Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:01:11 -0400 http://www.voanews.com/ Up to the minute news from Voice of America Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:01:11 +0200 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:01:11 -0400 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:01:11 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Prime Minister Hun Sen directly insulted the prime minister of Thailand as “stupid” and “crazy” on Monday, as he continued a four-day tour of disputed border regions in the north. (08 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:57:07 +0200 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:57:07 -0400 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:57:07 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories In “Born Sweet,” a new documentary underscoring the dangers of arsenic, a rural Cambodian boy struggles with questions of fate after he is poisoned by a contaminated well. (08 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:12 +0200 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:12 -0400 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:51:12 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories An increasing number of people, especially those with higher incomes, feel the country is moving in the wrong direction, according to a recent survey. (08 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-08-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:58:59 +0200 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:58:59 -0400 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:58:59 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories More than 60 families in Takeo province say they lost tens of thousands of dollars after their poultry was culled this week to prevent the spread of avian influenza. (05 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:07:22 +0200 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:07:22 -0400 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:07:22 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged a balance of imports and exports to countries like China, Thailand and Vietnam. (05 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:00 +0200 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:00 -0400 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:16:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Sex abuse in Cambodia is on the rise, according to experts, who warn parents to be wary of foreigners who may trick their children. (05 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-05-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:48:40 +0200 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:48:40 -0400 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:48:40 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories The opposition Sam Rainsy Party has no plans to change its name back to the original Khmer Nation Party, an official said Wednesday, following the legal release of the original in January. (04 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:13 +0200 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:13 -0400 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:13 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories The fates of 20 Muslim Uighurs forcibly returned to China from Cambodia in December remains unknown, but a government official said the case is now up to the Chinese. (04 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:46 +0200 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:46 -0400 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:32:46 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories Tol Sokhim had recently quit work at the Good Fame garment factory, a bit farther away, for the workroom, to save on transportation costs and to feel a bit more secure in her commute. (04 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-04-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:38 +0200 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:38 -0400 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:37:38 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories A high number of deposits followed by a low number of loans have created a cash flood for banks, forcing them to lower their interest rates. (03 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:56:36 +0200 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:56:36 -0400 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:56:36 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Health authorities rushed to kill all the ducks in a Takeo province village on Wednesday, after samples of dead birds showed positive for avian influenza. (03 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:16:08 +0200 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:16:08 -0400 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:16:08 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories The producer of an award-winning documentary that outlines the inner workings of the Khmer Rouge says it took many patient years of work to gain the trust of a senior leader of the regime and his underlings. (03 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-03-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:29 +0200 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:29 -0400 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:29 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa5.cfm?rss=topstories Trial judges for the Khmer Rouge tribunal are now considering their verdict for prison chief Kaing Kek Iev, whose trial wrapped up late last year, court officials said Tuesday. (02 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa5.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:12:51 +0200 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:12:51 -0400 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:12:51 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories It was curiosity over the killing of his family members under the Khmer Rouge that led journalist Thet Sambath on a personal quest to find the truth. He wanted to know who gave the orders. (02 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:25:39 +0200 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:25:39 -0400 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:25:39 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories Khmer Rouge tribunal officials expect to finish trials at the UN-backed court by 2015, trying only 10 defendants at a cost to donors of around $100 million, according to budget documents obtained by VOA Khmer. (02 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:37:06 +0200 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:37:06 -0400 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:37:06 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories The gunfire that erupted between Thai and Cambodian forces along the border Friday was an accident, and not by order of the government, a senior military official said Monday. (02 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:51:07 +0200 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:51:07 -0400 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:51:07 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa4.cfm?rss=topstories Cambodian agricultural authorities on Tuesday were testing samples of dead ducks, after 10,000 fowl were found dead in Takeo province near the Vietnam border. (02 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-02-voa4.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:20:25 +0200 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:20:25 -0400 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:20:25 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Khmer Rouge tribunal officials have not decided whether they will use testimony given by a senior regime leader to a journalist and producer of an award-winning documentary film. (01 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:32:25 +0200 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:32:25 -0400 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:32:25 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa4.cfm?rss=topstories A day after receiving a two-year prison sentence in absentia, opposition leader Sam Rainsy accused Cambodian leaders of conspiring with Vietnam to put political pressure on him. (01 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa4.