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Thursday, 28 February 2013

Muk - New Music Video! Chambei Siem Reap [Amazing American band singing Champei Siem Reap]

Posted on 15:04 by gaurav kumar

http://youtu.be/V-Fa7Psn4xg
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Tycoon Veng Ly Tek Lay and his wife who were accused of torturing two girls have escaped arrests ប្តីប្រពន្ធ ដែលជាប់សង្ស័យ ធ្វើទារុណកម្មលើក្មេងស្រីពីរនាក់ គឺជាម្ចាស់បុរីវិមានសុភមង្គល

Posted on 14:26 by gaurav kumar
Torture tales: Police watch residence of tycoon’s wife 

Last Updated on 01 March 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
 





Torture tales

Police
and a Phnom Penh Municipal Court deputy prosecutor are investigating
claims Ly Pov, the wife of tycoon Veng Lyphytech, beat and tortured two
girls for years before they escaped the family’s mansion in Tuol Kork
district last week, Pol
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Thai Representative Meets With Koh Kong ‘Blood Sugar’ Families

Posted on 14:18 by gaurav kumar
By Kuch Naren
The Cambodia Daily
February 28, 2013




Some 200 Koh Kong farmers locked in a long-running land dispute with
two sugar plantations met Tuesday with a representative of the
Thailand-based owners for the first time since the land dis­pute began
in 2006.

Khamrom Phochai, a Thai national and representative of Thai­land’s
Khon Kaen Sugar Industry, the firm that holds a 70
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A Jewish Encounter With Cambodia

Posted on 14:12 by gaurav kumar
Meeting a different kind of survivor abroad

By Joe Freeman|
February 28, 2013


http://www.tabletmag.com






Chum Mey, one of the last
survivors of Tuol Sleng, pictured in the museum that now exists on the
site of the former Khmer Rouge prison in Phnom Penh, in 2007. (Patrick AVENTURIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)




Though I was raised Jewish in Philadelphia, went
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Cambodia to earn $50 mln a year from cassava exports to China

Posted on 14:03 by gaurav kumar

PHNOM PENH, 28 February 2013
(The Cambodia Herald) --  Cambodia will earn about $50 million a year
from exports of dried cassava to China through Sihanoukville Autonomous
Port, Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhay Ly said Thursday.



Yim
Chhay Ly, also chairman of the Council for Agricultural and Rural
Development (CARD), said Cambodia's agricultural exports previously went
through Vietnam
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Cambodia Travel: 5 Free Things To Do And See In Phnom Penh (PHOTOS)

Posted on 13:57 by gaurav kumar


By ELISA MALA 
28 February 2013
The Huffington Post
 




 

                                              The National Museum


An overview of the Central Market (Phsar Thum They) in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia. Beneath a lemon-yellow art deco dome, the Central Market
offers miles of no-strings-attached window-shopping. But if you can't
stand the thought of leaving
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Government official accused the opposition of inciting border problems with Vietnam after the opposition leader visited the border due to complaints of encroachments by Vietnam រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចោទ​មន្ត្រី​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ថា​ញុះញង់​បញ្ហា​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ-វៀតណាម

Posted on 04:35 by gaurav kumar




មន្ត្រី​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ទីស្ដីការ​គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន
កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​សមាជិក​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស
សម រង្ស៊ី លោក គង់ គាំ ថា​កំពុង​ញុះញង់ បង្ក​បញ្ហា​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា
និង​វៀតណាម ឲ្យ​កើត​មាន​ឡើង​វិញ។



ដោយ យន់ សាមៀន

2013-02-28 Listen to the audio at RFA Service



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង​លោក គង់ គាំ






ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក
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Rong Chhun's biography, achievements and his social works ជីវប្រវត្តិ ស្នាដៃ និង​សកម្មភាព​បម្រើ​សង្គម​របស់​លោក រ៉ុង ឈុន

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ការ​តស៊ូ​តវ៉ា​ដើម្បី​ផល​ប្រយោជន៍​គ្រូ​បង្រៀន និង​កម្មករ
គឺ​ជា​ទិស​ដៅ​សកម្មភាព​ដែល​លោក រ៉ុង ឈុន
ប្រធាន​សមាគម​គ្រូ​បង្រៀន​កម្ពុជា​ឯករាជ្យ​បាន​ប្រកាន់​យក
ក្នុង​ការ​បម្រើ​សង្គម និង​ប្រទេស​ជាតិ។



ដោយ កែវ និមល 2013-02-28 RFA Service



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











លោក រ៉ុង ឈុន ផ្តល់​បទ​សម្ភាសន៍​ដល់​អ្នក​យក​ព័ត៌មាន
នៅ​មុខ​តុលាការ​ខេត្ត​កណ្ដាល
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[Chhouk Bandith] Getting his day in court

Posted on 04:18 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 28 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By May Titthara









Former Bavet town
governor Chhouk Bandith, a suspect in a multiple-shooting case, leaves
the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh yesterday. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom
Penh Post



Sitting directly opposite the three women he has been accused of
shooting at a protest last year, former Bavet town governor Chhouk
Bandith
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ACU to act on Telecom claims

Posted on 04:16 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 28 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Meas Sokchea









Anti-Corruption Unit
head Om Yentieng (front, left) and Minister of Posts and
Telecommunications So Khun (front, right) attend a meeting yesterday in
Phnom Penh. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post




The president of the group responsible for rooting out government
graft said yesterday that his investigators
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Newspaper editor and partner face three years in jail [Whoever dare to complain against Om Yintieng's ACU will go to jail. For sure this is a crackdown on journalists who dare to find out the truth] រឿងក្តីចោទតុលាការ ថាពុករលួយ៖ ជាប់គុកចាងហ្វាងកាសែត និងគូកនម្នាក់

Posted on 04:07 by gaurav kumar





Phai Bunthoeurn (left) and Hong Sakhorn, Newspaper editor (white Shirt)
 



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Phnom Penh
Municipal Court sentenced Thursday a newspaper editor and his partner to
three years in prison and a six million riel fine for forgery and
defamation.



The Anti-Corruption Unit arrested Ponleu Samki's
editor in chief
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Cambodian exports to Malaysia almost double in 2012

Posted on 04:00 by gaurav kumar

PHNOM PENH, 28 February 2013
(The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodia's exports to Malaysia almost doubled
from $55.5 million a year earlier to $101 million in 2012, the Malaysian
Embassy said.



Exports were led by crude rubber at $69.1 million
followed by milled rice at $24.3 million, up sharply from $9.5 million
in 2011 and only $0.4 million in 2010.



A statement released Wednesday said
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RACE Partners with Local Leaders to Create Aerospace Company in Cambodia [Is this for real, or is it a joke?]

Posted on 03:58 by gaurav kumar


PRWeb –The RACE organization is partnered with local business leaders in Cambodia to build Cambodian Aerospace Industries, Inc., the country’s first true aerospace company.
This is the first of several technology/knowledge transfer programs
RACE and its base of over 90 partners from the USA have planned for Cambodia.


Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia (PRWEB) February 28, 2013 -  The RACE
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Not for Our Tragedy Alone

Posted on 03:49 by gaurav kumar



The genocide committed by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime earns a place in Washington’s Holocaust Museum

By Joe Freeman| 

http://www.tabletmag.com

February 28, 2013


A foreign tourist looks at skulls
of Khmer Rouge’s victims displayed in a memorial at the site of the
former killing field at Choeung Ek in the outskirts of Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, on Feb. 2, 2012.
(
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CCHR Briefing Note on Freedom of Expression in Cambodia

Posted on 03:24 by gaurav kumar
Dear all,Today, 28 February 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human
Rights ("CCHR") is releasing the third 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 freedom of expression - provides an
overview of the situation of
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Call for Flexibility in Cambodian Wage Talks

Posted on 03:22 by gaurav kumar
RFA Service 
27 February 2013





Union representatives gather to discuss minimum wage for workers, Feb. 26, 2013.



RFA





The Cambodian government on Wednesday called on unions and
employers to be flexible in their negotiations over an increase in the
minimum wage for garment and footwear workers as the two sides remained
poles apart following a second straight day of
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Tourists visiting Ta Moan and Ta Krabey Temples ទេសចរនៅ​ប្រាសាទ​តាមាន់

Posted on 16:27 by gaurav kumar

Tourists visiting Ta Moan and Ta Krabey Temples where heavy fighting between Cambodian and Thai troops in April 2011 that killed at least 10 soldiers from each side.

http://youtu.be/N4KTgct-4Zo

Border Market at Choup Koki village ផ្សារ​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ-ថៃ​ជប់​គគីរ

http://youtu.be/X-db-bXnAb4
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Details of Agreement for New Jet Still Elusive [Secrecy surrounding the purchase of Hun Sen's Air Force One]

Posted on 16:17 by gaurav kumar



The
government’s newly purchased Airbus A320 jet takes off from Phnom Penh
International Airport on Thursday with King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen
Mother Norodom Monineath traveling to Beijing for a scheduled medical
checkup. (Siv Channa)


By Ben Woods and Eang Mengleng 

The Cambodia Daily

February 27, 2013



Details on the government’s acquisition of a new private airliner remained
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Wasted youth: PM chides children of privilege [Did he chide his nephews too?]

Posted on 16:03 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 27 February 2013
Phnom Penh Post

By Meas Sokchea
 





Wasted youth

Prime
Minister Hun Sen yesterday offered praise for poor students and
condemnation for wealthy scions, who too often waste the ample
opportunities handed to them.

“A few days ago, I heard that they chased to shoot each other. They
have cars and they race, while the poor youths do not have even bicycle
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Former Singer Oum Kunthea run away from home អតីត តារាចម្រៀង យេ.! យេ.! អ៊ុំ គន្ធា រត់ចោលផ្ទះ ក្រោយលក់កង្ហារ លក់ពូកចាយអស់

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អតីតតារាចម្រៀង អ៊ុំ គន្ធា កាលនៅភាពហ៊ឺហា



អតីតតារាចម្រៀង អ៊ុំ គន្ធា បច្ចុប្បន្ន






Wednesday, 27 February 2013


ដោយ ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP News): ID-014 

Please read her life story: Once a rising star, now a beggar.

 






ភ្នំពេញ ៖ យោងតាមប្រភពព័ត៌មាន
ដែលទម្លាយចេញដោយក្រុមគ្រួសារ អតីត តារាចម្រៀងយេ.! យេ.! គឺអ្នកនាងអ៊ុំ គន្ធា
ដែលមួយរយៈចុងក្រោយ នេះ ឆាកជីវិត របស់នាងជួបនៅព្យុះជីវិត
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Bobruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units starts shipping machines to Cambodia

Posted on 14:18 by gaurav kumar
MOGILEV, 27 February 2013 (BelTA) – The Bobruisk-based mechanical
engineering company Bobruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units has
shipped a batch of proprietary compact tractors Belarus 321 to Cambodia for the first time, representatives of the company’s sales department
told BelTA.




In line with the contract, which was signed in early January 2013, the
company shipped a total of eight
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Thailand, Cambodia Clash Over Illegal Logging

Posted on 14:14 by gaurav kumar

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 

http://hardwoodfloorsmag.com

 





During border talks on Feb. 26, Cambodia
claimed that Thai forces resorted to violence to prevent Cambodian
loggers from illegally harvesting Siamese rosewood from Thailand,
according to an article in the Bangkok Post today.While these
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Hearing for ex-governor over shooting to resume Thursday សាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍​បើក​សវនាការ​ករណី​លោក ឈូក បណ្ឌិត

Posted on 04:49 by gaurav kumar





Former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith





PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Former Bavet
governor Chhouk Bandith appeared in the Court of Appeal Wednesday over
the shooting of protesting workers in the border town last year.



The
three victims, 21-year-old Bun Chinda, 16-year-old Keo Nea and
23-year-old Nout Sakhorn also attended the
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Cambodian soldiers stationed a long the Khmer-Thai borders said they will fight to the death to protect the borders កងទ័ព​ការពារ​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ-ថៃ​ស្ម័គ្រ​ស្លាប់​ការពារ​ទឹកដី

Posted on 04:23 by gaurav kumar




កង​យោធពល​ខេមរភូមិន្ទ ប្រចាំ​ការ​នៅ​តំបន់​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា-ថៃ
បាន​បង្ហាញ​ទឹក​ចិត្ត​ក្លាហាន ពុះពារ​ការពារ​បូរណភាព​ទឹកដី
មិន​ឲ្យ​កងទ័ព​ថៃ ឈ្លាន​ពាន​កម្ពុជា នោះ​ឡើយ។



ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា

2013-02-27 RFA Service



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











១៥-មេសា-២០១១៖ កង​ទាហាន​ការពារ​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ​នៅ​តំបន់​ថ្មដូន ក្នុង​ស្រុក​បន្ទាយអំពិល ខេត្ត​
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Minister praises Boeung Kak fill-in [Minister Keat Chhon praised Shukaku Inc in "reducing poverty" for evicting 4,000 families from Boeung Kak Lake. Is this guy high on drug or what?]

Posted on 04:15 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 27 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post

By Kim Yuthana and Shane Worrell









A view of the former Boeung Kak lake, now completely filled in with sand. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post


Shukaku Inc, the development firm that evicted more than 4,000
families to fill in Boeung Kak lake, has been praised for “reducing
poverty” in a letter from Minister of Economy and
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Deportee numbers dip in ’12 [The deportations of Khmericans has dropped significantly]

Posted on 04:11 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 27 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Joe Freeman








After a record high in 2011, deportations of Cambodians from the US
dropped 42 per cent last year, according to figures obtained yesterday.

