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12 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

Cambodian ruling party CPP marks 58th anniversary

Thousands of members of Cambodian People's Party on Sunday gathered to celebrate the58th anniversary of the founding of the party in the central headquarters in Phnom Penh.

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20 hrs ago | The National

Cambodia rebuts Thai claim over Preah Vihear decision

Cambodian authorities on Friday dismissed claims by Thai Natural Resource and Environment minister Suwit Khunkitti that Cambodia failed to submit its plan for safeguarding and developing the Preah Vihear temple.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Raw Story

KRouge survivor confronts jail boss on wife's fate

A distraught survivor of the Khmer Rouge's main prison begged his former jailer Wednesday to reveal the truth about his wife's death so he could finally know where to pray for her soul.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Las Cruces Sun-News

Khmer Rouge survivor's paintings saved his life

A survivor of the Khmer Rouge's main prison said Wednesday that his ability to paint larger-than-life images of the regime's late leader, Pol Pot, and portraits of other communist icons helped save his life.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

People's Daily Online

Cambodian PM to visit France in July

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Tuesday that he will visit France on July 13 to strengthen the bilateral cooperation.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

People's Daily Online

Cambodia, Bahrain to sign joint agreement of diplomatic establishment

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Bahrain will sign a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations to expand the cooperation between a country in South East Asia and a country in the Middle East, a Cambodian official said on Monday.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Age

Khmer Rouge prison survivor testifies

Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes trial has heard its first testimony from one of the few people who survived the Khmer Rouge regime's notorious main prison.

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Earth Times

Explosion near Cambodian premier's compound injures at least two

An explosion at an ammunition warehouse near Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's home injured at least two people Sunday night, according to police officers who asked not to be identified.

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The Straits Times

Lightning kills 5 in a day

LIGHTNING strikes killed five people in Cambodia in a single day, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.

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MediLexicon

Malaria Cases Reported In Cambodian Public Facilities Drop More Than 50%

There was more than a 50 percent drop in the total number of malaria cases reported by public facilities in Cambodia between 2003 and 2008, according to the National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control's annual report, which was released on Tuesday, the Phnom Penh Post reports.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

CBC News

Cambodian newspaper editor sentenced to year after publishing stories alleging govt corruption

A Cambodian editor whose newspaper published stories alleging corruption in the office of a senior government official was found guilty Friday of circulating disinformation in a one-hour trial and sentenced to a year in jail.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Straits Times

Will avoid temple issue on visit

THAILAND'S deputy prime minister said Friday he would steer clear of a dispute over an ancient temple on the Cambodian border when he meets the neighbouring country's leader this weekend.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Economist

Banyan: Burying Asia's savage past

FOR several weeks a neat former schoolteacher has sat in a Phnom Penh dock, detailing before the tribunal how meticulously he used to carry out the orders of his bosses.

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The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine

Cambodia Announces 3 More Swine Flu Cases

Three American students visiting Cambodia have been diagnosed with swine flu, raising the country's tally of infections to four, health officials said Thursday.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Independent Online

Swine flu hits Cambodia

Phnom Penh - Cambodia on Wednesday confirmed its first case of swine flu, according to a joint statement released by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation .

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Fides News

ASIA/CAMBODIA - First Meeting for Novices, postulants and seminarians in Cambodia

For the first time, on Thursday 18 June, all the novices, postulants and seminarians of Cambodia gathered together for a day of pray and reflection organised by the Catholic Seminary of Phnom Penh.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

MediLexicon

HIV-Positive Cambodians Evicted From Phnom Penh Homes

To make way for a Ministry of Tourism garden, 20 families with HIV-positive members have been evicted from their homes and moved outside of the city, reports the Phnom Penh Post .

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Worthing Today

Men died after believing heroin was cocaine

Two Southampton men died in a Cambodian hotel room after snorting a lethal form of heroin known as "China White" thinking it was cocaine, an inquest heard today.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Human Rights Watch

Cambodia: Drop Charges Against Opposition MP and Her Lawyer

Cambodia's ruling party should cease its threats, harassment, and spurious legal action against opposition members of parliament and lawyers defending free expression, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Amnesty International

Cambodia: Getting away with murder

Two recent court cases epitomise the disastrous state of the Cambodian judiciary, riddled with flaws, political interference and corruption.

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