Hun Sen: No other parties can beat the CPP [It's true because Hun Sen is the candidate, the election organiser and the vote-counter at the same time] ហ៊ុន សែន: គ្មា ន​គណបក្ស​ណាមួយ​អាច​យកឈ្នះ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​នោះទេ​

Hun Sen attending the 64th International Children's Day at Koh Pich on 1st June 2013.
 
សម្តេចតេជោហ៊ុន សែន អះអាងថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងបន្តដឹកនាំរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាណត្តិ 

Hun Sen claimed that the ruling CPP will continue to lead the government after the next elextion.




(ថ្ងៃទី 1 មិថុនា 2013,) | ដោយ: រិទ្ធី CEN


ភ្នំពេញ:
សម្តេច​អគ្គមហាសេនាបតី​តេ​ជោ ហ៊ុន សែន
នាយករ​ដេ្ឋ

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[New Zealand's] Hamilton woman goes barefoot for Cambodian kids

Published: Saturday June 01, 2013 
Source: Fairfax 

http://tvnz.co.nz:
Watch the video here:  http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/living-barefoot-six-months-video-5450860



After going without shoes for six months a young Hamilton woman is finding it hard to get back into them.

While Katie Boom, 22, was working in Cambodia last year she met many
children in the slums who could not get an

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Hun Sen warned young Khmer Facebook users ហ៊ុន សែន ព្រមានដល់យុវជនដែលចូលចិត្តទទួលពត៌មានសង្គម តាមបណ្តាញហ្វេសប៊ុក

After taking full control of the mainstream media in the country, including 13 TV stations, 101 radio stations and over 300 newspapers and magazines, Hun Sen is now moving to intimidate social media users, especially Facebook, which is mainly a popular information medium of Khmer youths.










ខ្លីៗស្តីពីសកម្មភាពមេញុះញង់ឈ្មោះ ហ៊ុន សែន

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Song about the sufferings of Borei Keila and Thmor Kaul residents នេះជាបទ(សម្រែកឈឺចាប់របស់ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ បឹងកក់ បុរីកីឡានិង ថ្មគោល) និពន្ធនិងច្រៀងដោយ written and sung by Kethya Sean

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Homeland’s call lures candidates [From Texas to Battambang - sacrificing for the nation!]

Last Updated on 31 May 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Joe Freeman









Rotana Pin, 49, is seen in Chicago last year. Pin has
lived most of his adult life in Texas and is now campaigning in
Battambang province for a CNRP seat in the National Assembly. Photo
supplied




Rotana Pin misses good steak and backyard barbecues. Living in Texas for 28 years will do that to a man.

“I
haven’t had

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A nostalgic song of young Khmer workers in South Korea [Chanson nostalgique des jeunes khmers travaillés en Corée du Sud] - ចំរៀងស្នេហាជាតិ

ជំរាបសួរបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិទាំងឡាយជាទីគោរពរាប់អាន,
គេតែងតែនិយាយថា ចំរៀងដែលឥតភ្លេងកំដរ គឺជាចំរៀងគោក
តែយើងខ្ញុំសូមជូនចំរៀងស្នេហាជាតិដែលច្រៀងដោយយុវតីខ្មែរពិត
ធ្វើការនៅប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងត្បូងទុកជាសណ្តាប់
នោះបងប្អូនពិតជានឹងថាចំរៀងនោះមិនគោកទេ

ពីព្រោះតំណក់ទឹកភ្នែករបស់បងប្អូ


ននឹងហូរជ្រែកចុះមកជាមិនខាន ។







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnmg00F73fU


សង្ឃឹមថា ចំរៀងនេះនឹងដាស់ស្មារតីកូនខ្មែរ ឲ្យលះបង់

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[Cambodian composer] Ung launches composers project

By
James Chute









http://www.utsandiego.com

May 29, 2013

Chinary Ung

— Howard Lipin
UC
San Diego composer Chinary Ung is collaborating with the New York New
Music Ensemble, Cambodia’s Royal University of Fine Arts, the U.S.
Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodia Living Arts in offering the first
Nimitta

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Cambodian tribunal hears Khmer Rouge leaders offer apologies to victims’ families

By Associated Press,



 
Published: May 30, 2013






The Washington Post


PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Former
leaders of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge being tried by a U.N.-backed genocide
tribunal apologized Thursday to families of victims of the regime’s
atrocities, bringing a rare emotional note to a trial dominated by the
detailed recounting of names and dates.

