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NGO Law To Go Forward: Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said Cambodia must go ahead with its law governing non-governmental agencies, lest the country become a haven for terrorism and human trafficking. (27 November 2009)
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Film With Rare Khmer Rouge Interviews Opens
A documentary film that uses rare interviews with Khmer Rouge leaders and foot soldiers to demonstrate the regime’s chain of command is screening in Amsterdam this week. (27 November 2009)
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Defense Minister in Talks With Thais
Defense Minister Tea Banh is in Bangkok for two days of talks with his Thai counterpart to help maintain peace along the northern border, officials said Thursday. (27 November 2009)
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Congressman Warns Against Opposition Attacks
Two US Republican congressmen, Chris Smith and Ed Royce, have admonished Cambodia’s recent lifting of opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s parliamentary immunity. (26 November 2009)
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Duch Team at Odds in Final Remarks
The French defense attorney for Kaing Kek Iev told Khmer Rouge tribunal judges Thursday he was in disagreement with his Cambodian colleague .... (26 November 2009)
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Workforce Abuse Jeopardizes US Trade Status: Union
If the government continues to ignore labor violations and fails to address working conditions, it risks its special trade access to lucrative US markets, a leading labor leader said in Washington last week. (26 November 2009)
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H1N1 Virus Claims Fifth Cambodian
A fifth person in Cambodia has died from the H1N1 virus, sometimes called swine flu, health authorities said Thursday. (26 November 2009)
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Housing Aid Recipients To Seek Work in City
Most of the families who received donations on the visit of former US president Jimmy Carter last week to be relocated outside Phnom Penh say they now have to return to the capital to find work. (25 November 2009)
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Trial Opens for Suspects in Bomb Plot
Phnom Penh Municipal Court opened a trial of a group of men arrested in January and accused of bombing a Phnom Penh monument, plotting to overthrow the government and placing explosives near government buildings. ( 25 November 2009)
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In Final Duch Hearings, Questions of Justice
With the trial of former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Kek Iev drawing to a close this week, former prisoners, relatives of the dead and others have begun to contemplate the meaning of justice that has eluded them for three decades. (25 November 2009)
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Anti-Corruption Law Moves Ahead
A widely anticipated anti-corruption law will be passed next month, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Tuesday. (24 November 2009)
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World Heritage Status a Great Benefit: Expert
The addition of historic sites to Unesco’s World Heritage list has great benefits for the country as a whole and the sites in particular, preserving them while improving Cambodia’s notoriety. (24 November 2009)
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A Cambodian Boy’s Rise to Ballet, on Film
“To dance the dance is like fishing in the rice field with other people, because that’s what we do. We fish and we talk with friends and sing. So when I came to the fishing dance, it’s kind of like, ‘Oh, we know this.’” (24 November 2009)
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‘Agangamsor’ a Hit in Maryland Performance
A Buddhist dance troop visited the Asian Arts and Culture Center in Maryland earlier this month to perform “Agangamsor and His Magic Power,” a uniquely Khmer adaptation to the Indian Ramayana. (24 November 2009)
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Nobel Laureate Inspires Cambodian Students
While animals may kill each other for food, humans are the only creatures to do so out of cruelty, Nobel laureate Aaron Ciechanover told an assembly of Cambodians earlier this month. (23 November 2009)
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Asked to Define Victim Reparation
Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) and a London-based rights group Redress urged the Khmer Rouge Tribunal on Friday to show concrete principle of reparations and funds available for the regime’s survivors. (20 November 2009)
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Fire Destroys over 200 Houses
More than 200 houses caught fire Thursday in a poor Cham Muslim community on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, officials said. (19 November 2009)
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First Miss Landmine Cambodia Crowned
Cambodians in Norway have selected the winner of the Miss Landmine for Cambodia after it was not allowed inside the country. (19 November 2009 )
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Massage Offers Blind Cambodians Way Out of Poverty
