Mam Sonando won, Hun Sen lost: Justice has prevailed over injustice ទីបំផុត ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ឈ្នះ ហ៊ុន សែន (យុត្តិធម៌ ត្រូវតែឈ្នះ អយុត្តិធម៌)

March 15, 2013




ទីបំផុតទៅ ចៅក្រមតុលាការសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍
នៃរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាយ៉ងយួន នៅភ្នំពេញ មិនហ៊ានបន្តឃុំ ខ្លួនលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ
ហើយបានកាត់តម្រឹមទោសជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ របស់លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ រយៈពេល ៨ ខែ ហើយបើគិតទៅលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នឹងត្រូវជាប់ពន្ធនាគាររយៈពេល
៨ ខែ នៅថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ ដូច្នេះចៅក្រម សម្រេចថានឹងដោះលែងលោក
ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នេះអោយមានសេរីភាព ។



ក្នុងពេលប្រកាសសាលដីកានៅ

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Cambodia: Journalist’s release from prison a step in the right direction

14 March 2013

http://www.amnesty.org












Cambodian Journalist Mam Sonando arrives to an Appeal court in Phnom Penh on December 14, 2012

© AFP/Getty Images


















“


Mam Sonando
should never have been imprisoned in the first place. We have to hope
that today’s decision to release him

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Arrested tycoon’s friends released in Cambodia

Mar 14, 2013 Moscow Time

























Sergei Polonsky


Photo: EPA





Konstantin Baglai and Alexander
Karachinsky of Russia who were arrested with their friend, real estate
tycoon Sergei Polonsky in Cambodia have been temporary released on bail,
one of their lawyers said Thursday.


The three were arrested before New Year on charges of

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Cambodian center rescues rare anteater breed

Animals




http://www.dw.de



The pangolin is under threat of being hunted to extinction by poachers
in Southeast Asia's illegal wildlife trade, who hunt it for its meat and
its scales. A new center in Cambodia is doing all it can to save the
animal.



A week old baby pangolin sniffs at the air and snuggles down next to its
mother. She curls around him to keep him warm. The mother

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Body of Ieng Sary removed from hospital

Hospital staff are moving body of Ieng Sary, former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister, to his house

 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The body of Ieng
Sary, 87, who died Thursday morning in Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital
was transported to his house.

Neth Pheaktra, spokes for the
UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal, said the his corpse was

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Khmer Rouge's Ieng Sary dies amid genocide trial

By SOPHENG CHEANG | Associated Press








View PhotoAssociated
Press/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Mark Peters,
File - FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo released by the
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Ieng Sary, former
minister of Foreign Affairs, waits to be questioned at the court hall
of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal on the outskirts of

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Mam Sonando to be freed [on Saturday 16th March 2013]

Last Updated on 14 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By May Titthara and Abby Seiff








Beehive Radio
station owner Mam Sonando during his hearing at the appeal court in
Phnom Penh last week. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post


EMBATTLED independent radio station owner Mam Sonando will be released
Saturday – just eight months after his arrest on insurrection charges –
after the Appeal

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Cambodian activist Mam Sonando to be freed in days

Rights groups welcome decision by appeal court in Phnom Penh to drop insurrection charges against owner of Beehive Radio




Kate Hodal in Bangkok


guardian.co.uk,
Thursday 14 March 2013 







Cambodian supporters of Mam Sonando protest outside the appeal court in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty





Cambodian

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Hun Sen: Prince not involved with Politics

Prince Ranariddh (front right) and Nhiek Bunchhay (front left) held a press conference in 2012 after Funcinpec Party invited the prince to be president against but the agreement was later reneged by Nhiek Bunchhay.

 

PHNOM PENH, 14 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Hun Sen announced Thursday he didn't
believe the rumor circulating that Prince Norodom Ranariddh had joined
opposition

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Khmer Rouge tribunal must speed up the trials

Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights

 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The death of Ieng
Sary, former Khmer Rouge foreign minister, gave a warning sign to
everyone, the tribunal must speed up the

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Ieng Sary's charges dropped because of death from heart failure

PHNOM PENH, 14 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Ieng Sary's death from cardiac
failure led to the termination of his case, announced, co-prosecutor
Chea Leang, at the Extra-ordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia.Last
year, Ieng Sary was often hospitalized many times at the
Cambodian-Russian Friendship Hospital. The last time he was on March 4th
for vomiting and cardiac arrest.She

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Rice miller plans to export 10,000 tonnes

Last Updated on 14 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara 




State-owned rice miller Green Trade plans to export about 10,000 tonnes
of milled rice to Libya this year, an insider has revealed.



Thon
Virak, director of state-owned rice exporter Green Trade, told the Post
yesterday that he had signed an export deal with a private company in
Libya, adding that his company had already

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French query Vallier in-laws

Last Updated on 14 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By May Titthara








Police investigate
the vehicle in which French national Laurent Vallier and his four
children were found dead in Kampong Speu province in 2012. Photograph:
Derek Stout/Phnom Penh Post



French and Cambodian investigators yesterday questioned relatives of a
Frenchman who, along with his four children, died last year in

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For Cambodia, worries that death may beat justice

 

By SOPHENG CHEANG and TODD PITMAN | Associated Press



PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Decades after Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge
movement oversaw the deaths of 1.7 million people by starvation,
overwork and execution, the regime's imprisoned top leaders are escaping
justice one by one. How? Old age.

Thursday's death of 87-year-old Ieng Sary,
foreign minister under the Khmer Rouge, is

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New roads take shape in Cambodia

March 14, 2013 by Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit  



KAMPONG CHAM, 14 March 2013: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
expects a new section of national highway 6A from Bathey district in
Kampong Cham province to Siem Reap, will help to boost the country’s
economy.

The PM said work on widening and improving the 248 km stretch of
national highway 6A was a vital development that would

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Six Seriously Injured as Housing Activists Clash With Police

Cambodian riot policemen block protesters from Boeung Kak lake villager, during a protest rally to mark the World Women Day, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, March. 8, 2013. Hundreds of protesters from Boeung Kok lake on Friday staged a rally to demand the release a villager Yoam Bopha, who was arrested by local authorities after she protested over compensation for loss of her house

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Cambodian Police Beat Eviction Protesters

Watch the video of the beating here.

 

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia March 13, 2013 (AP) - Cambodian police beat demonstrators who marched to the prime minister's
house Wednesday to protest being evicted from their homes, a
confrontation that highlights how contentious the issue of land grabbing
is this election year.

Nearly 100 protesters, mostly women, marched to Prime Minister Hun

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Cambodian Court Overturns Dissident's [Mam Sonando's] Conviction

                                                   Mam Sonando and his wife
 
By SOPHENG CHEANG


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia March 14, 2013 (AP) - A Cambodian appeals court Thursday overturned the widely criticized
conviction of a prominent government critic who was sentenced to 20
years in prison for an alleged secessionist plot, closing a case that
one rights group called a "politically

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Ieng Sary, public face of Cambodia's genocide

Agence France-Presse 

March 14, 2013



Ieng Sary (pictured), the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister who died Thursday
at the age of 87, was a student radical who emerged as one of the few
public faces of Cambodia's brutal 1970s regime.

After a long battle with health issues including heart problems, he
died before Cambodia's UN-backed court could deliver a verdict on his
role in a

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Ieng Sary, minister for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, dies in hospital

By Prak Chan Thul



PHNOM PENH |
Thu Mar 14, 2013



 



(Reuters) - Ieng Sary, who was standing trial for crimes against
humanity during his time as the Khmer Rouge's foreign minister in
Cambodia in the 1970s, died on Thursday, the court said.

Ieng Sary's death will dismay
victims of the regime who fear those most responsible for their
suffering will

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Ieng Sary Dead: Co-Founder Of Cambodia's Brutal Khmer Rouge Movement Dies At 87

Ieng Sary, who co-founded Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge movement in
1970s and served as its public face abroad, died March 14, 2013. He was
87. (AP Photo/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Mark
Peters, File) 

 
By SOPHENG CHEANG 
13th February, 2013 


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Ieng Sary, who co-founded Cambodia's brutal
Khmer Rouge

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CCHR Press Release - Yet More Brutality, Yet More Shame on Cambodia

CCHR PRESS RELEASE – 14 March 2013, Phnom Penh



Yet More Brutality, Yet More Shame on Cambodia



The Cambodian Center for Human
Rights (“CCHR”) condemns the violence that occurred yesterday
morning only 100 meters from the house of Prime Minister Hun Sen and calls for
an immediate investigation.  According to
eye witness reports and interviews with the victims, a group of peaceful
protestors

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CCHR Press Release – Death of Ieng Sary Should Act as a Wake-up Call

CCHR PRESS RELEASE – 14 March 2013, Phnom Penh




Death of Ieng Sary should act as a wake-up call




The Cambodian Center
for Human Rights (“CCHR”) notes the passing at 8.45am this morning of
Ieng Sary, former Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs of Democratic
Kampuchea and one of three senior Khmer Rouge leaders standing trial at the
United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on charges

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Infamous leader during Cambodia genocide [Ieng Sary] dies

Former Khmer Rouge
Deputy Prime Minister Ieng Sary died Thursday, escaping judgment for war
crimes at the hands of a tribunal. He is pictured here in the Phnom
Penh courtroom in 2011.

