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The Future of Cambodia . . . អនាគតនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា

Khmer Chapei music by Master Kong Nay




Not
even the cruelest of worldly fate, nor the toil and drudgery of life's
circumstances could taint the innocence and beauty of a child - School of Vice [reproduced - scott neeson]



Reproduced

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Eight Cambodian students received Fullbright Schalarship from the U.S Embassy និស្សិត​កម្ពុជា ៨ រូប ទទួល​បានអាហារូបករណ៍ Fulbright ពីស្ថានទូតអាមេរិក

វ.វឍ្ឍន៏ះ Friday 31 May 2013 - Free Press Magazine


ស្ថានទូតអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា
ផ្តល់អាហារូបករណ៍ Fulbright ដល់និស្សិត​កម្ពុជា​ចំនួន ៨
រូបដើម្បី​បន្ត​ការសិក្សា​ថ្នាក់អនុបណ្ឌិត
នៅ​សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ​ល្បីៗ​ក្នុង​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​។

​យោងតាមសេចក្តីប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន​របស់​ស្ថានទូត​អាមេរិក
នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​៣១​ខែឧសភា​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​នេះ បាន​បព្ជាក់ថា លោក William E. Todd
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក​ប្រចាំ​នៅ​

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Hun Sen’s new law proposal discussed in National Assembly [Laws against Hun Sen's critics can be approved in one day, while laws for Cambodia's national interests take years or even decades to be approved]

PHNOM PENH, 31 May 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) --  The Permanent
Committee of the National Assembly has approved the creation of a new
law punishing those who denied that the Khmer Rouge did not commit
genocide and will send the request to the session after the National
Assembly reconvenes after the holidays.

The draft law will
consist of

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Mass demonstration against Kem Sokha expected next week [Chum Mey has allowed himself to become Hun Sen's political pawn] លោក ហ៊ុន សែន​ថា នឹង​មាន​បាតុកម្ម​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​លោក កឹម សុខា​គ្រប់​ទី​កន្លែង

Chum Mey, Khmer Rouge's survivor







PHNOM PENH(The Cambodia Herald) --  Protestors will
conduct a mass demonstration against Kem Sokha, acting president of the
National Rescue Party (NRP), next week if he doesn’t apologize publicly
to the victims of the Khmer Rouge Regime.

"On June 3rd, there
will be a protest held

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Plenty of Mud, Paucity of Policy, in Election Discourse

By Kate Bartlett 

The Cambodia Daily

May 31, 2013



Election campaigns are seldom clean.

Political debates stray from policy to the personal: remember
President Barack Obama’s country of birth being questioned during last
year’s U.S. election?

But policies should prevail at the ballot box.

–News Analysis

So far, in the run-up to July’s

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Hun Sen Says Kem Sokha Should Step Down as Protest Looms [It should be the other way around]

By Neou Vannarin 

The Cambodia Daily

May 31, 2013



Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday called on opposition leader Kem
Sokha to step down and encouraged Cambodians to protest against him en
masse unless he apologizes for comments he made apparently denying that
the Khmer Rouge was responsible for some of its worst crimes.

With the July 28

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Heads of Confucius Institutes in Asia conclude meeting in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes (CI) in Asia concluded here on Friday, drawing up a 3-year action plan (2013-2015) in order to broaden the development of Chinese language in Asia, according to a press release after the conference.The 3-day conference, hosted by the Confucius Institute at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, was attended by directors of

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SRP senators refuse to recognise a Senate petition condemning Kem Sokha សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី បដិសេធមិនទទួលស្គាល់ញត្តិរបស់ព្រឹទ្ធសភា ចុះថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣

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CCHR Press Release - In the wake of more protests, CCHR calls on City Hall to resolve long-standing land conflicts

CCHR PRESS
RELEASE - Phnom Penh, 31 May 2013



In the wake
of more protests, CCHR calls on City Hall to resolve long-standing land
conflicts in Phnom Penh



In the wake of the disproportionate
force used by law enforcement against housing rights activists on 29 May 2013
in front of Phnom Penh City Hall, during one of many anti-eviction demonstrations
that have turned violent recently, the

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Interview about Vietnamese authority arresting Khmer Krom monks for trying open Khmer-language schools បទសម្ភាសន៍ពីការចាប់ព្រះសង្ឃខ្មែរក្រោម

Read the appeal for international help from the monks.

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Youth Engagement in Politics - Hello VOA - Part I & II

Part I


http://youtu.be/tlMgMPetdgg 

 Part II


http://youtu.be/DQM2p7E2bnQ 

Or,
http://nationalrescuefoundation.blogspot.com
Thanks

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Cambodia advised to mend its textile industry

Regulation




Cambodian garment factories have been advised to check the structural
soundness of all of their buildings after sections of buildings at
separate factories collapsed this month killing two workers and injuring
dozens.



The advice came in a letter from the UN's International Labour
Organization (ILO), whose Better Factories Cambodia program monitors
more than 400

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If I had 16 Billion Dollars

By: Brad Mills

Christian Today

A Press Service International New Zealand voluntary young writer for Christian Today Australia
Friday, 31 May 2013,



Enlarge this picture

Brad Mills is a Press Service International New Zealand voluntary young writer for Christian Today Australia


As a journalist I have to be up with the play and read a lot of the
news

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Cannes Winner Rithy Panh Launches Heritage Film Festival in Cambodia

Getty Images

Rithy Panh

29th May, 2013 
by Clarence Tsui 
The Hollywood Reporter 


The Un Certain Regard
awardee has teamed up with preservationists Technicolor Foundation to
preside over an eight-day event starting Saturday.
HONG KONG – Films by Walt Disney, Rene Clair, Satyajit Ray and the late Cambodian monarch Norodom Sihanouk will be among those screened at what is billed as Asia’s

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Nike-contracted factory closed in Cambodia

By















Allan Brettman, The Oregonian







Email the author | Follow on Twitter




on May 29, 2013 at 4:38 PM, updated May 29, 2013 































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The Nike-contracted factory
in Cambodia where workers clashed with police earlier this week was
closed on Wednesday "out of concern for

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Nike updates statement on confrontation at Cambodian factory

Nike Inc. late Wednesday issued an updated statement regarding an ongoing labor dispute at a Cambodian factory that makes Nike products."





