Irregular, powerful flooding, the loss of resources and forced relocation were all consequences of hydroelectric dam projects, villagers and environment experts said this week. In a search for power for a populace that lives mostly off the grid, Cambodia is constructing at least five dams in three provinces, but villagers living along the Se San [...]
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Textiles expected to meet targets
November 25th, 2008 
Cambodian News Experts at a recent economic forum on garment exports say the $3 billion target may be met, despite the economic slowdown in the United States. OFFICIALS and analysts said they remain hopeful Cambodia’s garment exports will reach the targeted US$3 billion by the end of the year, despite growing concerns over possible factory closures due [...]
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No Comments »Russian businessman on trial for paedophilia in Cambodia
November 25th, 2008 Cambodian News Phnom Penh – The trial of a Russian businessman charged with sexually abusing 18 underage girls began Tuesday after a series of delays in getting legal representation for the defendant, national media reported Tuesday. Alexander Trofimov, 41, was arrested in 2007 on charges of abusing the girls while working in the coastal town of Sihanoukville, [...]
Video exposes trade of rare monkeys in Cambodia
November 25th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH – An investigation into the illegal animal trade has revealed graphic evidence of rare and endangered monkey species throughout Cambodia being captured and bred to supply the world’s animal testing industry, national media reported Tuesday. The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), a UK- based animal rights group, released photographs and [...]