Thailand and Cambodia have decided to normalize diplomatic relations after nearly a year. Tensions flared between Thailand and Cambodia when former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is wanted in Bangkok on corruption charges, took a post as an economic advisor to the Phnom Penh government. But Mr. Thaksin has given up the post and [...]
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Climate a Factor in Demise of Angkor: Study
April 19th, 2010 
admin A decades-long drought interspersed with intense monsoons in the 14th and 15th centuries may have contributed to the fall of the Angkorean civilization, a new US research study suggests. Brendan Buckley, a researcher at Columbia University, and his colleagues studied tree rings in the region, putting together a high-resolution record of periods of drought and [...]
King Sihamoni Pardons Alleged Thai ‘Spy’
December 12th, 2009 admin King Norodom Sihamoni issued a royal pardon on Friday for a Thai citizen sentenced to seven years in prison for alleged espionage, a government spokesman said Monday. The pardon of Siwarak Chothipong, a 31-year-old Thai engineer, came after an official request from the Pheu Thai Party, which is affiliated with former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, [...]
Alleged Thai Spy Denied Release on Bail
December 7th, 2009 admin Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday ruled it would continue the detention of a Thai citizen accused of espionage, denying a written request he be released on bail. Siwarak Chothipong, 31, was arrested on Nov. 12, after allegedly leaking a flight schedule of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his newly appointed economic adviser, ousted Thai [...]