HIDE CAPTION

 


By Tim Schwarz and Ben Brumfield, CNN
March 14, 2013  



(CNN) -- It was one of the worst genocides since the
Nazi era. The brutal Khmer Rouge

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Joint Media Statement: Civil Society Condemns Beating of Boeung Kak Protesters អ្នក​បឹង​កក់​៦​​នាក់របួស​ធ្ងន់​​​​ពេល​ប៉ះ​ទង្គិច​ជាមួយ​សមត្ថកិច្ច

 March 13 violence against Boeung Kak community 



  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtYZjA_T0M&feature=share&list=UUOrJ1nXDwVTGLW35asZ06OA



Phnom Penh police AGAIN shove and carry 72-year old activist Yea Mommy (BKL)

Police rough up TK, BK, and BKL women in front of MOI 



Published on Mar 13, 2013

On the morning of March 13, 2013, a group of military police and police officers,

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Funcinpec Party said it has no plan to sue former party president Prince Norodom Ranariddh ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច មិនមានផែនការ ប្តឹងសម្តេចក្រុមព្រះទេ

Funcinpec Party said it has no plan to sue former party president Prince Norodom Ranariddh (pictured). The denial cam after there were rumours that the party will sue its former president for the illegal sale of the party, the rumours that have been confirmed as true by current president Nhiek Bun Chhay who told the media that the lawsuit will not be proceeded if the prince agreed to

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Villagers in Ratanakiri provicne accused a Vietnamese company of grabbing their lands ពលរដ្ឋ​ខេត្ត​រតនគិរី​ចោទ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម​រំលោភ​យក​ដី

ការ​រំលោភ​ទន្ទ្រាន​យក​ដី​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​របស់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ
បាន​កើត​មាន​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់​នៅ​ខេត្ត​រតនគិរី ហើយ​នៅ​ពេល​ថ្មីៗ​នេះ
អ្នក​ស្រុក​បាន​ចោទ​ទៀត​ថា ក្រុមហ៊ុន​សម្បទាន​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​វៀតណាម ឈ្មោះ
អេលែវ ប៊ីអឹម ហ្យ័ញ ស្តុក (Elev BM Joint Stock)
បាន​បន្ត​រំលោភ​យក​ដី​អ្នក​ស្រុក​ដែល​មាន​ប័ណ្ណ​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​រួច
​ហើយ។

 



ដោយ រដ្ឋា វិសាល RFA Service

2013-03-13

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Relatives gather as Ieng Sary on death bed ជំងឺ លោក អៀង សារី ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ មែនទែនហើយ កូនចៅ នាំគ្នាទៅពេញ មន្ទីរពេទ្យ

                                                                         Ieng Sary

                                                                                                                                                                 

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Relatives of Ieng
Sary, 87, gather at Cambodian-Soviet Friendship hospital to wish him
well as he lay on his

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Ieng Sary on death bed

Ieng Sary, former Foreign Minister in the Pol Pot regime,

 



PHNOM PENH(The Cambodia Herald) -- Ieng Sary, 87,
former Foreign Minister in the Pol Pot regime, is in critical condition,
and at the last stages of his life, defense lawyer, Ang Udom said
Wednesday.He was sent to

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Tributes pour in for late Australian ambassador

Gareth Evans, Australian foreign minister from 1988 to 1996 

 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Tributes have
poured in for the late Australian ambassador and Cambodian government
advisor John Holloway who died Tuesday after a long battle

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Senior finance ministry recalls late Australian ambassador

Hang Chuon Naron, secretary of state
at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, who worked at the Australian
Mission under the late Ambassador John Holloway 

 


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- A senior
official at the Ministry of Economy and

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Australia Supports Ending Violence Against Women

By Penny Richards, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia 



On 8 March every
year, women and men celebrate the progress we have made together towards
gender equality. There is much to celebrate: women are leading
countries, ministries, companies and non-governmental organisations. It
is also a day on which we must look purposefully ahead to see what else
needs to be done to

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Cambodia optimism on temple unsettles Thais

Writer: Wassana Nanuam
Published: 14 Mar 2013
Bangkok Post


'No matter how the World Court's verdict comes
out, we are neighbours and should not fight each other," Cambodia's
defence minister and deputy premier, Gen Tea Banh said.
"We can [solve problems through] talks. We are supposed to be close
friends as both of us are heading for the Asean Economic Community."

He was urging both

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[UK's] Dundee woman signs up to help young trafficking victims in Cambodia

By Graeme Ogston,

13 March 2013 http://www.thecourier.co.uk

Chloe Miller-Kelly is trying to raise funds for a trip to help victims of human trafficking in Cambodia.



 

A harrowing documentary on
the trafficking of children in Cambodia has spurred on a Dundee woman to
sign up to help young victims of the crime.

Chloe Miller-Kelly (20) was so moved at

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USDA Hikes 2013 Export Projections for Cambodia, India, U.S. [the bulk of Cambodia’s rice exports are shipped to Vietnam and Thailand]

March 13, 2013 

http://www.blackseagrain.net

 

The USDA increased its rice export forecasts for India, Cambodia and the
U.S. mainly due to higher production estimates in these countries.

Cambodia’s 2013 rice export estimates was increased 150,000 tons to a
record 975,000 tons, up about 21% from last year, said the USDA in its
March Rice Outlook. However, it also added that the “bulk of

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Thailand, Cambodia mull joint trade body

Updated: 13th March 2013





BANGKOK (Xinhua)- Thailand and Cambodian signed an agreement for the
formation of a joint business council to promote bilateral trade and
investment, Thai News Agency reported on Wednesday.

The memorandum of understanding was officially endorsed on Tuesday
evening by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Cambodian
counterpart Hun Sen on the sidelines

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Knowledge brings relief to genocide survivor

Driven by revenge, Youk Chhang (pictured) began documenting the horrors that befell
his people during the genocide in Cambodia. Now he's convinced his
country must confront its past to be able to shape its future.




Youk Chhang was 14 in 1975 when his life changed forever. A native of
Phnom Penh, he had learned to live with dread as the war raging in the
Cambodian countryside

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"Authoritarian" drift leaves Phnom Penh’s "fragile" democracy at risk

http://www.asianews.it



The independent electoral observer commission
Comfrel, does not hide concern ahead of the general elections in July.
Prime Minister Hun Sen and the People's Party suppress dissident and
opposition parties. The government rejects criticism and talks of
slander aimed at pleasing the international agencies.
Phnom Penh
(AsiaNews / Agencies) - Cambodia has embarked on an

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Cambodian police beat people marching on prime minister's house to protest evictions

Police violently cracked down on Boeung Kake Lake residents during their protest in front PM Hun Sen's home.

 

Published March 13, 2013

Associated Press




PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –  Cambodian
police have beaten demonstrators who were marching toward the prime
minister's house to protest being evicted from their homes. The violent
confrontation is a reminder that land

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Hun Sen hinted that his eldest son, Hun Manet, could be appointed president of the ruling CPP after Mr. Chea Sim died នាយក​​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​​បង្ហាញ​​តម្រុយ​​​តែង​​តាំង​​លោក​ ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត ជា​ប្រធាន​​បក្ស​​ប្រជាជន

ស បទុម
Thursday 07 March 2013 - Free Press Magazine
ថ្លែង
​​ក្នុង​​ពិធី​​ចែក​​សញ្ញា​បត្រ ដល់​ក្រុម​មន្ត្រី​ពី​​សាលា​ភូមិន្ទ
រដ្ឋបាល ​កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​មិញ ​ឯវិទ្យា​ស្ថាន​​ជាតិ​អប់​រំ​
នាយក​​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​​​បាន​រំឭក​ការ​ចោទ​សួរ​ពី​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​​ខ្លះ
​ទាក់​ទង​​​ការ​ដែល​​អាច​តែង​​តាំង ​កូន​​ប្រុស​ច្បង​​របស់​លោក
ឲ្យ​​ដឹ​ក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ ជំនួស​លោក ជា ស៊ីម ដែល​មាន​​វ័យ​ជរា
។​



លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែ

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Is Hun Manet the only person who can be Cambodia's PM?

Re:
Hun Sen hinted that his eldest son, Hun Manet, could be appointed president of the ruling CPP after Mr. Chea Sim died 


The appointment of Hun Manet is not different from the election of George W. Bush

Anonymous said...



Remembered of the former President of the United States, Mr.
Bush. His son was also elected as the President of the United States.



Why
Mr. Hun Manet not able to be

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A True Khmer's opinion

RE: Hun Sen a "coward" says Cambodia opposition chief [Sam Rainsy]
 

By True Khmer


There should not be any compromising with the Hanoi's tool or
puppet. They were trained and brain-washed to love power,to twist our
history and to sell our county and nation.



We must be free from this mechanism at all cost,if we have to survive as a free country.



Democracy in Cambodia is link to freedom

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"Soul of a Nation": Who killed King Ananda of Thailand?

"Soul of a Nation": Who killed King Ananda of Thailand?

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Three people arrested and three injured during police crackdown on Boeung Kak Lake protesters in front of PM Hun Sen's house អ្នក​បឹង​កក់​៣​នាក់​ត្រូវ​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​និង​៣​នាក់​របួស​ក្នុង​ពេល​ប៉ះ​ទង្គិច

អ្នក​បឹង​កក់ ៣​នាក់ ត្រូវ​បាន​សមត្ថកិច្ច​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ
ចាប់​ខ្លួន និង ៣​នាក់​ទៀត​រង​របួស
ខណៈ​ដែល​មាន​ការ​ប៉ះ​ទង្គិច​គ្នា​មួយ​ប្រាវ​រវាង​ក្រុម​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ចម្រុះ
និង​ក្រុម​អ្នក​ភូមិ​បឹងកក់ ជិត ១០០​នាក់ នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៣ ខែ​មីនា។


ដោយ ទេព សុរ៉ាវី RFA Service
2013-03-13







ប៉ូលិស​រារាំង​អ្នក​បឹងកក់ តវ៉ា​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ដោះលែង​លោកស្រី យ៉ោម
បុប្ផា នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​ផ្ទះ​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ជិត​

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Who is a coward? នរណា​ជា​មនុស្ស​កំសាក?

Who is a coward?

 

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ
ចាត់​ទុក​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ជា​មនុស្ស​កំសាក
រារាំង​លោក​មិន​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​សកល​នៅ​ខែ​កក្កដា ខាង​មុខ
ប៉ុន្តែ​មន្ត្រី​នាំ​ពាក្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ទេ ជា​មនុស្ស​កំសាក
ដែល​មិន​ហ៊ាន​មក​កម្ពុជា ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​តាម​សាលក្រម​តុលាការ។



ដោយ យន់ សាមៀន

2013-03-13



ស្ដាប់ ឬ

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More capital for factories [More 103 factories to be built, so hope more jobs for Khmers, with decent pay]

Last Updated on 13 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By May Kunmakara









Workers protest
outside the H&L Apparel (Cambodia) Co factory in Phnom Penh’s Por
Sen Chey district in 2012. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post



The government approved 103 factories with a combined investment of $660
million last year — a big increase from the previous year’s 52
factories valued at $230 million,

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Round 2 at Borei Keila [in defiance of a crack down by a greedy corrupt tycoon]

Last Updated on 13 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Khouth Sophak Chakrya









Students walk past
the site yesterday where a group of families have started to build
temporary structures in the area where their former homes previously
stood in Phnom Penh’s Borei Keila community. The families were among a
group of 300 evicted last year. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post



Four

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India hoping for direct flights

Last Updated on 13 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Low Wei Xiang 




India’s ambassador to Cambodia is hopeful that direct, scheduled
Cambodia-India flights will be launched by late 2013 and says he is
working  for charter flights to begin even earlier.



