PHNOM PENH, June 20 (Xinhua) — Top Thai leaders are using the words to threaten Cambodia and UNESCO over listing Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple as World Heritage Site, a senior Cambodian official said on Saturday.
Hor Namhong, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation told reporters at a press [...]
Cambodia FM: Thailand threatens Cambodia and UNESCO over Preah Vihear temple
New UN rapporteur concerned about land rights in Cambodia
The new UN special envoy for human rights to Cambodia says a corrupt judiciary, forced evictions and land grabs are the country’s most pressing issues.
Nepali-born Surya Prasad Subedi is Professor of International Law at Leeds University. Professor Subedi has just spent ten days in Cambodia.
Presenter: Sen Lam
Speakers: Surya Prasad Subedi, UN Special Rapporteur for Human [...]
Cambodia confirms first case of new flu
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia and the World Health Organization said on Wednesday an American girl, who was visiting Cambodia as part of a student group, has been confirmed as having the influenza A(H1N1) virus.
The 16-year-old developed symptoms after arriving in Phnom Penh on Friday and sought medical care at a private clinic on Monday, [...]
Cambodia’s oil wealth must benefit community: senior economist
One of the Cambodian government’s most senior economists has warned the country must turn its emerging oil and gas wealth into community benefits – or risk social uprising.
Companies such as Chevron and BHP Biliton are exploring in Cambodia, and oil alone is estimated to be worth billions of dollars once drilling begins. But critics have [...]
Cambodia PM meets Thai minister on border dispute
PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen hosted one of Thailand’s deputy premiers at his home on Saturday in an attempt to diffuse a long-standing border row with friendly chat.
Hun Sen’s wife cooked lunch for Suthep Thaugsuban and Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon at his residence in southern Kandal province, Suthep said, after [...]
Cambodia, Bahrain to sign joint agreement of diplomatic establishment
PHNOM PENH, June 29 (Xinhua) — The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Bahrain will sign a joint communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations to expand the cooperation between a country in South East Asia and a country in the Middle East, a Cambodian official said on Monday.
Hor Nam Hong, Cambodia’s deputy prime [...]
Learning to Teach About the Khmer Rouge
Education officials this week are learning how to teach more history about the Khmer Rouge regime, as a course from the Documentation Center of Cambodia gets underway.
In a one-week course that began this weekend, 24 officials from the Ministry of Education will hear from genocide experts and receive training from a new manual designed specifically [...]
Aid Ownership Goes Beyond Government: Official
Demands from the donor community for “ownership†of development assistance go beyond the government, in order to ensure the proper use of aid money, a leading health organizer said.
“Country ownership means that citizens, civil society organizations, the private sector and the government must be the owners and work together to make sure that international assistance [...]
Improvements Remain for Torture Prevention
Twenty-two years ago, the UN designated June 26 as International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, but human rights groups in Cambodia say the country still has work to do to prevent abuse in its penal system.
Lao Monghay, a researcher for the Asian Human Rights Committee in Hong Kong, said the Cambodian government has [...]
Cambodia FM: Thailand threatens Cambodia and UNESCO over Preah Vihear temple
PHNOM PENH, June 20 (Xinhua) — Top Thai leaders are using the words to threaten Cambodia and UNESCO over listing Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple as World Heritage Site, a senior Cambodian official said on Saturday.
Hor Namhong, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation told reporters at a press [...]