by Mom Kunthear and Eleanor Ainge Roy Thursday, 30 April 2009Phnom Penh Post PHOTOS SUPPLIED Nasy Radet likes to draw peaceful scenes. "Orphan Smiles", a new exhibition by 22-year-old Cambodian artist Nasy Radet, is to open this Friday with a free barbecue and drinks at Equinox Bar and Cafe.This will be Nasy Radet's first

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Prime Minister Hun Sen is ready to strip Mrs Mu Sochua parliamentary immunity

Mrs Mu Sochua vs. Mr Hun Sen.Source: Deum Ampil NewsReported by KhmerizationPrime Minister Hun Sen has strongly blasted Mrs. Mu Sochua and warned that he is ready to strip her parliamentary immunity, as both sides in the legal battle have formally lodged their lawsuit and counter-suit against each other, reports Deum Ampil newspaper.In a public speech a few days ago, Mr. Hun Sen said: "She is a

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Australia grants $3 million to Cambodian National Radio

Translated by Khmerizationeveryday.comAustralian government, through AusAid, granted $3 million to Cambodian National Radio to implement its administration in the rural areas.Mr. Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information and Mrs. Margaret Adamson, (pictured) Australian Ambassador to Cambodia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 27th April at the Ministry of Information.Mrs. Adamson said the

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Thaksin Shinawatra's private plane travelled to Cambodia twice

RTAF tracks Thaksin's jet into CambodiaDefence Minister Tea Banh, in an exclusive interview with Bangkok Post military reporter Wassana Nanuam, denied any contact between Cambodia and Thaksin. "I have never seen Thaksin come here to Cambodia," he told the reporter. "Why should he have to come here? What's the use of coming here? We cannot do anything to help him now. He might want to go somewhere

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Tea Banh: Thaksin is not in Cambodia

Tea Banh (L) used to play golf with Thaksin (second R) when the latter was Thai PM. Second left is Hun Sen. Bangkok PostPublished: 30/04/2009 Newspaper section: News Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh talked to defence reporter Wassana Nanuam at the 6th meeting of the General Border Committee, denying rumours that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had sneaked into Cambodia after fleeing

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Cambodia 'not sheltering Thaksin'

The NationCambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh has reportedly dismissed allegations that Thaksin Shinawatra had entered Cambodia and that he had been given a Cambodian passport.Tea Banh (pictured) insisted that Thaksin had never set foot in Cambodia as reported by the media, adding that it was not in his government's interest to back the fugitive leader. A number of media outlets have quoted

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Monitor says Khmer Rouge trial is likely to run beyond schedule

Duch's photo taken in 1977.Earth TimesPhnom Penh - An international monitor at Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal warned Wednesday that the first trial before the cash-strapped court could run much longer than scheduled because of delays in proceedings. In its weekly report on the progress of the trial of former torture prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, known by his revolutionary alias Duch,

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Evidence of vote-buying by the CPP

EVIDENCE OF VOTE-BUYING BY THE CPP Please listen to this CPP attempt (3-minutes taped conversation) to buy (100.000 riels per month) a SRP commune councilor in Sihanoukville in the run-up to the May 17, 2009 provincial and district elections. Please click at http://tinyurl.com/czmk5e SRP Cabinet

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CPP attempt to buy a SRP commune councilor in Sihanoukville

As municipal election is nearing, the ruling Cambodian People's Party has increased pressures on councilors from the opposition parties to vote for them, including attempting to buy their votes.Listen to a taped CPP attempt to buy a SRP commune councilor in Sihanoukville Please click http://tinyurl.com/czmk5e SRP Cabinet

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Mu Sochua battles PM in filings

Mu Sochua (L) and Hun Sen (R).Written by Meas SokcheaWednesday, 29 April 2009Phnom Penh PostDetails of Hun Sen's countersuit emerge.AS the pretrial exchange of barbs between Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua and Prime Minister Hun Sen escalates, the details of Hun Sen's countersuit for defamation have emerged.Responding to a lawsuit lodged by the SRP parliamentarian for Kampot, Mu Sochua,

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Duch describes purges of cadres as 'evil eating evil'

Written by Neth Pheaktra Wednesday, 29 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Former prison chief addresses killings of regime officials under his command as trial continues to explore S-21. Photo by: PHOTO SUPPLIED Duch speaks in court in this photograph of a television set broadcasting the proceedings at the ECCC earlier in the trial. FORMER

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Long Beach woman helped create library in Cambodia

By Greg Mellen,Contra Costa TimesStaff WriterPosted: 04/28/2009 var requestedWidth = 0; if(requestedWidth < requestedwidth =" 300;">Children of all ages in rural Takeo Province, Cambodia now have a library and books to call their own. (Photo courtesy of Caitlin Ishigooka) if(requestedWidth > 0

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KRouge prison chief denies waterboarding

Former Khmer Rouge prison commander, 66-year-old Duch (C), whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav PHNOM PENH (AFP) — The former Khmer Rouge prison chief has denied he waterboarded or suffocated detainees as he detailed his torture techniques to Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes trial.Duch -- whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav -- apologised at the start of his trial last month for the torture and

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Fish exports expected to rise, but EU, US ban still in place

Written by Chun Sophal Wednesday, 29 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Cambodia’s fish industry is growing, despite declining global prices, but low sanitary standards are preventing access to Western markets A grouper at a Phnom Penh restaurant. International demand for Cambodian fish is rising, and local farmers are working to produce more for

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30 years on, spotlight on Cambodia’s killing fields once more

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The world sat up and took notice when Hollywood director Ronald Joffe captured bloodied images of Cambodia, ravaged by the dread Khmer Rouge militia in his 1981 screen masterpiece “The Killing Fields”.Now, as a handful of Khmer Rouge leaders face a UN-backed trial 30 years after the fall of the regime, journalist Dan Rivers, the CNN correspondent in Bangkok, has

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New reality TV show explores concept of Cambodia's 'real man'

Written by Mom Kunthear Wednesday, 29 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Over the next two month, six Cambodian men are to compete in numerous challenges in a new reality TV show You’re the ManOver the next two months, six Cambodian men between the ages of 18 and 35 will undergo numerous challenges to compete for the title of "real man" in a

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Emotional welcome for Cambodia crash girl

Times of MaltaFiona Galea Debono Lisa Gatt fielding questions by reporters at the Malta International Airport, on her arrival from Cambodia, yesterday. Comforting her is her sister Lia (right). Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi. The young woman stranded in a Cambodian clinic after a nasty traffic accident has learnt one lesson: "Don't get on a motorbike

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Cambodia dreaming

By: KONG RITHDEE Bangkok PostPublished: 29/04/2009 Newspaper section: Outlook Some stories are long, or at least longer than the story-teller expects. When New Zealand film-maker Stanley Harper set out to make a documentary at a refugee camp on the Thai-Cambodian border in the late 1980s, he didn't realise that the story of one woman he encountered there would take him almost 20 years

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Cambodia's Vegetable production rose 14.6pc last year

Cambodia's vegetable production increased by 14.6 percent last year over 2007, prompted by a 12.8 percent increase in land used for cultivating over the same period, according to a Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries annual report.According to the report, released this month, Cambodia's vegetable harvest rose to 259,610 tonnes in 2008, up from 226,486 tonnes last year, with Kampong

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Reactions on disputes between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Mrs. Mu Sochua

Mrs. Mu Sochua (L) and Mr. Hun Sen (R).Translated by KhmerizationSource: Radio Free AsiaMany Cambodian women, especially female leaders of NGOs, are very reluctant to make any comments regarding the defamation suit between Mrs. Mu Sochua and Prime Minister Hun Sen, reports Radio Free Asia.The Khmer Red Cross, whose leader is Hun Sen's wife, Ministry of Women Affairs whose the Minister is a woman

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Death in Pailin: Finally the court is looking into the case

28 April 2009By Ung ChansopheaCambodge Soir HebdoTranslated from French by Luc Sâr for Ki-MediaClick here to read the article in FrenchThe Battambang deputy prosecutor summoned hospital staffs who left a pregnant woman to die on 15 March 2009 because she did not have the money to pay for the care.Six Pailin hospital staffs are summoned on 19 May to present themselves to the Battambang