Speaking on
the sidelines of a seminar in Phnom Penh yesterday promoting India as a
tourist destination, Dinesh Patnaik said he would have

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Khemarak Sereymon to hold conference ខេមរៈ សិរីមន្ត នឹង​រៀបរាប់​ពី​ហេតុការណ៍​គ្រោះថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍ ក្នុង​សន្និសីទកាសែត នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​១៤​មីនា​

Pop-star Khemarak Sereymon

 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Pop-star Khemarak
Sereymon will a hold news conference Thursday to describe in detail of the accident that took the lives of four people and seriously injuring
six others.

Lay Sok Chamroeun, Sunday Production general
manager, told Cambodia Express News (CEN), an affiliate

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Former Australian ambassador John Holloway dies

John
Holloway presenting his credentials in 1991 to the then Prince Norodom
Sihanouk, chairman of the Supreme National Council set up after the
Paris Peace Agreements



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- John Holloway, a former Australian
ambassador who worked as a Cambodian government advisor for almost 20
years, died Tuesday at the age of 70 after a long battle with skin
cancer and

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CLMV agree on future of Asean

Vientiane (Vientiane Times/ ANN) -- The leaders of Cambodia, Laos,
Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) agreed yesterday in Vientiane on future plans
to narrow the development gap between the four newer Asean members and
the other six member states.Various agreements to this effect
were reached at the 90-minute 6th Summit of the CLMV country leaders
that took place in the Lao capital following the

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Watchdog Says Cambodia Headed for One-Party State ខុមហ្វ្រែល៖ កម្ពុជា​មិន​មែន​ជា​ប្រទេស​លទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ពិត​ប្រាកដ

A woman casts her vote for commune council leaders at a polling station in Phnom Penh on June 3, 2012.



AFP 

Radio Free Asia






Cambodia is on the road to authoritarianism and its political
processes are backsliding, an election monitoring group said Tuesday
ahead of a national election in July which the opposition says will not
be free and fair.
The Committee for Free

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Election Group Highlights Fragile State of Democracy

By Lauren Crothers 

The Cambodia Daily

March 13, 2013



Democratic reform deteriorated in Cambodia last year and the ruling
CPP continued to dominate the legislative, judicial, law enforcement,
media and public administration sectors, the Committee for Free and Fair
Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) says in its annual report released on
Monday.

The report, titled Democracy, Elec­tions

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Unfair Election Process Discouraging to Many Voters, Rights Advocate Says

Ou Virak, head of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, on “Hello VOA,” file photo.



By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer

13 March 2013 


WASHINGTON DC - As the July election approaches, the opposition faces a
biased election body and a ruling party with far superior financial
resources and access to the media, making the contest unfair, a leading
rights advocate says.

Ou Virak, head of the

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OLD GHOSTS, NEW DREAMS Cambodia Program Set for Film Society of Lincoln Center, 4/19-25 Read more about OLD GHOSTS, NEW DREAMS Cambodia Program Set for Film Society of Lincoln Center, 4/19-25

http://movies.broadwayworld.com



The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today Old Ghosts,
New Dreams: The Emerging Cambodian Cinema (April 19-25). To be
presented in conjunction with the citywide Season of Cambodia arts
festival, FSLC will team with the great documentarian Rithy Panh to
screen a fascinating survey of films from Cambodia.

FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo said, "This

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Caring for Cambodia

 

Guardian photo by Jim Day

Mam
Sambath, director general of the organization Development and
Partnership in Action on Cambodia

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A glimmer of hope for Cambodian activist [Mam Sonando]

By Luke Hunt
The Diplomat
McClatchy-Tribune News Service 
March 13, 2013


Cambodian prosecutors have offered jailed
broadcaster Mam Sonando a glimmer of hope. Mam Sonando appeared before
an appeal court this week to appeal his conviction and 20-year sentence
for plotting to create a "state within a state".


Hundreds of supporters gathered outside as prosecutors asked the court
to drop very

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[British] Student needs help to teach Cambodian orphans

 

Hannah Scott, who is look to fundraise for cash to visit Cambodia to teach


 
By Ewan Foskett

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Kem Sokha said his government will increase civil servants' monthly salary to $250 and factory workers to $150 លោក កឹម សុខា ថា​នឹង​តម្លើង​ប្រាក់​ខែ​ដល់​មន្រ្តី​រាជការ ២៥០​ដុល្លារ កម្មករ​១៥០​ដុលា្លរ

សិលាពល​ Monday 11 March 2013 - Free Press Magazine

អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្រ្គោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ថ្លែង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ
ឯ​ខណ្ឌ​ពោធិ៏សែន​ជ័យ​ថា នឹង​តម្លើង​ប្រាក់​ខែ​ដល់​មន្ត្រីរាជការ
២៥០​ដុល្លារ កម្មករ ១៥០​ដុល្លារ បើ​គណបក្ស​នេះ ឈ្នះ​ឆ្នោត​
នៅ​​ក្នុង​​ការ​​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ខែ កក្កដា​ខាង​មុខ ។ ហើយ​ថា នឹង​ចុះចេញ​ពី​តំណែង
ភ្លាម​បើ​មិន​អាច​​ធ្វើ​តាម​ការ​សន្យា​បាន ។


លោក កឹម សុខា អនុប្រធាន បក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ

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Hun Sen a "coward" says Cambodia opposition chief [Sam Rainsy] លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ចាត់​ទុក​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ជា​មនុស្ស​កំសាក

Hun Sen (L) talks to Sam Rainsy (R) as Keo Put Reaksmey, President of the Funcinpec Party, looks on.

Monday March 11, 2013


From Agence France Presse (AFP)



PHNOM
PENH: Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Monday branded
strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen a "coward" for barring him from running
in a key general election later this year.



Rainsy, Hun Sen's main rival, lives in

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Sam Rainsy withdrew lawsuit against FM Hor Namhong from the Appeal Court មេ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដក​ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង​សំណុំរឿង ហោ ណាំហុង ពី​សាលាឧទ្ធរណ៏​

ក.សំណាង Tuesday 12 March 2013 -Free Press Magazine


លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ


ខណៈ​ដែល​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ត្រូវ​ចូល​ខ្លួន​សាកសួរ​នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១២​មីនា​នេះ​មេធាវី
​ការពារ​ក្ដី​ឲ្យ​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​បែរជា​បាន​ដក​ពាក្យបណ្ដឹង
ប្រឆាំង​សាលក្រម​របស់​តុលាការក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ​ដែល​បាន​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​មេដឹកនាំ​
គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ​២​ឆ្នាំ​ទាក់ទង​សំណុំរឿង​បរិហាកេរ្តិ៏លោ​ក ហោ
ណាំហុង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​

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US Firm to Open Its Second Casino in Cambodia

                               Inside the Dreamworld Casino in Pailin

 

By Simon Lewis 

The Cambodia Daily

March 12, 2013



A U.S.-listed gaming company is set to open its second casino in
Cambodia next month, the company said as it announced its revenues had
grown to more than $20 million in 2012.

Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (EGA), which is backed by Macau-based
Melco

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French Judge Arrives to Probe Death of Frenchman’s Family

By Zsombor Peter and Phorn Bopha 

The Cambodia Daily

March 12, 2013







                                                Police gathers evidence from the crime scene



A team of 10 investigators from France arrived in Cambodia on Sunday
evening to probe the death of a Frenchman and his four children, whose
decomposed bodies were

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Sam Rainsy Meets With Suu Kyi in Burma

By Colin Meyn 

The Cambodia Daily

March 12, 2013




Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy met with his Burmese
counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday to discuss Cambodia’s upcoming
national elections and Burma’s transition toward democracy.

Mr. Rainsy’s visit with Ms. Suu Kyi came as part of an Asean-wide
tour in which

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On Burma Visit, Sam Rainsy Says Cambodia Must Reform Too

Speaking from Rangoon, Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer that Burma has turned away from its dictatorial past and allowed its opposition leader to join parliament, file photo.
 

By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer

11 March 2013 


PHNOM PENH - Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is calling on the government
to make reforms to its democratic system, much in the same way Burma
has.

Sam Rainsy is visiting Burma

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Two Cambodian loggers fatally shot in Thailand

UDOR MEANCHEY, 12 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Two brothers were shot dead
Monday by Thai soldiers while they were illegally crossing the border to
log expensive timber, border officials said.The shootings took
place 9 kilometers from  Tropang Brasad District where some border
authorities had allowed illegal loggers to cross.  Thai soldiers
open fired at 12 loggers killing Chhiv

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U.S. Embassy to host first TechCamp Wednesday ស្ថានទូត សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក នឹងរៀបចំ សន្និសីទ ស្តីពីបច្ចេកវិទ្យា ជាលើកដំបូង នៅកម្ពុជា

PHNOM PENH, 12 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- U.S. Ambassador William E. Todd (pictured) will
hold it's first TechCamp on March 13, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., at Norton
University (St. Keo Chenda, Sangkat Chroy Changva, Khan Russey Keo).

The
Tech-Camp is a technology conference that will bring international
technology experts to train non-governmental organizations (NGO) to join
the

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Australia donates for justice sector improvements

PHNOM PENH, 12 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Australia donated $12 mln in order
to amend the justice sector as well as reinforce commune safety
policies, according to the National Police Website.The donation was signed Monday by Ms. Penny Richards, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia along with Interior Minister, Sar Kheng.Ms.
Richards has high expectations that the donation will help

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Kampot tragedy: police offer $1K reward [Police offer $1000 for information about the murder of a French woman]

Last Updated on 12 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Kim Sarom




A month after the grisly murder of a French tourist, Kampot police said
yesterday they had neither leads nor suspects and would begin offering
the public a reward of $1,000 for any viable tips.



