PHNOM PENH, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) – The United States plans to donate more than 600,000 U.S. dollars in “non-lethal” military aid to Cambodia in 2009, national media on Tuesday quoted U.S. Embassy spokesman as saying. The United States expects to give 635,000 U.S. dollars in aid toward countering transnational criminal activities, including anti-drug trafficking and [...]
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In US, Cambodian Businesses Hurting
January 8th, 2009 
Cambodian News The economic downturn has begun hurting the US businesses of many Cambodian-Americans. “The clients won’t come, if there are a lot of layoffs in their work,†U Makara, who runs a sushi restaurant in the state of Michigan, said recently. “Sushi food is kind of an expensive food.†People who had come in to eat [...]
Garment Orders Plummet as Factories Close
December 16th, 2008 Cambodian News The global economic downturn has led to a drop in orders for Cambodia’s garment industry by nearly a third, a worrying statistic, industry leaders said Monday. The economic downturn, which has hit the US—Cambodia’s top purchases of garments—as well as the EU and Asia, resulted in the fall of orders by 30 percent, along with [...]
McCain’s Public Dejected as Obama Wins
November 6th, 2008 Cambodian News Cambodian supporters of John McCain were left upset Wednesday, as his opponent, Barack Obama, won the next US presidency. Obama supporters, meanwhile, celebrated. “I appreciate Barack Obama’s win in the election, because he was determined to eliminate the American and global economic crisis, and strengthen peace in the world,” said Sary Phirum, a 25-year-old university [...]