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Playing games with rockets - Phnom Penh Post

I guess the above comments were made on the basis of Cambodia’s political history and the current state of Cambodia’s politics. However, if we have a deeper look into the issue and from a conflict and resolution perspective, it should give more ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 15 Mar 2010 | 1:56 am

Chinese dams blamed for Mekong's dwindling flows and ... - Vancouver Sun

Some blame global warming and shrinking glaciers in Tibet where the Mekong starts its 4,900-kilometre journey through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia before spreading out through Vietnam's "Nine Dragons" delta and easing into the South ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 15 Mar 2010 | 1:06 am

Hun Sen tells Cambodian workers not to joint protests ... - People's Daily Online

While red-shirt protests are being held in Bangkok aiming to topple the current government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen told all Cambodian workers working in Thailand on Monday "not to join" the rally or they will become ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 15 Mar 2010 | 1:06 am

Various Artists Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia - PopMatters


Various Artists Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia
PopMatters
Electric Cambodia may be one of the saddest and most enraging compilations released this year—not for the music, but for the history. ...

Source: cambodia - Google News | 15 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Hun Sen denies Thaksin makes secret visits to Cambodia - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Hun Sen denies Thaksin makes secret visits to Cambodia
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
15, 2010 (Kyodo News International) -- Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday Cambodia has never allowed any unannounced visit to the country by fugitive former ...
Hun Sen tells Cambodian workers not to joint protests in ThailandPeople's Daily Online

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 14 Mar 2010 | 11:51 pm

Hun Sen denies Thaksin makes secret visits to Cambodia+ - Big Hollywood

PHNOM PENH, March 15 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday Cambodia has never allowed any unannounced visit to the country by fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Speaking to graduate students, Hun Sen said there is ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 14 Mar 2010 | 11:33 pm

Cambodia spends 59 mln USD to import electricity in 2009 - istockAnalyst.com (press release)


Cambodia spends 59 mln USD to import electricity in 2009
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
15, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Cambodia spent 59 million US dollars on electricity imports from Thailand and Vietnam last year, local media reported on ...
Randy bulls create traffic chaosHerald Sun
Amorous cattle sent to city chopping blockThe Sun Daily

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 14 Mar 2010 | 10:24 pm

Cambodia spends 59 mln USD to import electricity in ... - Investors Business Daily

PHNOM PENH, Mar 14, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodia spent 59 million U.S. dollars on electricity imports from Thailand and Vietnam last year, local media reported on Monday, citing figures of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy. The ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 14 Mar 2010 | 8:27 pm

Asian Arts Exhibit Opens in Maryland

A variety of Asian arts are being shown to the American public through an exhibition at Asian Arts Gallery of the Towson University of Maryland this month... (26 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 14 Mar 2010 | 7:03 pm

The rare sights of Cambodia along Mekong River - PRLog (free press release)

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 14, 2010 – The new project along the Mekong River Route through STEUNG Treng and Kratie is being developed to help mitigate the region’s poverty and improve local living standard, promote conservation, and put ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 14 Mar 2010 | 6:54 pm

A product from north east province of Cambodia - PRLog (free press release)

PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 14, 2010 – If you want to discover the best of Cambodia, nature and wildlife of the Mekong River will be appreciatory and why do not go to Kratie province. It's located in northeastern Cambodia. It may take about 6 ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 14 Mar 2010 | 6:39 pm

Asia's Tourists Hit the Beaches, Warming Region's Economy - Wall Street Journal


Asia's Tourists Hit the Beaches, Warming Region's Economy
Wall Street Journal
SIEM REAP, Cambodia—Resurgent tourism within Asia is helping to drive economic recoveries, and demonstrating the growing power of regional ...