“If anyone
offers any news leading to the real identification of the killer, our
authorities will offer them $1,000,” said In Chiva,

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Turkey to enhance diplomatic ties with Cambodia

Souce:Xinhua 
Publish By Thomas Whittle
Updated 13/03/2013 


PHNOM PENH, March 12 — Turkey is willing to establish an embassy
residence in Cambodia in order to promote bilateral relations and
cooperation between the two countries, the newly- designated ambassador
of Turkey to Cambodia, Osman Bulent Tulun said Tuesday.

The Bangkok-based ambassador unveiled the plan

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[Thailand's] CPF to set up feed mill plant in Cambodia

A new silo for corn in Cambodia and a
new feed meal plant in Laos, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) are going to
invest a combined THB 250 million (US$ 8.40 million) to strengthen their
agri-industrial business ahead of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).







The investment through its  subsidiaries involve the
purchase of a corn silo and drying plant in Cambodia

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Travel to: a deserted temple in Cambodia

Mar 12, 2013 , by Kate O'Toole



Last time Michael Turtle spoke to us he was munching on tarantulas
so I was relieved hear that there were no ill effects and he was alive
and well! Still on the Cambodian leg of his Asian adventure, today
Turtle checks in to say hello from the ruins of the Beng Mealea temple.
It's about an hour away from Siem Reap, a little bit like Ta

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Thailand's minimum wage hike boosts Thai-Cambodian border trade

Border trade at the Poipet International Checkpoint in Banteay Meanchey province

 

Submitted by TNA 

Tue, 03/12/2013



BANGKOK, March 12 (TNA) - Thailand's new daily minimum wage, at 300 baht
in all areas across the country, has considerably boosted the value of Thai-Cambodian border trade and the value of the Thai baht against the
Cambodian real in Chantaburi province in the East.

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Six Cambodian children arrested in Phuket raid

PHUKET: Six Cambodian children and six adults in
Patong were arrested on Friday afternoon (March 8) by a Phuket
Immigration team led by Superintendent Pol Col Sanchai Chotkayaikit.



By Tanyaluk Sakoot


Tuesday 12 March 2013, The Phuket News








Six Cambodian children and six adults in Patong were

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The dangerous road to Preah Vihear temple ចំណោតផ្លូវឡើង​ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ

http://youtu.be/6AvTHyuc8_E

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Grievance against Prince not in court yet [Lawsuit against Prince Ranariddh not lodged yet]

PHNOM PENH, 11 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Funcipec Party spokesman said Monday
the complaint that Prince Norodom Ranariddh (pictured) had sold the party’s Mi-17
helicopter has not yet reached court.Funcipec Party had announced Sunday that it would file a grievance against the Prince."At
this movement the Funcipec Party has not yet filed an official
compliant," Tum Sambo,

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Entrepreneurs to help Cambodian charities

BY HAMISH MCNICOL

Last updated 12/03/2013








































Last updated 05:00 12/03/2013

































 CRAIG SIMCOX/Fairfax NZ

 




CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY: Some the Wellington group off to
Cambodia to be part of the Good for Nothing challenge. Front, Stefan
Korn, and from left,

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Little headway expected in Cambodian Khmer Rouge investigations

By Paul Iddon
 
http://www.digitaljournal.com
Mar 11, 2013




 Cambodian society at large is soul-searching and
trying to figure out how to as a nation address war-crimes accusations
against former Khmer Rouge commanders, some of whom are now in the
government.


The ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge regime of Pol Pot
wrecked havoc across Cambodia when it ruled the country in what has

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An American guy sings "Smot" and speak Khmer so perfect

 CTN 21(ស្រីពៅ & វ៉កឃ័រ)
 
http://youtu.be/Jt-qJE0twV8

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The Love-Hate Relationship Between Sihanouk And America

Re: King Father Sihanouk talked about Vietnamese invasion



By Kropum Chhouk Sor (កពឈស
)



Kenton Clymer is Chair of the History Department at Northern Illinois University, USA and was formerly Professor of History at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA. He is the author of "The United States and Cambodia, 1969–2000, A trouble relationship" and other books that focus on American relations

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Burma NLD Conference Inspires Cambodia Opposition Leader

By
ERIC RANDOLPH & PATRICK BOEHLER / 
THE IRRAWADDY|
 
March 11, 2013 |

Sam
Rainsy, the leader-in-exile of the Cambodia National Rescue Party,
speaks to Irrawaddy reporters in Rangoon on March 11, 2013. (Photo: The
Irrawaddy)



The exiled leader of the Cambodian
opposition says that Burma provides an example for his country’s
political reform process, after attending the National

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Cambodian prince [Norodom Ranariddh] denies joining opposition party for July's polls: spokesman សម្ដេចក្រុមព្រះ​ នរោត្ដម រណឫទ្ធិ បដិសេធ អំពីតួនាទីប្រធាន កិត្ដិយស នៃគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ

Xinhua |
11 March 2013
By Agencies


Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh (pictured), son of late former King Norodom Sihanouk, denied Monday that he would return to politics.

The
denial was made after local media reported Sunday that the prince would
join the newly-formed opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP)
in the status of honorary president and lawmaker-candidate in the

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Funcinpec Party plans to sue Prince Norodom Ranariddh, while both Prince Ranariddh and Sam Rainsy denied that the prince will join the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party បក្ស​ហ៊្វុនស៊ិចប៉ិច​គ្រោង​ប្ដឹង​សម្ដេច​ក្រុមព្រះ

ដោយ វណ្ណ វិចារ RFA
2013-03-11







សម្ដេច​ក្រុមព្រះ នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ និង លោក ញ៉ឹក ប៊ុនឆៃ
ក្នុង​ពិធី​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​រួម​គ្នា កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៤ ខែ​ឧសភា
ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ នៅ​ទីស្ដីការ​គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី វិមាន​សន្តិភាព។








RFA/Den Ayuthea. Prince Ranariddh denied joining the Cambodian National Rescue Party. 






គណបក្ស​ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច
ចេញ​ផ្សាយ​សេចក្ដី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន

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EU fund of over $4.5 mln in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, 11 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The European Union in efforts to
reduce the poverty rate and secure a free society has awarded $4.5 mln
to four projects.  These projects will work to improve justice, natural
resources, land rights, and build the capabilities of local authorities.Four
projects were selected among 28 proposed and it  earmarked the
promotion of good

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Union threatens strike if wage talk fails

Chea Mony, President of Free Trade
Union of Workers of Cambodia, speaks to reporters during a march to mark
ninth anniversary of the slaying of union leader Chea Vichea

 


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Chea Mony, Free
Trade

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Sides dig in over minimum wage [They agree to disagree]

Last Updated on 11 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
 






Unions and the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) are
unlikely to walk out of their final minimum wage meeting today with an
agreed-upon increase for workers, industry insiders said yesterday.



Both
parties have reaffirmed their respective positions: GMAC
secretary-general Ken Loo

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Cambodia, Vietnam target $5bn trade turnover in 2015

VOV | Mar 11, 2013 



Vietnamese businesses are enjoying more investment
opportunities in Cambodia thanks to preferential trade conditions
offered by both countries.



Vietnam is expected to increase its Cambodian market investments to
$3.2 billion. The value of two-day trade is predicted to hit $5 billion
in 2015.

Cambodian Planning Minister Chhay Than says Cambodia is improving

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Khmer Rouge genocide: justice delayed may be justice denied

Reuters |
Updated: March 11, 2013 
http://www.ndtv.com








Phnom Penh: Under Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge, Meas
Mut and Sou Met, now two-star generals in their 80s, are said to have
hauled prisoners to S-21, a torture centre that symbolised the horrors
of a regime that wiped out nearly a quarter of the population.Another

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Suu Kyi Meets Cambodian Opposition Leader [Sam Rainsy]

By | March 11, 2013 

The Irrawaddy



Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with Cambodian
opposition leader Sam Rainsy in Rangoon on Saturday to discuss their
parallel struggles for democracy, AFP reports. Rainsy heads the Cambodia
National Rescue Party but lives in self-imposed exile in France. He
faces 11 years in prison if he returns after being convicted. Critics
say

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CCHR highlights some positive and negative implications for due process from Mam Sonando’s appeal hearing

CCHR PRESS RELEASE – 7 March 2013, Phnom Penh



CCHR highlights some positive and negative implications
for due process from Mam Sonando’s appeal hearing, and reiterates its call for
the journalist’s immediate release



After two days of monitoring
journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Court of
Appeal, the Cambodian Center for Human
Rights (“CCHR”) has
observed

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King Father Sihanouk talked about Vietnamese invasion សម្តេចតា នរោត្តម ស៊ីហនុ មានព្រះបន្ទួលពីរឿងយួនឈ្លានពានខ្មែរ

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmDeAzqZZMQ&feature=youtu.be

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Is Prince Norodom Ranariddh joining the Cambodia National Rescue Party or is he not? សម្តេចក្រុមព្រះ នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ ចូលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ?

 
(ថ្ងៃទី 10 មីនា 2013,) ដោយ: រតនា CEN



ភ្នំពេញ:
ប្រភពពី​មន្ត្រី​នៃ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​
បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹងថា សម្តេចក្រុមព្រះ​ នរោត្តម ​រណឫទ្ធិ បានសម្រេច​ព្រះទ័យ
យាង​ទៅ​ចូល​រួមជាមួយគណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ
​និងមាន​ឋានៈ​ជា​ប្រធានកិត្តិយស​គណបក្ស ដែល​រួប​រួ​ម​រ​វាង​គណបក្ស​សមរង្ស៊ី
និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​។​ Sources from the Cambodia National Rescue Party said Prince Norodom

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Funcinpec Party sues former party president Prince Norodom Ranaridhh for illegally selling party's helicopter គណបក្សហ្វ៊ុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ប្តឹងសម្តេចក្រុមព្រះ រឿងលួចឧទ្ធម្ភាគចក្រ យកទៅលក់

|
(ថ្ងៃទី 10 មីនា 2013,)
ដោយ: រតនា CEN 




The lawsuit against Prince Ranariddh was lodged at a time when there are rumours that Prince Ranariddh will join the opposition National Rescue Party as its honourary president.