Cambodia has one of the largest rates of blind people in the world. There are about 144,000 blind people in the country representing 1.25 percent of the population according to the Association of the Blind. (19 November 2009)
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No Cambodian-Thai dispute raised at a meeting with Obama
Cambodia will not bring up a dispute with its neighboring Thailand in the first meeting of Asean leaders with the US President Barack Obama to be held this Sunday in Singapore, a foreign ministry's official said Friday. (13 November 2009)
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UN, Cambodian Officials Meet Over Tribunal
Cambodian and UN officials met on Wednesday for general talks on the Khmer Rouge tribunal, including the budget, as the UN-backed court prepares for a complicated trial and still faces shortfalls in funding. (12 November 2009)
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Cambodia Rejects Extradition Request for Thaksin
Cambodia has officially rejected a Thai extradition request for its ousted premier, Thaksin Shinawatra, who arrived in Phnom Penh Tuesday as a new economic adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen. (11 November 2009)
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Journalist Lauds Cambodian Media Ethics
Thai media has served to conflate diplomatic issues with Cambodia, with more nationalism than professionalism, a leading Cambodian journalist said Monday. (11 November 2009)
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Duch’s Case Could Hold Valuable Lessons
Cambodia’s laboring justice system may be able to learn from the recent trial of Kaing Kek Iev under the Khmer Rouge tribunal, an added benefit to the UN-backed court, experts say. (11 November 2009)
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NGOs Too Lack Resource Protection Capacity
VOA Khmer recently spoke with specialists in the field of natural resource management in developing countries and learned that Cambodia is not alone in struggling to use natural resources to benefit its citizens. (09 November 2009)
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Cambodia Marks Independence Day
Thousands of people gathered in Phnom Penh Monday to begin three days of independence celebrations, 56 years after Cambodia left 90 years of French colonial rule. (09 November 2009)
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Thais Threaten to Close Cambodian Borders
Thailand’s deputy prime minister on Friday warned the country could close its borders to Cambodia, after each withdrew their ambassadors in a worsening row over ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra. (06 November 2009)
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Former King Remembered for Independence Day
Cambodia’s claim to independence 56 years ago, led by former king Norodom Sihanouk, prevented the country from weakening and losing territory, opposition lead Sam Rainsy said Thursday, four days ahead of Independence Day. (06 November 2009)
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Appeals Court Postpones Acid Attack Case
The Court of Appeals on Friday postponed a hearing to decide whether a former military police officer, recently released from jail, should stand trial for an alleged acid attack. (06 November 2009)
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Tribunal Gives Update on Second Investigation
Khmer Rouge tribunal judges outlined some of the progress they’ve made in investigating the second case against jailed leaders of the regime, urging victims to continue to file as witnesses and complainants. (05 November 2009)
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Thais Recall Ambassador Over Thaksin Job
The Thai government recalled its ambassador from Phnom Penh on Thursday, following a decision by the Cambodian government to appoint ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser to the Prime Minister Hun Sen. (05 November 2009)
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National Power Plan Outdated: Report
The nation’s power development plan, which calls for expanding large-scale hydroelectric dams and coal-fired plants, is outdated, expensive and risky, an umbrella group of non-governmental organizations says in a new report. ( 04 November 2009 )
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Thaksin Appointed ‘Adviser’ to Hun Sen
Ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been appointed as an economic adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, a move that is likely to rankle Bangkok, officials said Wednesday. (04 November 2009)
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Appeals Court Takes Up Acid Attack Case
The Court of Appeals is expected to hold a hearing Friday on the freeing of seven suspects, including a high-ranking military police official, accused in an acid attack. (04 October 2009)
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Spirit of Tribunal Honors Victims: Official
The head representative of the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Victims Unit said Monday the role of the court was not only to find justice, but to heal and unify the country. (03 November 2009)
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Carter To Visit Habitat for Humanity Homes
Former US president Jimmy Carter is expected to visit Cambodia later this month, to tour the worksite of 21 houses by Habitat for Humanity, in Kandal province. (03 November 2009)