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Cambodia installs airport fever scanners to stem swine flu

Earth TimesPhnom Penh - Cambodia -began scanning passengers for fever at its two international airports Tuesday to stem the spread of swine flu. Staff at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap airports began screening passengers with thermal-imaging equipment Tuesday afternoon, said Ly Sovann, deputy director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Health Ministry.Phnom Penh airport police commander

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Ministers' 'golf diplomacy'

Cambodian and Thai defence ministers on Tuesday teed off in a spot of golf diplomacy ahead of talks aimed at resolving a deadly

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Justice won't be served by KR trial

A. Gaffar Peang-Meth"> A. Gaffar Peang-Meth April 29, 2009The wounds inflicted on so many in Cambodia by the radical Khmer Rouge in 1975-1979 are too deep to be effaced by a U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge Trial of five Khmer Rouge leaders, all in poor health.More than half of Cambodia's current population of about 14 million were born after the Khmer Rouge regime collapsed, following the

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Cambodian Consulate Opens in Lowell

Cambodia opens third Consulate Office in Lowell. The government of Cambodia has opened a Consular Office in Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell, MA - The government of the country of Cambodia opened an official Consulate Office in Lowell on April 27, 2009. The Consulate can be used by Cambodians and others for visa applications, passport issues, and other

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Cambodia opens to foreigners

Tuesday, April 28, 2009By Catherine Deshayes Foreigners may be able to purchase property in Cambodia for the first time following the proposal of new legislation by the country's Government - but they will still be limited to apartments, houses and condominiums above the second floor... Currently, international investors are not allowed to own land or homes in Cambodia - a limitation that

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Flu Spreads to Hundreds in New York as Obama Seeks $1.5 Billion

President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)By Tom Randall April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Swine flu probably sickened hundreds of students, staff and family at three New York schools, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. President Barack Obama asked Congress for an additional $1.5 billion for the outbreak. The virus toll has been worst in four states in Mexico, the only country to record

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Gov't, WHO Confirms No Swine Flu Case in Cambodia

There have been no reports of swine influenza cases, both pig and human, so far in Cambodia, said an official statement received in Phnom Penh on Tuesday."As suggested by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ( Cambodian) Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued temporary advice to enhance surveillance," said the joint statement from MoH and WHO."Medical clinics are asked to immediately report any

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Hun Sen trades barbs with SRP over length of tenure

Written by Vong Sokheng Tuesday, 28 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Chides the opposition for its long support of their party leader and says a winning team does not change its roster. Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN Hun Sen speaking at a new water supply station launch Tuesday in Chroy Changvar. PRIME Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday chastised the

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Thai Defence Minister leads military chiefs to Cambodian border session

BANGKOK, April 28 (TNA) - Defence Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday led Thailand’s military chiefs to participate the 6th Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) in Siam Reap through Wednesday. Supreme Commander Gen. Songkitti Jaggabatara and the Royal Thai Army, Navy and Air Force

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Siem Reap asides: Acronym city is seriously doing my head in

Written by Peter Olszewski Tuesday, 28 April 2009 I'M now living in SR, having accepted a FTA as SRBC for the PPP, and I'm becoming increasingly SCO because, while in US terminology I'm neither a NOR nor a WAE OR, I have discovered I'm ensconced in an NGO-driven AC.Let me translate.Now that I'm living in Siem Reap (SR), having

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CACJE letter to Mr. Heng Samrin regarding the case of Ms. Mu Sochua vs. Mr. Hun Sen

Cambodian Action Committee for Justice & Equity (CACJE)No: 3 Fountain Ave. Cranston RI, 02920 Web: www.cacje.net, Email: cacjepress9@gmail.com“CACJE is an Alliance for People Power, Promote Social Justice & Support Human Equity”---No: 0048/CACJEApril 27, 2009TO Mr. HENG SAMRIN, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia,SUBJECT: Conflict between Mrs. MU SOCHUA, National Assembly

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Duch: I had to follow orders

Written by Neth Pheaktra and Georgia Wilkins Tuesday, 28 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Former S-21 chief says he tried to distance himself from the torture prison but ran into resistance from his superiors. Photo by: AFP Visitors walk through rooms of photos of victims of the Khmer Rouge regime at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom

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Govt takes measures against swine flu

Written by Kay Kimsong Tuesday, 28 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Thermal scanners to guard for incoming cases of illness.AUTHORITIES at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap international airports will install thermal scanners today to detect possible cases of fever among arriving passengers in a bid to keep swine flu from the Kingdom, Sona Soth, the

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Hun Sen's niece convicted of fraud and property destructions

Reported by KhmerizationA woman who claimed to be a niece of Prime Minister Hun Sen has been convicted to 5 years and 8 months jail term on 27th April for fraud and property destructions, reports Khmer Sthapana newspaper.Mrs. Leng Bunny, aged 45, claimed that she is a real niece of Prime Minister Hun Sen but said that she never used Prime Minister Hun Sen's name in her business dealings with

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Buddhist novice numbers fall in Cambodia

PHOTO Buddhist leaders hope to teach young people about family duties, religious history, culture and morals. [ABC Australia] Last Updated: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 Australia Network News Nearly 300 young Cambodian men and women have travelled to Muk Kampul district in Kandal province to

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Rasmei Kampuchea is a CPP tool to cover up crimes committed by CPP officials

April 27, 2009 RASMEI KAMPUCHEA IS A CPP TOOL TO COVER UP CRIMES COMMITTED BY CPP OFFICIALS After making a grave accusation against Sam Rainsy, pro-CPP newspaper Rasmei Kampuchea refuses to publish a clarification from the SRP and ignores journalist code of ethics. On April 23, 2009, Rasmei Kampuchea published a front-page article with a big headline: "Sam Rainsy is accused of

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ACT Rapid Response Payment: Preah Vihear Border Conflict, Cambodia

27 Apr 2009 Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland By Elisabeth Gouel Website: http://www.act-intl.org Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.

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Thais to seek reduction in soldiers at Preah Vihear

Cambodian troops patrolling the temple. By: WASSANA NANUAM and MANOP THIP-OSOD Published: 28/04/2009Newspaper section: News Thailand will propose a further cut in troop numbers in the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple in talks starting today with Cambodian military leaders. Second Army chief Wibulsak Neepal said the move was needed to reduce the risk of clashes between Thai and Cambodian

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Khmer Rouge jailer: infamous regulations sign fake

By SOPHENG CHEANGAssociated Press2009-04-27A Khmer Rouge jail chief on trial for the torture and execution of thousands of people said Monday that an infamous sign listing prison regulations was fabricated by Vietnamese who overthrew the late 1970s regime.Kaing Guek Eav (pictured), 66, alias Duch, commanded Phnom Penh's S-21 prison, where as many as 16,000 men, women and children are believed to

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Coalition of NGOs issues recommendations about situation of Human rights in Cambodia

By Ka-set 24-04-2009 The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) and the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) announced on April 22 the drafting by a coalition of NGOs – coordinated by the Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia (AFEC) and assisted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) of a joint submission on freedom of expression and assembly in Cambodia to the Office

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Lawmaker could lose immunity

Written by Meas Sokchea and Sebastian Strangio Monday, 27 April 2009Phnom Penh PostSRP leader Mu Sochua says ready to fight case in courtGOVERNMENT officials have warned that Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua (pictured) could face legal action and a possible suspension of her parliamentary immunity following last week's announcement she would sue Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation.Om

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Pailin farmers welcome the resumption of Thai trade

Written by May Kunmakara and Thet Sambath Monday, 27 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Provincial authorities say Thailand has agreed to renew its purchase of cassava from Cambodia by the end of April Photo by: Tracey Shelton Traders at the Poipet border crossing between Cambodia and Thailand. After a six-month closure, Thais say they will

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Pailin villagers 'forced' to join army, rights group claims

Written by Mom Kunthear and Chhran Chamroeun Monday, 27 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Families in Pailin claim more than 30 villagers who moved to Preah Vihear for construction jobs were ‘forced’ into military service OUT OF TOUCH Neth Yoeun, 48, the father of a 17-year-old boy who left Pailin to go to Preah Vihear, said he had not been in

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Royal Group in talks to buy Millicom’s stake in Mobitel