In 2012, the Returnee Integration Support Center, an NGO that
provides assistance to deported Cambodians, recorded 51 deportations.
The year before, the centre fielded 88 − a
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Minimum wage talks deadlock កិច្ចចរចា​តម្លើង​ប្រាក់ខែ​កម្មករ មិន​ត្រូវរ៉ូវ​គ្នា ថៅកែ​មិន​ព្រម​តម្លើង​បន្ថែម​

Posted on 04:08 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 27 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post


By Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear









Workers make apparel at a Phnom Penh factory that supplies sportswear giant Adidas. Photograph: Will Baxter/Phnom Penh Post


Workers in the Kingdom’s lucrative garment and footwear industries
appear close to a monthly minimum wage increase of at least $6, despite
talks between trade unions, the
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Trade with Vietnam grows [It's a one-way trade]

Posted on 04:06 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 27 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara
 






Bilateral trade between Cambodia and neighbouring Vietnam increased
by more than 10 per cent last year on the previous year, according to
data from the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia.

The data showed that total trade volume was $3.3 billion between
January and the end of December, compared with $2.836 billion in
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ASEAN-India Free Trade Area Part III: Cambodia, Brunei, Laos and the Philippines

Posted on 03:47 by gaurav kumar

Posted on February 27, 2013  

By Asia Briefing


By Alex Tangkilisan



Feb. 27 – In the third part of our ASEAN-India Free Trade Area
analysis, we will examine trade trends and statistics from India to
Cambodia, Brunei, Laos and the Philippines.

While the Philippines is part of the ASEAN six majors, Cambodia,
Brunei and Laos are the three smallest economies in the region.
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ASEAN generated 1.51 million travellers to Cambodia in 2012

Posted on 03:44 by gaurav kumar
By Luc Citrinot 
http://www.traveldailynews.asia
27 February 2013, 


Over 40% of all the tourists coming into Cambodia are originated
from another ASEAN country, according to statistics from Cambodia
Ministry of Tourism.









PHNOM PENH - Cambodia received about 1.51 million visitors from its
ASEAN member countries last year, up 37 percent year-on-year, according
to the statistics of
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[Thai] Police to replace troops on Cambodian border

Posted on 03:40 by gaurav kumar



Published: 27 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post




















Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to replace
border troops with police ahead of the International Court of Justice’s
(ICJ) oral hearings on the two countries’ territorial dispute.

Please join us on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/bangkokpostlearning


Defence
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Wage rise for Cambodian garment workers still a far cry

Posted on 03:37 by gaurav kumar







February 27, 2013 (Cambodia)












Mr. Ith Sam Heng (courtesy: RFA)



Wage rise for garment
workers in Cambodia still seems to be a far cry as the representatives
of the employers and workers of Cambodian garment units have failed to
agree on the amount of wage rise.




At the
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MPs' Letter to German Ambassador

Posted on 03:34 by gaurav kumar
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Cambodia National Rescue Party to hold a press conference on 28 February 2013 at 9am at the CNRP Headquarter គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ នឹងរៀបចំធ្វើសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មាន នៅថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣

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Spectacular sculptures by Contemporary Cambodian artist go on view at Met Museum

Posted on 03:27 by gaurav kumar

More Information: http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=60993#.US3shfJYWSo[/url]Copyright © artdaily.org



Morning Glory,
Cambodia, 2011. Rattan, bamboo, wire, plywood, steel bolts, 210 x 103 x
74 in. Lent by Tyler Rollins Fine Art. ©The Artist and Tyler Rollins
Fine Art. 



NEW YORK, NY.- The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents ten works by the
contemporary Cambodian artist
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US lawyer visits Cambodian temple in Sotheby's standoff

Posted on 03:21 by gaurav kumar








Koh Ker temple




27 February 2013 


http://www.france24.com 






A Cambodian boy looks at the Prasat Chen temple in the Koh Ker
area on May 14, 2012. For a year, an ancient Cambodian statue of a
warrior has been at the center of a legal battle in New York in which US
authorities back Cambodia's claim that the artwork was looted. A US
lawyer has visited the temple
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Cambodian silk industry on its last threads

Posted on 03:15 by gaurav kumar


A Cambodian woman weaves at her home on Koh Dach island in Phnom Penh. —Photo by AFP


PHNOM PENH (AFP): In a small room in the Cambodian capital,
laboratory technicians wearing latex gloves and flip-flops inspect
hundreds of buzzing white silkworm moths before pairing them up to mate.

With its silk industry in rapid decline, Cambodia is pinning its
hopes on moth matchmaking and disease
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Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Gen. Dien Del gave his all for Khmer

Posted on 16:01 by gaurav kumar
Feb. 26, 2013
http://www.guampdn.com







Peang-Meth



Written by Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth 




This article is a tribute to a distinguished field commander, Gen.
Dien Del, of the Khmer Republic from 1970-1975 and of the Khmer
People's National Liberation Armed Forces. Dien Del fought Vietnam's
military occupation of Cambodia from 1979-1990.

Born in 1932 at
Soc Trang, Kampuchea Krom,
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A woman who dedicated her life to help the victims of land grab ការ​តស៊ូ​របស់​យុវតី​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​ការ​ជួយ​បញ្ហា​ដីធ្លី​ជូន​ពលរដ្ឋ

Posted on 14:15 by gaurav kumar




យុវតី​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ធ្វើ​ការងារ​ផ្នែក​លើក​ស្ទួយ​សិទ្ធិ​លំនៅឋាន
អះអាង​ថា នាង​នៅ​តែ​តស៊ូ​បំពេញ​ការងារ​ជា​អ្នក​ការពារ​សិទ្ធិ​លំនៅឋាន
ជូន​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រង​នូវ​ការ​រំលោភ​បំពាន ឬ​បណ្ដេញ​ចេញ​ពី​លំនៅឋាន
បើ​ទោះ​ជា​ប្រឈម​នឹង​គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​យ៉ាង​ណា​ក៏ដោយ។

 



ដោយ វណ្ណ វិចារ 2013-02-26 RFA



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











២៥-កុម្ភៈ-២០១៣៖ កញ្ញា ឡុង គី
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Bird flu epidemic in Cambodia?

Posted on 13:58 by gaurav kumar

BIRD
FLU BACK? Cambodia has recorded 30 human cases of H5N1 since 2003, with
all but three of them proving fatal. File photo from WHO website
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia- A 35-year-old man has become
Cambodia's eighth bird flu fatality this year, prompting concern about
the spread of the virus in the country, a health official said Tuesday,
February 26.


The latest victim, from the northeastern
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Wide Gap Hampers Cambodian Wage Talks

Posted on 13:52 by gaurav kumar





Minister of Labor Vong Sauth (L) and Social Affairs Minister Ith Sam Heng (R) attend minimum wage talks, Feb. 26, 2013.


RFA











A higher minimum salary for Cambodia’s garment and footwear worker
is still not within sight after talks broke down Tuesday between unions
representing the workers and their employers, officials said.The
garment
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Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M

Posted on 13:50 by gaurav kumar
February 26, 2013
By James McCormick
Original article at Labour Notes





February 26, 2013 / James McCormick






Hundreds
of Phnom Penh workers are camping outside their shuttered garment
factory to demand Walmart and H&M pay them the wages they are owed.
This week they launch a hunger strike. Photo: James McCormick.







Self-organized
garment workers at a Walmart and H&M supplier
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CCHR MEDIA ALERT_CCHR to host Roundtable Discussion on “Freedom of Expression on the Internet”

Posted on 13:44 by gaurav kumar



CCHR MEDIA ALERT - Phnom Penh, 26 February 2013



Cambodian Center for Human Rights to host Roundtable
Discussion on “Freedom of Expression on the Internet”





On 27 February 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”) will
host a Roundtable Discussion on “Freedom of Expression on the Internet” aimed
at providing a platform to bloggers and
those who work in new media to openly
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CCHR MEDIA ALERT_CCHR to host Roundtable Discussion on “Business and Human Rights in Garment Sector in Cambodia” on 27 Feb 2013

Posted on 13:42 by gaurav kumar

CCHR MEDIA ALERT – Phnom Penh, 26
February 2013



Cambodian Center for Human Rights to
host Roundtable Discussion on



“Business and Human Rights in Garment
Factories in Cambodia”



On 27 February 2013, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (“CCHR”)
will host a Roundtable Discussion on “Business and Human Rights in Garment
Factories in Cambodia” aimed at exploring the impact and challenges of
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Khmer temple festival-goers in Laos concerned by entry fees

Posted on 05:13 by gaurav kumar





Wat Phou temple

 



(Vientiane Times/ANN) -- Many of those attending the
annual Vat Phou festival in Champassak province told the Vientiane
Times they had to spend almost 100,000 kip* ($12.70) just to get into the event.

One
disgruntled visitor, Mr Phongsavanh Khammalavong, said “I spent quite a
lot of money on several items including the
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Serbia cancels Cambodian debt of $1 mln

Posted on 05:12 by gaurav kumar








Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor
Namhong, right and Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic left signed a
memorandum of understanding after a meeting.





PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Foreign Minister
Hor
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Cambodia, Thailand agree on border dispute-resolution យោធាកម្ពុជា-ថៃ ឯកភាពគ្នារក្សា តំបន់ព្រំដែន ឱ្យមានស្ថេរភាព

Posted on 05:10 by gaurav kumar






Defense Minister Tea Banh meets with Thai counterpart Sukumpol Suwanatat over border talk





PREAH VIHEAR (The Cambodia Herald) - Cambodia and
Thailand agreed Tuesday to resolve border disputes through a memorandum
of understanding in 2000 and decisions of the International Court of
Justice.

During an hour-long meeting, Defense Minister
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CPP and National Election Committee deny voter-list fix

Posted on 05:08 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 26 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By May Titthara









A woman casts a
ballot at a polling station in Phnom Penh during nationwide commune
elections last year. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post



Officials from the National Election Committee and the ruling party
responded yesterday to allegations made by self-exiled opposition leader
Sam Rainsy, who publicly
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Shooting deaths by Thai troops leap in 2012

Posted on 05:06 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 26 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Vong Sokheng
 






Forty-five Cambodians were shot dead after crossing into Thai
territory last year to illegally log rosewood, a threefold increase from
2011.

The figure, obtained yesterday from the Cambodian-Thai Border
Relations Office, shows an explosive increase in logging deaths in
recent years.

Fifteen people were killed in
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Qatar plans bank in Cambodia to enhance trade

Posted on 05:05 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 26 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara and Anne Renzenbrink
 






Qatar's ambassador to Cambodia says his country wants to open a bank
here in an effort to enhance, and attract more, trade and investment
from Middle East countries to the Kingdom.

Jabor Ali Hussain Al-Dosseri, Ambassador of Qatar to Cambodia, who
resides in Bangkok, told Cambodia’s minister of
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Cambodian, Thai defense ministers meet to cool tensions over disputed border

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Defence Minister ACM Sukumpol Suwanatat, right, takes a Thai
delegation to hold talks with his Cambodian counterpart, Gen Tea Bahn,
second left, at Preah Vihear Temple on Tuesday. (Photo by Wassana
Nanuam)


Sukumpol meets Tea Bahn at P.Vihear

Published: 26 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post
Writer: Wasana Nanuam and Saritdet Marukatat











PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE – The meeting between
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Cambodia’s garment employers, unions fail to reach agreement on pay rise

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Souce:Xinhua 
Publish By Thomas Whittle
Updated 27/02/2013 


PHNOM PENH, Feb. 26 — Garment and footwear manufacturers in
Cambodia unanimously agreed on Tuesday to add 11 U.S. dollars to a
worker’s monthly wage for 2013, but the offer was rejected by trade
unions, saying “it is too low to accept.”

The manufacturers, represented by Van Sou Ieng, President of Garment
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Cambodia: Stop killing log poachers

Posted on 04:46 by gaurav kumar



Published: 26 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post




















PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government on
Tuesday called on Thai authorities to use the courts and not guns
against its citizens caught poaching protected timber.

The sharp rise in deaths of illegal loggers was of great concern, spokesman Phay Siphan said.

He was speaking
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Cambodia, Serbia sign deal on bilateral consultations

Posted on 04:44 by gaurav kumar



Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with the visiting Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 26, 2013. Cambodia and Serbia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on bilateral consultations, aiming to provide mutual support on international arenas. (Xinhua/Sovannara)

Souce:Xinhua 
Publish By Thomas Whittle
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Campaign Promotes Ethics in Cambodian Reporting [It's a crackdown or an intimidation of media that did not toe the CPP political line]

Posted on 04:39 by gaurav kumar
Radio Free Asia
25 February 2013 












Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith speaks at the launch of the campaign, Feb. 19, 2013.


RFA










A media group in Cambodia has launched a campaign to promote
ethical journalism with the aim of improving reporting standards in the
country, but rights groups say the organization lacks
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Arnhem Land to Cambodia: remote communities connect

Posted on 04:34 by gaurav kumar



By Clare Rawlinson and Sally Mason
26 February, 2013
ABC Radio


Far away from home, Indigenous students find a life-changing
experience and a curious affinity with Cambodian monks while building
houses.