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:59 +0200 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:59 -0400 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:01:59 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories A leading rights group has urged the United Nations to reconsider its support of government drug rehabilitation centers, following allegations of abuse. (01 February 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-02-01-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:28:03 +0200 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:28:03 -0400 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:28:03 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-30-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories ‘Enemies of the People’ is a new documentary film being shown for the first time in North America at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Park City, Utah. (January 21 to 31) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-30-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:54:06 +0200 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:54:06 -0400 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:54:06 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-26-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Every year, the victims and their families gather at a golden stupa—built just meters from the actual site of the grenade explosion and scene of scattered bodies—to commemorate the 1997 grenade attack. (26 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-26-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:40:53 +0200 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:40:53 -0400 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:40:53 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories China’s ambassador to Cambodia told a group Friday that the Chinese had not aided the Khmer Rouge but had sought to keep Cambodians from suffering under the regime. (22 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:09:32 +0200 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:09:32 -0400 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:09:32 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories The human rights situation in Cambodia has deteriorated in the past year, Human Rights Watch said on Friday, citing numerous examples of apparent government failure to protect basic freedoms. ( 22 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:28:49 +0200 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:28:49 -0400 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:28:49 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Coronary artery disease is becoming one of the leading problems in the West, but it can also affect Cambodians, a doctor said Thursday. (22 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-22-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:37 +0200 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:37 -0400 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:30:37 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories Representatives for civil parties at the Khmer Rouge tribunal are discussing how to approach an upcoming decision that could limit their role in the courtroom. (20 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:44:20 +0200 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:44:20 -0400 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:44:20 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Poor families in poor health, the loss of land and the legacy of war are all contributing to a child labor problem in Cambodia, the country’s national International Labor Organization coordinator said Monday. (20 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:01:10 +0200 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:01:10 -0400 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:01:10 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-19-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories As other developing countries in the world, the major problem facing Cambodia is the serious lack of human resources for the country’s development, according to Professor David Jonathan Gross, a Nobel Laureate for Physics. (19 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-19-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0200 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:15:00 -0400 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:15:00 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories UN human rights envoy Surya Prasad Subedi on Wednesday encouraged Cambodia’s leading rights organizations to establish better cooperation with the government in an effort to improve the country’s rights situation. (20 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-20-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:04:57 +0200 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:04:57 -0400 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:04:57 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-19-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories Cambodia’s road accidents have killed more people than countries in the region, claiming more than 1,600 lives annually and is on the rise, a traffic police official said. (19 January 2009) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-19-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:37:51 +0200 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:37:51 -0400 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:37:51 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa2.cfm?rss=topstories On a return from a trip to Asia that included Cambodia, US congressman Joseph Cao said in Washington last week he and his delegation are considering writing legislation to forgive Cambodia debt from the 1970s. (18 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa2.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:46:26 +0200 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:46:26 -0400 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:46:26 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called on naval forces and local authorities nationwide to help in the prevention of illegal armed forces. (18 January, 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:13:05 +0200 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:13:05 -0400 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:13:05 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories The UN envoy Surya Prasad Subedi arrived in Cambodia Monday to look into the country’s human rights record ahead of a Human Rights Council meeting in September. (18 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-18-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:07:27 +0200 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:07:27 -0400 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:07:27 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-14-voa3.cfm?rss=topstories Hundreds of families received free H1N1 vaccines at a Buddhist temple in Maryland on Sunday, hoping to strengthen their immune response to the disease. (14 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-14-voa3.cfm?RSS=TopStories" Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:09:05 +0200 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:09:05 -0400 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:09:05 +0200 http://www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-14-voa1.cfm?rss=topstories A security threat to an FBI agent in 1997 and concerns over US cooperation with Cambodia put a grenade attack investigation on hold, according to recent media reports. (14 January 2010) "www.voanews.com/khmer/2010-01-14-voa1.cfm?RSS=TopStories"