Sunday, November 1, 2009
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Construction of Cambodian bourse to begin in Dec
Cambodia gives big boost to military budget
Thirty Years On, the Holocaust In Cambodia and Its Aftermath Is Remembered
Source: cambodia - Google News | 1 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
Trying to get Cambodia Town off the ground - Los Angeles Times
 Los Angeles Times | Trying to get Cambodia Town off the ground Los Angeles Times Shops cater to the estimated 50000 Cambodian Americans in Long Beach. Activists want businesses, through an improvement district, to pay for signs, ... |
Source: cambodia - Google News | 31 Oct 2009 | 10:57 pm
Trying to get Cambodia Town off the ground (Los Angeles Times)
Long Beach provided the designation but left financial support up to businesses in the area. Many have been reluctant to sign on, but backers of the district are working hard to persuade them. Sithea San rejoiced when Long Beach officials designated a strip of Anaheim Street the nation's first Cambodia Town in 2007. The name would celebrate the largest Cambodian population center in the country ...Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 31 Oct 2009 | 7:27 pm
Cambodia gives big boost to military budget (The Star)
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia, one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries, plans to boost defense and security spending by 23 percent next year, its budget showed on Saturday, raising the prospect of a clash with the IMF.Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 31 Oct 2009 | 3:07 am
Thaksin not to reside in Cambodia: Thai opposition leader (People's Daily)
Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra refused to permanently reside in Cambodia as hedid not want to create problem to Thailand, opposition Puea Thai Party Chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyuth said Saturday. "I asked him through people close him why he did not stay in Cambodia as it is near home and family, Thaksin said that he did not want to create problem," the INN news agency quoted ...Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 31 Oct 2009 | 2:00 am
Cambodia gives big boost to military budget (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Cambodia, one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries, plans to boost defense and security spending by 23 percent next year, its budget showed on Saturday, ...Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 31 Oct 2009 | 1:44 am
Cambodia: World AIDS Day HIV Campaign, 'Testing Millions,' to Again Launch During Cambodia's National Water Festival (ITNews)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, October 31 /PRNewswire/ -- - During Last Year's 'One Million Tests' World AIDS Day 2008 Campaign, AHF/Cambodia CARES and Cambodian Partners Surpassed Country's 30,000 Testing Goal by Testing 35,034 As part of an ambitious global effort to test several million people for HIV in observance of the Testing Millions (http://www.testingmillions.org/)[[[SHIFTIN ...Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 31 Oct 2009 | 1:11 am
Thaksin not to reside in Cambodia: Thai opposition leader - Xinhua
 Thai News Agency MCOT | Thaksin not to reside in Cambodia: Thai opposition leader Xinhua BANGKOK, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra refused to permanently reside in Cambodia as hedid not want to create problem ... Thaksin won't reside in Cambodia Cambodia can deny Thaksin extradition bid by Thailand: Attorney-General Nationalist fire counters Chavalit's move |
Source: cambodia - Google News | 30 Oct 2009 | 11:57 pm
Typhoon Mirinae likely to worsen Cambodia's flood problems: Oxfam - Xinhua
Typhoon Mirinae likely to worsen Cambodia's flood problems: Oxfam Xinhua PHNOM PENH, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- International aid agency Oxfam has cautioned that a new wave of rain from Typhoon Mirinae is expected to reach Cambodia on ... |
Source: cambodia - Google News | 30 Oct 2009 | 10:09 pm
Doc: Cambodia’s ’jungle woman’ sick, mentally ill - KOB.com
(AP) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A woman dubbed the "jungle woman" after emerging naked and unable to speak from the wilds of northeastern Cambodia two years ago is sick and apparently suffering from mental illness, a doctor said Friday. Hing Phan ...Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 30 Oct 2009 | 2:14 pm
Doc: Cambodia's 'jungle woman' sick, mentally ill (AP via Yahoo! News)
A woman dubbed the "jungle woman" after emerging naked and unable to speak from the wilds of northeastern Cambodia two years ago is sick and apparently suffering from mental illness, a doctor said Friday.Source: Yahoo! News Search Results for cambodia | 30 Oct 2009 | 1:41 pm
Opposition Lawmaker To Return from US
Opposition lawmaker Ho Vann, who was recently cleared in a defamation case in Cambodia, prepared to return to Phnom Penh Thursday after spending four months meeting supporters and officials in the US.(30 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 11:20 am
New Tribunal Budget Anticipates More Indictments
Khmer Rouge tribunal administrators have completed a budget request for the next two years that anticipates the possibility of further indictments, an official said. (30 Octber, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 11:03 am
Areas Near Lake Development Now Flooded
Sitting on a wooden bed above knee-high water, Bo Socheata gazed at the stagnant floodwater invading her home. (30 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 9:41 am
‘Peace’ a Legacy of Sihanouk: Official