This is the testimony of students from Milingimbi in
Arnhem Land, who travel to Cambodia on a two week "schoolies
alternative" after completing Year 12.

The trip is available for
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Cambodia: Stop killing log poachers

Posted on 04:31 by gaurav kumar




Published: 26 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post




















PHNOM PENH - The Cambodian government on
Tuesday called on Thai authorities to use the courts and not guns
against its citizens caught poaching protected timber.

The sharp rise in deaths of illegal loggers was of great concern, spokesman Phay Siphan said.
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Eighth Cambodian dies from bird flu this year

Posted on 04:28 by gaurav kumar

February 26, 2013 
The Nation
 

Phnom Penh - A 35-year-old man died of bird flu
in Cambodia Tuesday, a record eighth human fatality in one year in the
country, authorities said.




Sok Touch, director of the communicable disease control department at
the Ministry of Health, said he was concerned at the rising number of
cases but noted that they did not seem to be connected.



"We don’t
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Monday, 25 February 2013

Illegal Vietnamese fishermen used illegal equipments to catch the fish and used poison to kill the fish in Ek Phnom district, Battambang province ក្រុមឈ្មួញ វៀតណាម កំពុងប្រើឧបករណ៍ អាឈីប ចាប់ត្រី នៅស្រុកឯកភ្នំ

Posted on 14:02 by gaurav kumar

Illegal Vietnamese fishermen used illegal equipments catch the fish and used poison to kill the fish in Ek Phnom district, Battambang province. However, the police and authority have turned a blind eye or maybe they are too afraid to crackdown on the illegal Vietnamese.






Monday, 25 February 2013


ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល-ID-007 DAP News








បាត់ដំបង៖ សេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ ពីស្រុកឯកភ្នំ
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A former orphan established an orphanage to help orphan called "Angkor Orphanage" អតីត​ក្មេង​​​កំព្រា​ពុះពារ​ឧបសគ្គ​បង្កើត​អង្គការ​កុមារ​កំព្រា​នៅ​សៀមរាប

Posted on 13:49 by gaurav kumar




បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រស់នៅ​តាម​ទី​ជនបទ​ជា​ច្រើន​​មាន​ធនធាន
ចំណេះ​ដឹង​ឃ្លាត​ឆ្ងាយ​ពី​គ្នា
បើ​ប្រៀបធៀប​ជាមួយ​នឹង​អ្នក​រស់​នៅ​​ទីក្រុង
ដែល​មាន​ការ​សិក្សា​ជំនាញ​​ដ៏​សំបូរ​បែប​នោះ។

 


ដោយ ហង្ស សាវយុត 2013-02-24 RFA Service



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង












២១-កុម្ភៈ-២០១៣៖ អង្គការ​កុមារ​កំព្រា​នៅ​ក្នុង​ភូមិ​វាល
នៃ​សង្កាត់​ជ្រាវ ក្រុង​សៀមរាប។ អាគារ​នេះ​ជា​
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Britain pledges £1.4 mn for Cambodia war crimes court

Posted on 13:23 by gaurav kumar



Journalists take pictures of a
car at the main gate of the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of
Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh on September 16, 2012. Britain pledged
£1.4 million ($2.1 million, 1.6 million euros) on Monday to fund
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimes court, which is close to running out
of money 



Britain pledged £1.4 million ($2.1 million, 1.6 million
euros) on Monday
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Opposition parties and analysts support a call for the cancellation of American debts បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​និង​អ្នក​វិភាគ​គាំទ្រ​ការ​ស្នើ​សុំ​អាមេរិក​លុប​បំណុល

Posted on 05:02 by gaurav kumar




អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និង​អ្នក​វិភាគ​សង្គម​ឯករាជ្យ
គាំទ្រ​ចំពោះ​ជំហរ​របស់​ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល
ដែល​បាន​ទទូច​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រធានាធិបតី​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក លោក បារ៉ាក់ អូបាម៉ា
(Barack Obama) លុប​ចោល​បំណុល
ឬ​បង្វែរ​បំណុល​នេះ​ទៅ​ជា​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម​វិញ។



ដោយ សុខ សេរី 2013-02-25 RFA Service



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











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The biggest export of cassava to China: the first shipment of 8,000 tons of cassava have been shipped to Chinaប្រកាស ពីការនាំចេញ ដំឡូងមី ទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំ តាមនាវា ទៅកាន់ប្រទេសចិន

Posted on 04:54 by gaurav kumar




Monday, 25 February 2013 


ដោយៈដើមអម្ពិល ID:037 DAP News











ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមហ៊ុន Avic Internatioal របស់ចិន បានប្រកាស ពីការនាំចេញ ដំឡូងមីគ្រៀម តាមផ្លូវទឹក ទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំ
លើកដំបូង ពីកម្ពុជា ទៅកាន់ប្រទេសចិន តាមកំពង់ផែ ស្វយ័តក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ
ចំនួន ៨ពាន់តោន ដែលការនាំចេញថ្មីនេះ ត្រូវទទួលការគាំទ្រយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
ពីមន្រ្តីរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ។

លោកឧបនាយក
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Heiress Libet Johnson Adopts Cambodian Orphan After 6-Year Fight With Ex

Posted on 04:51 by gaurav kumar

February 25, 2013 

By James Fanelli, 

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer













UPPER EAST SIDE — Time heals all wounds — and Band-Aid heiress Libet Johnson is proof.

The Johnson & Johnson scion and her weight-loss guru ex-beau have apparently mended fences and ended a six-year cutthroat custody battle over a Cambodian orphan, DNAinfo.com New York has learned.

Manhattan
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Festival for Khmer temple in Laos underway

Posted on 04:51 by gaurav kumar








Wat Pou

 



VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -- The six-day Vat
Phou festival in Champassak province, which runs from February 20-25,
officially opened with a colourful ceremony on Friday.President
of the Lao Front
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Thai border stable: official

Posted on 04:48 by gaurav kumar

PHNOM PENH, 25 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The Ministry of National Defense
says the situation along the border between Cambodia and Thailand is
stable."There has been no action along the Cambodia-Thai border,
especially in the region between Preah Vihear Temple and Pailin
province," ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat said Friday. "We've been
ordered to prepare and we're ready."
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Unequal treatment at Cambodian factories [Hun Sen paid them for their silence during election time, but he cannot silence everyone because the compensation is not for all, only for some]

Posted on 04:46 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 25 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post

By Shane Worrell and Mom Kunthear









Workers from the
Kingsland Garment factory in Meanchey district protest in front of the
US Embassy in downtown Phnom Penh in January 2013. Photograph: Vireak
Mai/Phnom Penh Post


The ongoing story of garment workers left jobless by company closures
in late December is fast becoming A Tale of Two
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Amnesty International Starts Petition for Sonando

Posted on 04:41 by gaurav kumar
By Lauren Crothers
The Phnom Penh Post
February 25, 2013 


Amnesty International on Thurs­day issued a call to action, urging
people to appeal to Prime Minister Hun Sen and other high-ranking
government officials for the release of jailed radio station owner Mam
Sonando ahead of his retrial next month. 

Mr. Sonando, 71, was imprisoned for 20 years on October 1 for his
alleged involvement
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Singapore investment up

Posted on 04:40 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 25 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Hor Kimsay









Employees serve drinks at a KFC outlet in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Touch Yin Vannith



Total fixed assets of Singaporean investment in Cambodia last year
reached $82.7 million, a 500 per cent increase from $13.8 million in
2011, data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) show.

Singaporean entrepreneurs
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[Vietnamese] Mob forces police to free [Vietnamese] fishermen ជម្លោះ​រវាង​អ្នក​នេសាទ​វៀតណាម​និង​អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ

Posted on 04:38 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 25 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post

By Meas Sokchea

 









Police in Kampong Thom province’s Kampong Svay district surrendered
two prisoners who were under arrest for alleged illegal fishing after
being surrounded and threatened by more than 100 of the couple’s fellow
fishermen on Friday, officials said yesterday.

However, police and fisheries officials in Kampong Svay
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Hun Sen Warns Thais May Use Force Over Preah Vihear [Smart move Hun sen, talking about Preah Vihear as an election campaign like in 2008 when you used the Preah Vihear inscription with Unesco for your election campaign that lead to border clashes]

Posted on 04:36 by gaurav kumar



By Colin Meyn 

The Cambodia Daily

February 25, 2013



Prime Minister Hun Sen warned on Friday that he feared Thailand would
deploy armed forces if the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The
Hague issues a judgment in favor of Cambodia over the disputed Preah
Vihear temple. 

Cambodia will send a defense lawyer to attend two public
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Cambodian rice popular across Asia

Posted on 04:33 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 25 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Rann Reuy
 






Cambodian milled rice is becoming more popular throughout Asia,
particularly in Malaysia, which is the number one importer of milled
rice from the Kingdom.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, Malaysia imported over 7,000 tonnes of a total 25,700 tonnes
exported by Cambodia in
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China alert for bird flu from Cambodia

Posted on 04:29 by gaurav kumar

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's quarantine authority announced on Monday that it has ordered strengthened prevention against avian influenza H5N1 after the disease infected five people in Cambodia last month.The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) will increase checks on the body temperatures of people traveling to China from Cambodia, according
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3rd China-invested hydropower dam begins operation in Southwestern Cambodia

Posted on 04:27 by gaurav kumar




A view of the Kirirom 3 hydropower station in Kampong Speu province this weekend. Photograph supplied

 

http://www.hydroworld.com



Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday inaugurated a
hydroelectric plant with a capacity of 18 megawatts here, saying that
the plant would help reduce power shortage and reliance on
diesel-fueled electricity.


The Kirirom III Hydro Power Plant,
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A possible return to violence in Cambodia

Posted on 04:23 by gaurav kumar
February 24,  2013





WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO ENSURE THAT THE COMING ELECTIONS
IN CAMBODIA
BE CREDIBLE



“There are major flaws in the
administration of elections in Cambodia
and urgent and longer-term reforms are needed to give Cambodians confidence in
the electoral process and in the workings of the National Election Committee
(…). If the electoral process is unable to command the trust and
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Sunday, 24 February 2013

Khmer food's increasing popularity with foreigners, including Poh Ling Yeow, a master chef from Australia's ABC TV's cooking program ម្ហូបខ្មែរ ចុងភៅខ្មែរ ទទួលបានការគាំទ្រ ពីភ្ញៀវអន្តរជាតិ ទាំងរសជាតិ ទាំងវិជ្ជាធ្វើម្ហូប

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Sunday, 24 February 2013


​ដោយ៖ដើមអម្ពិល (dap)-ID:078 DAP News










សៀមរាប : សិល្បៈនិងវិជ្ជាខាង ធ្វើម្ហូបអាហារខ្មែរ
មានតាំងពីបុរាណកាលមក និងបានបន្តរហូតដល់ កូនចៅ ជំនាន់ ក្រោយៗទៀត
ហើយសព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានពិភពលោក ទទួលស្គាល់យ៉ាងច្រើន
តាម រយ:សិល្បៈវប្បធម៌ អរិយធម៌សិលាចារឹក ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្របេតិកភណ្ឌ
ស្ថាបត្យកម្ម ប្រាង្គ
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Mr. Ty Sokun, Undersecretary of State of Ministry of Agriculture, caused a traffic accident in which a motocylists had his leg broken was let go without charge រថយន្តរបស់ លោក ទី សុគន្ធ បុកម៉ូតូ បណ្តាលឲ្យ បាក់ជើងឆ្វេង នៅក្រុងតាខ្មៅ

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                                                                    Mr. Ty Sokun 
 
Sunday, 24 February 2013


ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល-ID-007 DAP News









កណ្តាល៖ រថយន្តរបស់ លោក ទី សុគន្ធ អនុរដ្ឋលេខាធិការ
ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ បានព្រលះជាមួយ ម៉ូតូមួយគ្រឿង
ពេញទំហឹង បណ្តាលឲ្យ ជនរងគ្រោះដែលជា ម្ចាស់ម៉ូតូ រងរបួសបាក់ជើងឆ្វេង ។

ហេតុការណ៍គ្រោះថ្នាក់ ចរាចរណ៍
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BORDER DISPUTE: Cambodia pulls out of meet [with Thailand] over venue swap ជំនួប​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី ការពារ​ជាតិ​កម្ពុជា-ថៃ ត្រូវ​បាន​លើក​ពេល

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Writer: Wassana Nanuam
Published: 25 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post 


A meeting between the Thai and Cambodian defence ministers set for tomorrow in Surin has been postponed indefinitely.
Cambodia is not happy with the meeting's change in venue, a defence source says.

The lunch meeting had been set for the Surin Majestic Hotel but Cambodia has now pulled out, the defence ministry source said.




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The reasons that caused the border disputes between Cambodia and Thailand មូលហេតុ​ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ-ថៃ

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http://youtu.be/yd5C9g9Ie-0
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Strengthening Democracy and Human Rights in Cambodia ការពង្រឹង​លទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និង​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​នៅ​កម្ពុជា

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Published: 24-Feb-13 By William E. Todd






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


I am happy that I continue to receive both insightful
comments and interesting questions from readers of this column.  Thank
you for staying engaged with me and please keep sending your questions
and comments to AskAMBToddPP@state.gov.