ភ្នំពេញ:
គ្រាន់តែឮដំណឹងថា សម្តេចក្រុមព្រះ នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ
នឹងចូលរួមជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ ក្នុងនាមជាប្រធានកិត្តិយស
គឺនៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះ ​គណបក្ស​ហ្វ៊ុ

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Thai soldiers shot dead one Cambodian and injured another Cambodian ទាហាន​ថៃ​បាញ់​ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​ម្នាក់​ស្លាប់​និង​ម្នាក់​​​របួស

ប្រភព​ពី​សមត្ថកិច្ច
និង​ក្រុម​មន្ត្រី​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា-​ថៃ នៅ​ខេត្ត​ឧត្តរមានជ័យ
បាន​ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ទាហាន​ការពារ​ព្រំដែន​ថៃ នៃ​ខេត្ត​ស៊ីសាកេត
បាន​បាញ់រះ​បណ្ដាល​ឱ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​ម្នាក់​ស្លាប់ ម្នាក់​រង​របួស
និង​ចាប់​ខ្លួន ៣​នាក់​ផ្សេង​ទៀត កាល​ពី​ពេល​ថ្មីៗ។

ដោយ ហង្ស សាវយុត RFA
2013-03-10 



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង








ការ​បាញ់​រះ និង​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​នោះ
គឺ​នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​

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Ieng Sary Stable, But Still in Hospital

Cambodian military officials line up in front the top leaders of Khmer Rouge portraits, from right, former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, former Khmer Rouge head of state Khieu Samphan, and former Deputy Secretary Nuon Chea, during the second day of trial of the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Three senior leaders of Cambodia's brutal

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Fans suspicious that singer Khemarak Sereymon has taken his wife and one year-old child into hiding after a horrific accident that killed 5 of his band members មហាជន សង្ស័យថា ខេមរៈ សិរីមន្ត រត់គេចខ្លួន ជាមួយ ប្រពន្ធនិងកូន ក្រោយជួប ឧបទ្ទវហេតុ គ្រោះថ្នាក់ ចរាចរណ៍

Sunday, 10 March 2013 ដោយៈ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP) ID-067 DAP News. Khemarak Sereymon went into hiding after a traffic accident?



 





ភ្នំពេញៈ បន្ទាប់ពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់ ចរាចរ ដ៏រន្ធត់
ដែលបានកើតឡើង កាលពីថ្ងៃ០៧ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ បណ្តាលឲ្យ មនុស្ស៤នាក់
ស្លាប់បង់ជីវិតភ្លាម នៅនឹងកន្លែងកើតហេតុ បានក្លាយជា សោកនាកម្មមួយ
ដ៏គួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ពីសំណាក់ មហាជន ខណៈដែលរថយន្តបង្កហេតុ បានបុកជាមួយ
នឹងរថយន្តរបស់

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Sam Rainsy met with Aung San Suu Kyi this morning in Yangon

March 9, 2013



SAM RAINSY MET WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI THIS MORNING IN YANGON



Cambodian
opposition leader Sam Rainsy attended this morning the First Congress
of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Rangoon (Yangon). He met with NLD Chairperson and Burmese opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.



See photos on Sam Rainsy's Facebook Account

https://www.facebook.com/rainsy.sam.5

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Cambodia Hits Back Over Thai Border Landmine Claims

By Kaing Menghun 

The Cambodia Daily

March 10, 2013



The Ministry of Defense on Friday hit back at Thai claims that
Cambodia violated the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines after three Thai
border rangers were seriously injured in a mine explosion on the Thai
side of the border near Preah Vihear province Tuesday.

On Thursday, The

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Embracing the Challenges of Urbanization

By William E. Todd, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia 

The city of Phnom Penh is changing very rapidly. 
Sometimes I feel that whenever I blink, a new coffee shop opens its
doors in my neighborhood.  When I walk down a street I have not visited
in a month, there always seems to be a new apartment building going up
where a house used to be.  As more people migrate

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Stanford student thrives a world away from Cambodia's 'killing fields'

By Gary Peterson
Contra Costa Times




Updated:
 
03/09/2013




A portrait of Sumat Lam at Stanford University on Feb. 14, 2013. (Dai Sugano/Staff)







Sumat
Lam's parents made sure he learned the alphabet when he was in
preschool. Under their direction, he began addition, subtraction and
multiplication while in kindergarten. He tackled his first "Harry
Potter"

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The Lady Behind the Icon

By Dene-Hern Chen 

The Cambodia

March 5, 2013







Making a documentary on a person who is essentially one of the most
well-know modern female icons is not an easy task. There isn’t much that
the world doesn’t already know about Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese
pro-democracy leader who was detained under house arrest by the
country’s

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[UK's] Crieff schoolgirl's Cambodian adventure

Friday Mar 8 2013 

by Rachel Blacburn, 

Strathearn Herald

 


A Crieff schoolgirl has been chosen to spend a gap year helping underprivileged children in a Cambodian orphanage.

Now, 17-year-old Fidra Sym is working to raise the £5400 she needs to fund the once-in-a lifetime opportunity.

Fidra, who is in her final year at Crieff High School, will travel
to Cambodia in August with

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Domestic violence in Cambodia

Cambodia: Domestic violence in Cambodia, in particular, its prevalence and whether there are laws to protect the victims; if so, whether these laws are enforced; protection provided by the government.



Is the prevalence of domestic violence in Cambodia, to a large extent, an inevitable extension and consequence of systematic, institutionalised violence and coercion meted out to non-compliant

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Cambodia opposition head compares notes with Suu Kyi

Saudi Gazette - Saturday, March 09, 2013


Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy raising his hand during his
political party’s annual congress in Phnom Penh on Sept. 8, 2007. — AFP


 PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s opposition leader-in-exile Sam
Rainsy met his Myanmar counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi Saturday in Yangon
where they discussed their parallel struggles for democracy, officials
from his

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Hundreds of fans flocked to Sihanoukville's Police Heaquarter to see Singer Sereymon's damaged car after the accident that killed 4 and injured 6, including Khmermarak Sereymon មនុស្សជាច្រើន សម្រុកទៅមើល រថយន្ដ របស់តារាចម្រៀង ខេមរៈ សិរីមន្ដ នៅស្នងការ

Fans flocked to Police Headquarter in Sihanoukville to see Singer Khemarak Sereymon's damaged car after the accident that almost killed him.

 

Friday, 08 March 2013 


ដោយដើមអម្ពិល៖ ID-015 DAP News








ព្រះសីហនុ ៖ បន្ទាប់ពីទទួលព័ត៌មានថា តារាចម្រៀងពេញនិយម
លោក ខេមរៈ សិរីមន្ដ និងក្រុមការងារជួបគ្រោះថ្នាក់ដ៏គួរ ឱ្យរន្ធត់
ធ្វើឱ្យស្លាប់ ៤នាក់ និងរងរបួសធ្ងន់ ស្រាល ៣នាក់

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Youngest Billionaires In The United States - Forbes 400 មហាសេដ្ឋី​ដែល​ក្មេង​បំផុត​នៅ​លើ​ពិភពលោក​

By Brian Solomon, Forbes Staff


















Dustin Moskovitz (Click on the image to see the full gallery)


If the Forbes 400 is the ultimate scorecard of wealth, these 20 people may be winning — even more than Bill Gates or Warren Buffett.

While Gates and Buffett have the edge in total dollars, it’s the

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The ruling Cambodian People's Party to hold extraordinary congress next weekend បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​មហាសន្និបាត​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍​ក្រោយ

គីម Saturday 09 March 2013 - Free Press Magazine

មហាសន្និបាតវិសាញ្ញ
​របស់​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ប្រជាជន គ្រោង​ធ្វើឡើង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦-១៧ ខែ​មីនា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣
ដើម្បី​ដាក់ចេញ​នូវ​ផែនការ កម្មវិធី និង​គោលនយោបាយ​សំខាន់ៗ
សម្រាប់​ចូលរួម​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ជ្រើសតាំង​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាល​ទី​៥
នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​ នាចុងសបា្តហ៏ក្រោយនេះ។

​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាស​ដូច្នេះ
នៅក្នុង​ពិធី​ប្រគល់​

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France to provide $75 million in aid to Cambodia បារាំង​នឹង​ផ្ដល់​ជំនួយ​ដល់​កម្ពុជា​ប្រមាណ​៧៤​លាន​ដុល្លារ

ប្រទេស​បារាំង នឹង​ផ្តល់​ប្រាក់​ជំនួយ​ប្រមាណ
៧៤​លាន​ដុល្លារ​អាមេរិក ដើម្បី​គាំទ្រ​ដល់​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច
និង​សង្គម​នៅ​កម្ពុជា ក្រោម​គម្រោង​កម្មវិធី​ហិរញ្ញប្បទាន​ជាច្រើន។



ដោយ កេសរណ្ណីយ្យា RFA Service

2013-03-08



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង












អគ្គនាយក​ទី​ភ្នាក់ងារ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​បារាំង លោក ដូវ ហ្សេរ៉ា (Dov Zera)
នឹង​មក​បំពេញ​ទស្សនកិច្ច

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Malaysia top importer of Cambodian rice in first quarter of 2013 ម៉ាឡេស៊ី​ នៅតែជាប្រទេស ដែលកម្ពុជា នាំចេញអង្ករ ច្រើនជាងគេ នៅដើមឆ្នាំនេះ

Saturday, 09 March 2013


ដោយដើមអម្ពិល៖ ID-015 DAP News





Figures from Department of Statistics shows that the top importers of Cambodian rice in the first quarter of 2013:

1. Malaysia imported 9515 tons

2. France 8990 tons

3. Poland 8400 tons

4. Gabon 3736 tons

5. China 3216 tons

6. Thailand 2750 tons

7. The Netherlands (Holland) 2049 tons

The

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Hun Sen warned officials to avoid nepotism and cronyism

Hun Sen decries nepotism and cronyism, but he promoted all his sons into all important positions in the government and in the military. Hun Sen promoted brother Hun Neng as governor of Kampong Cham province, his nephew-in-law Gen. Neth Savoeun promoted as Commissioner of National Police, all his in-laws like Sok An, Yim Chhay Ly and sons-in-law and many more of his friends and relatives.....are

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‘Cambodian garment unions and GMAC can resolve wage issue’

March 08, 2013 (Cambodia)
















Workers’ unions as well as
the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) need to reach a
compromise over the wage debate, Vong Sovann,

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Viet Nam, Cambodia make plans for development

HA NOI (Viet Nam New /ANN) — President Truong Tan
Sang has urged the planning ministries of Viet Nam and Cambodia to
effectively implement the agreements reached during recent talks. He
made the comments at a meeting with

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The call of Cambodia: Hard history and heavenly hotels in an exotic Asian cocktail

By
Chris Leadbeater

PUBLISHED: 8 March 2013
The UK Mail


On the veranda of Raffles Hotel Le Royal, a woman of elegant middle years is toying with a cocktail.

