Cambodia News: Khmer Krom

Shinhan Bank relocates Cambodian headquarters to Phnom Penh
pulse
South Korea's major commercial bank Shinhan Bank said on Thursday it has relocated headquarters office of its Cambodian operation to Kampuchea Krom in the capital city of Phnom Penh for more efficient business and enhanced brand image. Kampuchea Krom ...

US government calls out Cambodian rights abuses
The Phnom Penh Post
It also claims Cambodian authorities “routinely” conducted searches and seizures without warrants and tapped the phones of alleged dissidents. The report also touches on backslides in press freedom, pointing to the closure of over a dozen independent ...

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Third accident on Poipet railway
Khmer Times
Mr Buntha said that even though people have been informed about the railway, there are no boom barriers or officers deployed to help signal oncoming trains. San Seanho, governor of Poipet city, on Sunday called on people to be more mindful when ...

UNPO and the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation to Hold a Conference on Human Rights Violations in Vietnam ...
UNPO (press release)
The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) together with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) organise a one-day international conference on 'The Case of the Indigenous People Khmer-Krom: Human Rights in Vietnam' in Paris on 2 June ...

Vietnam Sentences Pastor to 12 Years in Prison for Wanting Religious Freedom Rights
Christian Post
However, the State Department removed Vietnam from the CPC list in 2006. According to estimates, the majority of Vietnam's more than 94 million people practice Buddhism. More than 6 million Vietnamese are Catholic, more than 1 million practice the Cao ...

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Hanoi: Vietnam's ethnic day returns to show cultural diversity
VietNamNet Bridge
A highlight of these activities will be a cultural night on April 19 to honour the country's rich cultural diversity, while the event will also host different festivals for ethnic communities from three regions – Khmer Krom from the southern part of ...

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WB Arena: A new Riverside entertainment complex
Khmer Times
At the heart of WB Arena is a 400-seat Theatre offering a choice of performances every night of the week from cultural shows, cabaret, concerts, circus, unique international performances and shows with the ever popular Khun Khmer boxing set for special ...

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Mixed Opinions on Vietnam's Historical Role in Cambodia Spark Debate
VOA Khmer
Professor George Chigas, another participant, told VOA Khmer that Vu's argument that Vietnam was not motivated to create a vassal state in Cambodia, but also not acting altruistically, was convincing. “It wasn't acting just to save the Cambodian people ...

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A People in Limbo, Many Living Entirely on the Water
New York Times
In the space between houses, some families raise carp and catfish in bamboo cages or keep floating gardens of potted pepper and papaya trees. Other villages are labyrinthine extensions of nearby shore towns, with broad Venetian canals and twisting ...

Khmer Krom warned not to join Rainsy's new movement
The Phnom Penh Post
The head of a Khmer Krom advocacy association yesterday issued a statement urging his followers not to join ex-opposition leader Sam Rainsy's newly minted Cambodia National Rescue Movement, claiming it will provoke violence. “Sam Rainsy's movement is ...
Khmer Krom asked not to join CNRMKhmer Times

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