In my column two weeks
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Cambodia: Election List May Widen Divide In Hun Sen’s Party

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
By RFA 

(February 24, 2013)


By selecting their children to run in upcoming elections, Cambodia’s
Prime Minister Hun Sen and other government leaders may be widening the
gap between the rich and powerful and the grass-root members in the
country’s ruling party, observers and rights groups say.
Cheam Yeap, a senior member of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP),
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CAMBODIA No Foreign Observers at the Coming Elections No International Recognition for an Illegitimate Government Resulting from Illegitimate Elections

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February 24, 2013






CAMBODIA





No Foreign Observers at the Coming Elections



No International Recognition for an Illegitimate
Government



Resulting from Illegitimate Elections



Legislative elections in Cambodia
are scheduled for July 28, 2013. Their organization by the National Election
Committee (NEC), controlled by the authoritarian Cambodian People’s Party (CPP),
which has been
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Former resistance fighters who were based a long the border with thailand criticised the government for jailing defenders of Cambodian border against encroachments by neighbouring countries អតីត​ទាហាន​តស៊ូ​រិះគន់​ការ​ចាប់​អ្នក​ឈឺ​ឆ្អាល​បញ្ហា​ព្រំដែន​ដាក់​គុក

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អតីត​ទាហាន​តស៊ូ​គាំទ្រ​អតីត​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សម្ដេច​ព្រះ នរោត្តម
សីហនុ តាម​ជាយ​ដែន​កម្ពុជា-ថៃ បាន​រិះគន់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ថា
តែង​បាន​ធ្វើ​ទុក្ខទោស​ទៅ​លើ​ពលរដ្ឋ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ដែល​ហ៊ាន​សម្ដែង​មតិ​
សោកស្ដាយ​លើ​ការ​បាត់​បង់​បូរណភាព​ទឹកដី​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​ជិត​ខាង។




ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា
2013-02-23









ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង












កង​កម្លាំង​ការពារ​ព្រំដែន​វៀតណាម រារាំង​
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Government’s New Jet Takes to the Skies [New airplane for the exclusive use of the government leaders. How can a poor Cambodia afford an Air Force One like super-rich America?]

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By Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods 

The Cambodia Daily

February 24, 2013



The government’s brand-new Airbus A320 jet took off on official state
business for the first time on Thursday, when it departed from Phnom
Penh International Airport en route to Beijing with King No­rodom
Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath.


The
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Phnom Penh greets inaugural Qatar Airways’ flight

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By ARAB NEWS | Arab News
Arab News - Phnom Penh greets inaugural Qatar Airways’ flight








Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight to Cambodia touched
down in Phnom Penh recently to further extend the airline’s reach in
Asia Pacific.

With the launch of daily scheduled services, Qatar Airways becomes
the “only Middle Eastern airline” flying to the Southeast Asian nation —
and destination
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Cambodian PM to visit China in April to strengthen bilateral ties

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KOH KONG, Cambodia, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday that he will pay an official visit to Beijing in April in order to meet with new Chinese leadership."If there is no any change, I will pay an official visit to China in April in order to meet with new Chinese leaders as current Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao
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Saturday, 23 February 2013

The U.S and Cambodia sign nuclear agreement and begin training

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NNSA and Cambodia sign nuclear emergency management agreement and begin training 



Friday, 2013-02-22

http://www.gsnmagazine.com 










By: Mark Rockwell




Phnom Penh


The government of Cambodia and the U.S. National Nuclear Security
Administration agreed to cooperate in managing nuclear emergencies, as
nuclear detection training got underway in the southeast Asian nation’s
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Friday, 22 February 2013

Hun Sen’s Son Confirmed as Candidate; 10 Lawmakers Told to Retire

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Left to right: Hun Sen's son, Hun Many, Dy Vichea (Hok Lundy's son and Hun Sen's son-in-law), Say Sam El, son of Vice-President of the National Assembly Say Chhum.

By Kuch Naren
The Cambodia Daily
February 22, 2013




Senior CPP leaders have lined up a number of their male progeny to
contest seats in July’s National Elections, and at least 10 of the
ruling party’s batch of 90 lawmakers
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Dependence on Foreign Aid Undermining Cambodia, Analyst Says

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Ear
Sophal, author of “Aid Dependence in Cambodia,” told VOA Khmer in a
recent interview that when people don’t pay taxes, they don’t own their
part of the democratic process.


 

By Im Sothearith


23 February 2013 




WASHINGTON — Too much foreign aid is used
in Cambodia as a substitute for tax revenue, making it hard for people
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GL's steady growth path leads to Cambodian motorcyclists

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Published: 23 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post
Writer: Nuntawun Polkuamdee




















Group Lease Plc (GL), the SET-listed motorcycle
leasing firm, expects its strong performance to continue this year as
low interest rates support leasing growth.


Konoshita: Will hit monthly goal by May



GL posted a net profit
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Amnesty International calls for the release of Mam Sonando អង្គការ Amnesty International អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​ដោះលែង​លោក​ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ

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ដោយ លី ម៉េងហួរ RFI
នៅប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃ
មុនពេល​សាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍ បើកសវនាការ​លើ​ករណី​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅថ្ងៃទី៥មីនា
អង្គការ Amnesty International បាន​ទាម​ទារ​ឲ្យមាន​ការ​ដោះលែង​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ជាបន្ទាន់ និង​ដោយគ្មាន​លក្ខខណ្ឌ។ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ប្រធាន​​​សមាគម​អ្នក​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
និងជា​ប្រធាន​វិទ្យុសំបុកឃ្មុំ ត្រូវបាន​អង្គការ Amnesty International
ចាត់ទុក​ជា​អ្នកទោស​មនសិការ ត្រូវបាន​តុលាការ​ក្រុងភ្នំពេញ
កាលពី
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Governors eye Assembly [First, it's Hun Sen's sons and son-in-law who will run for parliament, now it's his brother Hun Neng! The Hun Dynasty in the making!]

Posted on 16:22 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 22 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post

By Meas Sokchea









Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema speaks during a ceremony in December in 2012. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post


Several provincial governors are planning to retire in the coming
months to make themselves eligible as candidates for the National
Assembly in the upcoming July elections, a senior ruling party
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10 governors to retire and run for parliament: Hun Sen's sons and son-in-law will also run for parliament អភិបាលក្រុង​- ​អភិបាលខេត្ដ​ជាង​១០​រូប​ត្រូវ​ចូល​និ​វត្ដ​ន៍ និង​ឈរឈ្មោះ​ជា​តំណាងរាស្ដ្រ​, កូនបង្កើត និង​កូនប្រសា​សម្ដេច​តេ​ជោ និង​កូន​មន្ដ្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់​ឈរឈ្មោះ​ជា​តំណាងរាស្ដ្រ​ ​

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10 governors to retire and run for parliament: Hun Sen's sons and son-in-law will also run for parliament.

ដោយ៖ មុនី​រ័ត្ន-រស្មីកម្ពុជា​
Friday 22 February 2013 



ពីឆ្វេងទៅស្តាំ)
លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ា នី កូនប្រុស សម្ដេច តេ ជោ , លោក ឌី វិជ្ជា កូនប្រសា សម្ដេច
តេ ជោ និងលោក សាយ សំ អាល់ កូនប្រុស លោក សាយ ឈុំ  Left to right: Hun Sen's son, Hun Many, Dy Vichea (Hok Lundy's son and Hun Sen's son-in-law),
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Problems with the guarding of border posts a long the Cambodian-Thai border បញ្ហា​គ្រប់គ្រង​ព្រំដែន​លើ​ជួរ​ភ្នំ​ដងរែក​នៅ​តាម​បណ្ដោយ​ព្រំដែន​ខ្មែរ-ថៃ

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បរិបទ​នយោបាយ​នៅ​ក្នុង​អតីតកាល បាន​បង្ហាញ​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា
ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា
បាន​ក្លាយ​ជា​ទិសដៅ​នៃ​ការ​ឈ្លានពាន​បូរណភាព​ទឹកដី​ពី​ប្រទេស​ជិត​ខាង
ដូច​ជា​ប្រទេស​ថៃ និង​ប្រទេស​វៀតណាម ជាដើម។
ចំណែក​ក្នុង​ពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​វិញ
ទឹកដី​របស់​ខ្មែរ​ស្ទើរ​ទាំង​ស្រុង​នៅ​តាម​ជួរ​ភ្នំ​ដងរែក
ដែល​ជា​អតីត​បន្ទាយ​ឈរ​ជើង​របស់​ទាហាន​តស៊ូ​នៅ​តាម​ជាយដែន
ត្រូវ​បាន​យោធា​ឈុត​ខ្មៅ​ថៃ ឈរ​ជើង​នៅ​ទី​នោះ។

 


ដោយ ម៉ម មុនី
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EU offers €1.1 mln for women's rights, empowerment

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PHNOM PENH, 22 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The European Union announced Friday a
€1.1 million grant to a project promoting women's rights and
empowerment.

A statement said the €1.37 million project would be
carried out by Gender and Development for Cambodia and Heifer
International Cambodia under the auspices of Chan Sorey, secretary of
state at the Ministry of Women's Affairs.
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Prince Ranariddh, former president of Funcinpec Party and former First Prime Minister, told members of the royal family to abandon politics after his youngest step-sister becomes president of the royalist Funcinpec Party សម្ដេច​ក្រុម​ព្រះ​នរោត្តម​រណឫទ្ធិ​ស្នើ​ព្រះរាជវង្សានុវង្ស​បោះ​បង់​នយោបាយ

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គណបក្ស​ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​សមាជ​យាង​ម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី​នរោត្តម
អារុណ​រស្មី ជា​ព្រះរាជបុត្រ​ពៅ​របស់​អតីត​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ជា​ព្រះ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​នេះ នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៣ មីនា ខាង​មុខ។



ដោយ ទេព សុរ៉ាវី RFA Service

2013-02-21



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











សម្ដេច​ក្រុម​ព្រះ នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស នរោត្តម
រណឫទ្ធិ ជួប​សំណេះ​
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Fantômes du Cambodge: A vanishing colonial legacy [Au revoir Français, Hello English]

Posted on 04:47 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 22 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Claire Slattery









King Norodom Sihanouk (R) speaks with French Honorary Governor François-Marius Beaudoin in Phnom Penh in 1952. Photograph: AFP



When the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk entertained French
ambassadors, leaders and friends, he would proudly tell each: “I am the
world’s greatest Francophone leader.”

It was a
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A Cambodian woman detained by Thai authority for "spying" on Thai military bases in Lopburi province របាយការណ៍ៈ ស្រ្តីខ្មែរម្នាក់ ត្រូវឃាត់ខ្លួន ពាក់ព័ន្ធ នឹងការធ្វើចារកម្ម នៅថៃ

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Friday, 22 February 2013 


ប្រែសម្រួលៈ ដើមអម្ពិល : ID-014DAP News









បាងកក៖មានសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ព័ត៌មានថៃនានា
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យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោកឧបនាយក
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Serbian FM to visit Cambodia to boost bilateral ties

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Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 22/02/2013 


PHNOM PENH, Feb. 22 — Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Mrkic
will pay a two-day visit to Cambodia next Monday to promote bilateral
relations, according to a press release from Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry
on Friday.

The visit is made at the invitation of Cambodian deputy Prime
Minister and Foreign Minister Hor
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Infrastructure spending rises

Posted on 04:33 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 22 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By May Kunmakara









Site break ground at Steung Meanchey flay-over bridge in late 2012. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post



Between 2008 and 2012, Cambodia’s spending on public infrastructure
amounted to about US$2.5 billion — a sum an opposition politician says
is too low and is ineffectively put to use.

In his opening remarks at
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Caged soldier suffers third-degree burns [This is so cruel, if it happened in the West his commanders and all involved will be sacked and punished]

Posted on 04:30 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 22 February 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Chhay Channyda









A soldier who fell
victim to a fire while being detained for disciplinary reasons in Oddar
Meanchey province receives treatment at a hospital in Phnom Penh,
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post




A soldier based in Oddar Meanchey was sent to a Phnom Penh Hospital
this week after
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Two-language program for Cambodia's ethnic children

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Photo:
CARE's bilingual language program is heavily focused on educating girls in the local villages. (CARE: Laura Hill)

 

Updated 22 February 2013, 

Radio Australia

 

An international aid agency is using a
bilingual teaching program to help children in Cambodia's ethnic
minorities
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Thursday, 21 February 2013

Hun Sen and Hun Manet: Like father like son

Posted on 15:17 by gaurav kumar
Re: Two of PM’s sons eye political office [Is this a North Korea-style dynastic succession?] 

Cambodia never had a leader of Hun Manet's stature
Ang Seg
said...





Let be fair, honest, and have a basic understanding.

