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FREEDOM TO LEARN: Veterans well-served at FGCU - Naples Daily News

NAPLES — CampusVeterans, the university-initiated veterans organization for students, faculty and staff at Florida Gulf Coast University, grew out of a recommendation two years ago from the Equal Educational Opportunity-Diversity subcommittee on ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:02 pm

For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice - Christian Science Monitor

Phnom Penh - Thirty years after their torture inside the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, two elderly Cambodians finally got their day in court as a cash-strapped tribunal attempts to bring justice to victims of one of the 20th century's most ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:34 pm

Khmer Rouge henchman denied bail - Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Judges rejected the former Khmer Rouge head of state's appeal for release from jail before his trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court. Khieu Samphan, 77, who is charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes, is one of five top cadres ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:29 pm

Thailand, Cambodia start military reduction at border - Balita News

BANGKOK, July 3 — Thailand and Cambodia are starting to reduce the number of military personnel deployed along the shared border on Friday to ease tension between the two neighboring countries, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 3 Jul 2009 | 11:20 am

Cambodia says it gave UN a plan for Preah Vihear in April (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Cambodian authorities have dismissed a claim by Thailand's Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti in the dispute over the drawing up of a plan to safeguard and develop the Preah Vihear Temple. Cambodia says Phnom Penh submitted the plan in April.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 3 Jul 2009 | 10:20 am

Tensions Reportedly Rise at Preah Vihear Border

Military sources said Thursday Thai troops have reinforced their positions along the contested border near Preah Vihear temple, adding tensions to a military standoff that has resulted in several skirmishes over the past year. (03 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:21 am

Khmer Rouge henchman denied bail (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Judges rejected the former Khmer Rouge head of state's appeal for release from jail before his trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 3 Jul 2009 | 8:02 am

Photographer Hei Han Khiang, ‘Right Place, Right Time’

After Hei Han Khiang survived a forced labor camp for children under the Khmer Rouge, he wanted little more than to live a life of peace. But innate talent and dogged pursuit enabled him to become an accomplished photographer.

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Jul 2009 | 7:21 am

Tribunal upholds Khmer Rouge leader's detention (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News)

Cambodia's genocide tribunal rejected a former Khmer Rouge leader's appeal Friday for his release from pretrial detention on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:34 am

Tribunal a ‘University’ of Experience: Expert

As the Khmer Rouge tribunal continues with cases against five jailed leaders of the regime, it is acting as a giant school of experience for Cambodians, a human rights researcher said Thursday. (03 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:29 am

Orphaned Child Survivor Testifies in Duch Trial

Norng Chanphal, who was nine years old when he sent to the infamous Tuol Sleng prison, wept before judges at a UN-backed tribunal Thursday as he recounted the torture his mother underwent as an inmate. (03 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 3 Jul 2009 | 5:12 am

Vietnam - MFA - Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen mutual understanding - ISRIA


Vietnam - MFA - Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen mutual understanding
ISRIA
Vietnam and Cambodia will hold cultural exchanges for their young people in order to help them understand about the lives, customs and cultural traditions ...
Vietnam - MFA - Procurator delegation visits CambodiaISRIA

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 3 Jul 2009 | 3:14 am

Photographers focused on Cambodia's changing times - Phnom Penh Post


Photographers focused on Cambodia's changing times
Phnom Penh Post
"We have photographers not living in Cambodia - Srikanth Solari is from India, while Stephane Janin is from Washington, DC - and we have one Cambodian, ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 3 Jul 2009 | 2:52 am

Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence (Thailandnews.net)

Thailand and Cambodia will on Friday begin reducing troop levels along the disputed border area, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban said. The move should help ease the tensio...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 3 Jul 2009 | 1:55 am

Thailand, Cambodia to reduce border military presence (People's Daily)

Thailand and Cambodia will on Friday begin reducing troop levels along the disputed border area, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban said. The move should help ease the tension along the sensitive frontier, Suthep on Friday was quoted by the website of the Bangkok Post as saying. Suthep and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had agreed during talks last weekend that the ...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:15 pm

Cambodia Genocide Tribunal - Suomen Kuvalehti


Suomen Kuvalehti

Cambodia Genocide Tribunal
Suomen Kuvalehti
In this Thursday, July 2, 2009 image made from video released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Norng Chan Phal, a survivor of the ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 11:14 pm