Nike Inc. late Wednesday issued an
updated statement regarding an ongoing labor dispute at a Cambodian
factory that makes Nike products.










Matthew Kish
Staff reporter- Portland Business JournalEmail
 | Twitter

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The gloves come off in scandal [This is a great counter-attack!] បក្ស​ជំទាស់​ស្នើ​​ឲ្យ​​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បង្កើត​ច្បាប់​ទប់​ស្កាត់​របប​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម

Last Updated on 30 May 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
 By Meas Sokchea









Opposition leader Kem Sokha (left ) responds to
allegations made by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party at a press
conference at CNRP headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday. Opposition
lawmaker Son Chhay was also present. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh
Post



Bou Meng wants out.

Wary of becoming a pawn in an

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Khmer Krom Practicing Theravada Buddhism are in Fears

ជំរាបសួរបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិជាទីគោរ⁣ព ៖
សូមមេត្តាជួយបងប្អូនខ្មែរក្រោម⁣យើងផង !

ការិយាល័យ⁣ គសរ-អឺរ៉ុប

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Dear all,
Please help 7 millions Khmers-Krom living in Kampuchea Krom (south of Vietnam, Mekonk's delta) !

This is an appeal's video from Venerable Thach Thoeun, Venerable Lieu Ny and Venerable Kim Moeun,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcoHJky29E&feature=youtu.be

Relations Office of

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Hun Sen: Protest against Kem Sokha inevitable [Hun Sen to organise protests against Kem Sokha] នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​គាំទ្រ​ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​លោក កឹម សុខា

Hun Sen

 



KAMPONG CHAM (The Cambodia Herald) – Prime Minister
Hun Sen said Thursday that there will be protests throughout the country
against Kem Sokha, acting president of the National Rescue Party (NRP).

Kem
Sokha was recently accused of exaggerating  Cambodia's historical facts
commenting that Tuol Sleng Prison was an artificial

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Cambodia foresees mass protests without apology from main opposition leader [Hun Sen to organise demonstrations against Kem Sokha] យួនកំពុងលេងស្នៀតយកធ្យូងលាបមុខខ្មែរ សម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែន ប្រកាសថា នឹង​មាន​បាតុកម្ម​ប្រឆាំង​លោក កឹម សុខា

PHNOM PENH, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday that mass protests could break out nationwide if Kem Sokha, vice president of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, did not apologize for his denial of the existence of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison during the Democratic Kampuchea, or Khmer Rouge regime, from 1975-1979."Large scale demonstration can

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Thai soldiers killed 6 Cambodian loggers and captured 10 ថៃ​​បាញ់​​សម្លាប់​​ពល​​រដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ ៦នាក់​ ចាប់​​ខ្លួន ​១០​នាក់

បុប្ផានី
Thursday 30 May 2013 - Free Press Magazine



សេចក្ដី​រាយ​ការ​ណ៏​ពី​ខេត្ត ព្រះវិហារ​ឲ្យ​ដឹងថា
ពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​យ៉ាងហោចណាស់​៦​នាក់​ដែល​គេ​សង្ស័យថា បាន​ឡើង​ទៅលើ​ភ្នំ​ដងរែក
ខាងកើត​ច្រក​អានសេះ ដើម្បី​កាប់​ឈើ​ក្រញូង​ត្រូ វ​បាន​ទាហាន​ថៃ​បាញ់សម្លាប់
និង ១០ នាក់​ទៀត​ត្រូវបាន​ចាប់ខ្លួន ក្នុង​ទឹកដី​ថៃ នៃ ខេត្ត អ៊ូ​ប៊ុន
របស់​ថៃ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី ២៧ ឧសភា  ។​

​សេចក្ដី​រាយ​ការ​ណ៏​បាន​បន្តថា ក្រុម​យោធា​

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Poland announces the cancellation of Cambodia's $2 million debt ប៉ូឡូញ លុបចោលបំណុល ដែលកម្ពុជា ជំពាក់ ជិត២លានដុល្លារ

Thursday, 30 May 2013 


ដោយៈ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP)ID-067










ភ្នំពេញ៖ នៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះ
សាធារណរដ្ឋប៉ូឡូញ បានប្រកាស ថាខ្លួនលើកលែង បំណុលដែល ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានជំពាក់
ចំនួន១.៩៥៣.៥៨៣,០៣ដុល្លារ ដែលបានមកពីការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងឥណទាន
សម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ វិស័យផលិតកម្មនៅកម្ពុជា កាលពីអំឡុងទសវត្សរ៍ទី៨០។


ការប្រកាសនេះ ត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងនៅទីស្តី

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Allusions to Post-Election War Threaten Cambodians, Opposition Says

Kem Sokha, vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, talked to VOA Khmer earlier this year. (VOA Khmer)


 

By Kong Sothanarith


30 May 2013 



PHNOM PENH — A top opposition official
says the ruling party has threatened the opposition by stoking fears of
war in the event of a win in July’s polls.

