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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

hea Dara unfit to be a general of Cambodia?

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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

...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 and assemblyThe Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”)...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 still have to get used to the US taking a leadership...

Read More

Cambodia: New Regulations Fail Refugees

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 said in a letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen today.On December 20,...

Read More

2010 Cambodian New Year Celebrated In Long Beach

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 her neck, is said to ride her donkey down to earth and bless the...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 Suwit Khunkitti says.China recently sent a letter to the...

Read More

Cambodians to march against rising hemlines on schoolgirls' skirts

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 said the protest, which will involve around 300 teachers...

Read More

Faces of Cambodia

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 in Hua Hin early next month."We have received his confirmation...

Read More

Decisive Evidence of Border Encroachment: Summary and Conclusions

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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, which has seen rapid growth since 2004, is able to...

Read More

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

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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 reminder that aging leaders could evade justice at a UN-backed...

Read More