Cambodia rebuts Thai claim over Preah Vihear decision (The Nation - Thailand's English news)

Cambodian authorities on Friday dismissed claims by Thai Natural Resource and Environment minister Suwit Khunkitti that Cambodia failed to submit its plan for safeguarding and developing the Preah Vihear temple.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 2 Jul 2009 | 10:31 pm

Development plan for Cambodia border provinces approved (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has recently approved building plans for provinces that border Cambodia. The plans aim to develop the area into a nationally important economic region by 2020, and the world by 2030.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:51 pm

Thailand and Cambodia order troops to be on alert (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Both Thailand and Cambodia ordered their soldiers Thursday to be on alert in case fighting erupts at their disputed border, despite conciliatory remarks by the Thai prime minister.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 2 Jul 2009 | 7:24 am

US Begins Justice Ministry Tech Training

The US began training Justice Ministry officials this week in the use of new information systems aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and accountability for Cambodia’s legal system. (02 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Jul 2009 | 5:44 am

UN Prosecutor’s Departure Worries Observers

The resignation of UN prosecutor Robert Petit from the Khmer Rouge tribunal will reverberate through the court’s proceedings, leaving an absence of leadership and the likelihood of more delays, local and international observers say. (02 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Jul 2009 | 5:29 am

Third Survivor Takes Stand in Duch Trial

Continuing a week of survivor testimony at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, Bou Meng, who lived through Duch’s infamous Tuol Sleng killing machine, described to the court Wednesday suffering and torture as an inmate. (02 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Jul 2009 | 3:21 am

As Duch Trial Begins, Two US Women ‘Stand Witness’

When the trial began, from her home in a small, remote town in the US state of Michigan, a 67-year-old Cynthia Coleman tuned in to an Internet video stream of the proceedings, as Duch described his role as prison administrator. (02 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:34 am

Embassy embraces Cambodian orphans - Ynetnews


Embassy embraces Cambodian orphans
Ynetnews
BANGKOK - The Israeli embassy for Thailand and Cambodia held Israel's 61st Independence Day reception at the Krousar Thmey halfway center for street ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 2:04 am

Cambodian Defense Ministry appoints spokesman - Xinhua


Cambodian Defense Ministry appoints spokesman
Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Defense Ministry has appointed a spokesman for facilitating work in providing the military information to foreign ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 2 Jul 2009 | 1:06 am

Restriction Of Lawyers’ Freedom In Cambodia (Scoop.co.nz)

A United Nations independent human rights expert today voiced concern at attempts to curtail lawyers’ freedom to effectively represent their clients in Cambodia, with criminal charges being leveled recently against attorneys in the South-East ...

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 1 Jul 2009 | 8:11 pm

Photographer Hei Han Khiang, ‘Right Place, Right Time’

After Hei Han Khiang survived a forced labor camp for children under the Khmer Rouge, he wanted little more than to live a life of peace. But innate talent and dogged pursuit enabled him to become an accomplished photographer. (01 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Jul 2009 | 9:52 am

Dance Production Performed in Washington

The dance performance “Agangamasor,” a new show by the Cambodian Buddhist Society, played in Washington last week, adding a new dimension to a classic story. (01 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Jul 2009 | 9:27 am

Expatriates in Cambodia open two community houses (Vietnam Net)

The Association of Overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia inaugurated two floating community houses on June 29 as gifts from the Ho Chi Minh City Association in Support of Poor Patients.

Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 1 Jul 2009 | 8:48 am

Remember me?

Coleman: there is no way that you could be involved in something like this without feeling tremendous sorrow and guilt. But looking back on it was clear that there was not anything else. There was no other way that this could have ended. (03 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Jul 2009 | 8:46 am

Thais Maintain Stance Over ‘Heritage’ Temple

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva reiterated his opposition to the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a Unesco World Heritage site Tuesday, despite a rejection of the UN agency that the temple be jointly managed. (01 July 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 1 Jul 2009 | 8:12 am

Zelaya vows to return as violence spreads

Supporters of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clash with riot police as their ousted leader seeks to gather international support.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am