Source: cambodia - Google News | 14 Mar 2010 | 5:54 pm

Leader Universal will continue to make its mark in Cambodia (Business Times (Malaysia))

WITH some 15 years of investment history in Cambodia, Leader Universal Holdings Bhd (LUH) ( 4529 ) is set to continue making its mark in the country where many investors are now flocking to.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 14 Mar 2010 | 5:53 pm

Leader Universal helps power Cambodia growth (Business Times (Malaysia))

Leader is now charting a first in Cambodia by constructing the country's first coal-fired power plant.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 14 Mar 2010 | 12:23 pm

Leader Universal helps power Cambodia growth (Business Times (Malaysia))

During a ground-breaking ceremony for a coal-fired electric power plant in a coastal town in Cambodia last month, Malaysian cable and wire group Leader Universal Holdings Bhd (LUH) (4529) donated books to children of several villages in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 14 Mar 2010 | 12:16 pm

Leader Universal helps power Cambodia growth (Business Times (Malaysia))

During a ground-breaking ceremony for a coal-fired electric power plant in a coastal town in Cambodia last month, Malaysian cable and wire group Leader Universal Holdings Bhd (LUH) (4529) donated books to children of several villages in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility. The smiles of wonder and gratitude on the faces of the youngsters matched the mood of the older folk in ...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 14 Mar 2010 | 12:03 pm

Leader Universal will continue to make its mark in Cambodia (Business Times (Malaysia))

WITH some 15 years of investment history in Cambodia, Leader Universal Holdings Bhd (LUH) (4529) is set to continue making its mark in the country where many investors are now flocking to. But with horror stories of how certain Malaysian investors got badly affected for focusing mainly on one country and placing their "eggs in one basket" such as Dubai, some may question whether LUH has over ...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 14 Mar 2010 | 12:03 pm

Thaksin to join daughters in Berlin, denies Cambodia ... - Bangkok Post

But Panich Vikitsreth, assistant to the foreign minister, said Thaksin was forced to leave Dubai by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. Mr Panich said he had received confirmation from a high-ranking officer in the UAE government that Thaksin ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 14 Mar 2010 | 9:21 am

Breaking Poverty Cycle 2 Wheels at a Time - CBS News


CBS News

Breaking Poverty Cycle 2 Wheels at a Time
CBS News
Here, a child in Cambodia rides a bike donated by Austin's charity 88Bikes. (88Bikes) (CBS) How do you break the cycle of childhood poverty and deprivation ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 6:39 pm

Thaksin insists he's in Europe, not Cambodia (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Thaksin Shinawatra last night told his red-shirt followers that he was currently in Europe, not Cambodia as speculated earlier.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 13 Mar 2010 | 10:05 am

WWII Aviators Honored; Cambodian Rape Rate Rises - Women's eNews


WWII Aviators Honored; Cambodian Rape Rate Rises
Women's eNews
Women and young girls in Cambodia are being systemically raped without impunity for the perpetrators and rape rates are rising, said Amnesty International ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 13 Mar 2010 | 7:20 am

Govt believes Thaksin is in Cambodia (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Government officials and their opponents yesterday released contradictory information on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's whereabouts, with the former saying he had left Dubai for Cambodia and the latter claiming he was still in the emirate.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 12 Mar 2010 | 3:49 pm

Roads to protect Cambodia's Angkor from fires (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Seventeen new roads will provide quick access to Cambodia's Angkor complex in case of fires at the ancient temples, officials said Friday shortly before a blaze started nearby.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 12 Mar 2010 | 9:03 am

Human Rights Situation Still Poor: US

Cambodia remains a country with a poor human rights record and endemic corruption, whose citizens can face extrajudicial killings or abuse in detention, the US State Department said in a report released Friday. (12 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:41 am

Tribunal Expected To Probe Further Suspects

Judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are prepared to begin investigating additional suspects beyond those already in custody,... (12 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 7:01 am

UN Rapped for ‘Interfering’ on Graft Law

Cambodia accused the UN’s country team of “flagrantly” interfering in its internal affairs Friday, after the team issued a rebuke of the rapid debate this week of a graft law. (12 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:47 am

Cambodia slams UN mission for meddling (People's Daily)

Cambodia on Friday warned the UN mission not to act out of its mandate and interfere in the internal affairs of a UN member state. The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was a response to the statement of the UN country team on Wednesday saying the adoption of Cambodia's anticorruption law should "undergo a transparent and participatory consultation ...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:24 am

US Lists Cambodia as Potential Money Launderer

Cambodia has become a major country of concern for money laundering, an annual US report says. (12 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 6:17 am

A Peacekeeping Success, With Caveats

In recent years Cambodia has sent peacekeepers to three African countries. It is poised to host a major multi-national peacekeeping exercise later this year... (12 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 12 Mar 2010 | 5:47 am

Thaksin arrives in Cambodia : Thai FM (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Fugitive ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra left Dubai and arrived in Cambodia on Friday as red shirts started gathering to join the mass rallies on Sunday.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 12 Mar 2010 | 4:03 am