This is my personal opinion:

I
don't believe that Hun Sen's eldest son, Hun, Manet is anyway like
his father. I believe he is intelligent, educated, have pleasant
personality
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It's going to be a family affair at the upcoming election [Hun Sen, Sar Kheng, Sok An, Say Chhum.....are preparing a succession dynasty] កូនបុ្រស​ សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន ចូលប្រឡូក ក្នុងឆាកនយោបាយ

Posted on 15:06 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 21 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post


By Meas Sokchea









CPP Youth
Association head Hun Many (2nd L) bids farewell to a group of youth
volunteers in 2012 as they depart Phnom Penh to take part in the
government’s land measurement scheme. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom
Penh Post


Putting an end to speculation, a senior ruling party official said
yesterday that the
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Cambodia welcomes child adoption agreement with the United States during the meeting with Senator Mary L.Landrieu កម្ពុជាស្វាគមន៍ ចំពោះការស្មុំកុមារ កម្ពុជាយកទៅចិញ្ចឹម នៅអាមេរិក

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Thursday, 21 February 2013 


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ភ្នំពេញ ៖ ប្រមុខរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន
សែន បានស្វាគមន៍ចំពោះស្មុំកូនរបស់កុមារកម្ពុជា ទៅចិញ្ចឹម នៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក
ដែលជាមហាអំណាចទី១ លើលោក ប៉ុន្តែចិញ្ចើមដោយអំពើ មនុស្សធម៌ មិនមែនន
សម្រាប់បម្រើជាទាសករ ឫផលប្រយោជន៍ ផ្សេងនោះទេ ។

ការសម្តែងការស្វាគមន៍ ខាងលើនេះ របស់
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Analysts: Cambodian people's houses a long the border protect against encroachments by neighbouring countries អ្នក​វិភាគ៖ របង​លំនៅឋាន​ពលរដ្ឋ​អាច​រក្សា​ព្រំដែន​មិន​ឲ្យ​បរទេស​ឈ្លាន​ពាន

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អ្នក​វិភាគ​បញ្ហា​សង្គម​ឯករាជ្យ អះអាង​ថា
រដ្ឋាភិបាល​គួរ​ធ្វើ​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​នៅ​តាម​បន្ទាត់​ព្រំដែន​ជាមួយ​ប្រទេស​ជិត​
ខាង​ឲ្យ​មាន​គ្រប់​ហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ
និង​លើក​ទឹក​ចិត្ត​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ទៅ​រស់នៅ ឬ​សង់​លំនៅឋាន​ឲ្យ​បាន​ច្រើន
ដើម្បី​ទប់ស្កាត់​ការ​លួច​រំកិល​បង្គោល​ព្រំដែន​ពី​ប្រទេស​ជិត​ខាង។




ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា
2013-02-20
























បោះពុម្ព


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How the Life of a Chipmunk in Michigan Came to Save Elephants and a Million Acres in Cambodia

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By Michael Charles Tobias, Contributor

The Forbes Magazine 



Our first bull at Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) © David Casselman



In Southeast Asia © M. Tobias




Cambodia‘s Paradise



Cambodia,
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Sumner Redstone Donates $700,000 to Cambodian Children's Fund

Posted on 14:08 by gaurav kumar


Getty Images
The CBS and Viacom chairman has long supported the non-profit organization.
 

2/21/2013 
By Erik Hayden
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com
 

The foundation of Sumner Redstone has
donated $700,000 to benefit a Cambodian non-profit that helps
impoverished children, the media mogul's charitable organization
announced Thursday.

"Cambodian Children’s Fund not only provides some
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Karaoke Used to Support State Propaganda

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By Nina Porzucki ⋅
February 21, 2013 http://www.theworld.org



The Geo Quiz Thursday takes the form of a sing-a-long.

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Japanese exec arrested for exploiting illegal Cambodian interns

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By Ida Torres  /  
February 21, 2013 




The
Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested Hirokazu Inatomi, 63, a
former chairman of Inaho Co-operative Union based in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture,
as he allegedly assisted in the violation of the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Law. Inatomi is also suspected of skimming part
of the wages of the Cambodian workers
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Chinese premier visits Cambodian royalty

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Xinhua, February 21, 2013

Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday
visited Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk and King
Norodom Sihamoni hours after their arrival in Beijing.

Wen extended Lunar New Year
greetings to them after they arrived in Beijing Thursday
afternoon.

Wen recalled King Father Norodom
Sihanouk's contributions toward developing Cambodia-China ties.

Ex-King Sihanouk,
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Cambodian King and mother leave for Beijing for medical checkup

Posted on 04:21 by gaurav kumar



Xinhua | 2013-2-21
By Agencies








Cambodian
King Norodom Sihamoni (2nd L) and his mother, former Queen Norodom
Monineath (1st L) are seen off at Phnom Penh International Airport in
Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Feb. 21, 2013. Cambodian King
Norodom Sihamoni and his mother, former Queen Norodom Monineath left
here on Thursday morning for Beijing for routine
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ANZ chief says Cambodia should de-dollarise [and align with the Chinese currency]

Posted on 04:20 by gaurav kumar
 
Mr. Mike Smith speaking in a conference
 
Last Updated on 21 February 2013 
The Phnom Penh Post
By Daniel de Carteret and May Kunmakara 


ANZ chief executive Mike Smith says Cambodia should decouple the riel
from the US dollar to a stand-alone currency and align itself to the
Chinese renminbi (RMB), given the shift in global trade flows.

At the Cambodia Outlook Conference in Phnom Penh
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Son and son-in-law of Cambodian strongman Hun Sen to run for parliamentary seats in July

Posted on 04:14 by gaurav kumar
By Associated Press,



 
The Washington Post
Thursday, February 21, 2013
 








PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A son and
son-in-law of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will run for parliament
in a July general election that is expected to renew the long-ruling
leader’s mandate for power, a spokesman for his party said Wednesday.

Cheam Yeap, a top member of
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Cambodia launches $200 mln irrigation project in eastern provinces

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PHNOM PENH, 21 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The government launched Thursday a
$200 million project to divert water from the Mekong River to irrigate
300,000 hectares of rice fields in Prey Veng, Svay Rieng and Kampong
Cham provinces. Water Resources Minister Lim Kean Hor said the
first and second phases of the Vaico River project would be carried out
by China's Guangzhou Wanan
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Sun bears found in garment factory

Posted on 03:54 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 21 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Phak Seangly and Shane Worrell









An abandoned Malayan
sun bear leans against the bars of its cage at the shuttered Yung Wah
II garment factory in Kandal province before being rescued last week. A
pair of the bears had been kept at the factory until they were
discovered and relocated to the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre.
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Unions set double wage as minimum target

Posted on 03:45 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 21 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Mom Kunthear and Shane Worrell 


Trade unions agreed yesterday to lobby the government to double the
minimum wage in the garment sector, representatives said, following two
days of meetings.


Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Confederation of Unions, said
union delegates had agreed on the $120 per month figure ahead of a
government
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Opposition Leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha will visit the US and Canada in mid-April

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Bangkok-Cambodia buses launched

Posted on 03:39 by gaurav kumar

Published: 21 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post


















The first buses directly connecting Thailand
and Cambodia left Bangkok on Thursday, headed for Phnom Penh and Siem
Reap, with the launch of a regular service to bolster tourism and
economic ties between the two countries.

The first airconditioned bus from Bangkok to Phnom Penh
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Qatar Airways touches down in Cambodia

Posted on 03:37 by gaurav kumar
Thursday, 21 February 2013




Secretary of State of Cambodia Tekreth Samrach (right)  presents a gift
to Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker after the arrival of the inaugural
flight in Phnom Penh, yesterday.



By Isabel Ovalle


PHNOM PENH: A few minutes past 2pm local time Qatar Airways’ first
flight from Doha to Cambodia landed in Phnom Penh International Airport
marking the 125th route of
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A Welcome Home [to America] After Bringing Dresses to Girls in Cambodia

Posted on 03:35 by gaurav kumar



02/20/2013





By: YNN Staff

http://rochester.ynn.com
































Dresses - 13,000 of them - were taken to Cambodia through a nationwide program called Dress a Girl.

Wednesday, two women from
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Buses link Thai and Cambodian capitals

Posted on 03:30 by gaurav kumar
February 21, 2013
By Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit  
http://www.ttrweekly.com


BANGKOK, 21 February 2013: The Transport Company said, Wednesday,
it has launched a daily bus services between Bangkok and Phnom Penh and
Siem Reap after delays that prevented the launch late last year.

TTR Weekly reported the company’s decision to start the
service last October, but readers, who were keen to use the
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EU wants Cambodia to pay more for Khmer Rouge crimes court

Posted on 03:27 by gaurav kumar






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Reuters/Reuters
- Former Khmer Rouge S-21 prison chief Kaing Guek Eav (L), also known
as Duch, stands in a dock as he testifies at the Court Room of the
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC).











PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The European Union is calling on Cambodia to come up with more cash for a Khmer Rouge
war crimes tribunal, where resignations have
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Cambodian children in Ratanakiri benefit from bilingual learning

Posted on 03:25 by gaurav kumar
Updated 21 February 2013, 
Radio Australia
Listen to audio here.


It's International Mother Language Day,
and in the north-east of Cambodia, ethnic minority communities are
benefitting from a bilingual education programme.








Cambodian children in Ratanakiri benefit from bilingual learning (Credit: ABC) 







The Highland Community Education programme in Ratanakiri
province has been
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Sailors on capsized Cambodian ship off S. Korean waters rescued: report

Posted on 03:23 by gaurav kumar
Xinhua | 2013-2-21 By Agencies


Twelve crew members aboard a Cambodian-flagged ship that capsized off
South Korea's east coast earlier Thursday have all been rescued, local
media reported.The sailors, including three South Koreans and
nine Chinese nationals, left a Japanese port two days ago en route to a
port in Sokcho, South Korea, according to broadcaster YTN.The
296-ton vessel capsized
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Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Two of PM’s sons eye political office [Is this a North Korea-style dynastic succession?] ហ៊ុន សែន កំពុងតែរៀបចំការផ្ទេរអំណាចតពូជ

Posted on 16:24 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 20 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post

By Meas Sokchea and Abby Seiff


Hun Manet, Hun Sen's favourite son ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត កូនសំណព្វរបស់ ហ៊ុន សែន





Hun Manith, Bun Rany's favourite son ហ៊ុន ម៉ានិត កូនសំណព្វរបស់ ប៊ុន រ៉ានី







             Hun Many, Hun Sen's youngest son.

Two of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s three sons will run as lawmakers in
the upcoming election, a ruling party
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A groung of Vietnamese youngsters who can't speak of word of Khmer ganged up and beaten up a group og Khmer youths at The Peace Park in Phnom Penh ស្ទាវយួនមួយក្រុមដែលមិនចេះខ្មែរ សូម្បីតែមួយម៉ាត់ បង្ករភាពរញ៉េរញ៉ៃនៅសួនទឹកសន្តិភាព​រួចព្រួតគ្នាដេញ វាយយុវជនខ្មែរដែលទៅលេងជាមួយគ្នា !

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កាលពីម្សិលមិញ(10/02/2013)ជាថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ក្រុមយើងខ្ញុំបានសំរាកពីការងារ គិតថានាំគ្នា ទៅកំសាន្ត​លេង​នៅសួនទឹកសន្តិភាពដែលមានទីតាំងនៅ​ក្បែផ្លូវជាតិលេខ១ (ច្បាអំពៅ) ។​ ពេលទៅដល់ពួក​យើងក៏នាំគ្នាទិញសំបុត្រចូលទៅក្នុងសួនកំសាន្តនោះ។




ព្រះម្ចាស់ថ្លៃអើយ! ពេលដែលពួកយើងចូលទៅដល់ក្នុង អ្វីដេលពួកយើងបានឃើញ គឺជនជាតិយួន​ដែលមានចំនួនច្រើនជាងជនជាតិខ្មែរទៅទៀត ដែលកំពុងតែកំសាន្តនៅទី នោះ ។  ពួកគេនិយាយ​យួនយ៉ាងរញ៉េរញ៉ៃពេញទី
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Cambodia’s Buddhist Monks Seek Peace

Posted on 14:12 by gaurav kumar
By Omar Havana | 
The Jakarta Globe
February 20, 2013



 
Cambodian monks are seen at prayer. (JG Photo/Omar Havana) 


At first glance, the life of a Cambodian Buddhist monk does not differ
much from the life of an ordinary person. They sleep, eat, shower, talk,
and laugh just like anyone else. But the orange robes signify that these people are dedicating their lives to
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Son and son-in-law of Cambodian strong man Hun Sen to run for parliamentary seats in July [Hun Sen is building the Hun Dynasty the same as Kim Il Sung trying to build the Kim Dynasty in North Korea]

Posted on 14:07 by gaurav kumar



  Hun Manet (2nd from right) sitting next to his brother-in-law Dy Vichea, Hok Lundy's son and Hun Many second from left in bald head.



Published February 20, 2013

Associated Press




PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –  A son and
son-in-law of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will run for parliament
in July general elections that are expected to renew the long-ruling
leader's mandate for power.

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7,000 Cambodian workers from failed Singapore firm to get paid this week

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The Cambodia Herald/ Asia News Network
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 

 

KANDAL, Cambodia – About 7,000 workers from Singapore's failed
Yung Wah Industrial (Cambodia) Co Ltd are getting their unpaid salaries this week, an official said.

Kandal Deputy Governor Phay Bun Chhoeun said Prime Minister Hun Sen
had ordered the
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Cambodian PM's son eyes parliamentary seat [In the future, Cambodia will be run by the Hun Sen clan]

Posted on 13:58 by gaurav kumar

 
                                               Hun Many, Hun Sen's youngest son.
 
Agence France-Presse 
February 20, 2013 


The youngest son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen plans to run for
parliament, his party said Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the
strongman's children are being groomed to succeed him.