Tuol Sleng victim recalls abuse

CHUM Mey, a former mechanic, spent the first years of the Khmer Rouge regime repairing boats and sewing the black pajamas...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am

UNESCO meet raises the stakes on Preah Vihear

The favourable outcome for Cambodia in Spain could translate to more confrontation on the border, according to senior military officers.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am

Man accuses doctors of negligence in his pregnant wife's death

THE husband of a woman who died during childbirth at the National Maternal and Child Health Centre on Saturday claims doctors...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am

SRP lawmakers threatened with lawsuits over criticism

CPP warns it will file a complaint against any opposition MP who says the National Assembly is run by one...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am

Hun Sen warns Thais against air incursions near disputed temple

PM also says that in the event of war, Thailand will need up to 50,000 troops to subdue 10,000 of...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Mixed bag for country in report on 'failed states'

CAMBODIA continues to be in danger of a failure of state institutions, according to a new report by the...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Meeting axed for Group 78

ACCORDING to a resident of Group 78, City Hall cancelled a meeting to settle on relocation terms with residents of Group...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Water plan launched

THE Ministry of Rural Development announced on Tuesday that it would launch the Clean Water and Sanitation Project in 13 provinces...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Vendors close stores to protest

ABOUT 200 Sovanna Shopping Centre vendors closed their stores and protested inside the shopping mall on Tuesday, demanding that the owner lower...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Fish die-off in Battambang worries locals

HUNDREDS of kilograms of dead fish and shrimp were found floating along a 400-metre stretch of small river in Battambang's Sampov...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am

Dengue fever cases double in 2009

Health officials say the dengue numbers are a return to normal but remain a serious problem.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Imprisoned opposition publisher suffers diminishing health: lawyer

Hang Chakra, sentenced last week to one year in prison for defamation, says he hasn't been able to sleep or...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Asleep at the wheel

A worker succumbs to sleep aboard an excavator at a construction site on Street 178 near the National Museum in...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Name the culprits not the nationality

In the article published on June 10 titled Nigerian arrested by police after scam , the name of the culprit...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Police Blotter: 1 Jul 2009

Two bodies were found by villagers near a pond in Thmey village, Tuol Lvea commune, Pailin town and province, on...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Advertising to begin on Kingdom's GI products

New marketing campaign for Kampong Speu palm sugar and Kampot pepper to launch within the next two months.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am

Pig breeder calls for microloans for industry

THE Mong Reththy Group, a diversified company that recently moved into the pig-rearing trade, has called on microfinance institutions (MFIs) to lend...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Kampot Cement sees sales drop one-third up to May

Cambodia's largest cement maker cites worldwide economic crisis and lower prices from overseas competitors as main reason for recent sales...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Malaysian lender to open in Cambodia

THE Kingdom is to welcome its 28th commercial bank when Malaysia's Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd starts operations at the end of July.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Inside Business: Looking to coffee to brew success

LY Thirith learned from his father his coffee-roasting skills when aged just 18. Twenty years on, Ly Thirith is the general...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Paradise in the making

Sales are already under way for villas being built on a pair of pristine islands in the Koh Rong archipelago...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Had enough of your leaky bathroom gun?

There are few things as annoying as a dripping faucet - except maybe a leaking bathroom sprayer.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am

Campu building begins to shape up

The $25 million Campu Bank Tower is expected to be completed by September for a December opening, country head of Cambodian...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Tempting monkey mutiny

Phnom Penh's roaming monkeys are no strangers to mischief – but might they be heading for a Planet of the...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Hook, line - and rising fast

Meet the creator of Travelfish.org, one of the most refreshing and innovative guides to travelling Southeast Asia to emerge since...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

How to save tourism from ruining itself

The newspaper USA To-day ran a story recently lamenting some of Southeast Asia's better-known must sees .

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Shaping the future of Cambodian football

Former national players Van Piseth and Bouy Dary have joined national team coach O’Donell to develop Cambodian talent.

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

SRP asks france for KKrom documents

Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) parliamentarians have written to Bernard Accoyer, president of the French National Assembly

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Six-figure interest for Pol Pot's shoes

Former Khmer Rouge photographer Nhem En said Tuesday that he has received an expression of interest for some of his Khmer...

Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am

Cambodia donates $1.2 mln to World Food Program to reduce hunger - Xinhua


Cambodia donates $1.2 mln to World Food Program to reduce hunger
Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian government on Wednesday donated 1.2 million US dollars to World Food Program to help reduce the hunger and ...

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Source: cambodia - Google News | 1 Jul 2009 | 5:17 am

Embattled Lawmaker Arrives in US

Ho Vann, a Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker who had his parliamentary immunity pulled earlier this month, is in the US to meet other opposition party officials. (June 30, 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 8:27 am

Fans, Stars Shocked by Death of an Icon

Many of Michael Jackson’s Cambodian fans, including pop stars, comedians, and Hip Hop singers, were shocked by the news of the rock icon’s death. (30 June 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 8:05 am

Prison Survivor Lashes Out at Duch

Chum Mey confronted his jailer Tuesday, exchanging sharp words in a tribunal courtroom over the regime’s use of the “CIA” excuse to arrest people and describing severe, prolonged torture during his incarceration. (30 June 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 6:14 am

Prison Survivor Takes Stand in Duch Case

One of the few remaining survivors of the Khmer Rouge’s Tuol Sleng prison testified in tribunal court Monday, tears streaming down his face as he recalled his ordeal at the prison run by Comrade Duch. (30 June 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:50 am

Flu Cases Rise to Six, Including a Cambodian

The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 virus has climbed to six, with the announcement of a Cambodian and Philippine national infected with the flu. (30 June 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:32 am

Rocket Truck Explodes Near Hun Sen’s Home

A truck full of rockets exploded at a military facility near the home of Prime Minister Hun Sen Sunday, injuring at least two of the premier’s bodyguards, officials said. (30 June 2009)

Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Jun 2009 | 5:23 am

US lifts curb on Cambodia, Laos trade - Asia Times

BANGKOK - The removal of Cambodia and Laos from a United States blacklist that limits government support for US companies doing business with the two countries represents the latest strategic move by Washington to counterbalance China's rising ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 30 Jun 2009 | 3:03 am

Cambodian PM to visit France in July - Xinhua


Thai News Agency MCOT

Cambodian PM to visit France in July
Xinhua
PHNOM PENH, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Tuesday that he will visit France on July 13 to strengthen the bilateral ...
Ammunition explosion near Cambodian PM outskirt residence injures 2People's Daily Online
Rocket blast injures soldiers near Cambodia PM's homeReuters India
Explosion near Cambodian premier's compound injures at least twoEarthtimes (press release)
Thai News Agency MCOT -Australia Network News -Bangkok Post -eTaiwan News
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Source: cambodia - Google News | 29 Jun 2009 | 11:45 pm

Hwang-DBS to start Cambodia bank ops soon - Business Times Malaysia

HWANG-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd (HDMB) is a step closer towards operating a commercial bank in Cambodia. HDMB said Cambodia's Minister of Commerce had on June 26 issued a certificate of incorporation of HwangDBS Commercial Bank Plc (HDCB) which is effective ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 29 Jun 2009 | 7:29 am

Cambodia PM meets Thai minister on border dispute - Raw Story

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen hosted one of Thailand's deputy premiers at his home on Saturday in an attempt to diffuse a long-standing border row with friendly chat. Hun Sen's wife cooked lunch for Suthep Thaugsuban and Thai Defence Minister ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 27 Jun 2009 | 7:17 am

Cambodia, Thailand meet - Straits Times

PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen met behind closed doors with Thailand's deputy premier on Saturday as diplomatic tensions mounted over a 900-year-old temple that sits on the border between the two countries. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 27 Jun 2009 | 4:04 am

Former Norman resident attends trial in Cambodia - Norman Transcript

Last month an Enid attorney attended two days of a U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal while on vacation in the capital city of Cambodia. "You felt like you were seeing history when you were sitting there," John M. Jameson said. Jameson was visiting his ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 26 Jun 2009 | 10:06 pm

Four Teens With East Texas Ties Have First H1N1 Cases in Cambodia - Tyler Morning Telegraph

DALLAS (AP) - Four American teens who went on a mission trip to Cambodia to help the needy, wound up needing help as they became the first cases of swine flu in that Southeast Asian country, officials with the youth ministry said Thursday. Whether ...

Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 26 Jun 2009 | 11:00 am

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