Khmer Empire History from 3600 B.C. (Before Christian Era) - Podinarath KIM, September 20, 2008
Cambodian legislative election was a big mess, Anything but a real election - KI Media, September, 2008
Watch Global Witness' film on illegal logging in Cambodia - September 15, 2008
New hillstream catfish described from Cambodia - Practical Fishkeeping, September, 2008
A new species of hillstream catfish has been described from southwestern Cambodia in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa...
Cambodia: Traffic deaths soar on rapid urbanisation - IRINnews, September, 2008
Among countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Cambodia has one of the highest rates of traffic-related deaths...
Boeung Kak lawyer fails to file appeal due to court tax - Phnom Penh Post, September 4, 2008
The legal battle against lake developers is dashed by the court’s demanding $39.5 million in taxes to accept residents' complaints...
Cambodia's population approaches 14 million - People's Daily, September 3, 2008
Cambodia's population is approaching 14 million people, more than half
of whom are women, according to preliminary results from the first
general census, local media reported Thursday. "According to the
preliminary results, the population of Cambodia stood at 13,388,910 at
midnight on March 3, 2008, consisting of 6,495,512 males and 6,893,398
females"...
Cambodia casino reaps 25 mn dollars profit - The Economic Times, September 3, 2008
Cambodia's burgeoning economy brought casino operator NagaCorp 25.5
million dollars in profit in the first half of the year, a company
report obtained by media revealed Wednesday. The profit signalled a rise
of 26.9 per cent on a year earlier...
Endangered monkey species thriving in Cambodia - Fox News, August 28, 2008
A new census in Cambodia reveals remarkably large populations of two monkey species that are threatened with extinction...
New 600 km road to link four Cambodian provinces along Thai border - Xinhua, September 1, 2008
Cambodian military officials hoped a new road will bolster local populations and improve security in four provinces along the Cambodian-Thai border...
Sad stories from Cambodia - Sacramento Bee, September 2, 2008
Gambling fuels poverty - IRINnews, September 2, 2008
Records reveal survivors of ex-Khmer Rouge prison - GMA News, August 28, 2008
Newly analyzed documents indicate that as many as 177 prisoners were released from a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center where it was previously believed that there were only 14 survivors, Cambodian researchers said...
Rat meat in demand in Cambodia as inflation bites - Reuters, August 26, 2008
The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation
has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on
Wednesday...
Trade triangle planned for Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos - Bernama, August 26, 2008
Trade ministers from Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam are to meet next month to discuss funding plans for a huge
development zone straddling the three countries...
Cambodia to build concrete wall at complicated border areas with
Thailand - People's Daily, August 24, 2008
Khieu Kanharith: “No Berlin-style wall between Cambodia and Thailand, just a ‘concrete wall’” - KI Media, August 26, 2008
King-Father's funny story on Thai soaps - KI Media, August 24, 2008
...However, the young girls or ladies who acted in these soap operas “are” stuck up, vixen, pretentious, idiots who are pulling each other hair, and fought each others [like crazy]!!...
Opinion: corruption as a popular culture - SFGate, August 24, 2008
...It's no secret that Cambodia is thoroughly corrupt. As an indirect result, the rich and the powerful can commit, well, murder and face few if any repercussions.
A primary rule of foreign correspondence is to avoid applying the values of your own country on the nation you are covering. But then, some events appear so outrageous that the rule does not apply. Police actually removed the car's license plates, to conceal the driver's identity?...
Cambodian gov't mulls foreign ownership of buildings, offices - People's Daily, August 20, 2008
The Cambodian government is mulling to allow foreigners to own
condominiums and office buildings in order to prevent a possible
downturn in property values and boost long-term investment...
Thailand defensive as Cambodia acts tough - Malaysia Star, July 30, 2008
In 1962, the World Court (ICJ) ruled that the temple stood on Cambodian soil, and Cambodia unilaterally filed for World Heritage List status...
Cambodia's Forgotten Temples Fall Prey to Looters - Guardian Unlimited, July 28, 2008
Thai noodles: the first victim of the Preah Vihear spat - KI, July 24, 2008
The calls for the boycott of Thai products are increasing. The Men Sarun Co. Thai company which sells the Mama brand package noodle from Thailand, is stopping its production in Cambodia...