Written by Steve Finch Monday, 27 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Cambodian company discussing imminent acquisition of Luxumbourg-based Millicom International’s 58.4 percent stake in Mobitel Cellcard Photo by: Heng Chivoan A mobile-phone user walks past a vendor of Cellcard credit top-up cards on Sunday in Phnom Penh. Royal Group is in

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Cambodian foreign minister recovering after almost collapsing in US

monsterandcritics.comPhnom Penh- Cambodia's foreign minister was recovering in hospital after almost collapsing Sunday during an opening ceremony for a new consulate in the United States, a government spokesman said Monday.Hor Namhong (pictured) was rushed to hospital after he almost fainted while giving a speech at the new Cambodian consulate in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, Foreign

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Australia in controversy over Khmer Rouge trials

By Robert Carmichael for Radio Australia Australia is mixed up in a controversy surrounding the credibility of the Cambodian tribunal hearing the trials of former Khmer Rouge officials. Allegations that Cambodian court employees paid kickbacks to senior staff of the hearings in return for their jobs have simmered for some time. Most international donors have declined to release more funds to

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Vietnam fabricated KRouge prison 'rules': Duch

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief S-21, Kaing Guek Eav better known as Duch (R) talking with his defence lawyer PHNOM PENH (AFP) — The former Khmer Rouge prison chief told Cambodia's war crimes trial a list of 10 ruthless rules supposedly posted at his notorious jail was fabricated by Vietnamese agents.Duch -- whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav -- politely answered questions about the organisation

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Cambodia Exploration Update : Trenching and Drilling by JOGMEC JV Projects

Monday 27th April 2009Announced by: SAUThe Age (Australia)Current Exploration HighlightsMultiple veins sets up to +900m long in trenching over gold soil anomaly,Big Toe Prospect (Kratie South JV)Gold mineralisation is consistent over 1.3km of trenching and open at both ends, Preak Khlong Prospect (Kratie South JV) ·Trenching and RC drilling completed over 3km x 1km gold/silver/lead soil

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Cambodia on track to reach 60 percent forest coverage

Written by Hor Hab Monday, 27 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Despite its environmental accomplishments, the Forestry Administration says Cambodia will not rest on its laurels and will step up its conservation activities Photo by: CHRISTOPHER SHAY The sun sets over a forest in Koh Kong. FOREST coverage TOTAL FOREST: 1990 – 12,946,000

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Public health reform in Cambodia: hospitals gain autonomy

By Ros DinaKa-set.info 24-04-2009Svay Rieng (Cambodia). 16/08/2007: Public hospitals in Phnom Penh will become Referral hospitals. For hospitals in the provinces, like the Svay Rieng ‘referral hospital’ above, the reform will have to wait ©John Vink/ MagnumA small revolution is on its way in the Cambodian public health system. Indeed, by the end of this year, no less than four public

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ACT Alert: ACT responds to Preah Vihear border conflict, Cambodia

27 Apr 2009 Source: Action by Churches Together (ACT) - Switzerland By Elisabeth Gouel Website: http://www.act-intl.org Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone.

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Vietnamese top list of foreign arrivals in Cambodia

More than 79,700 Vietnamese visited Cambodia over the past three months, marking an increase of 49 percent over the same period last year, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism. Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon (pictured) said Vietnamese tourists

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Draft law could allow foreign ownership of Cambodian property

ABC Radio AustraliaThe Cambodian government has drafted a law that could pave the way for foreign ownership of property in Cambodia.Existing rules prohibit foreigners from owning land, which supporters say prevents speculation and price volatility.The proposed changes would allow for foreign ownership of houses, apartments and condominiums from the second floor up for resale.Foreigners would also

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Hun Sen elected Prime Ministerial candidate for 2013 election

Reported by KhmerizationThe Cambodian People's Party (CPP) held its 34th plenum on 26th April under the chairmanship of its president, Mr. Chea Sim (pictured) to work out the strategy for the upcoming municipal election. In the plenum Prime Minister Hun Sen was elected PM candidate for the 2013 election and 6 of his supporters were elected to the Central Committee of the CPP, reports Deum Ampil

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Dom Joly: Cambodia in grip of grim games

Weird World of Sport: Cock-fighting is weird. Why have cocks been chosen as opposed to ducks or swans? Monday, 27 April 2009 GETTY IMAGES Cambodia's penchant for violence extends to their sports

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Cambodia's ruling party concludes 34th plenum

PHNOM PENH, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The major ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) here on Sunday concluded its 34th plenum with resolutions on a variety of topics right ahead of the upcoming local election on May 17. During the plenum, CPP decided to add Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Keat Chhon, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly, Vice President of Senate

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East-end family helps another in the Far East

Siblings raised $3,000 to build well, house for family in CambodiaBy Larissa CardeyThe Ottawa Citizen Ben Latour, 14, second from left, his mom Jennifer McSporran, sister Brea Latour, 12, and McSporran's partner John Stewart, all of Blackburn Hamlet, spent eight days in February and March living with a Cambodian family and helping them build a house.Photograph by: provided by the McSporran

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Mrs Mu Sochua agrees to stay in jail if she loses lawsuit against Mr. Hun Sen

Reported by KhmerizationMrs. Mu Sochua (pictured), who had sued Prime Minister Hun Sen for defamation, said that she is not scared of a counter-suit from Prime Minister Hun Sen, reports Deum Ampil.Early last week, Mr. Mu Sochua had lodged a lawsuit against Mr. Hun Sen in the Phnom Penh Court for defamation related to his speech against her in Kampot a few weeks previously. On Friday (24th April),

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Mrs. Hillary Clinton expressed concerns about Khmer-Thai border disputes

Reported by KhmerizationThe US Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton (pictured), has expressed concerns about the Khmer-Thai border disputes and had asked both sides to resolve the disputes peacefully as well as to expedite the border agreements, reports Deum Ampil newspaper.Deum Ampil quoted the Nation newspaper as saying that, during a one week visit to the US, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit

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Cambodian-Thai Border Commission to meet in Siem Reap

Many meetings like this one between Gen. Tea Banh (L) and Gen. Boonsrang Niampradit (R), the Thai Supreme Commander, on 21st July 2008, have never resulted in any agreements.Reported by KhmerizationA Cambodian military officer said the Cambodian-Thai Border Commission will meet for two days in Siem Reap from 28th to 29th April 2009, reports everyday.com.The meeting was planned for 27-28 April,

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Facing Cambodia's past. Or not.

A look back at the Khmer RougeJerry Redfern - Special to GlobalPost April 25, 2009How is the Khmer Rouge Tribunal playing in the quiet corners of Cambodia?By Karen J. Coates -Special to GlobalPostPublished: April 25, 2009 PHNOM PENH — The executioner has a new routine. Trailed by guards, he assumes a seat inside the cool, cavernous chambers of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.

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The two faces of Siem Reap

A COMMITMENT By Tingting CojuangcoUpdated April 26, 2009 Philippines Star.com

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HUMANITARIAN: The miracle of Makara

The Franco family of Lockport recently hosted Cambodian teenager Makara Thouen while she recovered from surgery to cure a bone condition that, in Cambodia, eventually would have forced amputation of her right leg. The surgery was arranged partly by Deborah Franco, who works for a humanitarian travel organization. Makara, forefront, is shown here with the Francos: Alex, left, Ron and

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Plight of Cambodia's poor worsens

Plight of Cambodia's poor worsens As the global economy falters, concern is rising for those living on the margins of society. Cambodia has enjoyed more than a decade of solid growth but, as that slows, more and more people are being left by the wayside. Opposition politicians say corruption means that most of the foreign aid coming into the country is not

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Cambodia's Central Bank to massively print money

KHMER INTELLIGENCE NEWS 25 March 2009 Japan suspends financing of major bridge (1) The $70-million Neak Loeung Bridge on the Mekong River will not be completed in 2010 as originally scheduled. No works has started yet for the construction of this major bridge on National Road # 1 from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City. Japan, which has accepted to finance the project, now refuses to make any

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Mr. Hun Sen counter-sues Mrs Mu Sochua for defamation