As prince, head of state and king, Norodom Sihanouk accomplished many things, but as the former monarch prepares for his 87th birthday, he should be remembered as bringing peace to Cambodia. (30 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 9:31 am
Filmmaker Hopes to Bring Justice in Acid Attack
Skye Fitzgerald, whose recent documentary, “Finding Face,” chronicles the life of acid attack victim Tat Marina, hopes support built from the film will go toward punishing the perpetrators and finding justice for his subject. (30 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 9:17 am
‘Jungle Girl’ Falls Ill After Return to Forest
Cambodia’s mysterious “jungle girl” is ill in Ratanakkiri provincial hospital, after contracting a fever from a return to the remote forests, officials said Friday. (30 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 30 Oct 2009 | 7:48 am
Cambodian PM to attend first Mekong-Japan summit in Japan - Xinhua
Cambodian PM to attend first Mekong-Japan summit in Japan Xinhua PHNOM PENH, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a high delegation to participate in the first Mekong-Japan Summit from Nov. ... |
Source: cambodia - Google News | 30 Oct 2009 | 6:01 am
Katina Worshippers Barred from Remote Pagoda
Police in Kampong Thom province have blocked villagers from participating in a Buddhist ceremony at a remote pagoda on disputed land for the past two days, officials said Thursday. (29 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:48 am
H1N1 Claims Fourth Cambodian
A 51-year-old woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus, officials said Thursday, bringing the death toll to four, with the total amount of confirmed cases in the country at 239. (29 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:42 am
Thais To Explain Thaksin Charges to Hun Sen
The Thai government said this week it will send an official document to Prime Minister Hun Sen regarding ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (29 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 29 Oct 2009 | 10:34 am
Telecoms Ordered to Allow Cross-Network Calls
The prime minister has ordered telecom companies to reopen cross-network communication, in a bid to ensure fair competition in the communications industry. (28 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 11:14 am
Sex Trade Continues Despite Laws: Group
The sex trade continues to thrive in Cambodia, despite an anti-trafficking law and crackdowns on brothels, an advocate for a leading foundation says. (28 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 11:02 am
Regional Securities Experts Mull Problems
Nearly two dozen finance experts from five Asian countries met last week in a regional workshop aimed at improving the regulation of securities markets. (28 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am
Appeals Court Upholds Fines for Mu Sochua
The Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to fine opposition lawmaker Mu Suchua in a defamation suit brought by Prime Minister Hun Sen. (28 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 10:21 am
US Export Import Bank Open to Cambodia
The Export Import Bank of the United States is now open to provide financing for purchases of US exports by private-sector buyers in Cambodia. (28 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 10:02 am
Civil Parties Challenge Trial Chamber
Civil Parties Challenge Trial Chamber (28 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 9:43 am
Opposition Asks King To Enter National Affairs
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and other parliamentarians requested the intervention of King Norodom Sihamoni to improve the lives of the people and resolve longstanding border disputes with Thailand and Vietnam. (28 October, 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 28 Oct 2009 | 9:20 am
Thaksin is Cambodia-bound - Bangkok Post
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra insists he will go to Cambodia to thank Prime Minister Hun Sen for laying out the welcome mat for him. Demonstrators, led by People’s Alliance for Democracy core member Chaiwat Sinsuwong, gather yesterday in ...Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 27 Oct 2009 | 1:42 pm
Patronage Hurts Resource Revenue: Experts
In Cambodia, natural resource transactions and revenues remain hidden from the public, a product of nepotism and patronage systems that have been practiced for generations, experts told VOA Khmer in recent interviews. (27 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2009 | 9:28 am
Tribunal Calls for Victim Complaints in Next Trial
Victims who wish to file as civil parties in an upcoming trial for four leaders of the Khmer Rouge have until December, a tribunal official said Monday. (27 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2009 | 8:44 am
Phnom Penh Prepares for Water Festival
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday ordered Phnom Penh authorities to prepare for the annual Water Festival, which draws millions of visitors to Phnom Penh every year. (27 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2009 | 8:36 am
Once Optimistic, Equity Firms Now Struggling
Back then, at least three major private equity firms opened for business, hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in capital for investment in agriculture, real estate, hydropower and others. (27 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 27 Oct 2009 | 8:18 am
U.S. bank opens to finance purchases of U.S. exports in Cambodia+ - Big Hollywood
