UNC Professor Analyzes Khmer Rouge

http://www.wchl1360.com/By Matt StradleyWCHL Reporter A human rights tribunal in Cambodia is questioning several leaders from the Khmer Rouge regime almost 25 years after their rule came to an end.Dr. Jeffrey Sonis, associate professor in the departments...

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ASEAN commemorates 42nd anniversary with environment issue

Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), delivers a speech during a commemoration activity in Jarkata, Indonesia, on Aug. 8, 2009. The ASEAN on Saturday marked the 42nd anniversary of its founding with...

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Sex slavery victim visits Central New York, speaks out against child sex trafficking

Submitted photographSomaly Mam, an advocate against sex trafficking and slavery, talks with supporters at a recent gathering. She was at Carousel Center Thursday at The Body Shop. That company The Body Shop has launched a fund-raiser for Somaly Mam and...

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Typhoon Morakot batters Taiwan - 7 Aug 09

AlJazeeraEnglishTaiwan has closed offices and schools and grounded flights as the strongest typhoon of the year closes in on the island.Heavy rains and strong winds caused by Typhoon Morakot have already triggered floods and mudslides across the region.Al...

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6 dead, missing in typhoon

A pedestrian falls down during strong winds brought by typhoon Morakot in Taipei. --PHOTO: REUTERSA woman is helped by rescuers in floodwater in Linbian. --PHOTO: AFPIt was expected to hit southern China late Saturday or early Sunday. --PHOTO: REUTERSThe...

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Government Officials Rejected a Joint Statement of Civil Society Organizations on Mu Sochua’s Case – Saturday, 8.8.2009

Posted on 8 August 2009The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 624http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/“After the Phnom Penh Municipal Court issued a verdict on 4 August 2009, announcing that the Sam Rainsy Party deputy secretary-general and parliamentarian from...

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Police reportedly killed the self-proclaimed Southeast Asian commander

Indonesian police officers regroup following a raid on a house where suspected terrorists were holed up in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month's attacks on hotels in the capital...

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Tropical storm Goni: Nearly 100 missing in sea off S China

www.chinaview.cn2009-08-08HAIKOU, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 100 ships' crew members from Cambodia, Vietnam and China are missing in heavy seas off south China's Hainan Island, a local official said Saturday.More than 20 ships in the area had been affected...

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Chinese American Hero: Dr. Haing S. Ngor

Asia Weekhttp://www.asianweek.com/August 7, 2009Name in English: Dr. Haing S. NgorName in Chinese: 吴汉[吳漢]Name in Pinyin: Wú HànGender: MaleBirth Year: 1940-1996Birth Place: Samrong Young, CambodiaPhilanthropy: YesProfession (s): Medical Doctor, ActorEducation:...

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Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region

http://www.etaiwannews.comAssociated Press2009-08-08Two tropical storms will hit East Asia on Sunday.Tropical Storm Goni is forecast to bring considerable rain and thunderstorms to China's southeastern Hainan Island and Hong Kong later in the day.Morakot...

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Troops withdraw over hostage fears

http://www.bangkokpost.comJoint patrols to calm Preah Vihear tensionsWriter: WASSANA NANUAMPublished: 8/08/2009The army has cancelled overnight stays by troops with their Cambodian counterparts at Wat Kaew Sikha Khiri Sawara for fear of them being held...

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New challenges to ASEAN

http://www.thejakartapost.comAndy Rachmianto , Jakarta Sat, 08/08/2009On Aug. 8, 2009, ASEAN will celebrate its 42nd anniversary. It is quite natural that when celebrating its anniversary, ASEAN should ask itself what has been achieved and what should...

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Electricity Use in Cambodia Does Not Yet Meet Proper Standards – Friday, 7.8.2009

Posted on 8 August 2009The Mirror, Vol. 13, No. 624http://cambodiamirror.wordpress.com/“Phnom Penh: Nowadays, electricity use and management in Cambodia, by both the state and the private sector, is not yet up to international standards.“A Secretary...

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Day Inn Angkor Resort Reintroduces Itself to the Public

Day Inn Angkor resort, a four-star hotel located in Cambodia, has been renamed as Royal Bay Inn Angkor Resort.[ClickPress, Fri Aug 07 2009] Day Inn Angkor Resort, one of the finest hotels in Cambodia, has been renamed as Royal Bay Inn Angkor Resort....

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Day Inn Angkor Resort Reintroduces Itself to the Public

http://www.clickpress.comDay Inn Angkor resort, a four-star hotel located in Cambodia, has been renamed as Royal Bay Inn Angkor Resort.[ClickPress, Fri Aug 07 2009] Day Inn Angkor Resort, one of the finest hotels in Cambodia, has been renamed as Royal...