Reported by KhmerizationA government official said that a lawyer representing Prime Minister Hun Sen had counter-sued Mrs Mu Sochua (pictured) in the Phnom Penh Court for defamation, reports Deum Ampil.Mr. Om Yintieng, senior advisor for Mr. Hun Sen, said that the lawyer had already lodged a suit with the Phnom Penh Court on Friday. Mr. Yintieng had also said that all 90 members of parliament

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Property dispute between Kith Meng and Kith Thieng led to one dead bodyguard

Oknha Kith Meng. 23 April 2009By Sun LyKhmer Nation NewsTranslated from Khmer by Heng Soy for Ki-MediaClick here to read the article in KhmerA source revealed that on the eve of the Khmer New Year, a shooting took place between two powerful oknhas (rich tycoons) who are also siblings. The shooting led to one person dead and created a stir. Police officers who went to intervene in the incident,

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Cambodian break-dancers to visit Philadelphia

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Mrs Mu Sochua sues Prime Minister Hun Sen

The cartoon above by Sacravatoons on the Mu Sochua-Hun Sen saga really provides a good laugh. Mrs Sochua is suing PM Hun Sen for calling her as 'cheung klang' - a strong person (strongman) - a term which has a connotation of a 'trouble-maker' and a 'gangster' who is not scared of anybody. He also referred to her as 'cheung choet' - a derogatory term that she says conveys the meaning of a hustler

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Thai red-shirted protesters will again stage a series of demonstrations on Saturday

Reported by KhmerizationThe United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), better known as the red-shirted protesters, said on Friday that the group had planned to stage a series of protests this Saturday (25th April) after Prime Minister Abhisit had lifted the state of emergency in Bangkok and other provincial cities, reports everyday.com.Mr. Som-yoss Brouksakasem, leader of the

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Preah Vihear villagers submit compensation claims to Thai embassy

Cambodian villagers sifting through the wreckage of their homes.Reported by KhmerizationCambodian villagers, whose homes were destroyed by Thai shells during armed clashes on 3rd April, through the Khmer Civilisation Foundation, had submitted their compensation claims to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh, reports everyday.com.Mr. Moeung Son, chairman of Khmer Civilisation Foundation, told reporters

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3 Cambodian students received medals in America

Reported by KhmerizationThree Cambodian students received three medals in a competition with 600 other students from 60 countries, reports everyday.com.The Cambodian students won the medals on an experiment topic titled "Initiatives on the solutions of energy usage", in a conference held in the United States.Miss Sam-Ang Manith, 16, Mis Kuy Ayuwath, 16 and Miss Hourt Pisey Pichny, 16 were all

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Preah Vihear frontlines still tense

Cambodian troops manning borders at Veal Entry.Reported by Khmerization23rd April, 2009Situations along the Khmer-Thai borders at Preah Vihear remained tense as troops from both sides of the borders are ordered to on high alert, reports Radio Free Asia.Military sources from the Veal Entry frontlines yesterday reported that Thai troops are beginning to conduct their activities inside Khmer

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Cambodia: Doubts over the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 by Chhunny Chhean The Khmer Rouge Tribunal is now weeks into its first trial with the prosecution of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, for crimes against humanity and war crimes. But as the trial continues, many wonder how effective the Tribunal will be in achieving national reconciliation, one of the goals of the project. Two

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Pregnant Lady Gives Birth At The Mini-Mart

A firefighter carries the baby girl to the waiting ambulance.The baby's mom is wheeled into the ambulance after her ordeal. It's a girl! Mom gives birth at mini-martApr 24, 2009By Mark Miller KOMO NewsLynwood, Washington, USALYNNWOOD, Wash. - A local baby girl couldn't wait to be delivered at the hospital this morning in Snohomish County - she made her surprise debut at an AM-PM mini-mart in

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WHO: Drug-resistant malaria strain must not spread

UN Wire | 04/24/2009 The campaign to eradicate malaria might be put at risk by a form of the disease along the Cambodia-Thailand border that is exhibiting demonstrable signs of drug resistance, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. "We have to act now to contain this problem. ... It must not be allowed to spread and become a regional and international threat," WHO's Western

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Cambodia: ADRA First to Respond to Needs of Fire Survivors

24 Apr 2009 Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International By Nadia McGill Website: http://www.adra.org Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. Thu Apr 23, 2009

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Opposition MP Mu Sochua files lawsuit against Hun Sen on grounds of defamation

By Duong Sokha Ka-set.info23-04-2009At a press conference held on Thursday April 23 at the headquarters of her formation, the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) in Phnom Penh, opposition MP Mu Sochua (pictured) announced she would file a complaint with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court via her lawyer. This lawsuit is filed against Cambodian prime Minister Hun Sen, for defamation.The SRP representative

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SRP lawmaker to sue Hun Sen

Written by Meas Sokchea Friday, 24 April 2009Phnom Pemh PostMu Sochua says she will take the PM to court for defamatory remark.Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua (pictured) said she plans to sue Prime Minister Hun Sen in a municipal court after he called her cheung klang, or "strong leg", in a speech in Kampot on April 4, she announced Thursday at a press conference in Phnom Penh.Mu Sochua

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See Cambodia’s largest sacred monument

24 April 2009 Leading Asia specialist, Travel Indochina, has just introduced a series of tailor-made private day tours in Cambodia, giving its customers a spectacular opportunity to see Angkor Wat, the world’s largest sacred monument, away from the masses.Among the options available are a new walking tour, a ‘free’ trip in a hot air balloon and an amazing helicopter ride, or better still,

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Long Beach Cambodian New Year Celebration Saturday

The 2008 Khmer New Year Parade in Long Beach.By Greg Mellen, Staff writer for Contra Costa TimesPosted: 04/23/2009 LONG BEACH -- The Cambodian Coordinating Council is hoping the year of the ox proves less complicated than the recently completed year of the rat.On Saturday, the Cambodian community wraps up New Year festivities with its annual celebration at El Dorado Park.Community organizers

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Vegetables exported to Cambodia daily

Tending vegetables in An Phu (Photo: VNA) The An Phu district in the southern province of An Giang exports about 70-120 tonnes of vegetables a day through its border gate to Cambodia.

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Opposition MP to sue Hun Sen for defamation

(Photo: Cambodge Soir Hebdo)April 24, 2009ABC Radio AustraliaIn Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured top) is set to be sued for defamation by one of the Kingdom's leading female opposition politicians. Mu Sochua (pictured bottom) wants little more than an apology but the move to challenge Cambodia's "Strong Man" in the courts is seen as unprecedented.Presenter: Robert Carmichael Speaker:

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Duch claimed UN officials tried to assist him flee Cambodia in 1999

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief "Duch" has told Cambodia's war crimes court that UN rights officials duped him into confessing and tried to take him away to be tried in a Belgian court. (AFP/File/Tang Chhin Sothy)Reported by KhmerizationDuch, ex-chief torturer of Tuol Sleng, claimed that in 1999, a group UN officials went to see him and promised to assist

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217 army officers promoted

Reported by Khmerization217 army officers from Division 3 based on the border frontlines in Preah Vihear had been promoted in a promotion ceremony held on 21st April 2009, reports everyday.com.In a ceremony presiding over by Gen. Kun Kim (pictured), Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army, 13 army officers had been promoted to colonels, 46 had been promoted to the ranks of lieutenant-colonels, 61

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Thaksin fled United Arab Emirates after it promised to cooperate with Thailand to arrest him

Reported by KhmerizationMr. Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured), the fugitive ex-Thai PM, has fled the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to an African country, after the UAE agreed to a request from the Thai government to arrest and extradite him to Thailand, reports Deum Ampil newspaper quoting The Nation newspaper.The Nation quoting Mr. Phanich Wikitset, Deputy Minister of the Cabinet, published in its 23rd

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Hun Sen and Mu Sochua fighting each other about a blouse issue

(Photo: Cambodge Soir Hebdo)23 April 2009By L.D.Cambodge Soir HebdoTranslated from French by Luc Sâr for Ki-MediaClick here to read the article in FrenchJudging that Hun Sen defamed her, the Kampot SRP MP plans to bring her case to the court.The war of words between Hun Sen and Mu Sochua, the SRP MP from Kampot, is far from over. In the morning of Thursday 23 April, Mu Sochua gave a press

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Ex-prison chief admits to mass killings

Duch (L) as a young prison chief in the 1970s.'Comrade Duch' begs for forgivenessBy Patrick Falby Agence France-PresseThe prison chief of the brutal Khmer Rouge begged victims for forgiveness Tuesday after dramatically admitting responsibility for crimes under the regime that killed two million people.Comrade Duch, as he was known, told a UN-backed court that he was a scapegoat for senior members

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The Mekong, Vietnam and Cambodia

The Wall Street JournalFrom the barren Tibetan highlands, the Mekong river rumbles south through China's Yunnan province and winds its way along the Myanmar, Laos and Thai borders. Then it powers through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam before emptying in the South China Sea. At 4,350 kilometers, it is the seventh longest river in Asia and, arguably, Southeast Asia's most important natural resource.

