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Cambodia opposition ends year-long boycott of parliament

Cambodia's main opposition party struck a deal on Tuesday with strongman premier Hun Sen to end its year-long boycott of parliament triggered by a disputed election. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said it had agreed to break the deadlock and take up its seats in the National Assembly in return for a promise of electoral reforms. It had refused to join parliament since elections in ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 22 Jul 2014 | 1:29 pm

Cambodian political rivals say agreement reached

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's yearlong political deadlock appeared to be resolved Tuesday as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his rivals agreed on political reforms and the opposition agreed in turn to end its boycott of parliament.

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 22 Jul 2014 | 1:18 pm

Cambodia's Angkor artifacts to be exhibited in China - Xinhua

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Cambodia's Angkor artifacts to be exhibited in China
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PHNOM PENH, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Eighty masterpieces from Cambodia's renowned Angkor Wat Temple will be displayed in China for six months, aiming at promoting cultural ties between the two countries. Cambodian Minister of Culture and Fine Arts ...
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 1:18 pm

Cambodia opposition drops boycott after PM makes rare deal - Reuters

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Cambodia opposition drops boycott after PM makes rare deal
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The decision came during a four-hour meeting between Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), after the prime minister guaranteed his longtime adversary a greater political stake in two crucial institutions.
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 10:36 am

Cambodia opposition drops boycott after PM makes rare deal

By Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia's opposition on Tuesday agreed to drop a parliamentary boycott following talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, ending a year-long deadlock and easing political tension stemming from a disputed 2013 election. The decision came during a four-hour meeting between Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), after the ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 22 Jul 2014 | 10:34 am

Political deadlock ends in Cambodia - ucanews

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Political deadlock ends in Cambodia
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Nearly a year after Cambodia's contentious 2013 National Election, the country's opposition and ruling parties have struck a deal, putting an end to 11 months of political deadlock. In a joint statement issued Tuesday following a half-day meeting ...

Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 9:11 am

Cambodian Political Rivals Hold Fresh Talks - ABC News

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Cambodian Political Rivals Hold Fresh Talks
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Eight representatives from the two camps, including Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy, met in a closed-door meeting at the Senate office in Cambodia's capital amid tightened security, as more than 100 local and foreign journalists ...
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 5:17 am

Cambodian political rivals hold fresh talks

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Leaders of Cambodia's ruling and opposition parties met Tuesday for talks aimed at ending a yearlong political deadlock since last year's contentious election.

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 22 Jul 2014 | 5:12 am

Cambodian political rivals to hold fresh talks - Fort Mills Times

Cambodian political rivals to hold fresh talks
Fort Mills Times
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia's ruling and opposition parties said Monday their leaders will hold a fresh round of talks to end the yearlong political deadlock after last year's contentious election. Both parties said in a joint statement released ...

Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 4:36 am

In Cambodia, fake orphanages soak up donations by duping tourists - Los Angeles Daily News

In Cambodia, fake orphanages soak up donations by duping tourists
Los Angeles Daily News
Two eight-month-old orphaned babies, abandoned by their parents when diagnosed with the HIV virus, play on the floor at the Nutrition Centre in Phnom Penh, 28 February. Many of Cambodia's "orphans" still have living parents. Some are exploited to reap ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 22 Jul 2014 | 12:50 am

In Cambodia, HIV Diagnosis Brings Deadly Shame - Voice of America

In Cambodia, HIV Diagnosis Brings Deadly Shame
Voice of America
PHNOM PENH —. Each morning as Uch Navy stands in front of the mirror, she glances at photos of her late husband and remembers the good times they shared. One shows a young Cambodian couple dressed in finery, their faces close together, smiling.

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 21 Jul 2014 | 8:49 pm

Cambodia Faces Key Challenges in Effort to Tackle HIV/AIDS - Voice of America

Cambodia Faces Key Challenges in Effort to Tackle HIV/AIDS
Voice of America
PHNOM PENH —. Cambodia's efforts to tackle HIV/AIDS over the past 15 years have won it praise, and put it well ahead of many other low-income countries. But some of those most involved in the fight against AIDS are worried that an array of challenges ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 21 Jul 2014 | 12:53 pm

Cambodia Is Perfectly Positioned to Become a Solar Powerhouse - Next City

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Cambodia Is Perfectly Positioned to Become a Solar Powerhouse
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For Star8, the Australia-based company that inhabits this futuristic facility, it stands as a testament to the great potential of solar technology in Cambodia. “The solar radiation here is phenomenal,” says Star8's managing director Philip Stone. “It ...
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 21 Jul 2014 | 12:48 pm

Cambodian political rivals to hold fresh talks

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's ruling and opposition parties said Monday their leaders will hold a fresh round of talks to end the yearlong political deadlock after last year's contentious election.

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 21 Jul 2014 | 6:15 am

Cambodian political rivals to hold fresh talks over deadlock

Cambodia's prime minister and the leader of the opposition are set for their first face-to-face talks for nearly a year on Tuesday, their parties have said, in a bid to jolt the kingdom from its political stasis. The opposition has boycotted parliament since elections last July, accusing the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of vote-rigging and calling for electoral reforms before fresh ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 21 Jul 2014 | 12:17 am

Cambodia opposition chief urges end to deadlock

Cambodia's opposition leader on Saturday called for an end to a year-long political crisis, after a slew of arrests of rivals of strongman premier Hun Sen triggered international alarm. Thousands of people turned out to greet Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) head Sam Rainsy, who cut short an overseas trip in response to an escalating crackdown on the opposition. Rainsy demanded the release ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 19 Jul 2014 | 7:08 am

Cambodia opposition faces tightening clampdown

Cambodian authorities on Thursday intensified a crackdown on rivals of strongman premier Hun Sen, arresting two more politicians and summoning the opposition deputy leader for questioning, their party said. The widening clampdown came a day after six opposition politicians were put in pre-trial detention on what rights groups denounced as "trumped-up" insurrection charges that carry a prison ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 17 Jul 2014 | 12:31 am

About 40 injured at Cambodia opposition protest

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Opposition demonstrators disarmed Cambodian security forces and beat them with batons and flag poles in a confrontation Tuesday that came two weeks before the anniversary of the disputed general election last year that led to a bitter political deadlock.

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 15 Jul 2014 | 2:37 pm

In Cambodia, Dozens of Security Guards Are Hurt in an Opposition Crackdown - TIME

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In Cambodia, Dozens of Security Guards Are Hurt in an Opposition Crackdown
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Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party has now clung onto power for more than 29 years. Officially, it won 68 out of 123 legislative seats in last July's elections. However, the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) maintains it was cheated out ...
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 15 Jul 2014 | 8:52 am

Cambodia garment workers struggle to survive

After a 10-hour shift stitching clothes for western brands, Cambodian factory worker Ry Srey Bopha walks to her tiny shared room, eats leftovers, then sleeps on the floor. Like many of Cambodia's 650,000 garment workers, who are overwhelmingly women, Bopha's days are monotonous and exhausting, and her diet is poor. "Life in the garment factories is very difficult," she told AFP. "But I need the ...

Source: Cambodia - Yahoo News Search Results | 11 Jul 2014 | 4:29 am