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—The United States Embassy in Phnom Penh announced Tuesday the Export-Import Bank of the United States is now open to provide financing for purchases of U.S. exports by private-sector buyers in Cambodia on ...Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 27 Oct 2009 | 3:48 am
Thai-Cambodian military ties 'intact' - Bangkok Post
 Earthtimes (press release) | Thai-Cambodian military ties 'intact' Bangkok Post Military ties between Cambodia and Thailand remain tight, army chief Anupong Paojinda said on Tuesday. His statement came as political relations between the ... Cambodian PM "was misinformed" "Cool" Thais downplay verbal spat with Cambodia Thailand to strip Thaksin of awards, police rank |
Source: cambodia - Google News | 26 Oct 2009 | 10:26 pm
Cambodia: Families evicted - Amnesty International UK
At least 115 families have been forcibly evicted, and had their homes demolished, in a village in north-western Cambodia. All are now homeless. It appears the eviction took place without a court order or judicial oversight. A force of around 150 ...Source: Cambodia - Bing News | 26 Oct 2009 | 10:51 am
Government Considers Reducing Military, Police
Cambodia is preparing to retired 3,000 soldiers this year, in a bid to continue the reform of its security forces, a senior official said Thursday. (26 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Oct 2009 | 8:22 am
Cambodia Ranked 117 in Press Freedom, a Slight Improvement
Reporters Without Borders said in an annual report last week that Cambodia had moved up in press freedom, but concerns over threats to journalists remain. (26 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 26 Oct 2009 | 6:24 am
Groups Push Adherence to Paris Accords
Marking the anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords, which ended Cambodia’s civil war in 1991, opposition officials and rights groups on Friday urged signatory countries t... (23 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 23 Oct 2009 | 1:27 pm
Thaksin Most Welcome: Government Official
Were ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to come to Cambodia, the country would not extradite him, a government statement said Friday. (23 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 23 Oct 2009 | 8:17 am
Peace Accords Remain Unfulfilled: Officials
With laws or treaties not being applied, and some cancelled or nullified, and with Cambodia’s human rights efforts under fire, opposition and rights officials said Thursday the Paris Peace Accords have not been fully implemented. (23 October 2009))Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 23 Oct 2009 | 7:53 am
Three State-Owned Companies Prep for Exchange
Telecom Cambodia, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority and the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port are expected to be the first three enterprises to list on Cambodia’s upcoming stock exchange, planned for December. (22 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 22 Oct 2009 | 10:43 am
No Disputed Border Near Temple: Group
Cambodian lawmakers, government officials and border representatives ended a roundtable discussion Thursday, concluding that in fact no disputed border exists near Preah Vihear. (22 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 22 Oct 2009 | 10:30 am
Cambodia Steps Forward in Green Debate
Cambodia will raise at least three climate issues at an international conference later this year in Denmark, officials said Wednesday, as they closed a three-day forum on climate change in Phnom Penh. (22 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 22 Oct 2009 | 10:16 am
Border Advocates Grow Impatient With Dispute
The border dispute between Cambodian and Thailand has gone on for more than a year, with the Cambodian government failing to adopt a “winning” method based on international law, border experts said Thursday. (22 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 22 Oct 2009 | 9:08 am
Airports Expect More Passengers Next Year
Passengers arriving to Cambodia by air are expected to increase by around 5 percent in 2010, the country’s airport management company said Wednesday. (22 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 22 Oct 2009 | 8:07 am
Controversial Demonstration Law Passes
The National Assembly on Wednesday passed a controversial law on demonstrations that limits the number of people allowed to gather and gives wide authority for the government to ban a protest altogether. (21 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 21 Oct 2009 | 8:06 am
Local Solar Bicycle Finds Limited Market
Since August, just four of Kong Pharith’s solar bicycles have sold. The inventor spent five years looking at ways to attach solar panels and a battery to a bicycle runs electrically. (21 October 2009)Source: VOA News: Top Stories | 21 Oct 2009 | 7:41 am
Zelaya vows to return as violence spreads
Supporters of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya clash with riot police as their ousted leader seeks to gather international support.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am
Tuol Sleng victim recalls abuse
CHUM Mey, a former mechanic, spent the first years of the Khmer Rouge regime repairing boats and sewing the black pajamas...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am
UNESCO meet raises the stakes on Preah Vihear
The favourable outcome for Cambodia in Spain could translate to more confrontation on the border, according to senior military officers.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am
Man accuses doctors of negligence in his pregnant wife's death
THE husband of a woman who died during childbirth at the National Maternal and Child Health Centre on Saturday claims doctors...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am
