Archive for March, 2009

Vietnam, Cambodia boost cooperation in information and communications

Vietnam wants to strengthen cooperation with Cambodia, particularly in the field of the media, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while receiving Cambodian Minister of Information, Khieu Kanharith, in Hanoi on March 30. PM Dung stressed that the two countries should pay more attention to personnel training and investment in infrastructure to promote the dissemination [...]

Q+A: Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Pol Pot’s chief torturer took the stand on Monday, charged with crimes against humanity in the first trial of a top Khmer Rouge cadre 30 years after the end of a regime blamed for 1.7 million deaths in Cambodia. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, faces charges of war crimes and [...]

Arrests Urged in Siem Reap Police Shooting

A rights group called on Siem Reap authorities Friday to hold responsible armed forces who opened fire on a crowd of protesting villagers Sunday, injuring four. More than 100 military police and soldiers clashed with protesting villagers Sunday, in an incident that led to four shooting injuries, nine arrests and around 50 villagers fleeing their [...]

No Legal Backing for Casino Closures: Lawmaker

While the closures of slot machine and sports gambling sites are a welcome change to Cambodia, the way they were closed was outside the law and should be reviewed, an opposition lawmaker said Monday. Prime Minister Hun Sen recently ordered the closure of Cambo Six sites, which were popular for sports betting, as well as [...]