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Cambodian Maids to earn at least $420 a month

Singapore (The Straits Times/ ANN) -- Salaries which start at $420, and no placement fees from employers.These
proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to
selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to
see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here.The scheme, which runs until the end of 2015, will see its first batch of 400 maids arrive in July

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Underage labour finds a new frontier in Cambodia

At the Ying Dong shoe factory, it only takes a glance to realize how young some of the work force is.(Mark MacKinnon/The Globe and Mail)



MARK MACKINNON and MARINA STRAUSS


ANG SNUOL, CAMBODIA — The Globe and Mail


Published
Thursday, May. 30 2013,



At precisely 4 p.m. on a Saturday, the blue metal gate of the Ying
Dong Shoes factory slid open and a mass of pink-, yellow- and

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Sate violence against women must be condemned សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍៖ បញ្ឈប់សកម្មភាពហិង្សារបស់រដ្ឋមកលើស្រ្តី

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A letter from a Barang: The Yuon doctors kill Khmer patients

Dear sirs and madams,

This letter is being sent to two prominent Khmer news blogs, as well as
copied to various other Cambodian news sources for their information.
Please forward to any others who may be interested -- I am just a barang
who loves Cambodia, and I am not very familiar with all the sites read
by Khmer people.

I would be grateful if you could publish the below, along with

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Cambodian Khmer Rouge leader finally shows remorse for killings លោក នួន ជា និង លោក ខៀវ សំផន ប្រកាសសុំទោស ជនរងគ្រោះទាំងអស់

PHNOM PENH |
Thu May 30, 2013
Listen to the voice of Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea.

 



(Reuters) - A leader of the Cambodian
Khmer Rouge expressed remorse on Thursday for the deaths of an estimated
1.7 million people during the "Killing Fields" regime in the 1970s and
accepted responsibility for the first time during court proceedings.

"I am responsible for what

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Chelsea Clinton visits Cambodian hospital to hand out donations to children affected by HIV and AIDS

She is in the country for two days, visiting Clinton Foundation projects
The 33-year-old toured Neak Loeang Referral Hospital this morning
Handed out stationary to children at the hospital
Praised Cambodia's efforts in tackling HIV and AIDS

By
Jill Reilly

PUBLISHED: 30 May 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Chelsea Clinton looked relaxed today as she spent the morning at a Cambodian

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Nike to investigate clash at Cambodian garment factory

Three
people faint in suppression when authorities use firefighting trucks to
spray water at the protestors who have gathered in front of Phnom Penh
City Hall to call for more compensation or a return of land given by
the government to a Chinese company for a commercial development. 




Staff
Portland Business Journal 

May 28, 2013,



A garment factory protest that

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The 7th Annual Sarong Party

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[The daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton] Chelsea Clinton Thanks Cambodia For Work On HIV/AIDS

May 29, 2013 
http://tv.ibtimes.com
BY Reuters  
Watch the video at Reuters.


Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton,
visited Cambodia's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STDs
(NCHADS), on Wednesday (May 29) where she praised the country for its
efforts in fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS.

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Philippine Airlines plans to make Cambodia investments from July

29 MAY 2013

 


Philippine Airlines (PR, Manila Ninoy Aquino International (MNL)) is looking to acquire a 49% stake in Cambodia Airlines (Y6, Phnom Penh Pochentong International (PNH))
for USD10million. Cambodia Airlines is wholly owned by Inter Logistics
(Cambodia) Co. Ltd, which is in turn 100% owned by the Royal Group of
Cambodia (RGC) chairman, Neak Oknha Kith Meng. In a

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Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Asia to kick off in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Heads of 90 Confucius Institutes in 31
countries and regions in Asia have arrived in Cambodian capital for the
2013 Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes, to be held from May
29-31, the institute's senior official said Wednesday.

The conference will be held by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday afternoon at the Peace Palace.

Speaking in a press

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RFA's Taing Sarada interviewing Mam Sonando, owner of Beehive Radio RadioFM-105

ប្រធាន​សមាគម​អ្នក​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ
បាន​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា កែ​ទម្រង់​ប្រព័ន្ធ​បោះឆ្នោត
បើក​ចំហ​សេរីភាព​ក្នុង​ការ​បញ្ចេញ​មតិ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ទូលំទូលាយ
និង​គោរព​របាយការណ៍​របស់​បេសកជន​ពិសេស​នៃ​អង្គការ​សហប្រជាជាតិ
ដែល​ចង់​ឲ្យ​កម្ពុជា ជា​ប្រទេស​នីតិរដ្ឋ​ពិត​ប្រាកដ
និង​ការ​គោរព​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស។

 

Let view and listen to Part-1 at YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

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Three women knocked unconscious by water cannon during protest for salary increase ស្ត្រី​៣​នាក់​សន្លប់​ក្នុង​ពេល​អាជ្ញាធរ​បាញ់​ទឹក​បំបែក​​

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3hMIzUGXGwo#!





