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Cambodia to form tourism task force to tackle crisis fallout

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:47:11 GMT

Cambodia's tourism sector is set to form a task force next week to address the Thai political crisis that has caused foreign arrivals in the Kingdom to plummet, national media reported Wednesday.

China's top political advisor starts visit to Cambodia

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:43:16 GMT

Jia Qinglin , chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference , arrives at the airport in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia yesterday.

Cambodian police seek last remnants of Japanese terror organization

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:55:10 GMT

Police are on the hunt for Japanese terrorists suspected of seeking refuge in Cambodia after decades on the run, national media reported Monday.

Cambodia sentences Russian pedophile to 8 years in 2nd trial

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:28:27 GMT

Cambodia's Sihanoukville Municipal Court has handed down a second child-sex conviction to Russian businessman Alexander Trofimov for soliciting sex with an underage girl, sentencing him to an additional eight ...

Thai Crisis May Cause US$100 Million Of Loss To Cambodian Tourism

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:52:54 GMT

The tourism industry of Cambodia will see a loss of US$100 million this year, if the current chaos in Thailand can't be reversed in three months, Xinhua news agency reported quoting a local newspaper report ...

Chinese State Councilor Meng Jianzhu visits Cambodia

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:36:09 GMT

Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng and Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu , pose for a group photo in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov.

Recovered identity: Cambodian community in Portland moves beyond the...

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:05:11 GMT

Mardine Mao came to Oregon as a Cambodian refugee in 1981 and spent part of her teenage years in Milwaukie.

Cambodia's first rock opera hopes its stage will be a bridge

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:54:02 GMT

A man strums an electric guitar while another musician blows on a buffalo horn converted into an instrument.

Cambodian PM condemns terrorist blasts in India

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:11:15 GMT

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Thursday denounced the terrorist explosions that occurred in Mumbai, India.

Thai political crisis 'disastrous' for Cambodian tourism

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:46:15 GMT

Phnom Penh-The seizure of Thailand's main international airport by protesters Wednesday left thousands of travelers stranded in Cambodia and will hurt the country's already beleaguered tourism sector, officials ...

Cambodian gov't imposes flight ban on Siem Reap Airways

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:10:26 GMT

The Cambodian government has slapped a temporary flight ban on domestic carrier Siem Reap Airways amid concerns over its safety standard, national media reported Wednesday.

Maybank to open more branches in Cambodia

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:27:19 GMT

MALAYAN Banking Bhd plans to add another nine branches to its existing two in Cambodia by 2011, said its top executive.

Cambodian Anti-Prostitution Activist Wins Human Rights Award

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:12:07 GMT

A survivor of child slavery and prostitution, Somaly Mam battles forced prostitution in her native Cambodia.

Center for Friends Without a Border Opens in Cambodia

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:02:36 GMT

24 /PRNewswire/ -- Friends Without a Border has announced the opening of the Center for Friends Without a Border in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Cambodia to pitch in $150 million to Asian financial crisis fund

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:31:08 GMT

The US$80 billion fund was announced October 24 during the Asia Europe Meeting in Beijing.

Taiwan's 'Lounge chair king' drowns after falling into sea in Cambodia

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:49:38 GMT

Former Legislator Tseng Chen-nung, better known as "Taiwan lounge chair king" for his once leading role in the business, drowned in Cambodia Sunday, according to his family members residing in the southern ...

Cambodia supports WTO director general for new term

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:10:40 GMT

Cambodia supports World Trade Organization Director General Pascale Lamy to work at his current position for a new term, said Prime Minister Hun Sen today.

The Sad State of Cambodian Justice

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:06:20 GMT

Actress DJ Ano is the fifth victim of a jealousy attack because of a love triangle with the husband of a powerful lady.

Second Cambodian heart patient arrives

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:06:17 GMT

Lim La leaned against the railing waiting for the first glance of her grandnephew.

RIGHTS-CAMBODIA: Khmer Rouge Through Blinkered Eyes

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:11 GMT

When Gunnar Bergstrom stepped off the plane into the sweltering heat of the Cambodian capital in August 1978, he did not even begin to suspect the fate that had befallen the country whose struggle he had ...

Cambodiaa s New Intellectuals

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:47:41 GMT

After France granted Cambodia independence in 1953, an impassionedA renaissance swept Phnom Penh in the 1960s, a resurgent AngkorianA nationalism alongside a potpourri of foreign influences tha included ...

Doctors provide free eye surgery for Cambodian patients,

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:33:15 GMT

Doctors from the Military Hospital 175 and other hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have performed free eye check-ups and operations on hundreds of patients in Cambodia.

Cambodia not to wage war against Thailand

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:31:44 GMT

Cambodia won't start a war against Thailand, although both sides have border dispute unsolved and an armed clash occurred at the border in October, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday at a scholarship-awarding ...