Hun Many -- whose eldest brother is a two-star general -- will join
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Prime minister's kin to run in Cambodian elections [Hun Sen's two sons, include one son-in-law who is Hok Lundy's son are in the candidate list]

Posted on 13:53 by gaurav kumar

                                              Hun Manet, Hun Sen's most-favoured son. 

 

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A son and son-in-law of Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen will run for parliament in a July general election that
is expected to renew the long-ruling leader's mandate for power, a
spokesman for his party said Wednesday.

Cheam Yeap, a top member
of Hun Sen's Cambodian
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The ruling CPP chose young party members as MP candidates, including two of three Hun Sen's sons and the sons of many CPP leaders. This is nepotism and cronyism in full swing គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា រៀបចំ​បេក្ខភាព​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ដោយ​បញ្ចូល​ក្រុមយុវជន​ជំនាន់​ថ្មី [រួម​ទាំងកូនប្រុស ២ រូប របស់​សម្តេច​​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន]​

Posted on 04:54 by gaurav kumar




Top: Hun Manet and (below left) Hun Manith 
 
The ruling Cambodian People's Party has included young party members in the candidate list for the 2013 parliamentary election.




Among the new candidates are two of Mr. Hun Sen three sons and the sons of many senior CPP officials.



Mr. Cheam Yeap, the CPP stalwart, said many of the old guard CPP MPs have served since 1981 and it's time for
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Senior US official meets civil society, opposition អាមេរិក​ស្នើ​ឱ្យ​កម្ពុជា​ពង្រឹង​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​និង​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស

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RFA/Leng Maly. Mr. Posner speaking in a press conference.

លោក ម៉ៃឃើល ផូសនើរ (Michael Posner)
ឧបការី​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក
ទទួល​បន្ទុក​ផ្នែក​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស និង​ការងារ
ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត នៅ​ស្ថានទូត​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ
កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៩ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣។




PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- A senior US official met with
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Hun Sen says all villages to have electricity by 2020 [Only 7 years to go, this is a lie]

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Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at an economic forum





PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Prime Minister
Hun Sen said Wednesday that all Cambodian villages would have
electricity by 2020 while 70 percent of households would have power by
2030."Energy sector development is
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Millions for laid-off workers after strikes: official

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Last Updated on 20 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Mom Kunthear and Shane Worrell









Workers from the
Yung Wah Industrial (Cambodia) factories block a road in Kandal province
last week. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post



A provincial deputy governor claimed yesterday he had been given $6.5
million — supposedly borrowed from the national budget — to pay out
about 7,000
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Hun Sen and EU Ambassador Talk Elections, Land Reform

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By Neou Vannarin
The Cambodia Daily
February 20, 2013




The European Union’s ambassador to Cambodia raised issues of judicial
reform, land reform and the upcoming national elections in a meeting
with Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday morning.

Speaking with reporters after the meeting at the prime minister’s
office, Mr. Hun Sen’s personal assistant, Eang Sophalleth, said that
E.U.
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US asks Cambodia to pardon opposition party leader [Sam Rainsy], radio station owner [Mam Sonando] លោក ហោ ណាំហុង ៖ កម្ពុជាមិនអាចធ្វើតាម សំណើររបស់អាមេរិក ក្នុងការដោះលែង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ

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         Mr. Posner and his delegation met with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.
 
Xinhua | 2013-2-19
By Agencies




The United States said on Tuesday that they wanted to see the
participation of the self- exiled opposition party's leader Sam Rainsy
and radio station owner Mam Sonando in the July's general election.

Speaking
during a one-hour meeting with Cambodian deputy Prime Minister
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US envoy, Namhong talk rights [U.S asked Cambodia to free Mam Sonando and to allow Sam Rainsy return to Cambodia]

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Mr. Posner addressed the media after talks with Foreign  Minister Hor Namhong.

 

Last Updated on 20 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Abby Seiff and Vong Sokheng 


A senior US government official yesterday called on Cambodia to take
“concrete steps” on a number of high-profile human rights issues, but
fell short of saying whether the Kingdom would be held
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Puppets Take Over Cambodia’s Siem Reap

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A clouded leopard at the 2012 Giant Puppet Project parade in Siem Reap, Cambodia. (Giant Puppet Project)


February 20, 2013
By Lina Goldberg
Wall Street Journal


Pub Street, in the middle of Siem Reap’s Old Market area, is always busy
during January and February, Cambodia’s high season for tourism. But it
becomes a boisterous, night-time carnival when it’s taken over by the
Giant Puppet
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Porsche Joins Cambodia’s Luxury Car Race [Only Hun sen and his cronies can afford these cars]

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By Ben Woods
The Cambodia Daily
February 20, 2013




Though still one of the poorest countries in the region, Cambo­dia’s
recent economic growth has birthed a new class of consumer. And waiting
in the wings is Ger­man automaker Porsche, which in­tends to sell its
distinctive sports cars directly to Phnom Penh’s wealthy within a year.



The Porsche logo (Creative Commons)


Following hot
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Golden-age actress gets ready for a Reel life role

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Last Updated on 19 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Rosa Ellen









Actress Dy Saveth with her Chihuahuas at her Phnom Penh apartment. Photograph: Alexander Crook/Phnom Penh Post



In the [film] you’re a bit sad – and this is a sad colour,” film
stylist and set designer Silvia De Britto says to actress Dy Saveth, as
she picks out a teal shirt from Saveth’s real-life shirt collection.

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French Judge to Investigate Death of Family

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Recovered Laurent Vallier's car (Photo: AFP)

By Khy Sovuthy and Zsombor Peter
Phnom Penh Post
February 20, 2013




An investigating judge from France will arrive in Cambodia next month
to probe the deaths of a Frenchman and his four children, whose
decomposed bodies were recovered from a pond at their home in Kompong
Speu prov­ince early last year, court and embassy officials said on
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Cambodia embraces intensive livestock production

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In spite of many hurdles intensive
livestock production in Cambodia starts to develop. Most of the
initiatives and investments are driven by foreign companies who believe
in a promising future in this country.






By Apisit Buranakanonda, Bangkok, Thailand


Cambodia, a Southeast Asian country with 15 million inhabitants,
has begun to embrace intensive
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Qatar debuts direct Cambodia air link

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Published: 20 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post


















Qatar Airways on Wednesday became the first commercial airline to directly connect the Middle East with Cambodia.



Qatar Airways now operates daily flights from Doha to Phnom Penh via Ho Chi Minh City.


The Doha-based airline's maiden Cambodia flight, QR602, landed at
Phnom
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House mulls ways to better Thai-Cambodian relations

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BANGKOK, 20 February 2013 (NNT) – The House Committee on Foreign Affairs
has discussed with all related agencies about possible means to improve
the relations between Thailand and Cambodia and create a mutual
understanding regarding the Phra Wihan case.

At the meeting of the House of Representatives today, the committee on
foreign affairs decided to take the opportunity to get all agencies
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013

CCHR Briefing Note on Judicial Reform in Cambodia

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Dear all, Today, 18 February 2013, the Cambodian Center for
Human Rights ("CCHR") is releasing the second in a series of four
Briefing Notes, one per week for the next month. Each will examine 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
judicial reform - outlines the
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Potluck with Cambodian National Rescue Party

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Save the date, join the event and build hope for your next generation.
It is about politics that makes and defines yourself to be a key player
for the fate of your homeland.



It doesn't matter you already stepped out from your homeland but your blood and soul will never be.



You must not hate politics but you have to be smart with that. If you
hate politics, it means you are a LOSER
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Cambodia should allow opposition leader in poll: US លោក​ឧបការី​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ការបរទេស​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក សុំឲ្យ​មាន​ការដោះលែង លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូរ​

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Mr. Posner making a statement (Photo: CEN)


Agence France-Presse 

February 19, 2013 



A top US official Tuesday called on Cambodia to allow opposition
leader-in-exile Sam Rainsy to compete in a general election this year
expected to sweep the country's strongman leader back into power.

"The credibility of these elections will be judged by whether the
political opposition is
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Assistant Secretary Posner Makes Human Rights Visits to Cambodia and Burma

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Media Note


Office of the Spokesperson



Washington, DC


February 19, 2013


In
Cambodia, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Michael Posner met with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor
Namhong, civil society activists, opposition leaders, and the
representative for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on February
19. His discussions focused on
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Cambodian Genocide Survivor Launches New Book -- Clearly Warns of China's Past Intrigues and Mounting Perverse Expansion Throughout the World Besides Their Recent Threats to Free Journalism

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SACRAMENTO, CA, Feb 19, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Navy Ung-Lancaster today announced the release of her new book
titled: A Nation to Ruin - Cambodian Republic - Silent No More. It's
based on a true story encompassing her real life experiences from
1969 to 1982, during the
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Hun Sen has used tricks to successfully destroy Chea Sim's faction លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ប្រើល្បិចកលកំទេចក្រុមលោក ជា ស៊ីម បានជោគជ័យ

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19/02/2013/ By Chham Chhany




 លោក ហ៊ុន សែន

នីតិកាល​ទី​៥ នៃ​ការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិជិតចូលមក​ដល់​ ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា
បានប្រកាស​ថាខ្លួននិងដកចេញ​នូវ​សមាជិក​រដ្ឋសភា អាយុ​ច្រើន
ហើយ​អសមត្ថភាព និង​ដាក់បញ្ចូល​វិញ​នូវ​ យុវជនជំនាន់​ក្រោយជំនួសវិញ
បញ្ចូល​ឈាម​ថ្មី ដើម្បី​ជា​កោសិការ ទ្រទ្រង់​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស កាន់តែ​រឹងមាំ​ ។

ក្រុមអ្នកតាមដានស្ថានការណ៍នយោបាយ​ក្នុង​
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Thai soldiers restricted Khmer villagers from a building houses near borer line at Choam Sa-Ngam Checkpoint {Why Thais have powers to stop Khmers from building houses inside Cambodian territory?] ថៃ​រឹត​បន្តឹង​មិន​ឲ្យ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​ធ្វើ​ផ្ទះ​នៅ​តាម​ខ្សែ​បន្ទាត់​ច្រក​ជាំសាង៉ាំ

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ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍
2013-02-19 RFA Service

ទាហាន​យាម​ការពារ​ព្រំដែន​របស់​ថៃ នៅ​ចំណុច​ច្រក​ជាំសាង៉ាំ
ស្ថិត​ក្នុង​ស្រុក​អន្លង់វែង ខេត្ត​ឧត្តរមានជ័យ
បាន​ហាម​ប្រាម​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​មិន​ឲ្យ​សង់​ផ្ទះ
និង​តូប​លក់​ដូរ​ឥវ៉ាន់​នៅ​ក្បែរ​ច្រក​ទ្វារ​ព្រំដែន
ក្នុង​ទឹកដី​របស់​ខ្មែរ​នោះ​ទេ។
គេ​មិន​បាន​ដឹង​អំពី​មូលហេតុ​នៃ​ការ​ហាមប្រាម​នោះ​ឡើយ។




RFA/Morm Moniroth

១៧-កុម្ភៈ-២០១៣៖
រូប​សំណាក​អ្នកតា​នៅ​
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Opposition lawmaker opens fire over scratched car [Maybe the soldier was sent by the ruling CPP to scratch the opposition MP's car]

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PHNOM PENH, 19 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Noun Vuthy
opened fire to alert police overnight while chasing a drunken soldier
who scratched his car, police said Tuesday. Police said they questioned the 40-year-old lawmaker at Sen Sok district police station.The soldier was identified as Hok Sophat, an army captain from Mean Chey district.
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Cambodia targets 4m tourists in 2013

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By Mark Elliott, 

19 February 2013,


Photo by Elzbieta Sekowska


Cambodia is planning to welcome four million international visitors this year, the country’s Tourism Minister has said.

Thong Khon told reporters that he expected the country’s recent strong growth to continue in 2013.

“Last year, we received 3.58 million foreign tourists, up 24%
year-on-year, and generated total revenue of
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U.S. asks Cambodia to pardon opposition party leader, radio station owner

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 លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ



លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ប្រធានវិទ្យុសំបុកឃ្មំ


Souce:Xinhua 

Publish By Thomas Whittle 

Updated 20/02/2013



PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19 — The United States said on Tuesday that they
wanted to see the participation of the self- exiled opposition party’s
leader Sam Rainsy and radio station owner Mam Sonando in the July’s
general election.

Speaking
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Bid to keep Royal Crematorium

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February 19, 2013 
By Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit  



PHNOM PENH, 19 February 2013: Cambodian government officials say
the Royal Crematorium will become a major tourist site at least for the
next few months.

The country’s local media reported that the government has been
requested to keep the Late King-Father Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk’s
Royal Crematorium for an extended
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"Sam Rainsy Sangkruos Jeat" Page on Facebook

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Learn more about the Sangkruos Jeat Party on Facebook at:




https://www.facebook.com/SamRainsySangkruosJeat




Please follow Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy's political activities on Facebook at:


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

(there's "5" at the end of link)







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Monday, 18 February 2013

The son of Jordanian king visits a Cambodian all-girl soccer team in Battambang បុត្រាស្តេច Jordan យាងទស្សនកិច្ច នៅខេត្តបាត់ដំបង លើវិស័យកីឡា បាល់ទាត់ស្រ្តី

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Prince Ali Bin Al-Husein, in blue to the right who is the son of ex-King Hussein of Jordan, arrived in a helicopter to visit Cambodian all-girl soocer team in Battambang. Prince Al-Hussein is vice-president of World FIFA and president of Asian Football Development Program (AFDP).