 អាជ្ញាធរ​ប្រើ​ឡាន​បាញ់​ទឹក​បង្ក្រាប​ទៅ​លើ​ក្រុម​អ្នក​តវ៉ា​បញ្ហា​
ដីធ្លី នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​សាលារាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​២៩ ឧសភា
ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣។





RFA/Uon Chhin


ពលរដ្ឋ​មក​ពី​សហគមន៍​បឹងកក់ ថ្មគោល និង​សហគមន៍​បុរីកីឡា ប្រមាណ
២០០​នាក់ បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​បិទ​មហាវិថី​ព្រះមុនីវង្ស
នៅ​​​

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Thousands of Nike workers protest at Cambodian factory-VIDEO

(File Photo)






"We will continue the strike to demand what they want," Vanny
said, adding that union representatives had been invited for talks on
Wednesday but no agreement had been reached.

Please click on for playing the video.




World Bulletin / News Desk

About 3,500 workers protested on Wednesday at a factory in Cambodia
that

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Thousands keep up protest at Cambodian garment factory

 
Credit: Sky News




PHNOM PENH |
Wed May 29, 2013


(Reuters) - About 3,500 workers
protested on Wednesday at a factory in Cambodia that makes clothing for
U.S. sportswear company Nike, refusing to give up their campaign for higher pay despite a crackdown by police this week.

At least 23 people were injured
on Monday when police with riot gear and stun batons

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Cambodian and American troops ended "Angkor Sentinel 2013" military exercise កងយោធាកម្ពុជា និងអាមេរិក បញ្ចប់វគ្គហ្វឹកហ្វឺនលំហាត់រួមគ្នា ឆ្មាំអង្គរ២០១៣

(ថ្ងៃទី 29 ឧសភា 2013,) | ដោយ: ពលទោ CEN More pictures below.




ភ្នំពេញ:

លំ​ហាត់​ហ្វឹកហ្វឺន​ប្រតិបត្តិ​ការរក្សា​សន្តិភាព​ឆ្មាំ​អង្គរ​២០១៣
បាន​ឈានដល់​ទីបញ្ចប់
បន្ទាប់ពី​បាន​ដំណើរការ​ប្រ​ព្រិ​ត្តិ​ទៅ​អស់​រយៈពេល​ពីរ​សប្តាហ៍ (១៦ ដល់
២៩ ខែឧសភា​) ដោយមាន​ការចូលរួម​ពី​កង​យោធា​ជា​លក្ខណៈ​ទ្វេភាគី​កម្ពុជា
និង​សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក
នៅឯ​មូលដ្ឋាន​សាលា​ហ្វឹកហ្វឺន​កងកម្លាំង​រក្សា​សន្តិភាព​ពហុ​

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The opposition urges the government to pass a law to prevent the return of the Khmer Rouge regime បក្ស​ជំទាស់​ស្នើ​​ឲ្យ​​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បង្កើត​ច្បាប់​ទប់​ស្កាត់​របប​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម

គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ឬ​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច

ស្នើ​ច្បាប់​មួយ​ទប់​ស្កាត់​ការ​វិល​មក​វិញ​នៃ​របប​ប្រល័យ​ពូជ​សាសន៍​ខ្មែរ​
ក្រហម
បើ​សិន​​ជា​​ប្រមុខ​ដឹកនាំ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ពិត​ជា​មាន​ចេតនា​ទប់​ស្កាត់​របប​​
នេះ​មែន​នោះ។



ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា RFA

2013-05-29



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











ពី​ឆ្វេង៖ លោក គង់ គាំ លោក កឹម សុខា

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Kem Sokha's statement regarding the accusation that he denies the existence of Tuol Sleng Prison [Khmer and English] សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ ស្តីពី ទស្សនៈ និងពាក្យសម្តីរបស់លោកប្រធានស្តីទី កឹម សុខា ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ខ្មែរក្រហម និងគុកទួលស្លែង ស២១

                                                                *CPP Background

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Opposition slow to bite back in crisis

Last Updated on 29 May 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By David Boyle and Joe Freeman










Opposition leader Kem Sokha pauses during a speech at a
Cambodia National Rescue Party conference earlier this month.
Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post



Analysis

Blindsided
by a damaging political scandal, the Cambodia National Rescue Party
finally moved into crisis management mode on Monday,

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Thai border SEZs set for discussion next month

Last Updated on 29 May 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Hor Kimsay and Anne Renzenbrink









Worker are loading casava into truck at Pailin province. Photograph: Heng Chivaon/Phnom Penh Post





In an effort to boost trade activity between Thailand and Cambodia, both
countries will discuss plans for two special economic zones along the
Thai-Cambodian border next month, according to the

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'Three hurt' as Cambodian police break up land protest ស្ត្រី​៣​នាក់​សន្លប់​ក្នុង​ពេល​អាជ្ញាធរ​បាញ់​ទឹក​បំបែក​​

Three
people faint in suppression when authorities use firefighting trucks to
spray water at the protestors who have gathered in front of Phnom Penh
City Hall to call for more compensation or a return of land given by
the government to a Chinese company for a commercial development. 











