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Cambodian FM to visit Thailand in early August on border issues

Friday, July 31, 2009

PHNOM PENH, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Thailand will have a meeting of multi-committee in Bangkok to push the measurement for border demarcation, a senior official said on Thursday."I will go to Thailand for the meeting of multi-committee on August...

Sex slave tells story to stop trafficking

http://www.edmontonsun.com Woman on campaign to end global child prostitutionBy TAMARA CHERRY, SUN MEDIA31st July 2009TORONTO -- In the years after Somaly Mam was stolen from the streets of Cambodia and sold into the sex trade, she ran to several people...

Boby Hor's letter was more evidence that the CPP never admitted its faults: Yim Sovann

UK Embassy Upset by Financial Times Report By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh30 July 2009Cambodia’s British Embassy sent a letter to the Financial Times Wednesday, criticizing the daily paper’s reporting earlier this week...

Cambodia will receive 33000000$ from Japan for 3 projects

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CPL matches reshuffled

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009DAN RILEYPHNOM PENH - After a full round of Cambodian Premier League matches that left the order completely unchanged, round 13 fixtures have been rearranged to accommodate teams missing squad members at the U-19...

CBF announces its events calender

Photo by: Cambodian Baseball FederationYoung Cambodians practice playing baseball with donated equipment at the Baribo ballpark near Kampong Chhnang town in 2007.The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009DAN RILEYCambodian Baseball Federation publishes...

Siam Cement sees profit drop in Q2

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009Steve FinchSIAM Cement Group, which owns 90 percent of Kampot Cement, has announced a 21 percent drop in profits for the second quarter to 1.553 billion baht (US$45.6 million) in its cement division.In a statement...

Insurers urged to offer cross-border coverage

Photo by: Holly PhamVehicles cross the border between Cambodia and Thailand at Poipet. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has instructed the Kingdom’s seven insurers to pool together to insure vehicles at the border.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------It...

Cambodia holds first SME forum

Photo by: Sovan PhilongMinister of Industry, Mines and Energy Suy Sem (centre) addresses Thursday's SME forum.The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009May Kunmakara and Ith SothoeuthMinistry of Industry, Mines and Energy seeks to increase cooperation with...

CAMFEBA, Japan run course on global crisis

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009Chun SophalTHE Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) ran its second management training course on Thursday in conjunction with Japan's International Cooperation Centre, known as Nippon...

Cambodia plans to boost lobster farming

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 31 July 2009 Chun Sophal Government plans major hatching programme to develop local market in bid to cut importsTHE government has waded deeper into the crustacean trade with plans to hatch 1 million baby freshwater lobsters...

Mu Sochua’s immunity will not be affected by the law but it could be difficult for her to get it back

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Mu Sochua speaking to a newspaper vendor (Photo: Jarred Ferrie, The National)29 July 2009Rasmei KampucheaTranslated from Khmer by SocheataA high-ranking official from the National Election Committee (NEC) said in the afternoon of 28 July that, if...

Lawyers Say They Are ‘Free’ To Defend ... and NOT to Defend, depending on political pressure

Lawyers Say They Are ‘Free’ To DefendBy Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington28 July 2009Opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua faced the court over her defamation suit with the prime minister on Friday without a lawyer. After her first...

Hun Xen's crony plans to build a new airport on Cambodia's largest island

Hun Xen's cronies: Kith Meng (L) and CPP Tycoon-Senator Kok An (R)Wed, 29 Jul 2009DPA Phnom Penh - A Cambodian developer plans to build a new airport on the country's largest island, which was leased to his company by the government in 2008, local...

U.S. Must Share Burden of World Leadership, Ambassador Says

Trevor Williams Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Sichan Siv signs a copy of his best-selling book after his speech at Emory Universityhttp://www.globalatlanta.comTrevor WilliamsAtlanta - 07.29.09By his own description, Sichan Siv's life is intertwined...

Thailand lends Cambodia US$40 million for road project

BANGKOK, July 29 (TNA) - The Thai Cabinet on Tuesday approved a Bt1.4 billion (US$ 41.2 million) loan for a highway development project in the neighbouring country of Cambodia, a Thai government spokesman said.The soft loan will be spent on upgrading...

Chhouk's stump being cast for prosthetic

Chhouk the baby elephant lost his foot to a snare trap in Mondulkiri Cambodia at the beginning of 2007. This is footage of his stump being cast for a prosthetic on 17th January 2009. You can support him through www.causes.com/chhouk or www.wildlifealliance.org...

Cambodian, Vietnamese inspectorates step up cooperation

Cambodia is seeking more cooperation with Vietnam in the field of inspections and investigations to upgrade its domestic system from central to local levels, said the Cambodian Minister of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection Sam Kim Suor.This...

