Join the audience in the trial opposing Sam Rainsy to Hor 5 Hong

VENEZ AUJOURD'HUI ASSISTER AU PROCES OPPOSANT HOR NAM HONG A SAM RAINSY A PARISCe jeudi 25 mars, à partir de 13 heures, venez nombreux assiter à l'audience de la Cour d'Appel de Paris (Chambre de la Presse) où Sam Rainsy sera confronté avec Hor Nam...

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Son of 2-star general Chea Morn arrested … for robbery

2-star General Chea Morn (L) (Photo: Reuters)26 March 2010Everyday.com.khTranslated from Khmer by SocheataSiem Reap provincial authority indicated that Chea Sophal, the son of General Chea Morn, the commander of the army region 4, was arrested by military...

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hea Dara unfit to be a general of Cambodia?

Chea Dara's wild and baseless claim against Cambodia's opposition party is unbecoming of a RCAF general (Photo: AFP)Border dispute fomented by groups opposing the Khmer and Thai governments (sic!): Chea Dara24 March 2010By Tin ZakariyaRadio Free...

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Montrey Vay Tob - "The beating officials": A Poem in Khmer by Srey Sra'Em

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CCHR calls on RGC to take action to protect and promote freedom of expression and assembly

Cambodian Center for Human RightsPRESS RELEASEPhnom Penh, 25 March 2010For immediate releaseActions Speak Louder Than Words:CCHR commends RGC’s acceptance of UPR recommendations, calls on RGC to take action to protect and promote freedom of expression...

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Developments in U.S. Climate Change Policy and the ‘Green Diplomacy’ Initiative

InvitationOn Green Drinks tomorrow, Juhani Platt, the Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the US embassy in Phnom Penh, will briefly introduce:Developments in U.S. Climate Change Policyand the ‘Green Diplomacy’ InitiativeMost people...

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Cambodia: New Regulations Fail Refugees

Source: Human Rights WatchRevised Procedures Aided Unlawful Return of Uighurs to China(New York, March 24, 2010) – New Cambodian asylum regulations do not meet Cambodia’s obligations under the United Nations Refugee Convention, Human Rights Watch...

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2010 Cambodian New Year Celebrated In Long Beach

Wednesday, March 24, 2010By Ashleigh OldlandStaff WriterUptown Gazettes (Long Beach, California, USA) April marks the beginning of a new year for Cambodians. The angel Mondar Tevy, who wears a flower behind her ear and cat’s eye gemstones around...

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China to provide water data on dams [along the Mekong River]

25/03/2010Apinya Wipatayotin and Theeraporn SaiwiratBangkok PostChina has agreed to provide water level data from two dams in Yunnan province until the end of this year's drought in the lower Mekong River basin, Natural Resources and Environment Minister...

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Cambodians to march against rising hemlines on schoolgirls' skirts

Thu, 25 Mar 2010DPAPhnom Penh - Teachers and students from schools in the capital plan to march this weekend in an effort to persuade the government to ban creeping hemlines on schoolgirls' skirts, local media reported Thursday.The Khmer Teachers' Association...

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Faces of Cambodia

25/03/2010Ploenpote AtthakorBangkok PostDutch artist Peter Klashorst is preparing for a painting exhibition to be held in Cambodia's notorious Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum next month. The opening of the exhibition will coincide with the museum's reopening...

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Cambodia's Hun Sen to attend Mekong River Commission meet in Hua Hin

Thursday, March 25, 2010The NationCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to make his first visit to Thailand since the two countries downgraded their diplomatic ties late last year.Hun Sen is scheduled to attend the Mekong River Commission (MRC) meeting...

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Decisive Evidence of Border Encroachment: Summary and Conclusions

(Photo: Ly Meng Huor, RFI)March 24, 2010DECISIVE EVIDENCE OF BORDER ENCROACHMENTSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSI- My previous work on the border issue (October 2009 - February 2010)My first purpose was to show that the so-called temporary border post # 185 made...

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SRP MPs visiting jailed Khmer villagers who were victimized by the Vietnamese encroachment in Svay Rieng

Dr. Ly Srey Vina (C) who is also a SRP MP gave a health checkup for the two Khmer villagers jailed (All photos: SRP)Dr. Ly Srey Vina (2nd from left) discussed with the prison authoritySRP MPs visited families of the jailed Khmer villagersSRP MP Ker Sovannaroth...

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Chea Dara: “[Hun Xen] is really the king of the soldiers, and he distinguishes himself by his talent and experience”

4-golden-star General Chea Dara took the opportunity to boast the prowess of his boss, the 5-golden-star General Hun Xen, "the king of the soldiers," albeit without a throne to claim as his own ... yet (Photo: DAP news)Geopolitical lecture24 March 2010By...

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Rushed Graft Law a Sham: Opposition Leader

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (Photo: Reuters)By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer Washington24 March 2010Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Monday lambasted the country’s new anti-corruption law as a sham, saying those who commit graft in the country will never be...

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Companies Seek Ways Around Corruption [... by paying under the table to gov't officials?]

By Ros Sothea, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh24 March 2010It is not easy to get ahead in Cambodia’s business environment. Just ask Sam Sambath, CEO of the country’s largest manufacturer of construction coating materials.Cam-Paint Manufacturing,...

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Khieu Samphan hospitalized for a cough ... KR victims died when they were sick under Khieu Samphan's KR regime: Justice?

Khieu Samphan Hospitalized With Cough By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer Original report from Washington24 March 2010Jailed Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan has been hospitalized since last week, tribunal and hospital officials said Tuesday, providing another...

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Asian countries launch swap agreement

March 24 2010By Kevin Brown in SingaporeFinancial TimesThirteen Asian countries on Wednesday launched a $120bn currency swaps agreement to provide emergency US dollar liquidity to nations facing a foreign exchange crisis.The Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation...

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New cryptic gecko species is discovered in Cambodia

Cnemaspis neangthyi reveals itselfWednesday, 24 March 2010By Matt Walker Editor, Earth News BBCA new and extremely well camouflaged species of gecko has been discovered hiding in the forests of Cambodia.Scientists working for Fauna & Flora International...

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War Journalists to Get Reunion in Cambodia Next Month

Chhang Song, a chameleon-politician (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)2010-03-24XinhuaSome 40 foreign war journalists who were covering in Cambodia in early 1970s will get together in Phnom Penh next month, Chhang Song, former information minister said Wednesday.He...

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China-Cambodia Ties Grow Tighter

CICP head Cheang Vanarith says China's economic assistance has proved a boon for Cambodia (Photo: VOA - R. Carmichael)Robert Carmichael, VOAPhnom Penh 24 March 2010 In the past five years China and Cambodia have drawn ever closer, with Beijing investing...

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The Dark Side of China Aid

March 24, 2010By CHRISTOPHER WALKER and SARAH COOKThe New York TimesThe government in Phnom Penh, which has received substantial aid from the United States and other democracies, now receives comparable amounts from China. The Cambodian authorities have...

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In Cambodia, unity is strength

March 24, 2010By Gaffar Peang-Meth Guest CommentaryUPI Asia Online Washington, DC, United States, — No stone has been left unturned by writers in Cambodia and abroad in exposing the Hun Sen regime’s violations of human rights and lack of good governance....

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Cambodia finally drafting laws to curb acid attacks

Wed Mar 24, 2010By Prak Chan ThulPHNOM PENH (Reuters Life!) - Keo Sreyvy is scarred for life after hot acid was poured on her in a vicious attack. Her body is covered in burns. She is blind in one eye.Like scores of other acid attack victims in Cambodia,...

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