PHNOM PENH, May 29, 2013 (AFP) -- Three people were knocked unconscious
after Cambodian

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Thousands keep up protest at Cambodian garment factory

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - About 3,500 workers protested on
Wednesday at a factory in Cambodia that makes clothing for U.S.
sportswear company Nike, refusing to give up their campaign for higher
pay despite a crackdown by police this week.

At least 23 people were injured on Monday when police with riot gear
and stun batons were deployed to disperse about 3,000 workers, most of
them women, who

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Beyond I Am Super Student: Cambodia’s Drug Problem

By Jonathan DeHart The Diplomat
May 29, 2013


Yesterday we looked at a Cambodian film, I Am Super Student,
which has become an unlikely hit in the kingdom. This quirky title
belies its heavy theme: teenage drug addiction in Phnom Penh. While the
slickly produced film may tell a compelling story, lightened by a few
laughs, the movie’s premise is sadly rooted in reality: Cambodia has a
drug

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Is Cambodia’s violent garment strike the beginning of the end for cheap clothing?

By Jake Maxwell Watts @jmwatts_ 3 hours ago



Cambodian garment factory workers stage a rally to mark the May Day in Phnom Penh. AP Photo/Heng Sinith
 





A protest at a Cambodia factory making Nike clothing ended on Monday with at least 23 worker injuries, including a miscarriage, after
riot police moved in. Around two thirds of the factory’s

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Modern Cambodian art on display in New York

Updated 29 May 2013, 
 Listen to the interview at Radio Australia.

A major showcase of Cambodian art has wrapped up in New York, ending almost two months of contemporary art on the world stage.











Modern Cambodian art on display in New York (Credit: ABC) 







From the traditional forms like shadow puppets and ancient
ballet, to

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'Three hurt' as Cambodian police break up land protest

One
of BKL's villager fainted from being shot by full blast of water from
hoses. She was still being shot for a little while after fainted.


PHNOM PENH, May 29, 2013 (AFP) - Three
people were knocked unconscious after Cambodian police fired water jets
at a protest over disputed land in the capital Wednesday, an activist
said.

More than 100 people staged the sit-down protest in

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Cambodian Film On Pol Pot Rule Wins Cannes Prize

Filmmaker
Rithy Panh (third from left beside Zhang Ziyi) of Cambodia wins the Un
Certain Regard prize for his work, “The Missing Picture” at the Cannes
Film Festival. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/MOTOHARU OE



by The Associated Press



May 25, 2013 

 




CANNES, France (AP) — An autobiographical French-Cambodian
film, "The Missing

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Cambodian Activist Calls for Electoral Reforms

Mam Sonando at the RFA office in Washington, May 28, 2013.


RFA 

 










Cambodian activist and independent radio station chief Mam Sonando,
who was recently freed from prison, says upcoming elections in his
country would be deemed as not free and fair unless the authorities move
to revamp the National Election Committee, which will conduct the

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Couple killed in attack were Cambodian refugees, grandparents to many

Published: May 28, 2013

By JULIA O'MALLEY and MICHELLE THERIAULT-BOOTS 

— Anchorage Daily News / adn.com

























Sreap Yan, 91, is tended to by Channsina Khouch, left,
Seng Pak and her husband Sokhon Keo in their apartment

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An Ambiguous Anniversary in Cambodia

So whatever happened to the most ambitious peacekeeping operation in history?

 

BY KAREN J. COATES
http://www.foreignpolicy.com
MAY 28, 2013






Twenty years ago this week, Cambodians awoke with pride, purpose
and hope. They dressed in their best, combed their hair, and put on makeup.
Many walked; then waited, squatting in dirt for hours. But one by one they made
history: Four

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MEDIA ALERT Political Forum “Perspectives of Political Parties on Environment and Land in Cambodia”

MEDIA
ALERT

Political
Forum

 “Perspectives of Political Parties on
Environment and Land in Cambodia”





On 31 May 2013, a Political Forum
on the topic of “Perspectives of Political Parties on Environment and Land in
Cambodia” will be hosted at the Golden
Sand Hotel, Street 23 Tola, Sangkat 04, Sihanouk Province.