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Cambodian, Thai defense ministers to meet for easing border tension

Tea Banh (3rd from left) visits Preah Vihear temple in August 2008.(People's Daily Online) - Tea Banh, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, said here on Thursday that he and his Thai counterpart will hold a meeting to find a solution to the border tension between the two countries. "I and my Thai counterpart will meet with each other in Siem Reap province on April 27

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Petrodollars v smallholders : Disputes erupt over plans to invest millions in rice farming

Cambodia, Kuwait and farmland April, 23rd 2009 BATTAMBANGFrom The Economist print edition IT SEEMED like the perfect match. Kuwait has a lot of money and needs to import food. Cambodia has a lot of fertile land and wants to attract foreign capital. So, as has been happening around the world since the food-price spike of 2007-08, the government of a poor farming country is planning to hand over

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Ushering In Cambodia’s Peace

by Theary Seng April 16, 2009"We are imprisoned by our past and the Tribunal offers us a way out to freedom."As Cambodia tries members of the Khmer Rouge for genocide and crimes against humanity, renowned lawyer, activist, and survivor of the killing fields Theary Seng pursues a long-awaited healing for her people. "At 9

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CPP parliamentarian illegally fills in river in Sihanoukville

CPP PARLIAMENTARIAN ILLEGALLY FILLS IN RIVER AND DESTROYS ENVIRONMENT IN SIHANOUKVILLE Mrs. Long Sakhorn, a member of parliament from the CPP, is illegally filling in a river and destroying the environment in Sihanoukville. For further information in Khmer, please click at http://tinyurl.com/c22ytl

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Ho Vann says he did not blast degrees

Mr. Ho Vann showing off his bruised leg to journalists after being beaten by police when he tried to stop police taking down his party's signs in Phnom Penh.Written by Meas Sokchea Thursday, 23 April 2009Phnom Penh PostOPPOSITION Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Ho Vann told the Post on Wednesday that he had not denigrated the quality of postgraduate degrees recently awarded by a Vietnamese institute

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Christ, Nuon Chea and the UN

Nuon Chea reacted to court's decision to reject his bail application.Written by Neth Pheaktra and Georgia Wilkins Thursday, 23 April 2009Phnom Penh PostDuch names names as court finally gets to discussion of S-21 prison.BROTHER No 2 Nuon Chea had control over the Tuol Sleng detention centre to which thousands were sent, almost all doomed for execution, former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav told

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KR momentos up for sale likely fake, officials insist

Written by Sam Rith Thursday, 23 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Former Tuol Sleng photographer Nhem En is trying to sell what he says are Pol Pot's sandals, Tuol Sleng cameras. Photo by: KYLE SHERER Nhem En with his cameras and Pol Pot's purported sandals in Siem Reap. GOVERNMENT officials and members of civil society have expressed

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Wanderlust designer goes home

Written by Peter Olszewski Thursday, 23 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Elizabeth Kiester returns to the Big Apple, trunk in hand, to show the fiscally challenged fashion world that smart taste and exotic style need not come with a designer price tag. Photo by: LOVEN RAMOS Wander Woman, Elizabeth Kiester in Siem Reap. HAVING been dubbed "

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Judges grill KRouge prison chief

Former Khmer Rouge prison commander, 66-year-old Duch (centre), whose real name is Kaing Guek EavPHNOM PENH (AFP) — Judges at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court grilled the former prison chief of the Khmer Rouge regime Thursday about his notorious jail, where thousands of people were tortured and killed.Sitting in the dock, Duch -- whose real name is Kaing Guek Eav -- politely answered

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New Exotissimo Tour Reveals Cultural and Culinary Richness of Cambodia

There is more to Cambodia than Angkor Wat, as shown by Exotissimo's new tour that spotlights the kingdom's rich culture and cuisine.

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Labour Day: main trade unions of workers in Cambodia call for great gathering

By Duong Sokha Ka-set.info22-04-2009Union leaders and members of the Cambodian Labour Confederation (CLC) and of the Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia (FTUWKC) called citizens, civil servants, teachers, workers and employees to take part in the celebrations of the International Labour day, organised on the morning of May 1st outside the former premises of the national

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Border Families Should Ask Thailand For Compensation

Khmer soldiers at the burnt out market resulted from the fighting. PHNOM PENH, April 23 (Bernama) -- Border families in Cambodia should ask for US$9 million from Thailand to compensate for their damaged houses and markets as a result of recent bilateral armed clashes, China's Xinhua news agency said quoting a national media report Thursday.Direct asset loss was estimated at US

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MP Tioulong Saumura at the 120th Assembly of the InterParliamentary Union-IPU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 10 April 2009

MP Tioulong Saumura at the 120th Assembly of the InterParliamentary Union-IPU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 10 April 2009 MP Tioulong was elected Vice-President of the IPU Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Trade and Finance in April 2007. This year, at the Assembly in Addis Ababa, she was the Rapporteur of that Committee. The video shows her beginning her report

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Cambodian military officers warned an SRP MP for insulting the army

Gen. Srey Doek (L) during a meeting with the Thai military officer in Preah Vihear.Reported by KhmerizationThe Cambodian military is angry at Mr. Ho Vann, a Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) member of parliament, for making unwelcome comments against the military officers who had just been awarded tertiary qualifications from a Vietnamese Military Institute by saying that those qualifications has no values,

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Thai commando forces attempted to cross into Veal Entry

A Thai officer (R) talks to a Cambodian officer at Veal Entry on 4th April, one day after the deadly clashes.Reported by KhmerizationMany Thai commando forces had on 22nd April tried to cross into Veal Entry, the scenes of many deadly clashes, which have alarmed Cambodian soldiers to take up positions and re-ignited to border tensions, reports Radio Free Asia.A military officer from division 81

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Ten Cambodian loggers missing, suspected killed by Thai soldiers

Cambodian villagers cross the borders everyday to work illegally in Thailand.Reported by KhmerizationTen Cambodian loggers have disappeared, presumed dead after they were shot at by Thai soldiers while they were cutting down trees on the borders with Thailand on 21st April, reports Reaksmei Kampuchea newspaper.At around 4 pm on 21st, around 30 Cambodian villagers from Banteay Chass, Preah Prolay

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Cambodian Spiders Under Threat

By Rory Byrne Skun, Cambodia 22 April 2009 A live spider in Skun, Cambodia, 14 Mar 2009Giant spiders might not look appetizing, but in Cambodia they are considered a delicacy. First eaten by starving refugees during the Khmer Rouge era in the late 1970s, they are now a popular snack in Cambodia. They are

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Win Tickets To See Cambodia’s Tiny Toones Breakdance Crew

This afternoon in Ecko HQ, the Complex crew was treated to a special performance by the Tiny Toones, a breakdancing crew all the way from Cambodia. Not only was their routine sick, mixing traditional Cambodian dance with classic American b-boy style, but the crew stands for a good cause. Since 2004, the group’s founder—a Cambodian-American b-boy from California named K.K.—has been helping

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Caught offside in Cambodia

By Joe MorrisonI WAS IN Cambodia recently and by a twist of fate ended up playing football with the local team of Siem Riep which was playing the neighbouring town. Now despite the fact that I was unable to speak any of the local lingo and they were not too good at the Geordie variation of The Queen's English, we still managed to win. Now the reason I am

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Cambodia’s Coastal Revival

Kep had become a tourist spots for many decades is was very popular with the Cambodian elites.Patrick McGrathThe Jakarta Globe In Cambodia, where a decade-long tourism boom has been

