PHNOM PENH, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will start his maiden visit to the Middle East region soon, Information Minister and government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said here on Sunday. The premier will visit Qatar, Kuwait and other countries in the region after Jan. 10 in order to strengthen the kingdom’s ties [...]
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Tens of Thousands Mark ‘Liberation’ Day
January 8th, 2009 
Cambodian News Around 40,000 Cambodians, many wearing white shirts emblazoned with the logo “7 January,†filled Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium to capacity Wednesday morning, celebrating the 30thanniversary of the overthrow of the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot. Authorities from the provinces and the capital drove around the inside of the stadium’s football pitch, in a parade of [...]
No Debt Forgiveness Yet: Russia
December 16th, 2008 Cambodian News Russia has not decided to forgive Cambodia nearly $1.5 billion in debt, a news agency reported Thursday. “Talks are underway. The debt exists and should be settled under the Paris Club agreement,†the Russian news agency RIA quoted Konstantin Vyshkovsky, head of the Finance Ministry’s department of international financial relations, as saying. “But we have [...]
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No Comments »China, Cambodia agree to strengthen party exchanges
December 11th, 2008 Cambodian News BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) – The ruling parties of China and Cambodia on Wednesday agreed to further strengthen their exchanges. This was reached between a meeting between Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Say Chhum, member of the Permanent Committee of [...]