The purpose of this Political
Forum is to enable the major political

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A message from a Cambodian working in Korea: Khmer must be united កូនខ្មែរត្រូវសាមគ្គីគ្នា

ជំរាបសួរ,

កូនខ្មែរដែលជាពលករធ្វើការនៅប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងត្បូង មានការយល់ច្បាស់ពីគ្រោះថ្នាក់របស់ជាតិ ហើយប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃនេះ ដែលស្របពេលនឹងការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតជិតមកដល់ ពួកគាត់បានធ្វើជាវីដេអូខ្លីៗ ផ្សព្វផ្សាយដល់កូនខ្មែរទាំងអស់ឲ្យសាមគ្គីគ្នា បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យត្រូវ ដើម្បីសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ។


វីដេអូននេះ គឺជាវីដេអូមួយក្នុងចំណោមវីដេអូទាំងនោះ ៖
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZOwvHp9gWc


សូមចំណាយពេលទស្សនា និងជួយផ្សាយបន្ត

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Hun Sen before and after the election ហ៊ុន សែនៈ មុនបោះឆ្នោត និងបន្ទាប់ពីឈ្នះឆ្នោត

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Cambodia's oxen predict good harvest ប្រផ្នូល​ពី​គោ​ឧសភរាជ​ឆ្នាំ​នេះ ភោគ​ផល​ដំណាំ​ពោត​នឹង​ទទួល​បាន​ផល​ល្អ​ប្រសើរ​

Published: 28 May 2013
Bangkok Post


Cambodia's annual royal ploughing ceremony took place Tuesday, with the oxen predicting a good corn harvest.
Three pairs of royal oxen took part in the ceremony presided over by
King Norodom Sihamoni, and watched closely by farmers around the
country.

Under the relentless morning sun on a field in the eastern province
of Kompong Cham, crowds of

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Pregnant Cambodian protester allegedly loses baby after cops cattle prod her

The unnamed
woman was standing with 3,000 co-workers who'd blocked the road outside
their factory when military police allegedly pushed her to the ground
and Tasered her. Employees seek $14 a month to help pay for
transportation, rent and health costs. 





By Lee Moran / 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 

Tuesday, May 28, 2013,








Wikimedia Commons

Police allegedly used a cattle

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Cambodian National Rescue Party -- the PERFECT no. 7

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CNRP Press Release on Khmer Rouge Controversy (English)

Read the statement in Khmer and article in English here.

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Kem Sokha clarifies comments

Last Updated on 28 May 2013 
Phnom Penh Post 
By Meas Sokchea and Joe Freeman









Prime Minister Hun Sen urges lawmakers to criminalise
statements denying genocide during a speech yesterday at Wat Langka in
Phnom Penh. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post




The acting president of the main opposition party yesterday said he
never questioned the existence of the Khmer Rouge’s most

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Samphan points finger at PM [Khieu Samphan: Hun Sen was more guilty than me]

By Justine Drennan
Phnom Penh Post 










Khieu Samphan appears at the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Photo by ECCC



Former head of state Khieu Samphan told the Khmer Rouge tribunal
yesterday that he was less responsible for the Khmer Rouge’s activities
than Prime Minister Hun Sen.

In the first of four days of “victim
impact hearings”, the court focused on civil parties’ statements about

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Oudong: The royal capital of Cambodia until 1866

Photo: Facebook of ស្រុកខ្មែរ Srok Khmer


Oudong
was founded by King Srei Soryopor also known as (Barom Reachea IV) in
1601, after the abandonment of Longvek. Under the reign of King Ang
Duong (1841-1850), he constructed canals, terraces, bridges and erected
hundreds of pagodas in this region. Oudong was later abandoned by King
Norodom in 1866 in favor of Phnom Penh. (wikipedia).

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Kem Sokha reject Hun Sen's accusation that he is a denier of the Khmer Rouge genocide លោក កឹម សុខា បដិសេធ​​ការ​ចោទ​របស់​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន

 1. Read the English article here.

2. Read Kem Sokha's statement here.

 

គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ថ្កោលទោស
និង​ច្រាន​ចោល​ចំពោះ​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​បំផ្លើស​ការ​ពិត​មក​លើ​ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ​
គណបក្ស​​​របស់​ខ្លួល ផ្ដើម​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា។



ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា

2013-05-28



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង











អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក កឹម

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Sam Rainsy with Australian Foreigner Minister

Dear Khmerization,



Could you please help to place these pictures in your website.









1) 6865 - Mr Sam Rainsy and CNRP committee in Sydney with the Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on 27 May 2013 in Sydney.










Sydney,
27 May 2013. Before leaving Australia I [Sam Rainsy] had a long discussion with
Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr. Nobody believes in the
Hun

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The opposition CNRP accused the ruling CPP of harrassing their meeting with party members បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​​ចោទ​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ថា​រំខាន​ការ​ជួបជុំ​សមាជិក

គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ចោទ​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ថា
ព្យាយាម​រំខាន​ការ​ជួប​ជុំ​សមាជិក​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ស្ទើរ​គ្រប់​កន្លែង
​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​ពោធិ៍សាត់។ តែ​មន្ត្រី​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​បាន​បដិសេធ
ហើយ​ចាត់​ទុក​ថា
ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​នេះ​គឺ​គ្រាន់​តែ​ចង់​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ស្ដាប់​បាន​ឮ​ពី​ឈ្មោះ​
គណបក្ស​នេះ​តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។