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PVihear damages estimated

Written by Thet Sambath Wednesday, 22 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Residents around the market at Preah Vihear temple say they want compensation from Thailand for what they estimate is about US$9 million in damages. Photo by: MICHAEL FOXA vendor picks through the debris of Preah Vihear market, destroyed in in a firefight with Thai

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M-13 still feared by the living

Written by heng chivoan Wednesday, 22 April 2009Phnom Penh Post KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCEA scene of horror - now hidden by jungle - is recalled by villagers. Photo by: Heng ChivoanMak Moeun, who lives near the site of M-13 prison, points out the pond where prisoners were taken to bathe. A MUDDY pond and a deep pit in the ground, its dirt

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'Humanity smashed' at secret prison, Duch tells tribunal

Written by Georgia Wilkins Wednesday, 22 April 2009Phnom Penh Post The former cadre admits the M-13 prison that he headed before Tuol Sleng was "beyond being harsh", amid delays in his trial. Photo by: AFP Kaing Guek Eav in a file photo from a court appearance in December. FORMER Tuol Sleng prison head "Duch" told the Khmer Rouge

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Khmer Rouge defendant: Pol Pot feigned ignorance

By SOPHENG CHEANG PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The late Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was lying when he said he was unaware that his 1970s communist regime operated a torture center, the man accused of running it testified Wednesday.Kaing Guek Eav (pictured) told Cambodia's U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal, which is trying him for crimes against humanity, war crimes, murder and torture, that he

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Khmer Rouge torturer says Jesus helped find him in hiding

The staff and guards of Tuol Sleng prison.Phnom Penh - The Khmer Rouge's former chief torturer told Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal Wednesday that Jesus Christ had ordained his discovery by a journalist a decade ago when he was a fugitive with an assumed identity living in a remote village. Kaing Guek Eav, known by his revolutionary name Duch, faces charges of crimes against humanity,

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L.A. man charged in gunfire at Cambodian fest

A 29-year-old Los Angeles man, Keng Nera, was arraigned Tuesday in Dakota County District Court for allegedly exchanging gunfire with another man during a Cambodian festival attended by about 2,000 people in Hampton on Saturday. Nobody was injured. Bail was set at $150,000 for Nera, who was charged with second-degree assault and discharging a pistol where it endangered public

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Cambodia, Vietnam re-affirm their vows

Hun Sen inspecting Cambodian deminers destined for the Sudan.By Stephen KurczyPHNOM PENH - In 1977, a low-level Khmer Rouge cadre entered Vietnam from Cambodia during a cross-border raid. He was captured, detained and interrogated by Vietnamese military intelligence. With information gleaned from the skinny, young communist, Vietnam began planning a major counterattack on Cambodia after a series

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Cambodian hotel is a poster child for responsible tourism

By Michael WuitchukFor the Calgary HeraldThink of Egypt, and the great pyramids come to mind. With France it is wine and the odd surly waiter, while London and Big Ben go together like a pint and fish and chips. OK, now think of Thailand and Cambodia; do you think of beaches and the Angkor temples? Perhaps, especially if you stay within the tourist bubble. Look a little closer and it's not

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For some NIU students, Cambodian genocide hit close to home

James Tschirhart | Northern Star Professor Kheang Leang sits at his desk recalling his memories as a child working in the farming camps under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Leang, who used to be an interpreter for the United Nations, currently teaches Cambodian at NIU.

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Taking the plunge in Cambodia

Written by ROSANNA VILLAMOR VOOGEL Wednesday, 22 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Discovering the Kingdom’s underwater world may be easier than you thinkPerhaps Cambodia's best-kept secret is the underwater world around Sihanoukville. Whether you are an experienced diver eager to clock in additional dives or a beginner interested in checking the

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Cambodia's jungle refuge a hit with ecotourists

Written by Stephanie Mee Wednesday, 22 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Koh Kong is becoming a magnet for travellers seeking something a little off the beaten track Photo by: STEPHANIE MEE Rainbow lodge bungalows provides a peaceful sanctuary. KOH KONG PROVINCECambodia's southwestern province of Koh Kong is fast becoming a magnet for

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ADB, Japan to Boost Rural Incomes, Youth Job Skills in Cambodia

22/04/2009 The FINANCIAL -- Cambodia’s drive to boost rural incomes and provide job skills for unemployed youth in some of its poorest communities are being supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Japan.ADB’s Board of Directors approved a US$2 million grant from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) to the Government of Cambodia for a pilot program that will

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Route To Politics Via New Zealand For Cambodian

(PICS AVAIL WWW.NZPAIMAGES.CO.NZ) From Wellington taxi driver to government minister in Cambodia, Veng Sereyvuth tells MAGGIE TAIT of NZPA about life under and after the Pol Pot regime. Wellington, April 22 NZPA - Veng Sereyvuth (pictured) once drove the streets of Wellington in his cab, now when he visits the city the Cambodian government minister can relax in the backseat. Mr Veng and his

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Child sponsorship update from Phnom Penh, Cambodia

22 Apr 2009 Update for child sponsors from the SOS Children's Village Phnom Penh, Cambodia from Summer 2008With great pleasure we would like to share with you the latest happenings and recent developments that have taken place in the SOS Children’s Village Phnom Penh during the last 6 months. Without donations from the supporters our work would be impossible, and every money we are given is a

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Cambodia: Last minute cheap flight to Phnom Penh

Wednesday, 22 Apr 2009 Royal Palace complex, Phnom Penh Cambodia will host its Songkran celebrations this spring. Families and friends gather to pay respects to their elders and bring hope and good luck for the coming year.Explore the grand temples, the unique wildlife or relax and enjoy the amazing architecture in a small café. Return flights start from just £490 per person,

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Tories Closing Embassies in Bosnia, Cambodia

by Lee Berthiaume, Michelle Collins Published Apr. 22, 2009 The government has quietly decided to shutter Canada's embassies in Cambodia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, signalling an end to almost 20 years of intense engagement in both countries that included major contributions in peacekeeping and development

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Family, city turn 'new page' after devastating grocery fire

Kelly EganPhotograph by: The Ottawa Citizen, The Ottawa CitizenBy Kelly EganThe Ottawa CitizenThis month, in the heart of Chinatown, the Mekong Grocery was reduced to piles of brick and clouds of dust, leaving an audible sigh of relief among the ruins.The building at 816 Somerset St., a burned-out shell since April 2005, is now gone and buried, the lot returning from whence it came -- to dirt

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Thai police: Thaksin is hiding in United Arab Emirates

Reported by Khmerization21st April, 2009Thai police said that Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted Thai Prime Minister, is still in hiding in the United Arab Emirates, reports everyday.com.Gen. Watcharapol Prasanratchakit, the Thai police spokesman, said that Mr. Thaksin is still in hiding in the United Arab Emirates and that the Thai police had asked Interpol in the United Arab Emirates to

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800 tourists visited Preah Vihear temple each day during the Khmer New Year

Cambodian Buddhist monks visit the temple.Reported by Khmerization21st April, 2009At least between 700-800 tourists have come to visit Preah Vihear temple each day during the three days Khmer New Year and some 15-20 foreign tourists even asked for permission to stay at the temple overnight, reports everyday.com.But there were no souvenir or food stalls to cater for the tourists because the

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Thousands of Cambodian revellers flocked to Laos during the Khmer New Year

Reported by Khmerization21st April, 2009More than a thousand Khmer New Year revellers have crossed into Laos at Tropeang Kreal-Nong Nok Kien Broder Checkpoint in Stung Treng province during the three days festivities, reports everyday.com.Mr. Thak Khamtan, chief of Tropeang Kreal-Nong Nok Kien Border Checkpoint, said that for the whole three days festivities there were 1021 Khmer tourists who

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A Joint Statement by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights and the Asian Human Rights Commission

#798, St. 99, Sangkat Boeung Trabek, Khan Chamcamorn, Phnom Penh, CambodiaTel: (855) 23 726 901/Fax: (855) 23 726 902, e-mail: info@cchrcambodia.org,website: www.cchrcambodia.orgMedia StatementFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAHRC-STM-090-2009April 17, 2009CAMBODIA: Tolerance of corruption at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal isunacceptableThe Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and the Cambodian Center for

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Eight Cambodians missing, suspected murdered by Thai soldiers