A Holy Dispute - Time, July, 2008
A centuries-old temple has become the stage of a very modern military standoff this week as Thailand and Cambodia wrangle over who owns a piece of land on the nations' borders
The Thai's unique view of the Khmer people and history - Preah-vihear.com, July, 2008
"Thai-Cambodian armies face each other! - ‘Anupong’ commands ready to fight if invasion occurs" - Komchadleuk, July 18, 2008
Small steps for Cambodia's 'jungle girl' - NewsReleaseWire, July, 2008
No record of Cabinet resolution over Preah Vihear Temple - The Nation, July 11, 2008
The Thai's unique view of the Khmer people and history - Preah-vihear.com, July, 2008
Arsenic risk high in Sumatra, Myanmar, Cambodia: study - AFP, July 11, 2008
Eastern Sumatra, the Irrawaddy delta in Myanmar and Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake are among areas in Southeast Asia facing a high risk of arsenic contamination in the water...
The slowest train in the world - KI, July 06, 2008
Communique from Norodom Sihanouk - Phnom Penh Post, July 8, 2008
I. Certain journalists are writing that the main entrance to the Preah Vihear temple faces Thailand and not Cambodia.
II. The Thais have said, say and have written and write that one of the “proofs” of Thai ownership of Preah Vihear is constituted by the fact that access to the temple is infinitely more easy from the Thai side rather than from the Cambodian side.
III. These journalists and these Thais seem to ignore the following historic facts, ones which amply prove that the mountain and the temple of Preah Vihear are 100% Cambodian and belong 100% to Cambodia...
Cambodian court shuttered, blocking opposition leader's defence - AFP, July 9, 2008
Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy went to court Wednesday to
refute defamation charges brought by the foreign minister over Khmer
Rouge remarks, but no one was there to take his evidence...
Cambodian bloggers dream of beating the propaganda - Radio Australia, July 8, 2008
Cambodian bloggers, or 'Cloggers' as they refer to themselves, are starting to use cyberspace to discuss music, romance, daily life and, just occasionally, politics.
While the traditional news media has no official censorship and is often described as one of the freest in the region, a recent study concluded Cambodia's "media is closely controlled by politics, money and fear"...
Angkor Wat Show - July 10, 2008
Upcoming performance at Angkor Wat: The Legend of Angkor Wat :
When history comes to life !
Cambodian man marries two women simultaneously - KI, July 07, 2008
Thai museum at Angkor raises ire in Cambodia - New York Times, July 6, 2008
...Some quibble with the museum’s aesthetics — the complex includes a sprawling retail area — and with its sense of history. There are hundreds of Buddhas, for instance, that date back no further than the 20th century.
Other critics object to the Thai involvement; Angkor was once under Thai control, and some Cambodians remain suspicious that Thailand retains designs on their patrimony...
A new museum puts a Thai imprint on Angkor -
IHT, July 3, 2008
...Anxious to promote the museum as a "learning cultural institute," the Thais are easily stung by such criticism. "We want to educate Cambodian people about their own history," said the museum's managing director, Sunaree Wongpiyabovorn. There are those "who know little about its monuments, and even less of the progress of Buddhism and what led up to it," she added.
Wongpiyabovorn insists there is no fortune to be made from the Angkor National Museum. Given that Vilailuck had to triple its original investment of $5 million due to the cost overruns, the company said it didn't expect to see a profit until at least a third of the 30-year lease has expired; under its "build, cooperate and transfer" contract, the management and financial control of the collection will then revert to the Cambodian authorities and the Ministry of Culture...
Rare otter gets sanctuary in Cambodian zoo - AFP, June, 2008
The world's only captive hairy-nosed otter is living in a new home in a Cambodian zoo, in a move conservation officials said...
Cambodia breaks ground on its highest skyscraper - AFP, June 17, 2008
...Cambodia has climbed back from decades of civil unrest to emerge as
one of the region's most vibrant economies, marked by an unprecedented
building boom that is radically changing the face of this once-sleepy
capital.
Chinese language skills seen as gateway to better job in Cambodia - People's Daily, June 13, 2008
..."Often, students are trying to learn Chinese so they can join the families business or find work in a private company, especially working in factories or in the tourism industry as many Chinese investors are coming to Cambodia now..."
Unclear future - Phnom Penh Post, June 13, 2008
While Cambodia may be losing its identity as an extreme destination, there's little consensus on what it has, should or will become...