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Water Festival Wraps Up in Capital
Phnom Penh wrapped up its annual Water Festival Tuesday, with at least 18 of nearly 400 racing boats sunk and one Kampong Cham province boatman missing after his craft capsized Monday. (03 November 2009)
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Thais Protest Over Soldiers on Border
Nearly 500 Thai protesters gathered in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok Monday to protest the presence of Cambodian troops near Preah Vihear temple. (02 November 2009)
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Cambodia Mulls Resource Transparency Initiative
Cambodia is considering application to the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, despite heavy criticism of its handling of natural resources so far, an official says. (02 November 2009)
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Beehive Radio Owner Dons Monk Robes
Mam Sonando, the 69-year-old owner of an independent radio station in Phnom Penh, took up his monk’s robes on Monday to lead a 30-day peace march from Phnom Penh to areas near the disputed border. (02 November 2009)
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Opposition Lawmaker To Return from US
Opposition lawmaker Ho Vann, who was recently cleared in a defamation case in Cambodia, prepared to return to Phnom Penh Thursday after spending four months meeting supporters and officials in the US.(30 October, 2009)
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‘Peace’ a Legacy of Sihanouk: Official
As prince, head of state and king, Norodom Sihanouk accomplished many things, but as the former monarch prepares for his 87th birthday, he should be remembered as bringing peace to Cambodia. (30 October 2009)
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Filmmaker Hopes to Bring Justice in Acid Attack
Skye Fitzgerald, whose recent documentary, “Finding Face,” chronicles the life of acid attack victim Tat Marina, hopes support built from the film will go toward punishing the perpetrators and finding justice for his subject. (30 October 2009)
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‘Jungle Girl’ Falls Ill After Return to Forest
Cambodia’s mysterious “jungle girl” is ill in Ratanakkiri provincial hospital, after contracting a fever from a return to the remote forests, officials said Friday. (30 October, 2009)
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Katina Worshippers Barred from Remote Pagoda
Police in Kampong Thom province have blocked villagers from participating in a Buddhist ceremony at a remote pagoda on disputed land for the past two days, officials said Thursday. (29 October 2009)
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H1N1 Claims Fourth Cambodian
A 51-year-old woman succumbed to the H1N1 virus, officials said Thursday, bringing the death toll to four, with the total amount of confirmed cases in the country at 239. (29 October 2009)
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Sex Trade Continues Despite Laws: Group
The sex trade continues to thrive in Cambodia, despite an anti-trafficking law and crackdowns on brothels, an advocate for a leading foundation says. (28 October, 2009)
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Regional Securities Experts Mull Problems
Nearly two dozen finance experts from five Asian countries met last week in a regional workshop aimed at improving the regulation of securities markets. (28 October 2009)
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Appeals Court Upholds Fines for Mu Sochua
The Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to fine opposition lawmaker Mu Suchua in a defamation suit brought by Prime Minister Hun Sen. (28 October 2009)
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US Export Import Bank Open to Cambodia
The Export Import Bank of the United States is now open to provide financing for purchases of US exports by private-sector buyers in Cambodia. (28 October 2009)
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Opposition Asks King To Enter National Affairs
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and other parliamentarians requested the intervention of King Norodom Sihamoni to improve the lives of the people and resolve longstanding border disputes with Thailand and Vietnam. (28 October, 2009)
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Patronage Hurts Resource Revenue: Experts
In Cambodia, natural resource transactions and revenues remain hidden from the public, a product of nepotism and patronage systems that have been practiced for generations, experts told VOA Khmer in recent interviews. (27 October 2009)
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Phnom Penh Prepares for Water Festival
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday ordered Phnom Penh authorities to prepare for the annual Water Festival, which draws millions of visitors to Phnom Penh every year. (27 October 2009)
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Once Optimistic, Equity Firms Now Struggling
Back then, at least three major private equity firms opened for business, hoping to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in capital for investment in agriculture, real estate, hydropower and others. (27 October 2009)
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