Reported by KhmerizationEight Cambodian villagers went missing while they went to cut trees near the borders with Thailand, reports Deum Ampil newspaper.Deum Ampil reports that on 21st April, eight Cambodians went to cut trees in the areas located on the borderlines with Thailand in Tropeang Prasath of Ouddor Meanchey province. They have disappeared and failed to return.Among the eight missing,

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Political stability safeguards industrial development: Cambodian PM

PHNOM PENH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has to keep political stability, so that all factories can also enjoy stability to guarantee their development, said Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) on Tuesday. "We have to keep our jobs in order to have stability and not to have riots, which could affect mutual benefits of employees and employers," he said in Kandal province, while meeting with

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Discover your inner Indiana Jones with adventures in Angkor

beyond the ruins: After playing amateur archeologist, relax amid the restaurants, street stalls and night markets of Siem Reap. By Elaine O'Connor, Canwest News ServiceI'm two hours into a back-road motorcycle ride through the Cambodian countryside - wind cutting the baking 34-degree heat, dust flying up from the road - and as I ride I'm treated to a parade of rural Khmer life.Two women bicycle

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Vietnam threatens our national interests

Written by Naranhkiri Tith Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Dear Editor,I read with alarm the article "Vietnam aims to lease land for rice crops" (February 26, 2009), in which it was stated that Vietnam is planning to lease land from the Cambodian government in the provinces contiguous with Vietnam in order to plant rice for the

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Sihanouk lashes out at journalists' 'war'

Written by Neth Pheaktra and Sebastian Strangio Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh PostKING Father Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) has lashed out at critics from his Beijing residence, accusing journalists of waging a "war" against him, apparently in reaction to a recent French documentary of the monarch."Some journalists (French and other Westerners) have just relaunched their war against me,

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Scores demand compensation from Thailand for rocket attack

A market and villagers' homes were burnt by Thai rockets.Written by Thet Sambath Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh PostAfter Thai rocket fire destroys homes and businesses near Preah Vihear temple complex, affected residents ask the Thai military to pay up.Some 260 people who had property destroyed by Thai rockets in early April near the Preah Vihear temple complex have given their thumb prints

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Armed Forces: Army not to cross border, PM warns

Written by Sam Rith Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh PostPrime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) cautioned military officials against the use of force outside Cambodia at a ceremony to award doctoral and master's certificates to 22 recipients Monday. "Troops can be deployed and defensive force used only within Cambodian territory. [I] do not allow [you] to fight outside your own territory", he told

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Khmer Krom activist holds talks with UNHCR officials

Written by Meas Sokchea and Sebastian Stragio Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Tim Sakhorn meets officials in Bangkok as part of asylum bid. Photo by: PHOTO SUPPLIEDTim Sakhorn, photographed in Takeo province after arriving from Vietnam April 4. KHMER Krom activist Tim Sakhorn met with officials of the UN's High Commissioner for

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Khmer Rouge defendant says guards taught to hate

Duch in a photo taken in the 1970s. By SOPHENG CHEANG PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The former Khmer Rouge prison commander accused of overseeing the torture and execution of thousands of men, women and children said Tuesday that his underlings were taught class hatred that allowed them to kill their enemies.Kaing Guek Eav, 66, spoke at Cambodia's U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal, which is trying

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Duch enjoyed torture: witness

Duch: Photo taken from the 1970s.Written by Georgia Wilkins and Cheang Sokha Tuesday, 21 April 2009Phnom Penh PostKhmer Rouge jailer took pleasure in dealing out pain, death, ECCC hears.TUOL Sleng prison chief Kaing Guek Eav was "happy like a madman" while torturing prisoners at a Khmer Rouge detention centre he ran during the early 1970s, a former guard told Cambodia's war crimes court Monday

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Cambodian feast serves up tolerance

Mickey Hennessey Staff Writer Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 In an effort to give students an insightful look into Cambodian (Kampuchea) and Southern Cambodian (Khmer Krom) culture, nearly 120-strong gathered in the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room Thursday evening for the first-ever Cambodian Food Festival.Sponsored by

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Cambodia Dreams: An amazing film in more ways than one

Cambodia Dreams Reviewed by: Lekha J. ShankarAs the world watches the historic trials of the atrocious Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, this is a good time to watch a ‘life-affirming’ film on the country, made by a New Zealand director, who spent two decades of his life, in creating it.Stanley Harper’s 18-year-old cinematic odyssey ‘Cambodia Dreams’ is an amazing film in more ways than one. Apart

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A helping hand in Cambodian slums

22 APRIL 2009 By Dr. AnneMarie Tangney In September last year I took a month off from my normal routine of playing doctor, mother and wife and

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Vietnam helps Cambodia train army officers

An opening ceremony of an international army officer training course in Vietnam21st April, 2009VietNamNet Bridge - Twenty-one high-ranking officers of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) received Doctorate and Master’s degrees in military science from Vietnam’s institutes in Phnom Penh on April 20.Prime Minister Hun Sen presented the Doctorate degree to General Pol Saroun, RCAF

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Gen. Ke Kimyan re-affirmed that there is no divisions with CPP leadership

Reported by KhmerizationGen. Ke Kimyan (pictured), the sacked Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), re-confirmed that there is no international divisions within the Cambodian People's Party (CPP), reports everyday.com.In the first public appearances in Banteay Meanchey province since his sacking in February 2008, Gen. Ke Kimyan, who has since been appointed deputy PM in charge of combatting drugs,

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29 arrested for anti-Thai riots at Kamrieng International Checkpoint

Scenes of Khmer youths throwing stones at the Thai people and Thai border guards.Reported by Khmerization29 people were arrested and temporarily detained on 16th of April for anti-Thai riots at Kamrieng International Checkpoint in Battambang province, reports Koh Santepheap.The riots occurred after 4 Cambodians were brutally beaten by 40 Thai people at Laem Market on the Thai side of the border

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Ex-King Sihanouk challenges his critics to return home to Cambodia

Ex-King Sihanouk (R), Queen Mother Monineath Sihanouk (M) and King Sihamoni (L) during their return from China in 2007.Reported by KhmerizationEx-King Norodom Sihanouk had challenged his critics, who accused of him of abandoning Cambodia for a luxury life in the comfort of his royal residence in Beijing, to return home to serve the Cambodian nation and her people, reports Radio Free Asia.Ex-King

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KRouge prison chief killed and tortured: witness

Kaing Guek Eav ran the notorious Tuol Sleng prisonPHNOM PENH (AFP) — A witness at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court wept on Monday as he testified that the former prison chief for the Khmer Rouge regime executed his uncle at a secret jungle camp.Chan Veoun, 56, said he saw the jailer, known as Duch, shoot dead his uncle while he himself worked collecting food at the prison camp, M-13, in

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Man jailed, one sought after shots fired at local Cambodian festival

One man remained jailed Monday and another was sought by Dakota County sheriff's deputies after shots were fired at a Cambodian festival attended by about 2,000 people in Hampton on Saturday, the Sheriff's Office said. Nobody was hit. The incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Watt Munisotaram Temple, just off Hwy. 50, in the 2900 block of E. 220th

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Active Travel Asia promotes Cambodia biking tours in Angkor Wat, Siem Reap

Cambodia Biking tours - This 3- days cycling tour brings travelers to explore Siem Reap in Cambodia, not only its highlighted Angkor Complex, but also small local villages, markets, pagodas, to have an opportunity to interact with local passers-by and immerse in Cambodian cultures.Upon arrival in Siem Reap, travelers transfer to

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Tim Sakhorn to seek asylum in America

Written by Meas Sokchea Monday, 20 April 2009Phnom Penh Post Khmer Krom activist says he will seek refugee status following his flight to Thailand TROUBLED MINORITY In a 2009 report, Human Rights Watch documented Vietnam’s “ongoing violations” of the rights of the country’s Khmer minority – commonly known as Khmer Krom

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Cambodia-Focused P.E. Firm Closes Maiden Offering

April 20, 2009 Leopard Capital has raised $27 million for its initial private equity offering focusing on Cambodia. The Leopard Cambodia Fund invests in both companies and real estate in Cambodia focusing on venture, expansion and buy-out opportunities in the financial services, agriculture, food and beverage production, building materials,