Cambodian monk charged with raping British woman

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:05:58 GMT

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia : A 17-year-old Cambodian monk was charged with raping a British woman while taking her on a tour of a mountain cave near his Buddhist temple, a court official said Thursday.

Global HIV Testing Campaign Launched In Cambodia, Uganda

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:40:41 GMT

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation in Cambodia last week launched the first phase of a program that aims to test 10,000 people in the country for HIV, the Phnom Penh Post reports.

Shanghai Airlines' flight makes emergency landing in Haikou

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:50:33 GMT

MECHANICAL failure forced a Shanghai Airlines plane to make an emergency landing at an airport in Haikou City, Hainan Province, late last night, a Website reported today.

CAMBODIA: Drug use jeopardises AIDS fight

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:35:31 GMT

PHNOM PENH, 30 October 2008 - Evidence of the large-scale use and manufacturing of methamphetamine in Cambodia could pose a new challenge to the fight against HIV/AIDS, warned non-governmental organisations .

Monk accused of raping woman

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:54:05 GMT

A 17-year-old Buddhist monk has been arrested and defrocked for allegedly raping a British woman at a tourist site in Cambodia's northwest.

EC air ban won't affect Siem Reap Airways

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:20:50 GMT

Siem Reap Airways has responded to an European Commission ban on its planes flying to European countries by saying the order did not apply to its aircraft, national media reported Tuesday.

Cambodians flock to Buddha-shaped nests

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:08:01 GMT

HUNDREDS of devout Cambodians have flocked to see five unusually shaped termite nests that look like seated figures of Buddha, witnesses said Sunday.

ADB: Food aid well-used in Cambodia

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:43:59 GMT

The Asian Development Bank has called the first phase of its 40 million U.S. dollars emergency food program a success, state media reported Monday.

HIV Testing For Global 'One Million Tests' Campaign Begins During Cambodia's National Water Festival

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:23:31 GMT

As part of an ambitious global effort to test one million people for HIV in observance of the One Million Tests World AIDS Day 2008 campaign, AHF/Cambodia CARES launched its inaugural testing effort during the ...

CPC delegation wraps up visit to Cambodia

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:47:46 GMT

A delegation of the Communist Party of China wrapped up its goodwill visit to Cambodia here on Monday after meetings senior government and ruling party leaders, and will depart on Tuesday morning.

Interpol Seizes $6.65 Million in Fake Drugs After Raids in Southeast Asia

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:21:25 GMT

Interpol seized more than $6.65 million of counterfeit drugs against malaria, HIV and tuberculosis in Southeast Asia and made 27 arrests.

Siem Reap Airways blacklisted

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:39:48 GMT

Cambodia's Siem Reap Airways International and all carriers from Angola have been added to the European Commission's 'blacklist' of banned airlines.

Cambodia to host annual film festival

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:37:32 GMT

Preparations are under way for the CamboFest, Cambodia's first internationally recognized film festival, to be held in Siem Reap on Dec.

EU updates blacklist: Siem Reap Airways and all Angolan airlines banned

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:24:10 GMT

The European Commission adopted the ninth update of the so-called blacklist of airlines that are banned from flying into the countries of the European Union due to safety concerns.

Bangkok Airways cuts fuel sucharges by up to 30%

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:57:05 GMT

Bangkok Airways will reduce around 10% more on fuel surcharge tariffs on its domestic flights and up to 30% on international flights.

Airlines from Angola banned from flying to the EU

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:22:45 GMT

The European Union on Friday banned all Angolan airlines from flying to the 27-nation bloc, citing safety concerns.

Cambodia, Thailand agree to reduce border troops

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:06:28 GMT

Cambodia and Thailand agreed Wednesday to reduce troops in a bid to solve their border conflict.

Cambodian TV star saved in Vietnam,

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:19:08 GMT

Cambodian TV star DJ Ano DJ Ano or Suon Pheakdei, 26, is the host of channel TV3, Phnom Penh TV.

Phnom Penh breakfast the Cambodian way

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:36:24 GMT

A street food vendor in Phnom Penh prepares for the day's business. O NE mark of an urban society is eating breakfast outside the home, and in Phnom Penh there are thousands of places offering this morning ...

Cambodian public in the dark on development goals

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:32:05 GMT

Farmers plow their fields in rural Cambodia. Poverty rates in Cambodia remain high, despite international commitments under the Millennium Development Goals, which would see better services for the country's ...

FMs hold border talks

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:11:29 GMT

THE foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand held talks on Wednesday aimed at resolving a long-running and deadly border dispute.

Seeing some hope in all the anarchy: CambodiaA Update

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:34:43 GMT

Both Younghusband and I have traveled to Cambodia on separate trips in 2003 and traveled the country.

CAMBODIA: 'Sometimes I get regular women, sometimes I hire lady-boys'

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:16:39 GMT

PHNOM PENH, 11 November 2008 - At the end of each day, Lux, a construction worker in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, goes home for supper with his wife and young children.