Ancient Temple Ruins Dot Cambodia's Countryside

In this photo taken Friday, July 16, 2010, Buddhist monks stroll through Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province, about 143 miles (230 kilometers) northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. More than 1-million visitors come annually to see the ancient temple remains that dot the sprawling Angkor region. For Cambodians,...

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Deny it … even if the denial is a lie

Click here to read the civil society report on Freedom of Expression in CambodiaTith Sothea, the PQRU mouthpiece (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)Government official rejects Civil Society report14 Sept 2010By Eng Kim Cheang DAP news Translated from Khmer by Ko TheakPhnom Penh – Tith Sothea, the government...

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There's no change without belief

Click on the comic strip to zoom inSeptember 15, 2010By A. Gaffar Peang-Meth Pacific Daily News (Guam)Opportunities to interact with others and engage in situations through which our own beliefs and habits are challenged, are engaging and stimulating. Through such interactions, we learn to take new...

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Group Wants More Government Control Over Labor Agencies

The Cambodian government has promoted migrant work abroad as one way to ease unemployment. (Photo: By Taing Sarada)Chun Sakada, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh Tuesday, 14 September 2010“The labor recruitment agencies must open an opportunity for the concerned government ministries and non-governmental organizations...

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Ethnic minority in Ratanakiri sue a Yuon company for land-grabbing

14 Sept 2010Free Press Magazine OnlineTranslated from Khmer by Ko TheakClick here to read the article in KhmerAbout 20 families of Cambodian ethnic minority living in Ratanakiri province are preparing a lawsuit against a Viet company that is clearing and grabbing their farmlands.Bou Vit, the Ta Veng village chief, indicated that a company by the name of Crong Bok(?) that received a land concession grant from the government...

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Diplomacy set to pay dividend in Cambodia

!-- 0 Comments --> Thailand seeks lead role in investment Source: Bangkok PostThailand hopes to regain its leadership in foreign investment in Cambodia over the next five years...

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Hun Sen profits from suppression and aid

!-- 0 Comments --> By Marwaan Macan-MarkarBANGKOK - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is savoring another victory. His latest triumph: a string of verdicts against an opposition...

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The Cambodian Army: Open for Corporate Sponsors

Members of the Cambodian military take part in a parade on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on Oct. 13, 2009Chor Sokunthea / ReutersA land dispute in March between a sugar-plantation developer and a small community in the province of Kampong Speu motivated military police stationed nearby...

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Cambodian war correspondents mourn ex-colleagues

!-- 0 Comments --> In this photo taken on Thursday, April 22, 2010, Yoko Ishiyama, left, of Japan, weeps during a Buddhist ceremony at a paddy field of Kandoul, in Kampong Speu...

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BHP chief plays down Cambodia fallout

!-- 0 Comments --> BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers has effectively pre-empted the findings of two investigations into its Cambodian bribery scandal by saying he...

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Fired Naga workers issue plea to Hun Sen

!-- 0 Comments --> The Phnom Penh PostFORTY workers who were dismissed from their jobs at NagaWorld Hotel and Casino earlier this month appealed to Prime Minister Hun Sen on...

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The end of democracy in Thailand?

!-- 0 Comments --> Thailand’s fledgling democracy is now all but dead; bloodied and battered on the streets of Bangkok. How did this happen?In 2005 we were in a northern Thai village undertaking field...

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Prime Minister Hun Sen Fines MP, Mu Sochua

!-- 1 Comments --> Radio Free AsiaTwo fierce political foes in Cambodia clash again.PHNOM PENH—Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and a firebrand MP convicted of slandering him...

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Thailand, Cambodia to normalize relations

!-- 2 Comments --> Source: UPI.COM - Special ReportsBANGKOK, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Tensions eased between Thailand and neighboring Cambodia after the exiled fugitive former Thai...

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Cambodian Minister Asks Vietnam 'To Assist' in Maintaining Security in Election

Will the Cambodian Elections Be Open?By LENG SovadyWill the general elections on July 27, 2008, for the fourth term of office be fair ? The study of the election legislation and recent events prove people’s choice will be under diverse pressures and intimidations as well as election frauds.On the past 25th of March, the minister of Defence of the Royal government led by Mr Hun Sen, Mr Tea Banh visited the president of...

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Transcript and Original "Statement of Heng Peov"

Heng Pov (Photo: Koh Santepheap)The following is a transcript of the statement issued anonymously under the name of Heng Pov. A copy of the original statement in PDF format can be found by clicking here (Adobe Acrobat required).Statement of Heng PeovUntil 27 July 2006, I was the Major General of Ministry...

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Vietnamese defence officials address a press conference at the Hotel Intercontinental in the capital yesterday. The delegation was on a two-day visit in advance of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus, to be held in Hanoi from October 11 to 13....

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Information minister rebuts interference allegations

Tuesday, 14 September 2010 15:01 Cheang Sokha MINISTER of Information Khieu Kanharith yesterday rejected assertions from two international judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal that he and other government officials may have interfered with the work of the court.In a decision released by the tribunal on Friday, international Pre-Trial Chamber judges Rowan Downing and Catherine Marchi-Uhel...

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