SRP lawmakers threatened with lawsuits over criticism
CPP warns it will file a complaint against any opposition MP who says the National Assembly is run by one...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:04 am
Hun Sen warns Thais against air incursions near disputed temple
PM also says that in the event of war, Thailand will need up to 50,000 troops to subdue 10,000 of...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Mixed bag for country in report on 'failed states'
CAMBODIA continues to be in danger of a failure of state institutions, according to a new report by the...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Meeting axed for Group 78
ACCORDING to a resident of Group 78, City Hall cancelled a meeting to settle on relocation terms with residents of Group...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Water plan launched
THE Ministry of Rural Development announced on Tuesday that it would launch the Clean Water and Sanitation Project in 13 provinces...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Vendors close stores to protest
ABOUT 200 Sovanna Shopping Centre vendors closed their stores and protested inside the shopping mall on Tuesday, demanding that the owner lower...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Fish die-off in Battambang worries locals
HUNDREDS of kilograms of dead fish and shrimp were found floating along a 400-metre stretch of small river in Battambang's Sampov...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:03 am
Dengue fever cases double in 2009
Health officials say the dengue numbers are a return to normal but remain a serious problem.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Imprisoned opposition publisher suffers diminishing health: lawyer
Hang Chakra, sentenced last week to one year in prison for defamation, says he hasn't been able to sleep or...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Asleep at the wheel
A worker succumbs to sleep aboard an excavator at a construction site on Street 178 near the National Museum in...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Name the culprits not the nationality
In the article published on June 10 titled Nigerian arrested by police after scam , the name of the culprit...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Police Blotter: 1 Jul 2009
Two bodies were found by villagers near a pond in Thmey village, Tuol Lvea commune, Pailin town and province, on...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Advertising to begin on Kingdom's GI products
New marketing campaign for Kampong Speu palm sugar and Kampot pepper to launch within the next two months.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:02 am
Pig breeder calls for microloans for industry
THE Mong Reththy Group, a diversified company that recently moved into the pig-rearing trade, has called on microfinance institutions (MFIs) to lend...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Kampot Cement sees sales drop one-third up to May
Cambodia's largest cement maker cites worldwide economic crisis and lower prices from overseas competitors as main reason for recent sales...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Malaysian lender to open in Cambodia
THE Kingdom is to welcome its 28th commercial bank when Malaysia's Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd starts operations at the end of July.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Inside Business: Looking to coffee to brew success
LY Thirith learned from his father his coffee-roasting skills when aged just 18. Twenty years on, Ly Thirith is the general...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Paradise in the making
Sales are already under way for villas being built on a pair of pristine islands in the Koh Rong archipelago...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Had enough of your leaky bathroom gun?
There are few things as annoying as a dripping faucet - except maybe a leaking bathroom sprayer.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 am
Campu building begins to shape up
The $25 million Campu Bank Tower is expected to be completed by September for a December opening, country head of Cambodian...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
Tempting monkey mutiny
Phnom Penh's roaming monkeys are no strangers to mischief – but might they be heading for a Planet of the...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
Hook, line - and rising fast
Meet the creator of Travelfish.org, one of the most refreshing and innovative guides to travelling Southeast Asia to emerge since...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
How to save tourism from ruining itself
The newspaper USA To-day ran a story recently lamenting some of Southeast Asia's better-known must sees .Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
Shaping the future of Cambodian football
Former national players Van Piseth and Bouy Dary have joined national team coach O’Donell to develop Cambodian talent.Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
Six-figure interest for Pol Pot's shoes
Former Khmer Rouge photographer Nhem En said Tuesday that he has received an expression of interest for some of his Khmer...Source: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
SRP asks france for KKrom documents
Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) parliamentarians have written to Bernard Accoyer, president of the French National AssemblySource: Phnom Penh Post RSS feed | 1 Jul 2009 | 7:00 am
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