Apparently
lost in thought, she turns the glass so that the ice cubes within clink
the sides – a sound that, on this muggy evening, is almost smothered by
the tropical burble of insects and the whirr of the ceiling fan.
Finishing her

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Tea Banh wants only good news [from the Bangkok Post]

Preah Vihear meet brings warning from Cambodian defence minister
to press to write only positive articles / Democrats took Bangkok
governor race with the help of celebrities and one clear campaign
strategy / Transport minister inspects city road snarls daily to get a
handle on each problem


Published: 9 Mar 2013
Bangkok Post











Tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border

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Bucking All-Male, Offline Trend, Cambodia's First Female Lawmaker Blogs

Posted 8 March 2013









Written bySopheap Chak



The Global Voices

 

To commemorate the International Women's Day this year, let us meet Mu Sochua, the first woman ever to be elected to Cambodia's Parliament and one of the very few politicians in Cambodia who actively use social media.

Sochua advocates the prioritization of women issues in policymaking
and is a

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Renaissance Minerals defines 1.2 million ounce gold resource at Cambodian project

Friday, March 08, 2013 by Proactive Investors






Renaissance Minerals (ASX:RNS) has defined a JORC gold resource of 1.2 million ounces at 2.4 grams per tonne (g/t) at its Okvau deposit in Cambodia.The
resource comprises 15.2 million tonnes at 2.3g/t for 1.11 million
ounces of gold in the higher confidence Indicated category, plus 0.5
million tonnes at 5.9g/t for 0.1 million

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For Cambodian Women in US, Success and a Delicate Balance

By Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer

09 March 2013 




PHNOM PENH - Cambodian immigrants to the United States have faced many
challenges as they adapt to life in the United States. For Cambodian
women, that adjustment can be particularly difficult, as they leave a
traditional culture for the fast-paced life of the US.

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Gang rape widespread in Cambodia

Al Jazeera - 08 Mar 2013

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5 Singaporean and Filipino movie stars arrived in Cambodia for the celebration of the 10th birthday of Cambodian Television Network (CTN) តារាសិង្ហបុរី និងហ្វីលីពីន មកដល់កម្ពុជា ដើម្បីចូលរួមខួបកំណើត ១០ ឆ្នាំរបស់ CTN

(ថ្ងៃទី 8 មីនា 2013,) | ដោយ: CEN 




ភ្នំពេញ:
តារាភាពយន្ត​ល្បីឈ្មោះ​ចំនូ​ន ៥ រូប​មកពី​សិង្ហ​បុរី
និង​ហ្វីលីពីន បាន​មកដល់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ហើយ
ដើម្បី​ចូលរួម​ការប្រគុំ​តន្ត្រី​គម្រប់​ខួប ១០ ឆ្នាំ​របស់ CTN
នៅ​ល្ងាច​ថ្ងៃទី​៨ ខែមីនា​នេះ នៅ​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​កោះ​ពេជ្រ​។



​នៅ​
សណ្ឋាគារ​សូ​ហ្វី​តែ​ល ភូ​គី​ត្រា កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​៨ ខែមីនា
គេ​បានធ្វើ​ពិធី​ស្វាគមន៍​តារា​៣​រូប រួមមាន លោក

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Premier decries nepotism [Hun Sen decries nepotism and cronyism, but he promoted all his sons into all important positions in the government and in the military. Pure hypocrisy!]

Last Updated on 08 March 2013
By Vong Sokheng








Prime Minister Hun
Sen speaking to graduates from the Royal School of Administration
yesterday. He warned members of his party to avoid nepotism.
\Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post

 


Prime Minister Hun Sen warned his party’s top brass to avoid nepotism
and cronyism as they finalised re-appointments of

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Khemarak Sereymon: Lucky to be alive [An accident that killed 4 people and injured 5 others was caused by a drunk driver] សាន់ដេគ្រោងថត វីដេអូឃ្លីបឲ្យ ខេមរៈ សិរីមន្ត បកស្រាយការពិត ករណីគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរ និងចូលរួមរំលែកទុក្ខ

Cambodian pop-star Khemarak Sereymon (photo: Khemarak Sereymon's facebook)

 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodian
pop-star Khemarak Sereymon has recovered from a horrible accident Thursday night that took the lives of his

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Cambodia rejects Thailand's accusation of landmine plantation at border areas

Xinhua | 2013-3-8
By Agencies 


Cambodian
Ministry of Defense has issued a statement to dismiss Thailand's
allegation that the country has planted landmines at border areas,
saying that the accusation is"false and groundless".



"The
allegation of Thai army deputy spokesman Winthai Suwaree on Cambodia is
groundless and false and it could cause confusion and affect the
cooperative efforts

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Cambodian, US providers share ER experiences

III Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Corps Installations Pacific




Lance Cpl. Alyssa Gunton U.S.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence Decker, left, speaks with Royal

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Australia to help Cambodian women against violence: FM

Mr. Bob Carr (L) with Prime Minister Julia Gillard
 
Souce:Xinhua
Publish By Thomas Whittle
Updated 08/03/2013 



CANBERRA, March 8 — Australia will put 24 million Australian
dollars (almost 24.6 million USD) over five years to help women in
Cambodia against violence, Foreign Minister Bob Carr announced in a
statement Friday, the International Women’s Day.

This funding for the Ending

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Cambodian PM Hun Sen expresses condolences over Hugo Chavez’s death [These two are birds of the same feathers]

Supporters accompany the hearse carrying the coffin of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez while leaving the Military Hospital to the Military Academy, in Caracas, where he will lie in state for three days. Picture: AFP 

Souce:Xinhua 
Publish By Thomas Whittle
Updated 08/03/2013


PHNOM PENH, March 7 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday
expressed a deep sympathy to the government and

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Thai Army chief: Landmines not ours [If they are not Thai landmines, they must be Cambodian landmines and the area must be inside Cambodian territory]

Published: 8 Mar 2013 
Phnom Penh Post


The landmine that injured three rangers of the
Suranaree Taskforce near the Cambodian border in Surin province on
Tuesday did not belong to the Thai army, Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said on
Friday.


File Photo by Busaba Sivasomboon


One mine was triggered by a Thai soldier, and 11 others were later found closeby.

"We will check who planted the landmines

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Singer Khmemarak Sereimon injured and 4 people died in a car accident, including son of comedian Neay Koy named Chy Virak រថយន្តកុងតឺន័រ បុកជាមួយរថយន្ត ខេមរៈ សេរីមន្ត ស្លាប់បុរស៤នាក់ និងរបួសស្រ្តី២នាក់,​ ខេមរៈ សេរីមន្ត រងរបួស, លោក ហេង ពិទូ មិនស្ថិតក្នុងហេតុការណ៌នោះទេ (មានវីដេអូ)

Thursday, 07 March 2013 
ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល-ID-007 

Watch the video here.







- កូនប្រុសតារាកំប្លែងនាយកុយម្នាក់ ឈ្មោះ ជី វីរៈ និងម្នាក់ទៀត
ជាកូនប្រុស លោកយាយ ណយ សំណាង បានស្លាប់បាត់បង់ជីវិត
ក្នុងហេតុការណ៍ដ៏រន្ធត់នេះ





      Khemarak Sereimon

 

ព្រះសីហនុ៖ យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ បុរសចំនួន៤នាក់
ទំនងជាតារាចម្រៀង និងតារាសម្តែង បានស្លាប់ នៅក្នុងរថយន្ត និងស្រ្តីពីរនាក់

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Hun Sen Says CPP Largess Will End if Election Is Lost [This is election blackmail. If Hun Sen said all construction funds come from his CPP people, he has to ask where did they get the money from, from corruption?]

 

By Neou Vannarin 

The Cambodia Daily

March 7, 2013



Less than five months from the national elections, Prime Minister Hun
Sen on Tuesday warned the public that his ruling CPP would stop making
charitable donations toward infrastructure and national development if
the party is not reelected.

Speaking at the inauguration of a

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Report Shows Lack of Information on Chinese-Funded Railway If this Chinese company is an honest company, why it needs to hide something from the public?]

By Simon Lewis and Neou Vannarin 

The Cambodia Daily

March 7, 2013



ROVIENG DISTRICT, Preah Vihear province – With locals demanding
dialogue with the Chinese firms behind a proposed multibillion dollar
rail line to Preah Vihear prov­ince, an NGO report re­leased yesterday
highlights the dearth of information that has been made

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Cambodian journalist [Mam Sonando] off the hook on two charges

By Robert Carmichael, Phnom Penh 
Deutsche Welle








Prosecutors at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh have dropped two serious
charges against the prominent government critic Mam Sonando (pictured). The
independent broadcaster had been accused of inciting insurrection.



Cambodia's courts have a well-earned reputation for doing the
executive's bidding, and in recent years numerous charges

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[Thailand's] Hana plugs into Cambodian market

Wage issues could prompt Thai exodus 

Published: 8 Mar 2013 
Bangkok Post


Hana Microelectronics Plc is investing 1.5
billion baht to build a new factory in Lamphun and another in Koh Kong,
the latter marking a plunge into the Cambodian market.
Chief executive Richard Han also hinted yesterday that the
SET-listed electronic-parts maker could relocate some production from
Thailand to

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Golden memories . . .

An Old Man Learn English 



បើជាគូ



 អ្វីៗនឹងផ្លាស់ប្តូរ - Huoy Meas

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Protest over border landmine blast [This means the Thai soldiers crossed the border into Cambodia. More than 40 Cambodian were mercilessly killed by Thai soldiers along the border, did Thai authority say anything?]

Writer: Wassana Nanuam
Published: 7 Mar 2013
Bangkok Post
Read how many Cambodians were killed by Thai troops?