Opposition Walks as Graft Law Passes

Sixteen lawmakers of the opposition walked out of session Thursday, as the National Assembly passed an anti-corruption law that critics warn will not do the job of tackling graft. (11 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 11 Mar 2010 | 8:24 am

Women Lobby US Reps to Help Children

At least 250 women from 30 US states gathered in Washington Tuesday, moving from office to office of members of Congress and lobbying them to do more to fight child trafficking and high mortality of children and mothers. (11 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 11 Mar 2010 | 5:40 am

Court Releases Five People in Land Dispute

More than 200 villagers gathered in front of the Kampong Speu provincial court Thursday, demanding the release of five representatives held in a land dispute with a powerful business tycoon. (11 Macrch 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 11 Mar 2010 | 5:24 am

Asean Official Regrets Rocket ‘Misunderstanding’

A senior Thai Asean official has expressed regret for commenting on a rocket-launch exercise undertaken by Cambodia last week, following a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Hun Sen. (10 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 10 Mar 2010 | 9:57 am

Tribunal Bringing About Healing: Activist

The Khmer Rouge tribunal should be considered beyond its legal proceedings and in the context of the healing process for Cambodians, a rights activist and civil party complainant said Friday. (10 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 10 Mar 2010 | 8:59 am

Breaking Ground on 'Reconciliation Road'

A leading Cambodian genocide researcher has decided to build a “reconciliation road” in the village where as a young man he was forced to labor under the Khmer Rouge. (10 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 10 Mar 2010 | 8:35 am

Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism - The Associated Press


Telegraph.co.uk

Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism
The Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, CambodiaCambodia will preserve 14 sites at the last bastion of the murderous Khmer Rouge, including the home of their leader Pol Pot, ...
CAMBODIA: War crimes court juggles public demandsIRINnews.org
Coming soon to Cambodia: Khmer Rouge tourismCNNGo.com
Cambodia to preserve 14 Khmer Rogue sitesThaindian.com
AHN | All Headline News -E Canada Now -The FADER (blog)
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 3:10 am

Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism - Forbes

... their leader Pol Pot, as tourist attractions, an official said Wednesday. Following Cabinet approval last week, the sites at Anlong Veng will be protected from destruction by local people and illegal encroachment, the area's district chief Yim ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am

200 Families Homeless After Phnom Penh Fire

More than 200 families lost their homes to a fire Monday night in Phnom Penh, with many forced to stay on the grounds of a pagoda nearby. (09 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:59 am

Groups Want Debate Delayed for Graft Law

A committee of rights organizations is recommending that the National Assembly delay debate on an anti-corruption bill for at least a month, allowing time for the long-awaited draft to be studied before it is passed into law. (09 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:39 am

Tribunal Complainant Urges Healing

A Cambodian-American lawyer and civil party for the Khmer Rogue tribunal recommended that people participate in the legal process as leaders of the regime head to trial, rather than resorting to violent rhetoric. (09 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:33 am

AI Finds Reported Rapes on the Rise

The number of reported rapes in Cambodia is on the rise, Amnesty International reported Monday, calling on the government to act against the impunity and discrimination that lead to sexual assault. (08 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 8 Mar 2010 | 8:48 am

Asean Rocket Comments Draw Hun Sen’s Ire

Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out a senior Thai Asean official on Monday for remarks critical of Cambodia’s military rocket exercise last week. (08 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 8 Mar 2010 | 8:38 am

PureTravel Reveal Latest Website Featuring Cambodia ... - PR Inside

Modern Cambodia comprises of 24 provinces with Phnom Penh being the capital. One province that will give tourists the full holiday Cambodia thrill is the province of Siem Reap. This is because it is the province that is home to the world heritage ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 8 Mar 2010 | 3:42 am

Women Extolled as Resources of the Nation

A women’s rights advocate has called for a change of attitude towards women and make full use of their potential for the country’s development. (05 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 9:33 am

Corruption Law Moves to Assembly for Debate

The National Assembly will begin debate next week on an anti-corruption law that was 15 years in the making, with opposition lawmakers and rights groups pointing to weaknesses they say must be addressed. (05 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 9:24 am

