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Cambodian leader Hun Sen visits Thailand as tensions thaw
Hun Sen will spend two days in Bangkok and is scheduled to meet the leader of Thailand’s military government, Prayuth Chan-ocha, for talks on border issues, agriculture, trade and investment, and regional connectivity. ...
Liam Cochrane
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-18/cambodian-leader-visits-thailand-as-tensions-thaw/7039356
Drawdown of troops at Preah Vihear
Cambodia is quietly reducing troop numbers on the contentious shared border with Thailand in Preah Vihear province.Citing the current good relations with the Kingdom’s western neighbour, Ministry of Defence spokesman Chhum Socheath yesterday said members of three units had been ordered to leave the border ...
Vong Sokheng and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/drawdown-troops-preah-vihear
Cambodian locals oppose installation of border markers in Tbong Khmum province
The installation of five “satellite markers” by a joint Cambodia-Vietnam border committee near a controversial border area on Monday has drawn criticism from Cambodian residents and local authorities who say the move was done without prior notification in the latest territorial incident between the two ...
Saut Sokheng and Morm Moniroth
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/cambodian-locals-oppose-installation-of-border-poles-in-tbong-khmum-province-12172015163822.html
National Assembly Chairman holds talks with Cambodian Senate President
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung held talks with visiting President of the Cambodia Senate Samdech Say Chhum in Hanoi on December 16, dealing with an array of important contents of comprehensive cooperation between the two legislatures. ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/148864/national-assembly-chairman-holds-talks-with-cambodian-senate-president.html
Hun Sen calls for ASEAN cooperation in times of disaster
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday called on Asean member states to work together on cross-border rescues of citizens in the wake of natural or man-made disasters. ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/hun-sen-calls-for-asean-cooperation-in-times-of-disaster/3105429.html
President confident in ties between Vietnamese, Cambodian legislatures
President Truong Tan Sang has expressed his belief that cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and Cambodian Senate will grow further. ...
Vietnam+ News Staff
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/president-confident-in-ties-between-vietnamese-cambodian-legislatures/86328.vnp
Cambodia to do best to develop friendship with Vietnam
Cambodia will do its best to develop the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam to a new height, Cambodian Senate President Say Chhum assured Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during their meeting in Hanoi on December 16. ...
Vietnam+ News Staff
http://en.vietnamplus.vn/cambodia-to-do-best-to-develop-friendship-with-vietnam/86334.vnp
Border scrap off talks agenda
The territorial conflict between Thailand and Cambodia will not be discussed during Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Thailand this week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha says. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/796340/border-scrap-off-talks-agenda
Coup no obstacle to Hun Sen trade visit
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Thailand this week reaffirms brightening relations between the two countries after the Cambodian premier sent a delegation to extend his goodwill to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) in July last year. ...
Chananthorn Kamjan and Achara Ashayagachat
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/794780/coup-no-obstacle-to-hun-sen-trade-visit
Chinese classical music performed in Cambodia
A pair of Chinese classical music coaches from the Tianjin Conservatory of Music performed here on Tuesday to further enhance cultural ties between the two countries. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6705456/2015/12/15/chinese-classical-music-performed-cambodia
Party general secretary advocates close defence ties with Cambodia
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong urged Viet Nam and Cambodia’s defence ministries to strengthen their co-operation at a reception on Saturday for Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh. ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/279796/party-general-secretary-advocates-close-defence-ties-with-cambodia.html
Vietnam, Cambodia sign defence cooperation plan for 2016
Both sides agreed to focus on all-level delegation exchanges – especially among young officers, deputy ministerial-level defence policy dialogue, personnel training, and joint sea patrols. ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/148691/vietnam--cambodia-sign-defence-cooperation-plan-for-2016.html
Heng Samrin wraps up Asian Parliamentary Assembly
National Assembly President Heng Samrin declared Friday the closure of the Eighth Plenary Session of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA). APA grew out of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace (AAPP), which held its inaugural assembly in Bangladesh in 1999. Cambodia, a founding member, ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/heng-samrin-wraps-up-asian-parliamentary-assembly-9110
Canada to open diplomatic office in Phnom Penh
After closing down its tiny Phnom Penh embassy in 2009, Canada has opened a new diplomatic office inside the British Embassy staffed by a single Canadian official, according to a statement released Friday. ...
The Cambodia Daily team
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/canada-to-open-diplomatic-office-in-phnom-penh-102886/
Cambodia, Pakistan agree to enhance parliamentary ties
Cambodia and Pakistan agreed to enhance parliamentary cooperation and collaboration in different fields for mutual benefit of the two countries. ...
Daily Times News Staff
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/11-Dec-2015/cambodia-pakistan-agree-to-enhance-parliamentary-ties
Chinese doctors get admiration for free treatment in Cambodia
A group of doctors from east China’s Jiangsu province has received deep admiration from Cambodian officials and common people for providing free treatment to patients here.A group of ten Chinese doctors has been providing medical checkup and treatment to hundreds of patients in southwestern Cambodia’s ...
Zhang Yanfang, Chin Lyhorn
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/11/c_134907038.htm
Ministry riled over refugee deal money
Australia has so far disbursed more than $3.5 million in aid to Cambodia as part of the agreement for its unwanted refugees to be resettled here, but the Interior Ministry’s spokesman is livid that the money has come into the country via development agencies rather ...
Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-riled-over-refugee-deal-money-102756/
VN-Laos-Cambodia join hands to fight drug trafficking
Kou Chansina, chairman of the National Committee for Drug Control of Laos, and Kao Khondara, vice chairman of Cambodia’s National Committee for Drug Control, attended the conference. Today, senior officials from the three countries will sign a joint statement on anti-crime, which will focus on ...
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/government/148581/vn-laos-cambodia-join-hands-to-fight-drug-trafficking.html
PM vows to keep out Islamic State
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday cautioned against complacency in the global fight against the so-called Islamic State, pledging that Cambodia would not become a safe country for jihadists plotting to attack countries in the region. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-vows-keep-out-islamic-state
Asian Parliamentary Assembly's executive council meets
The executive council of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) met here Tuesday ahead of the assembly’s annual plenary session, expected to be attended by dozens of lawmakers from 23 countries. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/asian-parliamentary-assemblys-executive-council-meets-9099
Foreign minister defends government to US ambassador
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Monday once again defended recent legal actions and political moves against the opposition CNRP, and admitted to personally pushing for the enforcement of a years-old defamation and incitement sentence against CNRP President Sam Rainsy. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/foreign-minister-defends-government-to-us-ambassador-102322/
North Korea cements ties with Siem Reap museum
After five years of building and delays, the $24 million Angkor Panorama Museum in Siem Reap was opened on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, cementing growing ties between the Kingdom and North Korea, especially in Siem Reap. ...
Ek Madra
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18406/north-korea-cements-ties-with-siem-reap-museum/
Long An supports the poor in Cambodia
A delegation from the Mekong Delta province of Long An gave out 300 gifts for needy people, both overseas Vietnamese and Cambodians, in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh yesterday. ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/279417/long-an-supports-the-poor-in-cambodia.html
Vietnam fails to fill in 3 large encroaching ponds, CNRP says
Five months after Vietnam pledged to fill in three large ponds its citizens illegally dug half a kilometer inside Cambodian territory in Ratanakkiri province, CNRP lawmakers say the reservoirs remain untouched. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnam-fails-to-fill-in-3-large-encroaching-ponds-cnrp-says-101701/