Monday, 18 February 2013


ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល-ID-007










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100,000 residents of Phnom Penh live in temporary buildings

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PHNOM PENH, 18 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald)- More than 100,000 residents of the
capital were living temporarily in 511 areas in 2012, up from 503 areas
in 2011, Phnom Penh City Hall said Monday. The sites covered 3.6 million square meters and included 23,546 households.The city hall said Phnom Penh's population of 1,329,913 people included about 16,000 registered foreigners.It
said the
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Bar Association Hits Back at Rights Group Over Lawyer Rule [Human Rights Watch was right in saying that the Bar Association is the puppet of the government]

Posted on 13:46 by gaurav kumar



By Lauren Crothers 

The Cambodia Daily

February 17, 2013




The Cambodian Bar Asso­ciation on Wednesday responded to Hu­man
Rights Watch (HRW) over what it called an “utterly groundless” statement
that claimed the legal body was beholden to the ruing party and was
at­tempting to muzzle lawyers ahead of the July 28 national
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«ស្វែងយល់ពីតុលាការអន្តរជាតិ »ប្រែសម្រួលដោយ បុស្បា អង្គរ

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The vision for "Reform of Cambodian govt form" an excerpt from a booklet "The Son of the Khmer Empire" by Pang Sokheoun

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Lon Nol Debt Demand Legal, But Not Moral

Posted on 13:14 by gaurav kumar


By The Cambodia Daily 

Phnom Penh Post

December 14, 2012



By Stephen Higgins,
Former CEO of ANZ Royal Bank



U.S. Ambassador William Todd is to be congratulated on his attempts
to reach out to the Cambodian community to explain the U.S. government’s
position on the debt incurred by the Lon Nol regime to the U.S.

There can be
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ដែកជោរស្រុកខ្មែរ​

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CITA´s Thank You Letter to Association of Teachers and Lecturers, UK

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លោក រ៉ុង ឈុន ក្នុងដំណើរទស្សនៈកិច្ចនៅប្រទេសអង់គ្លេសថ្ងៃទី ៥-៦ ខែកុម្ភៈ  ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ដើម្បី ជួបជាមួយមេដឹកនាំសមាគមគ្រូ បង្រៀន និង សហជីពនៃប្រទេសអង់គ្លេសដើម្បីពង្រឹងទំនាក់​ទំនងនិង រៀនសូត្របន្ថែមពីកិច្ចការទាំងនោះ។






 
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Court may weigh Khmer Rouge regime's forced marriages

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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A Cambodian tribunal is being asked to look into the cases of hundreds of people forced into marriage during the Khmer Rouge regime, officials say.

The court is already investigating crimes allegedly committed by the
regime and lawyers want it to also focus on 783 marriages it made
mandatory, The Phnom Penh Post reported Monday.

"It needs to be
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Kampong Thom authority ordered a Vietnamese company to suspend bulldozing on Khmer villagers' land អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម​ផ្អាក​ឈូស​បំពាន​ដី​អ្នក​ស្រុក

Posted on 04:49 by gaurav kumar
ដោយ វោហារ ជាតិ RFA Service


2013-02-18

អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ បាន​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វិនិយោគ​វៀតណាម
មួយ​ឈ្មោះ​កាត់​ថា ស៊ីអរស៊ីខេ (CRCK)
ឈប់​ឈូស​ឆាយ​បំពាន​ដី​អ្នក​ភូមិ​ទំហំ​ប្រហែល ២០​ហិកតារ នៅ​ឃុំ​សណ្ដាន់
ស្រុក​សណ្ដាន់ ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៤ កុម្ភៈ។




RFA/Uon Chhin

១០-វិច្ឆិកា-២០១១៖ ក្បួន​របស់​សកម្មជន​ការពារ​ព្រៃឡង់ ដង្ហែ​ឆ្ពោះ​ទៅ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម CRCK នៅ​ព្រៃឡង់ នា​ខេត្ត​
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Japanese firms look to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar

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(The China Daily/ANN) 18 February 2013-- Diplomatic tensions and
rising costs mean that an increasing number of Japanese companies are
moving to emerging markets elsewhere in the region, a leading Japanese
trade
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Qatar Airways ready to launch daily flights to Cambodia’s capital ប្រទេសកាតា នឹងហោះហើរត្រង់ មកកម្ពុជា ជាលើកដំបូង នៅថ្ងៃស្អែក

Posted on 04:32 by gaurav kumar



Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 19/02/2013 



PHNOM PENH, Feb. 18 — The Doha-based Qatar Airways will operate its
daily flights from Doha to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from
Tuesday, Cambodia’s tourism minister Thong Khon said Monday.

“Tomorrow (Tuesday), the airline will launch daily flights from Doha
to Phnom Penh via Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,” he
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Bird flu outbreak in Kampong Cham

Posted on 04:29 by gaurav kumar










 KAMPONG CHAM, 18 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) –  Outbreaks of
bird flu in Stueng Trong and Prey Chor districts have killed 385 heads
of poultry, officials said Monday.The officials said experts were advising local residents after
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Oxcart Races Mark End of Rice Harvest

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Residents of Kompong Speu’s Kong Pisei district take part in an oxcart
race to mark the end of the harvest season yesterday. (Siv Channa)


February 18, 2013
By Mech Dara
The Cambodia Daily


An estimated 200 people turned out yesterday to watch the annual oxcart
racing competition in Kompong Speu province to mark the end of the rice
harvest season.



Meas Path, one of the organizers of
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EU pledges support to Cambodia's general election in July

Posted on 04:23 by gaurav kumar
Xinhua | 2013-2-18
By Agencies


The European Union
will support and cooperate with Cambodia in order to ensure a free and
fair general election in Cambodia in July, Ambassador Jean-Francois
Cautain, Head of EU Delegation to Cambodia, said on Monday.

Cautain made his remarks during a meeting with Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, Eang Sophallet, personal spokesman
for
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Police officers accused of wrongfully shooting [Police in Cambodia committed crimes with impunity: Shoot first and ask questions later]

Posted on 04:21 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 18 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Kim Sarom and Danson Cheong









Meng Try, a
47-year-old suspected drug dealer, recovers in hospital on Friday, Feb.
15, 2013, after being shot by a police officer in Poipet town.
Photograph: Phnom Penh Post



The wife of a suspected drug dealer is accusing police officers of
wrongfully shooting her husband during an attempted
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Parliamentary debate quashed [It's a rubber-stamp parliament and a puppet of the government]

Posted on 04:15 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 18 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Stuart White and Sen David









Cheam Yeap (bottom),
chairman of the National Assembly’s Banking and Finance Committee,
speaks while National Assembly President Heng Samrin presides over a
meeting in Phnom Penh, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Photograph: Sen
David/Phnom Penh Post



National Assembly President Heng Samrin shut down
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Mam Sonando appeal date set by court

Posted on 04:11 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 18 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Chhay Channyda
 






The Court of Appeal has set a March 5 hearing date in the
controversial case of Beehive radio director Mam Sonando, his lawyer
said yesterday.

Sa Sovan, the attorney for the independent broadcaster who stands
convicted of insurrection, said he received the schedule notice over the
weekend.

Sonando, who turned 72
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Singaporean to lead dignity movement in Cambodia

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0inShare









Monday, Feb 18, 2013 



SINGAPORE (AsiaOne
)- A Singaporean has been chosen to chair the Global Dignity movement in Cambodia for the first time.

Young Global Leader (YGL) and Singapore's first Rotary Peace Fellow
Mr Yap Kwong Weng, 35, is the first Singaporean to fill the role in the
independent non-government
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Cambodia's insurance industry grows by 21 pct in 2012

Posted on 04:06 by gaurav kumar
Xinhua | 2013-2-18 By Agencies



Cambodia's insurance industry earned a total premium of $36 million last
year, a 21 percent rise year-on-year, according to the industry's
report on Monday.The main sectors of the premium are from fire
insurance of 28 percent, motor insurance of 19 percent, personal
accident insurance of 18 percent, health insurance of 14 percent, and
miscellaneous insurance
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[Thailand's] Nakorn plans to invest $30mln in hotel in Phnom Penh

Posted on 04:05 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 18 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Low Wei Xiang









Building of Sofitel
hotel, this company will invest more on 3 and 4 star hotel in Phnom
Penh. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post



Pharmaceutical giant Thai Nakorn Patana plans to invest $30 million
over the next two years in a three- to four-star hotel in Phnom Penh, as
it hopes to cash in on the lack of big
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Cambodia’s green retreat

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Jungle resorts in Koh Kong offer an authentic and welcome
eco-tourism experience in a country where dredging and dam-building are
wreaking havoc.


Published: 18 Feb 2013
Bangkok Post
Writer: Philip Heijmans











With the tourist trail expanding across the key
provinces of Cambodia, there is certainly a fair share of places from
boutique hotels to high-end resorts for
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Sunday, 17 February 2013

Hun Sen killed King Father Sihanouk and shed his crocodile tears to fool Khmer people ហ៊ុន សែន សម្លាប់អតីតព្រះមហាក្សត្រ័ រួចហើយសំរក់ ទឹកភ្នែកក្រពើរបស់ខ្លួនដើម្បីបំភាន់ភ្នែកខ្មែរ ?

Posted on 16:38 by gaurav kumar
....................................................
17/02/2013. By Chham Chhany





Top: King Father Sihanouk អតីតព្រះមហាក្សត្រ័ នរោត្តម ស៊ីហនុ Below: Former Prime Minister Chan Sy



យួនបានបញ្ជាឲ្យ ហ៊ុន សែន សម្លាប់លោក ចាន់ ស៊ី នៅឆ្នាំ១៩៨៥ ព្រោះតែលោក ចាន់ ស៊ី មិនព្រមអនុវត្តន៍តាមផែនការ ក៥
របស់យួ​ន ។ បន្ទាប់ពីសម្លាប់លោក ចាន់ ស៊ី ហើយគឺលោក ហ៊ុន សែន
បានរៀបចំក្បូនដង្ហែរ និងប្រារព្ធពិធីបុណ្យយ៉ាង
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[Hun Sen's] Attempt to Mislead the Khmer People on the Occasion of the Funeral of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk

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[Hun Sen's] Attempt to Mislead the Khmer People on the Occasion of the Funeral of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk 

A statement from opposition leader Sam Rainsy.


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'Miracle' cremation: PM Hun Sen [If Hun Sen can create a miracle, why can't he bring Sihanouk back to life instead of burning him to ashes]]

Posted on 16:19 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 15 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post


By Meas Sokchea









Prime Minister Hun
Sen (L) greets a group of Buddhist nuns at the opening ceremony for a
new building in Phnom Penh, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Photograph: Heng
Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post


Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday he believed that the February
4th cremation of King Father Norodom Sihanouk was a miracle,
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Taiwan-Cambodia flight delay affects hundreds

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CNA
February 17, 2013, 
By TWN 


TAIPEI--Cambodia's
Tonlesap Airlines said Saturday that one of its scheduled flights from
Taiwan to the Cambodian city of Siem Reap that day would be further
delayed due to an engine failure, further enraging 167 already angry
passengers who had been waiting for hours for their flight.

The Cambodian carrier told disgruntled passengers at the Taiwan
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Press Release For Immediate Release

Posted on 04:01 by gaurav kumar

Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 14, 2013Monitoring
in the Dark: An evaluation of the International Labour Organization's
Better Factories Cambodia monitoring and reporting programOn
February 18, 2013, the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict
Resolution Clinic in conjunction with the Worker Rights Consortium will
release a report entitled "Monitoring in the Dark: An
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Stalemate over attempt to end the Preah Vihear dispute between Cambodia and Thailand ភាព​ទាល់ច្រក​នៃ​ការ​បញ្ចប់​ជម្លោះ​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា-​ថៃ​នៅ​តំបន់​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ

Posted on 03:56 by gaurav kumar
ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍

2013-02-17 RFA Service

ការ​​បន្ត​ជាប់​គាំង​​ដែល​មិន​អាច​ឈាន​ទៅ​រក​ការ​បញ្ចប់​ជម្លោះ​​នៅ​
តាម​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា-​ថៃ ជា​ពិសេស​នៅ​តំបន់​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ
បាន​បន្ត​​អូស​បន្លាយ​អស់​រយៈ​ពេល​ជិត ៥​ឆ្នាំ​មក​ហើយ ចាប់​ពី​ខែ​កក្កដា
ឆ្នាំ​២០០៨។




RFA/Morm Moniroth

ទេសចរ​នៅ​លើ​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ គុបុរៈ​ទី​៤។ រូបថត​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១២ កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣




ការ​ផ្ទុះ​សង្គ្រាម​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា-​
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Cambodian actress denies lesbian rumors

Posted on 03:49 by gaurav kumar














The Cambodia Herald/Asia News Network


Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 

 

PHNOM PENH - Budding actress Preung Pichan Molika, known as Kaka, has rejected rumours that she's a lesbian.

"The rumour that I'm a homosexual isn't true," she told the latest issue of Angkor Thom magazine.

