The young girl stood at the podium in a cavernous federal courtroom in downtown Los Angeles, 8,000 miles and a world away from her native Phnom Penh, Cambodia.A prosecutor offered her a wooden footstool to stand on so she could better see the judge, but the girl declined. She eyed the defendant, who had done [...]
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Oxnard man faces 210-year sentence for sexually abusing Cambodian girls
September 26th, 2008 
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New Thai PM plans visit to Cambodia next month: Hun Sen
September 26th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Thailand’s new prime minister plans to visit neighbouring Cambodia next month, according to premier Hun Sen, amid a simmering border dispute between the two countries. Hun Sen said on Friday that the visit was planned for October 13, but did not say whether he and premier Somchai Wongsawat would discuss the [...]
Cambodian Parliament Sworn-In, Opposition Abandons Boycott
September 26th, 2008 Cambodian News Cambodia’s new National Assembly was sworn-in Wednesday, giving the Cambodian People’s Party a further five-year mandate following its landslide victory in this year’s general election. A threatened opposition boycott of the event was abandoned at the last minute, following guarantees from the prime minister that the role of the opposition will be officially recognized. Rory [...]
Cambodia: Parliament Endorses New Cabinet
September 26th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen promised to combat corruption and advocate good governance as he unveiled the country’s new Cabinet on Thursday (25 Sept). Cambodia’s newly elected lower house of parliament, overwhelmingly packed with lawmakers from Hun Sen’s ruling party, voted to approve the Cabinet, which is filled with the same ministers [...]