Cambodia not to raise Preah Vihear issue at ASEAN Summit in Thailand : 11/21/2008 From english.people.com.cnCambodia will not list its dispute with Thailand over the ownership of the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple into the agenda of the ASEAN Summit next month in Bangkok, Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial News said on Friday. "The ongoing world financial crisis will top the agenda of the summit, and we will not raise the Preah Vihear issue there," Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong was quoted as saying here on Thursday at a press conference.
Phnom Penh Empire FC Unfazed With Defeats : 11/21/2008 From goal.comEmpire, who are already assured of the title after opening up a 13-point lead last week, went down 2-1 to Phuchung Neak before posting a 3-1 loss to Post Tel Club FC. As a result, they are now on 40 points at the top of the CPL with a game still to play – but ten points in front of second-placed Preah Khan Reach FC.
Pupils raise £1,000 for kids in Cambodia : 11/21/2008 From thornegazette.co.ukTrinity Academy in Thorne made the donation to SAO Cambodia, which runs a series of life-changing projects in the south east Asian country. The money was raised through a string of sponsored events and activities at the academy throughout the year. The SAO Cambodia Christian Mission is one of three charities adopted by the academy and a group of eight students recently travelled there to help out in schools and orphanages.
Placebo to play at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat : 11/21/2008 From thewest.com.auAlternative guitar band Placebo are to headline the first rock concert at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex, putting years of catering to their fans’ teenage angst behind them to speak out against human trafficking. The December 7 gig, held as part an of an MTV Exit campaign, will transform the 12th century Khmer ruins into a rock venue that will also feature US band The Click Five and a host of other international and Cambodian stars.
Cambodia PM calls for Thai patience on border : 11/21/2008 From radioaustralia.net.auThe Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, has reiterated that his country would not "wage war" with neighbouring Thailand over a long-running border dispute that erupted into violence last month. He has also urged patience from both sides, as negotiators attempt to demarcate an agreed border between them.
Local Toyota sales drop almost half as crisis hits Cambodia : 11/21/2008 From english.people.com.cnSales of Toyota vehicles, among the most popular in Cambodia, have plummeted almost 50 percent since May, national media reported Thursday, citing Kong Nuon, president of Cambodia's only Toyota distributor TTHK Co Ltd. "The real estate recession is the main cause for the sales decline because people are not earning extra cash from land sales," he was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
Cambodia will not 'wage war' with Thailand over border: PM : 11/21/2008 From news.yahoo.comCambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday repeated his country would not "wage war" with neighbouring Thailand over a long-running border dispute that erupted into violence last month. The premier urged patience from both sides as negotiators attempt to demarcate an agreed border between them.
Senate Commission Examines Court System : 11/21/2008 From voanews.comThe Senate's legislation and law commission is undertaking an examination of laws and irregularities inside Cambodia's courts, said Ouk Bunchhoeun, head of the commission. "We just started the survey since the first semester, in Kampong Speu [provincial] court," he said. "We found some irregularities, like verdicts that
Opponents Blast ‘Small’ Budget Allocations : 11/21/2008 From voanews.comAlthough 80 percent of the population lives in rural, agricultural areas, only 1.7 percent of the $1.9 billion budget has been set aside for the Ministry of Agriculture. Only 10.9 percent of the budget will go to the Ministry of Health, and only 16.1 percent will go to the Ministry of Education.
Diplomatic Exchanges Heat Up Over Temple : 11/21/2008 From voanews.comSoldiers on both sides remain in positions along disputed border regions, and the temple remains a flashpoint between the two countries. At least four soldiers have died in fighting along the border in recent months. Hor Namhong told reporters Thursday Cambodia did not accept a statement by the Thai foreign ministry that censured the posting of flags and a signboard above the temple earlier this month.
Khmer Rouge ‘Confrontation’ Postponed : 11/21/2008 From voanews.comA confrontation hearing between jailed Khmer Rouge leaders Duch and Nuon Chea at the Khmer Rogue tribunal was postponed this week. Duch, who ran the infamous Tuol Sleng prison and is due to be tried early next year, has said Nuon Chea, the movement’s chief ideologue, ordered the more than 12,000 killings at the prison.
DJ Ano appears live on TV3, fresh-faced and injury-free : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comTELEVISION presenter DJ Ano on Wednesday put to rest more than a week of rumours that she had been attacked with razors by the wife of a high-ranking government official and had fled to Vietnam to recover from her injuries. The TV3 presenter, whose real name is Suon Pheakdei, appeared live on her network in full health and showing no signs of the alleged 83 razor cuts that had formed the substance of the lurid rumours.
EU highlights challenge of corruption, human rights : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comTHE European Union delegation to Cambodia has called on civil society groups, government officials and the international community to support the country's future development. In a two-day political dialogue between the European Commission (EC) - the EU's executive body - and the government, EC officials highlighted major concerns in the areas of judicial reform, human rights, governance and democracy.
Monk arrested after British tourist raped and robbed : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comBATTAMBANG provincial police have detained a Cambodian monk accused of raping a female British backpacker at a resort near Phnom Sampov mountain. Bun Sambo, police chief of Banan district, said that on Tuesday the alleged victim accused Than Sophoan, 17, of raping her on her visit to the area.
'Voluntourism' gains in popularity : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comEARLY this month World Expedition, a global adventure travel company, charged tourists A$1,790 (US$1,159) for a twelve-day tour of Cambodia, selling their tour product as a "community project", because four of the 12 days were spent repairing a schoolhouse in Siem Reap. Is four day's work from unskilled labourers merely an expensive guilt trip for tourists and an onus for the
Kampot land dispute hearing postponed due to absent judge : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comKAMPOT provincial court has postponed until Monday the hearing of four villagers charged with robbery and vandalism during a land dispute, citing the absence of one of the case's three judges. Nhek Chantha, 52, Vong Ma, 46, Moeu Sopheak, 19, and Noeu Kak-Kada, 18, were arrested in late June in Kbal Damrey village, in Kampot's Chhouk district, after protesting the subdivision of their land by troops from RCAF's Brigade 31.
Hok Lundy's family to buy crash site : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comRELATIVES of the late National Police chief, Hok Lundy, plan to buy the land where his helicopter crashed and erect a monument there to guard his spirit, says a monk whose mother owns the property. Keut Sophy, the chief monk of Svay Chek pagoda, near the crash site, said relatives inquired about purchasing the 90-metre-by-80-metre vegetable plot in Svay Rieng province's Romdoul district.
Police Chief seen as 'hero' to students : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.com"We saw him as our second father because of all the help he gave to us students in Svay Rieng," 24-year-old Penh Sethea, a fourth-year marketing student in the Royal University of Svay Rieng, said of the former National Police chief, who was killed November 9 in a helicopter crash while flying to his home province in bad weather.
Education sector gains to be driven by new technologies : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comLOCAL officials say the adoption of new technologies could be an engine of growth for Cambodia, following a gathering of representatives from eight Asian developing nations for a science and technology workshop in Phnom Penh this week. The three-day workshop, organised by the Department of Scientific Research in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and sponsored by Unesco, focused on recent international trends in science and technology, and their potential application in developing countries.
PM presses for unity in developing world : 11/21/2008 From phnompenhpost.comPRIME Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday appealed to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to collectively negotiate trade agreements with developed nations. "For least developed countries like us, it is necessary to build solidarity and to speak with only one voice to ensure a joint triumph for everyone in negotiations," Hun Sen said during the opening of a two-day summit on trade liberalisation and aid in Siem Reap, which includes ministers from 49 of the world's poorest countries.