The Thai army has sent a letter of protest to
Cambodia over the landmine explosion that seriously injured three Thai
rangers inside Thai territory in Surin province on Tuesday.
The 2nd Army's Suranaree Task Force on Thursday submitted
the protest letter to the Cambodian army via 

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Prime Minister Hun Sen warned the government spokesman not to reveal government's secrets នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ព្រមាន​មន្ត្រី​នាំ​ពាក្យ​មិន​ឲ្យ​ទម្លាយ​ការសម្ងាត់

ដោយ សុខ សេរី RFA Service
2013-03-07



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង












១៥-មិថុនា-២០១១៖ លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន
ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​ឱកាស​ចែក​សញ្ញាបត្រ​ដល់​និស្សិត​នៅ​សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ​
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ​សុខាភិបាល រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។




RFA/Sok Serey 







ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល លោក ហ៊ុន សែន នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៧ ខែ​មីនា
បាន​ព្រមាន​ចំពោះ​មន្ត្រី​អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល
និង​

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Police report: In 2012, Thai authority deported 100,000 Cambodians and killed 30 របាយការណ៍​ប៉ូលិស​៖ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ថៃ​ចាប់​បញ្ជូន​ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​មក​វិញ​ជាង ១ សែន​នាក់ និង​បាញ់​សម្លាប់ ៣០ នាក់

(ថ្ងៃទី 7 មីនា 2013,) | ដោយ: រតនា CEN



ភ្នំពេញ:
របាយការណ៍​របស់​ប៉ូលិស បង្ហាញថា
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​ឆ្លងដែន​ខុសច្បាប់​ទៅ​ប្រទេស​​ថៃ ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១២
មាន​ចំនួន ៩៧ លើក ដែល​បាន​កើនឡើង​ចំនួន ៧១ លើក បើ​ធៀប​នឹង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១​។
ក្នុងនោះ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​កម្ពុជា ដែល​ត្រូវបាន​ឃាត់​ឲ្យ​ត្រឡប់​ថយ​ក្រោយ​វិញ
មាន​ចំនួន ៧៣៦ លើក ហើយ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ ដែល​ត្រូវ​ទាហាន​ថៃ បាញ់​ស្លាប់
មាន​ចំនួន ៣០ នាក់ ដែល

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A positive move? Cambodian court drops Sonando charges, adds more

By Clothilde Le Coz 
The Asian Correspondent
March 07, 2013


On March 6, 2013, after a two-day hearing, the prosecutor asked the
Phnom Penh Court of Appeals Court to drop the two main insurrection
charges against Cambodian activist Mam Sonando. The judge added a new
charge for “inciting the clearing of  forest land” and Sonando is still
facing an indirect

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Hun Sen: We are servants of the people [Why Hun Sen started to talk about official corruption now, is it because of election? Pure hypocrisy!]

PHNOM PENH, 7 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Prime Minister Hun Sen said
Thursday, while speaking at graduation ceremony for the Royal University
of Administration, that officials are not the boss of its people."We do not control our citizens we are their servants and provide them with our services."Now the government has issued price tables for all ministries and other institutions to

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[Heng] Pov’s point of view: Former top cop appeals convictions

Last Updated on 07 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
 





Pov’s point of view

Former
Phnom Penh Municipal Police Commissioner Heng Pov will appear at the
Court of Appeal today to challenge three of his numerous convictions,
including one for the attempted murder of a newspaper publisher, his
defence lawyer Kao Soupha said yesterday.

“These three cases include the

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CSULB Cambodian Student Society to host annual culture show

By Brittany Hang

Contributing Writer

Published: Wednesday, March 6, 2013





Facebook: The Cambodian Student Society rehearses for its upcoming performance. 




Cal State Long Beach’s Cambodian Student Society will begin its journey to “The Unraveling Truth” as it gears up to host its 29th annual culture show on March 17.

Students in the organization wrote the script, auditioned in fall

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Hun Sen defends inclusion of sons as candidates for election សម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែន ការពារ​ចំពោះ​ការបញ្ចូល​យុវជន និង​កូនប្រុស​សម្តេច ជា​បេក្ខភាព​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Prime Minister Hun reacted Thursday
to media which broadcasted the replacement elderly lawmakers with
younger candidates in this year’s election including one of his sons.

Speaking
at a graduation ceremony for officials, he said, "the Cambodian
People’s Party has recently issued its candidature for the general
election, but some commentators mistook it

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‘Strange’ interlude for Clean Clothes activists [The police intimidation did not work, only resulted in bad publicity for the Cambodian government]

Last Updated on 07 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear
 






Five Clean Clothes Campaign foreign activists detained while visiting
workers on strike at the E Garment factory in Kandal province were
released without charge late Tuesday night, one of them told the Post
yesterday.

Ben Vanpeperstraete, from Belgian NGO World Solidarity, which is part
of CCC’s

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Volkswagen to be sold in Kingdom [The return of Sin Sisamouth's favourite car]

Last Updated on 07 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Low Wei Xiang
 






CAMBODIA’S authorised distributor for Mercedes-Benz will also be
selling Volkswagen vehicles in May, as it hopes to cash in on higher
growth in the mass-market car sector.

Though the sole distributorship deal was signed in 2009, Hung Hiep
Group received approval last week from VW to distribute three models,
the

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Pol Pot biographer talks tribunal

Last Updated on 07 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Justine Drennan









Historian and Pol
Pot biographer Philip Short sat down with a Post reporter to discus the
fate of the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post



Historian Philip Short, a former journalist with the BBC, spent five
years researching and writing the definitive biography Pol Pot: Anatomy
of a

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Glimmer of hope for Sonando [What hope can one get from a kangaroo court?]

Last Updated on 07 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Chhay Channyda









Mam Sonando greets
reporters as he enters the Appeal Court before his hearing yesterday.
Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

http://youtu.be/7ddY1843Nic


Prosecutors at the Appeal Court asked yesterday for the strongest
charges levied against Beehive radio station owner Mam Sonando to be
replaced with lighter

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Children’s charitable [in the UK] link with pupils in Cambodia

 

Headteacher of St Michael's Nursery and Infant School Catherine McMahon with pupils from the school.


 

By Sophie Wyllie 

Wednesday, March
6, 2013 

 

Social media and a water

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Cambodian PM to attend series of summits in Laos next week

Souce:Xinhua 
Publish By Thomas Whittle
Updated 07/03/2013 


PHNOM PENH, March 7 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a
high delegation to attend a series of summits in Vientiane, Laos during
March 12-13, according to a Foreign Ministry’s press release on
Thursday.

The forthcoming summits include the 7th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam ( CLV)
Summit, the 6th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (

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Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trial suspended

AAP



March 04, 2013


CAMBODIA'S war crimes court has been forced to suspend the trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders because of a strike over unpaid wages - the latest setback to the troubled UN-backed tribunal. 



About 20 Cambodian translators and interpreters are refusing to work
until they receive their salaries for the past three months, court
spokesman Neth

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Media Statement: LICADHO highlights alarming increase in female prisoner population to mark International Women’s Day

Media Statement: LICADHO highlights alarming increase in female
prisoner population to mark International Women’s Day

The number of women and girls in Cambodian prisons continues to soar
at an alarm-ing rate.


By mid-December 2012 there were 1,270 female inmates in the
Cambodian prison system, an increase of 39% since December 2010.
Women and girls

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CCHR highlights some positive and negative implications for due process from Mam Sonando’s appeal hearing

CCHR PRESS RELEASE – 7 March 2013, Phnom Penh



CCHR highlights some positive and negative implications
for due process from Mam Sonando’s appeal hearing, and reiterates its call for
the journalist’s immediate release



After two days of monitoring
journalist and human rights defender Mam Sonando’s hearing at the Court of
Appeal, the Cambodian Center for Human
Rights (“CCHR”) has
observed

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Hun Sen’s regime: The best of the worst

Re: Hun Sen: We differ from other countries 


Do not compare Cambodia to Israel, Germany, Japan
or Korea.....


By Anonymous




In Israel, in Germany, in Japan
or in Korea... there were no killings of people who happened to wear glasses or
had some education during the war. But Cambodia under KR alone, we experienced
this tragedy. Please do not lessen KR crime in destroying the country,

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Golden memories . . .

Sveng Rok Kou Phreng [Searching for Soul Mate] - Sin Sisamouth













Mae Aoy Mean Bdey - Ros Sereysothea



 

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550 Cambodians received scholarships to study Masters and Doctorate degrees in Australia since 1994 កម្ពុជា បញ្ជូន​និស្សិត​អាហា​រូប​ករណ៍ ៥៥០​នាក់ ទៅ​សិក្សា​នៅ​អូ​ស្ត្រា​លី ចាប់​តាំង​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​១៩៩៤

Chea Sophara, Minister of Rural Development, said 550 Cambodians received scholarships to study Masters and Doctorate degrees in Australia since 1994.


 

Wednesday, 06 March 2013


ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP)-ID-030









ភ្នំពេញ៖ មន្រ្តីជាន់ខ្ពស់កម្ពុជា បានឱ្យដឹងថា
កម្ពុជាបានបញ្ជូននិស្សិត ៥៥០នាក់ទៅសិក្សានៅ សាកលវិទ្យាល័យប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលី
ក្រោម

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No arrests made in home demolitions [controversial tycoon Mong Riththy is the champion of land grab victims now]

SIHANOUKVILLE, 6 March 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) – There weren't any arrests made
during the demolition of homes in the Steung Hav district. Only
houses on disputed land were bulldozed, and they didn't prevent anyone
from eating, Sihanoukville authorities told Cambodia Express News (CEN),
an affiliate of The Cambodia Herald.Authorities Wednesday
denied accusations that they stopped Mong

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CCHR Briefing Note on Land Reform in Cambodia

Dear all,Today, 6 March 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human
Rights ("CCHR") is releasing the fourth in a series of four Briefing
Notes. Each examines key issues
related to human rights in Cambodia: political and electoral reform;
judicial reform; freedom of expression; and land reform.
The attached Briefing Note - on land reform - provides an overview
and analysis of how the Kingdom of

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No CPP, no development: Hun Sen [Hun Sen is resorting to blackmailing the voters when persuasions failed] លោក​ ហ៊ុន សែន ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ព្រមាន​ដល់​ម្ចាស់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត

 
Last Updated on 06 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Vong Sokheng








Chroy Changva II
bridge, pictured in an earlier construction phase last year, was among
bridge projects Prime Minister Hun Sen suggested could halt if the
ruling CPP were voted from power. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh
Post




Prime Minister Hun Sen warned voters participating in the upcoming
national

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Why the Cambodian government did not request Singapore to arrest Sam Rainsy? ហេតុអ្វី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​មិន​សុំ​ឲ្យ​សិង្ហបុរី​ចាប់​ខ្លួន​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី?

លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បញ្ជាក់​ជា​ថ្មី​ថា
សាល​ក្រម​តុលាការ​កាត់​ទោស​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ
មិន​មែន​ជា​រឿង​នយោបាយ ហើយ​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ត្រូវ​តែ​ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ។


ដោយ យន់ សាមៀន RFA
2013-03-05



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង












លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ក្នុង​ពិធី​ជួបជុំ​សហគមន៍​ខ្មែរ​អាមេរិក
នៅ​ទីក្រុង Falls Church រដ្ឋ Virginia សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី

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Sam Rainsy chosen as the prime ministrial candidate, while Kem Sokha chosen as a candidate for the position of president of the National Assembly គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ជ្រើសតាំង​បេក្ខភាព​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី និង​ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា​

                                             Kem Sokha (L) and Sam Rainsy (R)
 
(ថ្ងៃទី 6 មីនា 2013,) | ដោយ: លី សិលា 

CEN


ភ្នំពេញ:

មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ ​លោក​ ​សម​ ​រង្សី​ ​ដែល​កំពុង​តែ​ភៀសខ្លួន​នៅ​
ក្រៅប្រទេស​ ​ត្រូវបាន​ជ្រើសតាំង
ជា​បេក្ខភាព​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ​សំរាប់​ការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ ជា​សាកល
ក្នុង​ខែ​កក្កដា​ខាងមុខនេះ​។​ ​ចំណែក​លោក កឹម សុខា

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Foreign activists detained [No right of expression under communist Hun Sen's Cambodia]

Last Updated on 06 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Shane Worrell and Cheang Sokha









Clean Clothes Campaign protesters stage a ‘faint in’ at H&M headquarters in Stockholm. Photo Supplied



Police arrested five activists from labour-rights group Clean Clothes
Campaign yesterday outside the E Garment factory in Kandal province.

Neuv Sakhan, deputy director of the Kandal provincial

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Angkor Air forecasts first loss [Hope it won't die like its predecessor the Royale Air Cambodige]

Last Updated on 06 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Low Wei Xiang









Cambodian Angkor Air
has been profitable since its 2009 launch. However, the company expects
minor losses for the next two years. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh
Post


AFTER finishing in the black every year since its launch in 2009,
Cambodia’s flagship airline is forecasting a loss for the first time, in
a

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Trauma unravelled: an author’s genocide fiction [A Cambodian novel written by a Malaysian-Chinese]

Last Updated on 06 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Rosa Ellen









Madeleine Thien,
author of Dogs at the Perimeter. The paperback edition will be sold at
Monument Books from late this month. Picture Supplied



BEFORE its public-ation, Canadian novelist Madeleine Thien was told
by a US publisher that her Khmer Rouge-inspired novel Dogs at the
Perimeter was her best yet — but would

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Cambodia Post to tie up with Thailand

Last Updated on 06 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By May Kunmakara

 






Cambodia Post, a state-owned enterprise with plans to list on
Cambodia’s bourse, will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today
with the Thai Post intended to provide electronic money transfer
services between the two ASEAN neighbours. The initiative hopes to tap
the growing remittance via brokers from Thailand

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Verdict of Sonando to be announced [It's a kangaroo court, how can it change the charge? If the court could not prove he is guilty of the crime he was originally charged, then he must be released!] សាលដីកា​រឿង​​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នឹង​ត្រូវ​ប្រកាស​​​ថ្ងៃ​១៤ មីនា

Police are escorting Mam Sonando, Beehive radio owner, to court of appeal on Wednesday

 



PHNOM PENH(The Cambodia Herald) -- The Court of
Appeals said that it will announce its final verdict for Mam Sonando on
Thursday next week.

The court has changed its charges after
questioning three accusers and reading reports from five eye witnesses

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Khmer Rouge defendant in critical condition: lawyer

Ieng Sary

 



PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- A former Khmer Rouge leader on
trial for genocide is in critical condition in hospital, his lawyer said
Wednesday, stoking fears that top figures in the murderous regime may
never face justice.Ieng

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Viet Nam - Cambodia Friendship Year

HA NOI (VNS) 5 March 2013-- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called for
enhanced and mutually beneficial co-operation with Cambodia.Chairing
a ceremony in Ha Noi yesterday to review the 2012 Viet Nam - Cambodia
Friendship Year, Phuc hailed the successful activities organised.Special
mention was reserved for the successful Viet Nam - Cambodia investment
conference held in southern

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died, aged 58 [For Hun Sen's information: No one can live forever, and therefore no one can rule forever]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies, aged 58


LATIN America mourned the death of
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as the US expressed hope his passing
would lead to improved relations with the oil-rich state. 


VIDEO: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dead at 58
 




Chavez, 58, died after a long battle with cancer, plunging
Venezuela into an uncertain future after 14 years of rule

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10 union officials from the European Union and Cambodia detained for visiting E. Garment Factory without permission មន្រ្តីសហភាព​ការងារ​ជិត​១០​នាក់​ត្រូវ​ឃាត់​ខ្លួន

២៥-កក្កដា-២០១០: ប្រធាន​សហភាព​ការងារ​កម្ពុជា លោក អាត់ ធន់
ដឹក​នាំ​កម្មករ​ទាម​ទារ​សុំ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​ខែ នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​រដ្ឋ​សភា
ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។



RFA/Tin Zakariya 

 









ប្រធាន​សហជីព​ការងារ​កម្ពុជា លោក អាត់ ធន ​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៥
ខែ​មីនា​ថា ក្រុម​សមត្ថកិច្ច​នគរបាល​នៅ​មូល​ដ្ឋាន​នៅ​ស្រុក​ស្អាង
ខេត្ត​កណ្ដាល​ បាន​ឃាត់​ខ្លួន​តំណាង​មន្ត្រី​​

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Cambodia War Crimes Tribunal Comes to Grinding Halt Because of Lack of Funds

By Faine Greenwood  

March 5, 2013

http://www.undispatch.com






Cambodia’s beleaguered war crimes tribunal is facing
another obstacle: translators have gone on strike, protesting months of
work without pay, and the one active trial has been adjourned
“indefinitely.” Only international

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Cambodian, Chinese entrepreneurs meet to seek business chances ពាណិជ្ជករ មកពីខេត្ត ជឹងជាំង ប្រទេសចិន ស្វែងរកឱកាស វិនិយោគនៅកម្ពុជា

PHNOM PENH, March 5, 2013 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 China's Zhejiang and Cambodia matchmaking symposium was held here on Tuesday to seek opportunities to expand business ties between China and Cambodia.The Chinese delegation, comprised of 130 Chinese entrepreneurs from 62 enterprises, was led by Gong Zheng, Vice Governor of Zhejiang province, while Cambodian business people were led by Minister of

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Hun Sen: We differ from other countries [Israel started from scratch in 1948, Germany rose from the rubble of World War Two and Japan rose from the rubble of atomic bombs into one of the world's economic and military powers] លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ព្រមាន​មិន​ឲ្យ​យក​កម្ពុជា​ទៅ​ប្រៀបធៀប​នឹង​ប្រទេស​ដទៃ

The following is a history lesson for Mr. Hun Sen:  



1. Taiwan started from scratch in 1949 after Chiang Kai-shek escaped from Mao Zedong's troops and set up his government in exile in Taiwan. Now Taiwan is one of Asia's and world's economic power. 

2. Singapore started from scratch and became an island nation in 1965 and now it became one of Asia's economic powers and one of the world's

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Hun Sen promised to increase civil servants' salary, but not as much as $250 per month as demanded by the oppositions នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​និយាយ​អំពី​ការ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​ខែ​មន្ត្រី​រាជការ

នៅ​ពេល​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​កាន់​តែ​ខិត​ជិត​មក​ដល់​ការ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់
​ខែ
ជា​ប្រធាន​បទ​មួយ​ដែល​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​កំពុង​លើក​ឡើង​ដើម្បី​ឃោសនា​ឲ្យ​
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និង​មន្ត្រី​រាជការ​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​របស់​ខ្លួន។
 


ដោយ កែវ និមល RFA Service
2013-03-05



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង







នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៤ មីនា លោក ហ៊ុន សែន
បាន​ឆ្លើយ​តប​ចំពោះ​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដែល​កំពុង​ឃោសនា​ថា
កាល​ណា​

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Cambodian activist [Mam Sonando] slams 'unjust' jail term at appeal សាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍​បើក​សវនាការ​ករណី​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ

Mam Sonando, Beehive radio owner, is being escorted to court of appeal





PHNOM PENH (AFP) -- A prominent critic of Cambodia's
government lashed out against his 20-year jail term at an appeal
hearing Tuesday, as hundreds of supporters massed outside the court
calling for his release.

Radio station owner Mam Sonando, who has
dual

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12th century Cambodian history comes to life in a novel ["A Woman of Angkor", a novel by John Burgess]

Bangkok (The Nation /ANN) 5 March 2013- The great marvel of the Angkor temples,
apart from their sheer scale, is the stories that unfold in the
bas-reliefs that cover the walls. There are kings and queens and their
attendant Brahmins and courtiers, of course. There are the dancing
apsara. And there are also soldiers and slaves and others from every
walk of life.But what John Burgess notices

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Supporters want release of Mam Sonando

Supporters are protesting outside while court of appeal hears case of Beehive radion owner Mam Sonando

 


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Hundreds of
supporters from the Democrats Association gathered outside of the court
of

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Japanese to bolster SEZ development

Last Updated on 05 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Stuart Alan Becker









Sonatra Group
chairman Sorn Sokna (fifth left) shake hands with Tsutsui Osamu during
the memorandum of understanding signing ceremony on Monday. Photograph:
Photo Supplied



A GROUP of Japanese businessmen yesterday signed a memorandum of
understanding with Sonatra Group chairman Sorn Sokna to develop a
special

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Japan to strengthen local SME’s capacities

Last Updated on 05 March 2013 
The Phnom Penh Post
By Rann Reuy 


The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced yesterday
that it will provide technical support for Cambodian small and
medium-size enterprises (SMEs), strengthening their capacities through
the establishment of a national policy, officials said.

Meng Saktheara, director-general of the General Department of

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Please spare us the insult...

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