Reduced coverage between 07 and 10 August 2010

Monday, August 9, 2010

Dear Readers,Because several of our team members will be traveling to remote areas where Internet access is rather inexistent (read Cambodia’s remote countryside), news updates on KI-Media will be reduced between Saturday 07 August and Tuesday 10...
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PM: Thailand to clarify its stance to UN after Cambodian PM tells UN Thailand threatens force

BANGKOK, Aug 9 (MCOT)- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured) on Monday affirmed the country's peaceful principles and intentions, saying Thailand is sending a letter to the United Nations to clarify its position regarding its border dispute...
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PM Hun Sen complained to UN after Thai PM threatened to use force to settle Preah Vihear dispute

Click on text to read the letter.By KhmerizationCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has sought UN's help by writing a letter to the UN Security Council after Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva threatened to use force to settle the Preah Vihear...
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Sacravatoons no 1802 : " Preah Vihear Temple "

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"Kall L'bech Hanoi neung Kamsoy Roboss Khmer" a Poem in Khmer by Hin Sithan

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"Chum-vinh Kar Batt-bang Teuk Dei Khmer" Op.Ed. by Cheath Hangsa

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Politiktoons no 116 : " WikiLeak " by Sacrava

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Sacravatoons No 1801 : " Honey Sam "

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“Reconciliation for me is easy, I want all the leaders to answer for the deeds they committed”: Sum Rithy

From left to right: Mr. Sum Rithy, civil party complainant for case #002, and Mr. Lat Ky, tribunal monitor chief of ADHOC, on 'Hello VOA". (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey)Government Can Help in Tribunal Reconciliation: MonitorSok Khemara, VOA KhmerWashington,...
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Cambodia Preps for Oil Agreement With Iran

Chun Sakada, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh Friday, 06 August 2010 “We want Iranian companies to invest in Cambodia, boosting economic growth and development for poverty reduction.”Cambodia is preparing a high-level delegation to visit Iran next week, where...
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Cambodia Issues More Warnings to Thais Over Temple

Heng Reaksmey, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh Friday, 06 August 2010 Cambodian officials responsed to strong rhetoric in the Thai media on Friday, claiming that increased political pressure over the border near Preah Vihear temple could mean an end to a bilateral...
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Thailand's "yellow shirts" agree to change rally venue

BANGKOK, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's "yellow shirts" have agreed to shift their rally venue from the Government House to the Kilawes Stadium in central Bangkok on Saturday, the Thai News Agency (TNA) reported quoting Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva...
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"Bandit Chor" a Poem in Khmer by Diep Champa & Sék Serei

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Cambodia to sign oil deal with Iran

Sat, 07 Aug 2010Press TV (Iran)Asked why Cambodia had chosen Iran for such agreements, he said, "We are a non-partisan country. We are friends with everyone in the world." [including rogue states?]Officials from Cambodia will travel to Iran next week...
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Sacravatoons no 1800 : " Pen Puthsphea "

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Khmer duo offer heartfelt thanks to LB supporters

Phin Ken, and his daughter, Socheat Nha during the the Cambodian New Year Parade in Long Beach, Calif. on April 4, 2010. (Jeff Gritchen / Press-Telegram)08/06/2010By Greg Mellen, Staff WriterLong Beach Press TelegramLONG BEACH - Socheat Nha and Davik...
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[Thai] Civil groups start gathering at Thai-Japanese Sports Complex and Government House

BANGKOK, Aug 7 (MCOT online news) - The yellow-clad People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) movement gathering began at Thai-Japanese Sports Complex in Din Daeng, but activist Veera Sonkwamkid led his 'Thailand Patriot Network' demonstrated at Government...
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Thai right-wing group protests in capital against temple policy despite government warning

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong makes a point during a press conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Namhong on Friday, criticized Thai authorities for continuing to challenge Cambodia's rights to administer a landmark temple...
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Bilateral talk with Cambodia may be held to resolve border conflict: Thai minister

Monday, August 2, 2010

August 02, 2010XinhuaA bilateral talk with Cambodia may be held in a bid to seek solution to the ongoing conflict over the Preah Vihear Temple, Thailand's Natural and Environment Minister Suvit Khunkitti said on Monday.The Thai News Agency (TNA) reported...
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[Thai] Minister Suwit: Thailand may receive Cambodia's temple management plan in September