ដោយ មណ្ឌល កែវ RFA

2013-05-28



ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង

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រំលឹកឡើងវិញ ៖ សន្ធិសញ្ញាបំពេញបន្ថែមព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម ឆ្នាំ២០០៥ (Review: The 2005 Supplemental Treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam)

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CNRP press conference about political situation 2 months before the 28th July election សេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាន៖ គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិនឹងរៀបចំសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មាន ស្តីពី ស្ថានភាពនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា ២ខែមុនការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិ ថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣

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Statement clarifying the stance of the CNRP សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ ស្តីពី ការបញ្ជាក់ពីគោលជំហររបស់គណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ

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NRP supports Hun Sen’s new law proposal គណបក្សប្រឆាំង គាំទ្រ​ឲ្យ​បង្កើត​ច្បាប់​ថ្មី ដាក់ទោស​អ្នក​មិន​ទទួលស្គាល់​ការសម្លាប់​មនុស្ស ក្នុងសម័យ​ខ្មែរក្រហម​

PHNOM PENH, 28th May 2013 (The Cambodia Herald) --​ The National
Rescue Party (NRP)  supports Hun Sen’s law proposal to punish those who
says the Khmer Rouge didn’t kill millions of Cambodian people.

In
a statement dated Tuesday, the NRP condemned those groups who were
trying to incite, separate, and overstating the facts to ​cause chaos
and social

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Beehive Radio Owner Vows To Keep Broadcasting Vision

His Beehive Radio is one of the few remaining independent broadcasters in Cambodia and airs programming from the Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Radio France International and others.



Mam
Sonando, the owner of Beehive Radio FM 105 in Cambodia, visited Voice
of America headquarters in Washington, D.C on Monday May 27, 2013. Here,
he is participating in the Khmer Service’s ‘Hello VOA’

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Geopacific Resources identifies contiguous 18km copper zone in Cambodia

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 by John Phillips






Geopacific Resources
(ASX: GPR) has received some positive results from the Phase Two of the
geochemical sampling at its (85%) Kou Sa Copper Project in Cambodia,
which has extended a contiguous zone of copper anomalism to 18
kilometres.The results from the anomalous areas are on average five times higher than the copper levels of

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This Hollywood Exec Left A Million-Dollar Salary To Help Kids In Cambodia

This Hollywood Exec Left A Million-Dollar Salary To Help Kids In Cambodia


Business Insider | 7 February 2013





Once the president of 20th Century Fox International, Scott Neeson is
now the Executive Director of The Cambodian Children's Fund.



In 2002, Scott Neeson was the President of 20th Century Fox International overseeing films like "Titanic" and "X-Men."






The
Scottish-born

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Cambodian PM wants ban on denial of Khmer Rouge killings លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ចង់​បង្កើត​ច្បាប់​ដាក់​ទោស​អ្នក​ថា​គ្មាន​របប​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម

Monday May 27, 2013
The Malaysian Star


PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called for a
new law banning statements denying that genocide was committed under the
Khmer Rouge regime in the late 1970s.

The strongman leader
called for legislation similar to that barring Holocaust denial in
countries such as Germany and France, after comments attributed to a
member of the

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[Thailand's] Economic zones urged with Cambodia

Published: 27 May 2013 
Bangkok Post


Thailand will propose two special economic
zones in Sa Kaeo and Trat provinces in talks with Cambodia next month,
Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Monday.
Mr Surapong will co-chair the joint working group on border
development and transport links with his Cambodian counterpart Hor Nam
Hong during the talks.

Mr Surapong said Thailand

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Cambodian, Thai FMs to meet next month for talks on border development cooperation

PHNOM PENH, May 27, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will meet with his Thai counterpart
Surapong Tovichakchaikul on June 11 here to discuss ways to promote
development cooperation along the border of the two countries, officials
said Monday.



The two ministers will meet at the 9th Joint
Commission for Bilateral Cooperation between Cambodia

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A land victim cried out after her land was forcibly confiscated លទ្ធផលបានមកពីការបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យ ហ៊ុន សែន CPP

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Linking opponents to Khmer Rouge, Cambodia PM seeks law to punish those who deny atrocities [Most of Hun Sen's laws are made to punish one person, like the Law of Monogamy was made to punish Prince Ranariddh only]

By Sopheng Cheang, The Associated Press May 27, 2013




In
this photo taken, May 20, 2013, a Cambodian girl, center, stands under
an inscription board which reads "Would you please kindly show your
respect to many million people who were killed under the genocidal Pol.
Pot regime" as it hangs on a wall of a memorial housing skulls of the
Khmer Rouge victims at Choeung Ek "Killing Field" in

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Cambodian workers hurt in Nike factory clash

Police with stun batons were called to end a protest over pay by 3,000 mostly female workers making clothes for the US firm



Reuters in Phnom Penh


The Guardian,
Tuesday 28 May 2013 






Kim Leap, 44, the
mother of a worker who died during an accident in a shoe factory, cries
near the coffin of her son in Kampong Speu province

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Golden memories . . . អនុស្សាវរីយ៍មាស

Ros Sereysothea - Sabai Knoung Chet 

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