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Country profile: Cambodia

Facts and statistics on Cambodia including history, population, politics, geography, economy, religion and climate The Guardian,Monday 20 April 2009 Article history

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Pol Pot's shoes up for sale

The sandals belonging to Pol Pot (left), who died in 1998, were made of car tyre. --PHOTO: HANDOUT

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Mobile phone rivals fight for Cambodia

By Robert Carmichael for Radio AustraliaPhnom Penh Posted Mon Apr 20, 2009 Cambodia has just 15 million people and is one of the poorest countries in its region, yet it has nine mobile phone operators. Five have launched in the last 15 months and two more are preparing to open. More than half the world's population has a mobile phone. There are 3.3 billion of the instruments, according to

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Vietnamese “lamp genie” saves hotel in Cambodia

The Pho De Paris Hotel, which is nearly 4,200 tonnes in weight.20th April, 2009VietNamNet Bridge – When Pho De Paris Hotel in Cambodia began to sink, the hotel owner planned to tear it down to build a new one. Hearing about Vietnamese experts, called “lamp genies” for their ability to raise sunken construction works, he changed his mind. The Pho De Paris Hotel, in Pavet province,

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ADB provides large amount of assistance to Cambodia in past decades

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided Cambodia with 940 million U.S. dollars of loans and 120 million U.S. dollars of grants until December 2007, national media said on Monday. Meanwhile, Cambodia has won 94 million U.S. dollars of aid from ADB in relevant technical projects during the same period, Chinese-language newspaper the Sinchew Daily quoted an ADB press release as saying. The kingdom

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A gaur sent from France takes up quarters in Cambodia and starts off a unique genetics study

By Stéphanie Gée Ka-set.info17-04-2009Tamao Mountain (Cambodia), 29/03/2009. A young gaur recently travelled from France to Cambodia and now resides in the Tamao Zoo. ©Vandy Rattana The Phnom Tamao Zoo, located slightly more than 25 miles to the Southeast of Phnom Penh, received late March a new resident: a gaur, sent from France on a Boeing 747. There are allegedly 200 animals of this wild

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Thai cabinet asked to sack Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya

Reported by KhmerizationThe majority members of the Thai cabinet wanted the Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to reshuffle his cabinet. They also proposed the removals of two cabinet ministers, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (pictured) and Deputy Prime minister Korbsak Sabhavasu who is also a Finance Minister, report Deum Ampil newspaper.The majority of the cabinet members consider the two

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Human rights groups tried to help Tim Sakhorn get refugee status in Thailand

Tim Sakhorn being sentenced in a Vietnamese court.Reported by KhmerizationA human right official said that human right groups in Cambodia are trying to help Monk Tim Sakhorn get a temporary political asylum in Thailand, reports Radio Free Asia.Mr. Ang Chanrith, executive chairman of the Kampuchea Krom Human Right Organisation, told RFA on the afternoon of 18th April that many Kampuchea Krom human

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Battambang tourists up during the Khmer New Year

A bird's eye view from the top of Phnom Sampov mountain.Reported by KhmerizarionCambodian tourism officials said on Saturday 18th April that the numbers of tourists visiting Battambang during the Khmer New Year had increased but their spendings had decreased, reports Radio Free Asia.Mr. Mok Sindara, deputy president of Battambang Tourism Department, said that local tourists flocking to Battambang

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Cambodian civil societies visit Preah Vihear to evaluate the damages

smokes coming out from the burnings to the homes of villagers and a market located on the staircase of the temple during the fighting on 3rd April, 2009.Reported by KhmerizationA twenty-member delegation from three Cambodian non-governmental organisations had visited Preah Vihear temple to assess the damages to the temple and Cambodian villages caused by Thai shells and rockets during the

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Thai spies keep watch on group spreading lies about the red-shirted protesters

Armed forces leaders and top security officials leave Government House after attending a meeting with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday. Getting into a car is army chief Gen Anupong Paojinda. THITI WANNAMONTHAPublished: 20/04/2009 Bangkok PostNewspaper section: News Security agencies are keeping a close watch on a group they suspect of feeding lies to international media

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Thai police offer bounty for information on suspects

By The Nation Published on April 20, 2009 By Gerald Nissenbaum Sunday, April 19, 2009Q. I was born in Cambodia and brought to the United States as a child.I married a U.S. citizen, whom I’ll call Robert. Soon after, I met a man, whom I’ll call Joe, who is also from Cambodia. He asked me to marry him, knowing I wasn’t divorced from Robert. Joe told me that in Cambodia, a man or a woman could

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Cambodia to provide anti-mosquito nets to counter malaria

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The Cambodian government will soon dispatch to the public 1,500 nets soaked with mosquito- killing liquid amid rising danger of malaria during the rainy season, national media said on Sunday. The nets will be received by the local people in provinces of Battambang, Pailin, Kampot and Pursat, where malaria used to have higher infection rates than other provinces of the

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From the archive: Problem prince in uneasy alliance with Pol Pot

Sihanouk talking to the international media shortly after he was deposed in 1970 as Cambodian Head of State. From The Sunday Times17th April, 2009By William Shawcross

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Not just Cambodia on trial

Duch on trial. The Boston GlobeWITH THE first trial of a Khmer Rouge figure now underway, the people of Cambodia have an opportunity to make sense of their country's grisly past. The tribunal, created to assess the crimes of a murderous regime that was overthrown in 1979, has been long delayed, and its ambitions are too limited. Even so, the proceedings could embarrass not just Cambodia's current

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Living in Cambodia on Less Than $500 a Month

How to live abroad in Cambodia on less than five hundred dollars a month for expatriates on a really tight budget!Published on Thursday, April 16th, 2009The Shelter Offshore.comOther than Pol Pot, the spectacular ruins of Angkor Wot and, according to the Cambodians, Muay Thai style kick boxing, Cambodia doesn’t really hit the map for an awful lot of things - and let’s face it, in the case of Pol

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Red revolt in Thailand

Timeline: How the red-shirt protest developed and endedBy: BangkokPost.com, AFPPublished: 14/04/2009 March 26: Thousands of Thaksin supporters in trademark red shirts begin rallying in Bangkok, calling on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his government to resign and allow fresh elections. They are spurred on by Thaksin Shinawatra, who starts a series of almost nightly addresses to the

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Pue Thai claim 2 missing, 11 injured in army crackdown on red shirts

Riot police are in full gear ready to crack down on the red-shirted protesters.The NationPue Thai Party's centre for missing protesters claimed that it received complaints that two people went missing and 11 people were injured during the crackdown.Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit stated during the press conference Friday afternoon that the two missing

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Military, police both failed to do their duty : PM

The red shirted protesters broke into the Asean Summit venue in Pattaya.By The NationPublished on April 18, 2009The military and the police both appear to have lapsed in their duty at the Asean Summit in Pattaya last Saturday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.However, he said his government would not make any personnel changes at this time, although it would try to improve the

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New documentary tracks Indian footprints in southeast Asia

New Delhi (IANS): He has done a documentary on the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism from India to southeast Asia. Now filmmaker S. Krishnaswamy plans to come out with the second part of Indian Imprints in 2010.Hundreds of ancient monuments and temples reflecting the impact of ancient India on southeast Asia are presented in the 18-episode documentary serial. It has been filmed in over 100

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Remembering a shadowed April

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Sondhi survives assassins' bullets

Sondhi Limthongkul addresses the anti-Thaksin rally in 2006.By The Nation Published on April 18, 2009PAD founder undergoes five-hour operation Speculation shooters possibly from military Sondhi Limthongkul, founder of ASTV-Manager Daily, yesterday survived an assassination attempt after two gunmen in a

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PAD suspects political motivation for assassination attempt on Sondhi Limthongkul's life

By The Nation Published on April 18, 2009 The People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday condemned the assassination attempt on co-leader Sondhi Limthongkul (pictured), who was shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen using

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PAD demands better security for its leaders

Backers don't plan rally over attack on Sondhi By: POST REPORTERS Published: 18/04/2009 Newspaper section: News The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) yesterday called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to offer better protection to its leaders just hours after top PAD leader Sondhi Limthongkul narrowly survived an assassination attempt. This photo from Mr Sondhi's Manager newspaper shows

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Trio’s health-care agency focuses on Southeast Asians

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