PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — A fifth suspect was arrested last week in Banteay Meanchey province and charged in connection with the foiled bomb plot on Jan. 2 in Phnom Penh, national media said on Monday. Fifty-seven-year-old vendor Pov Sovannara “is the fifth person arrested in link with the Tiger Head Movement, which planted [...]
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Fifth suspect arrested in link with foiled bomb plot in Phnom Penh
February 2nd, 2009 
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Hundreds left homeless in Cambodia after forced eviction
January 30th, 2009 Cambodian News Over 150 poor urban families were forcibly evicted from central Phnom Penh in Cambodia at the weekend. The vast majority of them have been left homeless. Cambodian security forces and demolition workers carried out the evictions of 152 families from Dey Kraham community in the early hours of Saturday. At around 3am, an estimated 250 [...]
Cambodia farm land sold to wealthy nations
January 30th, 2009 Cambodian News Countries who are unable to produce enough food for themselves are scouring the world for cheap farmland to grow food and export it home, reports Nick Paton Walsh. Never mind the food miles: when prices are soaring around the world some countries have found a way of keeping their own consumers happy – farming out [...]
Evictees Deserve Compensation: Rights Worker
January 28th, 2009 Cambodian News A leading rights worker denied on Monday that non-governmental organizations were pushing an agenda for the displaced residents of a Phnom Penh slum, but are urging the government to provide them fair compensation. “We know there has been some allegations against NGOs,†said Kek Galabru, founder of the rights group Licadho, as a guest on [...]