Lawmaker’s Parliamentary Immunity Renewed

The National Assembly on Friday renewed parliamentary immunity for an opposition lawmaker who was absolved of criminal charges last year. (05 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 5 Mar 2010 | 8:10 am

Would-Be Critics Quiet on Telecom Rates

Financial experts here say Cambodia’s political environment has prevented them from investigating the impact of a price floor on telecoms, one of the country’s most lucrative sectors. (04 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 6:23 am

Military Makes Mighty Show of Rockets

It was as though lightning leapt from the rocket barrels. Fifteen trucks firing multiple rockets each, nearly 200 all, in a military exercise in Kampong Chhnang province ... (04 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:43 am

$85 Million Tribunal Budget Confirmed

Donors have approved an $85 million budget for t Khmer Rouge tribunal operations over the next two years, a court official confirmed, but actual pledges are still under consideration. (04 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 4 Mar 2010 | 5:31 am

Peace Corps Volunteers Tell Their Tales

The advantage of being a Peace Corps volunteer is that, besides contributing to a community’s development, one understands a great deal about its society and culture. (03 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2010 | 12:00 pm

Clearing the Fog from Khmer Rouge History

While many Americans are familiar with the idea of genocide through education in schools, they may be less familiar with the Cambodian tragedy. A young Cambodian-American would like to change all that. (03 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:53 am

Svay Rieng Stupa Marks Khmer Rouge Killings

The stone stupa’s roof leaks and its walls are cracked and inside are a thousand human skulls, victims of a little-known Khmer Rouge prison. (03 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Mar 2010 | 11:48 am

Justice Project Coming To an End

Cambodia needs more support to continue to improve justice at so-called “centers of justice,” at the local level, a justice official said Monday. (02 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 5:42 am

Tribunal Asked To Call Hun Sen: Letter

Khmer Rouge tribunal investigators were requested to call Prime Minister Hun Sen to testify with other key government figures, but declined, according to a confidential court order obtained by VOA Khmer. (02 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 5:31 am

Can Telling a Story Heal the Hurt?

The simple act of telling a story could be one way of healing trauma. At least that’s what Poeuv Socheata, a Cambodian-American who is gathering the stories of many of her countrymen, thinks. (02 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Mar 2010 | 5:14 am

Asian Arts Exhibit Opens in Maryland

A variety of Asian arts are being shown to the American public through an exhibition at Asian Arts Gallery of the Towson University of Maryland this month. The artworks for the Asian Sacred Arts exhibition, which runs through May 15,... (01 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 11:25 am

Land Grab Protesters Clash With Police

Seven women and a teenage boy were briefly detained and three cameras taken from rights workers when protesters clashed with police in a Phnom Penh demonstration Monday morning. (01 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 8:36 am

US, Cambodia Bolster Efforts on Sex Crimes

Cambodia and the US agreed to make stronger efforts to fight sex tourism and sex trafficking on Monday, with the US increasingly cracking down of sex offenders here. (01 March 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Mar 2010 | 4:46 am

Cambodia Not Ready for Munitions Pact: Official

Cambodia is not ready to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions, due to stockpiles it is currently holding, a senior government official said Thursday. (26 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 11:07 am

Government Lodges Suit Against Sam Rainsy

The Cambodian government lodged a criminal complaint against opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday, for publishing a Vietnamese border map on his party’s Web site the government claims is false. (26 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 10:49 am

For Abstract Painter, the Art of the Mind

For painter Chhim Sothy, standing in his Phnom Penh studio, the image of three deer trying to escape a forest under destruction is clear. For others, the mix of green, red and dark yellow makes less sense. (26 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 7:06 am

Tribunal Judges Admonish Ieng Sary’s Laywers

Investigating judges for the Khmer Rogue tribunal on Thursday issued a stern warning to the defense team of Ieng Sary against breaking the filing rules of the UN-backed court. (26 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Feb 2010 | 7:01 am

EU To Help ‘Bridge Gap’ in Food Security

The European Union announced Thursday it will provide $25 million for five projects to help Cambodia deal with climate change and rising food prices. (25 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:56 am

In Journalists Acquittal, Lessons All Around

Last week’s acquittal of a Radio Free Asia reporter accused of disinformation has been welcomed by advocacy groups as well as the UN, but observers warn that a number of journalists remain in jail for doing their jobs. (25 February 2010)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 25 Feb 2010 | 6:50 am

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