Norwegian organizes Cambodian Miss Landmine contest

http://www.scandasia.com/The second annual Miss Landmine beauty pageant, a controversial event that debuted in Angola last year, will open in Cambodia next month, with organisers saying they hope the event will raise awareness about the continuing...

The Royal Government Is Disappointed about Land Concessions Provided to Private Companies – Tuesday, 28.7.2009

Posted on 29 July 2009The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 623http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/“Low grade forest land, eroded partly because of a lack of forest coverage, has been provided as concession land to some local investors in order to develop agriculture...

Power plan offers light relief to Cambodia

Frequent blackouts force households to eat by candlelighthttp://news.bbc.co.ukBy Guy DelauneyBBC News, Phnom PenhPhnom Penh comes alive in the early evening. The sweltering heat of daytime dies down a little, giving people a chance to venture outside...

Cambodia's Crackdown Stirs Concerns About Legal System

By Tim JohnstonWashington Post Foreign ServiceWednesday, July 29, 2009BANGKOK -- A heightened crackdown on journalists and opposition activists in recent weeks by Cambodia's leaders has provoked new concern that the government is engaging in widespread...

Cambodia Angkor Air plans flights to Viet Nam

Business DeskViet Nam News29-07-2009A new Cambodian national airline, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), has been launched as a joint venture between Viet Nam and Cambodia, at Pochentong International Airport in Phnom Penh.Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong...

Duch Trial Delayed After Witnesses Identified

By Chun Sakada, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Phnom Penh29 July 2009Judges at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal halted proceedings in the trial of prison chief Duch Wednesday, after a clerk began reading documents with witness’ names that were supposed...

Briton arrested in Cambodia for allegedly abusing girl

PHNOM PENH (AFP) – A British man became the latest suspect in Cambodia's drive to net foreign paedophiles after he was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl, police said Wednesday.Gareth Ashley Corbett, 51, was arrested at his rented...

‘Elephants’ Music Composer Looks Ahead

By Taing Sarada, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Washington29 July 2009Following the success of the Cambodian rock opera “Where Elephants Weep,” composer Him Sophy is back to work on new music.“Where Elephants Weep” was a contemporary show unlike anything...

After Long Void, Cambodia Launches Airline

By Ros Sothea, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Phnom Penh29 July 2009Cambodia Angkor Air, a joint venture between Vietnam’s state-owned airline and Cambodia, made its first commercial flight Monday, in what government officials hope will be a boost to...

Khmer Rouge Tribunal in Recess After Hearing Grisly Testimony

Television in press room shows live video footage of witness Sous Thy testifyingat Extraordinary Chambers of Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh, 28 Jul 2009VOABy Luke HuntPhnom Penh29 July 2009In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal has headed into...

Germany injects over $1 mln to Cambodia, Laos for fighting against hunger

Xinhua EnglishPHNOM PENH, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Fearing with the continued impact by global economic crisis, the government of Germany has provided another 1.3 million euros (approximately 1.8 million U.S. dollars) to Cambodia and Laos to fight against...

Cambodian government accused of creating 'Aids colony'

Aids campaigners and human rights groups on Wednesday accused the Cambodian government of herding HIV-affected families into an "Aids colony" outside the capital, Phnom Penh.In an open letter to the country's prime minister, Hun Sen, and the health minister,...

Cambodian police arrest British man on child sex charges

Author : DPAPhnom Penh - A British man accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl has been arrested in the Cambodian coastal resort town of Sihanoukville, police said Wednesday. Gareth Ashley Corbett, 51, was taken into custody Tuesday by Phnom Penh...

Developers critical of revised housing prakas

PROPOSED amendments to a long-stalled prakas, or edict, on housing-development financing have drawn criticism from local developers who claim it will make it "impossible" for them to complete projects.The proposed amendments, which Ministry of Finance...

Kith Meng starts work on island airport

Royal Group has unveiled plans to build an airport on Koh Rong, the Kingdom's largest island, in Preah Sihanouk province.Company Chairman Kith Meng confirmed the development plan. But speaking from Koh Rong, a 7,800-hectare island, he said Tuesday he...

The U.N. in Cambodia

LetterPublished: July 28, 2009To the Editor:Re “Too Late for Revenge,” by Marshall Kim (Op-Ed, July 16), about Khmer Rouge trials and the role of the United Nations in Cambodia:The trials are occurring 30 years after the end of the Pol Pot regime because...

Is Duch’s trial set on the wrong track?

Phnom Penh (Cambodia). 28/05/2002: Vann Nath, Tuol Sleng survivor, and Suos Thy, formerly in charge of prisoner records, face-to-face during the shooting of documentary movie “S-21, the Khmer Rouge Killing Machine” of Rithy Panh©John Vink/ MagnumKa-sethttp://cambodia.ka-set.info/khmer-rougeBy...

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