BANGKOK, Aug 2 (MCOT online news) - Thailand's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Suwit Khunkitti on Monday said Cambodia will send its management plan for the ancient Preah Vihear temple to Thailand in September and concerned agencies will...
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Letter from Gao Hongying on comment posted on KI-Media

KI-Media Note: Dear Readers, we just received the following email from Gao Hongying regarding a comment posted by a former employee of the Vietnamese company Sacombank. Gao Hongying did not indicate in his email his relationship with Sacombank, only...
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Thomico's Open letter to Thai PM ... But, Prince, where is your open letter to the Viet leaders on Viet encroachments?

Click on the letters in English and French to zoom inCliquez sur les letters en anglais et français pour aggrandirBeijingAugust 2, 2010His Excellency Mr. Abhisit VejjajivaPrime Minister of the Kingdom of ThailandCare of the Royal Thai EmbassyPhnom PenhKingdom...
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Letter to Unesco on Preah Vihear

To:1) Susan Williams, Chief, Media Section: Bureau of Public Info.Email: s.williams@unesco.orgTel: 33(0)145 68 17 062) Isabelle LE FOURNIS, Press Attache: Bureau of Public Info.Email: i.le-fournis@unesco.orgTel: 33(0) 145 68 17483) Djibril KEBE, Press...
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Thailand couldn't even properly maintain the Ayutthaya World Heritage site: How can it dream of co-managing Preah Vihear?

Vendor eyesore imperils heritageSPECIAL REPORT: Government needs to clean things up in ancient city if it is to keep its world standing.2/08/2010Lamphai Intathep and Saritdet Marukatat from AyutthayaBangkok PostThailand has a new world heritage worry,...
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Politiktoons No. 113: General Than Shwe

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://politiktoons.blogspot.comand also at http://sacrava.blogspot.c...
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Cambodian Defence Ministry to introduce military conscription soon Monday, 2 August 2010

By KhmerizationSource: Yun Samean, Radio Free AsiaA senior Cambodian Defence Ministry official said on 1st August that the ministry is poised to introduce a military conscription soon after the military reservist conscription sub-decree was signed by...
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Illegal Viet loggers go free ... Illegal Cambodian loggers go to jail: Life in the CPP kingdoom?

Three illegal Vietnamese loggers arrested and releasedMonday, 2 August 2010By KhmerizationSource: Kong Yuthnea, Radio Free AsiaThree Vietnamese illegal loggers, along with 2 motorbikes and two electric saws, had been arrested on 29th July while illegally...
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All Cambodians must lobby Unesco for Preah Vihear

By Mora Mao Our Cambodian government and people must not let our guard down, this is the second time that UNESCO committee members have delayed or postponed the final consideration whether to approve our plan or to reject our plan. Now the Unesco's...
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The Khmer Rouge tribunal

Mon, 08/02/2010Pokpong Lawansiri, LondonOpinion The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)The UN-Cambodia hybrid Khmer Rouge Tribunal, known formally as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), delivered its first verdict of the Kaing Guek...
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A hand up for Cambodia’s poor

August 2, 2010Catholic News AsiaThis Catholic Relief Services video features a microfinance project being carried out in Cambodia called “Thanakea Phum Cambodia” (TPC) - which means Village Bank Cambodia.TPC gives small loans to motivated, hardworking...
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Only balding ole boys and ole gals in this "ole Boy" Scouts group?

Xok An (2nd from left) presenting the scout's scarf to Phay Siphan, his mouthpiece, on 01 June 2010. It's interesting to note that no pictures of children/youths who were presented with scarfs were shown in the youth-oriented event, only that of the...
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Illegal and unethical employment practice against Khmer employees at the Viet Sacombank in Cambodia?

Thursday, July 29, 2010

"After crossing the bridge, then destroy the bridge": The Viet style of employment in CambodiaKI-Media note: The following message was provided by an anonymous KI-Media reader regarding illegal and unethical employment practice against Khmer employees...
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