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Thai-Cambodia border situation normal

http://www.bangkokpost.comWriter: BangkokPost.comPublished: 8/08/2009The situation along Thai-Cambodia border including areas nearby the ancient Preah Vihear temple is still normal, Army Region 2 commander Lt Gen Wibulsak Neepal said on Saturday.The...

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At least two dead as Typhoon Morakot slams into Taiwan (2nd Roundup)

M & Ghttp://www.monstersandcritics.com/Asia-Pacific NewsAug 7, 2009Taipei - Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan Friday, leaving at least two persons dead, four missing and four foreign ships grounded off Taiwan's coast.A woman walking in Keelung, northern...

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Malaria disaster risk

Malaria is transmitted when a female Anopheles mosquito takes a blood meal© CDChttp://www.rsc.org07 August 2009Two studies could spell disaster for malaria management, with the first evidence of a malarial strain resistant to a first-line drug, and signs...

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UTSA collaborates with Cambodian universities on research, teaching, study abroad

Top photo: Associate Professor Wayne Wright (left) and Betty Merchant (right), dean of the College of Education and Human Development, watch as President Ricardo Romo signs an agreement with Cambodian universities. (Photo by Mark McClendon) Bottom photo:...

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Downturn pushes exporters to eye Cambodia

http://vietnewsonline.vn/Sai Gon Giai Phong NewspaperFriday, August 07, 2009As the wheels of Vietnam’s export machine to the U.S. and Europe begin to slow, local shippers are turning their attention to the often overlooked neighboring market of Cambodia.Nguyen...

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Tribunal, Organizations To Coordinate Outreach

By Kong Sothanarith, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Phnom Penh07 August 2009Khmer Rouge tribunal officials met with local rights organizations Friday in a bid to strengthen cooperation between the court and civil society and to improve outreach to victims...

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Police Continue Interrogation Torture: Expert

Chhiev Huor Lay, a senior prison researcher for the rights group Licadho.By Sok Khemara, VOA KhmerWashington07 August 2009Cambodia’s legacy of violence is continuing to manifest itself in the penal system, leading to a high number of abuse cases of suspects...

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4 August 2009 – Another Dark Day For Justice And Democracy In Cambodia

Cambodian Center for Human RightsPRESS RELEASEPhnom Penh - 7 August 20094 AUGUST 2009 – ANOTHER DARK DAY FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN CAMBODIAThe Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) regrets the verdict of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on 4 August...

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The Phnom Penh Court fined Mu Sochua 16,5 million riels

kilettersOn 04 August 2009, the CPP-contolled Phnom Penh Municipal Court fined SRP MP Mu Sochua 16.5 million riels ($4,100) for allegedly defaming Hun Sen, Cambodia's Strongman....

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Mu Sochua fined 16.5 million riels ($4,125)

local1xThe defamation lawsuit involving Hun Xen and Mrs. Mu Sochua was heard by the Phnom Penh Municipal court last 24 July, and the sentence was handed down in the morning of Tuesday 04 August. The court ordered Mrs. Mu Sochua to pay 8.5 million riels...

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Trafficking on trial

Photo by: Shaju John/UNDPA victim of human trafficking breaks down during testimony on Thursday at the Court of Women in Bali, Indonesia.The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 07 August 2009Nathan GreenBali, IndonesiaWITH tears flowing down her face, a trafficking...

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Munipal police begin broad crackdown on unregistered tenants

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 07 August 2009May TittharaDANGKOR district authorities have begun taking measures against landlords who rent their houses to unregistered tenants in a bid to cut down on robberies and other petty crime, officials said Thursday.Municipal...

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S-21 an 'anteroom to death', expert testifies at Duch trial

Photo by: Photo SuppliedScholar David Chandler is shown testifying on television Thursday at the trial of former Khmer Rouge leader Duch.The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 07 August 2009JAMES O'TOOLEAN EXPERT foreign witness at Cambodia's war crimes tribunal...

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Confronting the darkness: Cambodian victims speak

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 07 August 2009 Laura SnookTwo young victims, one lured by the promise of work and a second sold for her virginity, tell the Court of Women of the horrors of the flesh trade.ORIGINALLY from Kampong Cham, the witness known only...

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Mu Sochua requests court postponement

The Phnom Penh PostFriday, 07 August 2009Meas SokcheaTHE Appeal Court has summoned opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua to appear on August 18 for questioning in relation to her defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Hun Sen, but the Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian,...

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