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2008 Airport unsure who owns 727 abandoned there last year - ShortNews, June, 2008 Cambodia's
success story - The Daily Star, May
7, 2008 Chinese company completes restoration of Cambodia's National Road No. 7 - People's Daily, April 29, 2008 National Road No. 7in northeastern Cambodia totally opened Tuesday, after an over-three-year restoration work by the Shanghai Construction Group of China... In Cambodia Urban Renewal Takes A Nasty Twist - Asia Sentinel, April, 2008 Menu dispute lands Thai chef in hot water in Cambodia - Monsters and Critics, April 25, 2008 ... Food is a frequent bone of contention between Thais and Cambodians, with both claiming superiority and authenticity... Sceptism growns over Cambodia's 'jungle' lady - Independent, May 2, 2008 Angkor Wat: A Temple to Tourism? - BusinessWeek, April 25, 2008 Cambodia, a country for sale - Guardian Unlimited, April 25, 2008 Almost half of Cambodia has been sold to foreign speculators in the past 18 months - and hundreds of thousands who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more... Beggars in boats cause chaos for tourists in Cambodia - EARTHtimes, April 20, 2008 Chinese company completes restoration of Cambodia's National Road No. 7 - People's Daily, April 29, 2008 National Road No. 7in northeastern Cambodia totally opened Tuesday, after an over-three-year restoration work by the Shanghai Construction Group of China... Angkor Wat: A Temple to Tourism? - BusinessWeek, April 25, 2008 Cambodia, a country for sale - Guardian Unlimited, April 25, 2008 Almost half of Cambodia has been sold to foreign speculators in the past 18 months - and hundreds of thousands who fled the Khmer Rouge are homeless once more... Menu dispute lands Thai chef in hot water in Cambodia - Monsters and Critics, April 25, 2008 ... Food is a frequent bone of contention between Thais and Cambodians, with both claiming superiority and authenticity... A decade after Pol Pot's death, some Cambodians ask the spirit of once feared despot for luck - Sin Chew Jit Poh, April 14, 2008 Cambodia's 'happy pizza' faces chop in drug crackdown - EARTHtimes, April 8, 2008 ...Legendary amongst travelers for more than a decade, this hippy's little helper version of pizza is simply the traditional Italian favourite with a Cambodian twist - the rich tomato base comes heavily laced with marijuana. Although officially illegal for several years, locals have traditionally used marijuana in soups or medicinally. Pioneering travelers crossing the Lao-Cambodian border previously even reported a small garden of the stuff being lovingly tended by customs officials... Rare water birds repopulating in Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake - IHT, April 3, 2008 Cambodia suspends foreign marriages: official - AFP, April 2, 2008 Cambodia has suspended marriages between foreigners and Cambodians amid concerns over an explosion in the number of brokered unions involving poor, uneducated women, an official said Thursday... Human Right Watch wants Thai Govt to prosecute soldiers for mistreatment - Bernama, March 26, 2008 Prosecuting soldiers for mistreatment of people in the restive southern Thai can actually help calm the situation and rebuild trust with the Muslim community, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today... Chinese dams threaten Cambodia's forests, farmers - Reuters, March 26, 2008 Cambodia breaks ground on first skyscraper - Straits Times, March 14, 2008 Thailand and Cambodia will solve boundary issue - The Nation, March 12, 2008 Mr Ric Souen might be excused for his misunderstanding, which apparently arose from The Nation's reporting that "Bangkok opposes Phnom Penh's plans to list it [Preah Vihear Temple] as a United Nations' World Heritage site before ownership is settled." Two separate issues are pertinent here, namely, the ownership of the Preah Vihear Temple and the listing of the temple as a World Heritage Site. To set the record straight, I wish to state the following points... Cambodia to end trade in key ecstasy ingredient - People's Daily, March 5, 2008 Cambodia is seeking ways to include the illicit trade in oil from the rare M'reah Prov tree into its anti-drug legislation, local media reported Thursday. "Introducing legislation is crucial to stopping all forms of trade in M'reah... Renewed fears for rare Mekong dolphin in Cambodia - Planet Ark, March 5, 2008 A sharp drop in the number Mekong dolphins born in Cambodia has renewed fears for the survival of the rare mammals, wildlife experts said on Wednesday... Cambodia bans songs deemed to incite marital infidelity - EARTHtimes.org, February 27, 2008 ...The offending songs, If I Can't Be First Can I Be Second?, Love Another's Husband and May I Have a Piece of Your Heart Too? have been banished from the nation's thousands of karaoke restaurants, Khmer-language Koh Santepheap reported... Cambodia's "Bamboo Railway" goes modern - ADB, February 18, 2008 Today, the Asian Development Bank and the Royal Government of Cambodia launched a project that will restore rail traffic between Thailand and Cambodia by 2010... Cambodia excited to be touted as the new trendy cuisine - EARTHtimes, January 1, 2008 |