"I think people get confused because I
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Saturday, 16 February 2013

About 100 Thai yellow shirt activists went to inspect Border Post No. 73 in Koh Kong province [These Thai extremists might cause another border fighting between Cambodian and Thai troops again] ក្រុមអាវលឿង ប្រមាណ៦០នាក់ នាំគ្នាមក ត្រួតពិនិត្យ បង្គោលព្រំដែន លេខ៧៣ នៅព្រំដែន ខេត្តកោះកុង

Posted on 14:24 by gaurav kumar

Saturday, 16 February 2013 ដោយ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល-ID-007 DAP News








កោះកុង៖ ក្រុមអាវ លឿង របស់ថៃ ប្រមាណ៦០នាក់
ព្រមទាំងអ្នក សារព័ត៌មាន មួយចំនួនទៀត នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣
នេះ បានធ្វើដំណើរ មកត្រួតពិនិត្យ បង្គោលព្រំដែន លេខ៧៣ ដែលមានទីតាំង
នៅតំបន់ស ឈមគ្នា រវាងខេត្តកោះកុង របស់កម្ពុជា និងខេត្តត្រាត របស់ថៃ។

យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ សេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ ពីព្រំដែន ខេត្តកោះកុង បានឲ្យដឹងថា
បើទោះបីជា ក្រុមអាវ
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Phnom Penh supports UNESCO to preserve heritage

Posted on 05:23 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 15 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Stuart White









A woman cycles past a
French colonial-era building near the main post office in Phnom Penh,
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post



Officials from Phnom Penh Municipal Hall pledged their support to UNESCO
in its efforts to preserve the capital’s unique 20th-century
architectural heritage in
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Thailand, Cambodia support peaceful solutions to border conflicts

Posted on 05:22 by gaurav kumar
Saturday, 16 February 2013





By 
MCOT 


SA KAEO, Feb 14 – Representatives of the
Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee agreed today to resolve any
border conflicts in a peaceful manner despite ongoing legal wrangling
between the two
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Private schools on the rise in Cambodia

Posted on 05:13 by gaurav kumar
Last Updated on 15 February 2013 
Phnom Penh Post
By Sarah Thust









Roy G Crawford,
school head at Northbridge International School Cambodia, poses for a
portrait this week in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Ruth Keber



Northbridge International School Cambodia (NISC) was originally
founded in 1997 as a US school. Soon after, the management decided to
develop the school to international
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Cambodia's Sotho lines up Om-Tuk, Last Reel [International film-makers line up to make films in Cambodia]

Posted on 05:09 by gaurav kumar

15 February, 2013 

By Sandy George

 



Filming wraps in a few days in Cambodia on the international co-production Om-Tuk which Australian writer/directors Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody are producing alongside Phnom Penh-based Kulikar Sotho.

Sotho is also gearing up to direct her first feature, The Last Reel, written and produced by the UK’s Ian Masters. She co-owns Hanuman Films, a
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What Now for Cambodian Royalty?

Posted on 05:05 by gaurav kumar



Download





Published 15.02.2013



The late former king Norodom Sihanouk left a long-lasting legacy for
Cambodia during his decades of service to the nation. Despite of his
early affiliation with the Khmer Rouge, his death late last year drew
over one million mourners to the capital, where his funeral ceremonies
were held this month. But what will be next for the monarchy? VOA
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Soccer gambling thrives in Cambodian border town

Posted on 05:02 by gaurav kumar








By CHRIS BRUMMITT

Associated Press

Associated Press Sports

updated Feb. 15, 2013

 


POIPET, Cambodia (AP) - Soccer betting is illegal in Cambodia, but visitors to this seedy frontier town wouldn't know it.

In
the rundown market where the smell of incense mixes with rotting
garbage, betting goes on 24 hours a day inside shiny, glass-fronted
parlors emblazoned with photos of famous
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Vox Populi: What is the population of ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia?

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Re: Ethnic Vietnamese still adrift in Cambodia [This article is full of contradictions] 


The Vietnamese are the occupiers of Cambodia they breed
like rats

Anonymous
said...





There are many stateless people in Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, USA.... The Phnom
Penh Post should go to Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, USA, Australia, EU and
other countries to report about stateless people there.

This
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Friday, 15 February 2013

Tourist numbers to Preah Vihear temple increased significantly to more than 1,000 per day ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​កើន​ឡើង​នៅ​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ

Posted on 02:43 by gaurav kumar
ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា RFA Service


2013-02-15

ចំនួន​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ជាតិ អន្តរជាតិ ចូល​ទស្សនា​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ
បាន​កើន​ទ្វេ​ដង​នា​ពិធី​បុណ្យ​ចូល​ឆ្នាំ​ប្រពៃណី​ចិន​ឆ្នាំ​នេះ។ កំណើន​នេះ
ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ពិសេស​កង​យោធពល​ខេមរភូមិន្ទ​រស់​នៅ
និង​ប្រចាំ​ការ​នៅ​តំបន់​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះវិហារ អាច​ឆ្លៀត​រក​ប្រាក់​កម្រៃ
ដើម្បី​ផ្គត់ផ្គង់​គ្រួសារ​លើ​សេវា​បម្រើ​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ។




RFA/Den Ayuthea

ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​
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US assistant secretary of state to visit Cambodia next week

Posted on 02:32 by gaurav kumar




US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner 


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- US Assistant Secretary of State for
Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner will visit Cambodia
next week, the US Embassy said Friday."Posner will meet with
government officials and non-governmental organizations to discuss human
rights, political freedoms,
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Lawmakers approve $780 mln hydropower dam on Sesan River រដ្ឋសភា អនុម័តសេចក្តី ព្រាងច្បាប់លើការ ធានាទូទាត់ផល ប៉ះពាល់ទំនប់ សេសាន២ ដោយសំឡេង លើសលប់

Posted on 02:30 by gaurav kumar



PHNOM PENH, 15 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- The National Assembly approved
Friday a bill giving the green light to a controversial $780 million
hydropower dam on the Sesan River in Steung Treng province.

Energy
Minister Suy Sem defended the bill. "The hydropower dam construction
project on the Sesan has been evaluated two times already with full
discussions," he told lawmakers.
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Oil prices hit all-time high in Cambodia

Posted on 02:28 by gaurav kumar

Xinhua, February 15, 2013

Oil prices in Cambodia hit the
highest of all time on Friday, with a liter of premium gasoline
going for 1.45 U.S. dollars at all petrol stations in the
capital.

The price is the highest ever if
compared with the peak price of 1.41 U.S. dollars a liter in 2008
and once again in last March.

Bin May Mialia, Commercial Manager
for Thai-based PTT Oil Company in Phnom
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Land grab crisis: Cambodia sells off its people’s future

Posted on 02:24 by gaurav kumar




By Clothilde Le Coz 
The Asian correspondent
Feb 15, 2013


Where will Cambodia find enough land for the next generation?

This question is at the center of a report
published by the Cambodian NGO Adhoc on February 14, 2013. Entitled “A
turning point?”, the report explains that the Cambodian government will
not be
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Thursday, 14 February 2013

Exiled opposition leader makes extravagant election promise

Posted on 19:45 by gaurav kumar




Sam Rainsy, President of National Rescue Party. 


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy
says his National Rescue Party will quadruple minimum salaries in the
public sector if his National Rescue Party wins elections in July.A
future government led by the party "will stop predatory corruption,
which will allow it to raise the minimum salary for civil
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What the U.S. Bombing of Cambodia Tells Us About Obama's Drone Campaign

Posted on 19:35 by gaurav kumar
By Henry Grabar











inShare
Feb 14 2013, 
http://www.theatlantic.com
 

A look back at another instance in which the U.S. undertook a secretive and widespread bombing campaign.



A Cambodian man prays at a Buddhist ceremony as around 300 skulls that
formed a giant map of Cambodia are dismantled at a genocide museum in
Phnom Penh on March 10, 2002(Chor Sokunthea/Reuters)

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Singapore businessmen bullish on Cambodia

Posted on 19:29 by gaurav kumar








Workers at a Singapore-owned company in Cambodia.



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Singapore
businessmen in Cambodia believe the local market is relatively untapped
and still has ample business opportunities, Channel News Asia reported
Thursday.



"There're no restrictions in the Cambodian government,"
LSH Cambodia director Ng Chor Yee told the Singapore-based broadcaster.
"
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Christian holidays promote promiscuity among Buddhist youth

Posted on 19:22 by gaurav kumar





PHNOM PENH, 14 February 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) -- Christmas is not a public holiday in
Buddhist Japan. Yet on December 25 every year, young Japanese couples
typically flock to fancy restaurants for romantic dinners and then head
to hotel rooms for more intimate exchanges.With hotels and
guesthouses doing such brisk business on February 14, it seems
Valentine's Day in Cambodia has 
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Rights groups object to pre-election media gag on Cambodian lawyers

Posted on 18:55 by gaurav kumar
Thu, 14 Feb 2013


Source: trustlaw

//


Alison Harley








Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen talks
to the media during a local commune election in Kandal province June 3,
2012. REUTERS/Samrang Pring


By Alison Harley



BEIJING (TrustLaw) - The
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CCHR Press Release and Mini-Report: CCHR Releases Findings from Monitoring of Land Concessions issued by the Royal Government of Cambodia in 2012

Posted on 18:44 by gaurav kumar
Dear All



The Cambodian Center for Human
Rights (“CCHR”) today issues the results of its findings regarding the Economic
Land Concessions (“ELCs”), Social Land Concessions (“SLCs”), and
Reclassification Land Concessions (“RLCs”) granted by the Royal Government of
Cambodia (the “RGC”) in the year 2012. This information is now available
through the Cambodian Human Rights Portal www.sithi.org
in
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Tribunal Staff Walkout Could Shutter Whole Operation, Cambodia Says

Posted on 18:43 by gaurav kumar










Cambodian
staff at the court have not been paid since December, but without new
funding, which has not been forthcoming, there is not enough budget to
pay them. Around 200 have threatened to boycott work until they are
paid.

 




Kong Sothanarith


15 February 2013 




PHNOM PENH — A walkout by Cambodian staff
at the UN-backed
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Ethnic Vietnamese still adrift in Cambodia [This article is full of contradictions]

Posted on 16:30 by gaurav kumar

Khmerization's Note: The article claimed that 5% (700,000) of Cambodia's estimated 14 million population are ethnic Vietnamese and that the majority of them were born in Cambodia. However, the article also claimed that before 1975, there were about 150,000 Vietnamese living in Cambodia and that nearly all of them were driven out of Cambodia and "many of them were massacred a long the way to
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Gen. Pol Saroeun said Cambodia to conduct a live test-firing of mortars, anti-tank and anti-aicrafts rockets កម្ពុជា នឹងធ្វើសមយុទ្ទ បាញ់គ្រាប់ពិត ក្នុងខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ

Posted on 04:51 by gaurav kumar






                   Gen. Pol Saroeun, Commander-in-Chief of Cambodian Armed forces.

Thursday, 14 February 2013


ដោយ ៖ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP): ID-014








ភ្នំពេញៈ យោងតាមការឲ្យដឹង ពីមន្រ្តីយោធាបានបញ្ជាក់ថា
នាពេលឆាប់ៗខាងមុខនេះ នឹងមានការសាកល្បងធ្វើសមយុទ្ធបាញ់
គ្រាប់ពិតជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត ដើម្បីពង្រឹង សមត្ថភាពការប្រយុទ្ធ
របស់កងទ័ពជំនាញកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការការពារបូរណភាពទឹកដី។

លោក
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Insight: Cambodia's $11 billion mystery

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A man rides a motorcycle past a signboard for
the Cambodia Iron Group at the Rovieng District in Preah Vihear province
February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

 

Boys collect snails from the Stung Sen river at the Rovieng District in Preah Vihear province February 10, 2013. REUTERS/Samrang Pring

 

By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Prak Chan Thul
ROVIENG,
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Cambodia may release Russian tycoon on Friday: report

Posted on 04:35 by gaurav kumar




Sergei Polonsky


PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Cambodian authorities may release
detained Russian property tycoon Sergei Polonsky as early as Friday
following his arraignment on Thursday, Voice of Russia reported.The
report quoted an unidentified source linked to the case as saying that
Polonsky "proved to be cooperative, which may convince the judge to
release him from jail."
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Land dispute arrests soar 144 pct in 2012

Posted on 04:33 by gaurav kumar





Thun Saray, center, President of the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Adhoc), speaks in news conference



PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The number of people arrested over
land disputes jumped 144 percent from a year earlier to 232 in 2012, the
Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (Adhoc) said
Thursday."In late 2012, 38 people were detained in
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Scott Neeson, Former Century Fox Executive, Moved To Cambodia To Help Slum Kids

Posted on 04:20 by gaurav kumar
Posted: 02/13/2013
Huffington Post
Read original article here.




Former Hollywood executive Scott Neeson doesn't have a car or a home -- and he couldn’t be happier.

Neeson, who once ran Century Fox International, gave up his six-figure salary, sold his possessions and moved to Cambodia to start a children’s nonprofit, People Magazine reports.

The 53-year-old made the major move in December
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LA sheriff shipped bulletproof vests to Cambodia

Posted on 03:55 by gaurav kumar

By
The Associated Press

 

Feb. 13, 2013



LOS ANGELES
—
Officials want investigations into the Los Angeles County Sheriff
Department's shipment of bulletproof vests to Cambodia via the suburban
city of Gardena.


Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is asking for an audit to determine if
laws were violated when the vests were shipped a decade ago.


Gardena Mayor Pro
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