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NGO says Cambodian officials back on Nauru to meet refugees

Refugees on Nauru say Cambodian officials have returned to the tiny South Pacific island nation to once more try to convince some of them to resettle in Cambodia, according to an Australia-based group that advocates for refugee rights. ...

Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngo-says-cambodian-officials-back-on-nauru-to-meet-refugees-80738/

NGO says Cambodian officials back on Nauru to meet refugees

Refugees on Nauru say Cambodian officials have returned to the tiny South Pacific island nation to once more try to convince some of them to resettle in Cambodia, according to an Australia-based group that advocates for refugee rights. ...

Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngo-says-cambodian-officials-back-on-nauru-to-meet-refugees-80738/

Cambodia defends Its human rights record

Cambodia presented its human rights report before the United Nations Office in Geneva amid growing allegations that abuses are being systematically committed by state forces. The UN committee acknowledged that Cambodia has introduced some reforms in recent years, in particular land reform and registration of ...

Mong Palatino
http://thediplomat.com/2015/03/cambodia-defends-its-human-rights-record/

Cambodia publicly endorses China position on South China Sea

Cambodia’s leader has publicly endorsed China’s position that territorial disputes in the South China Sea cannot be solved through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday the issue should be solved by the countries directly affected by ...

Kong Sothanarith
http://bit.ly/1FITTH9

Sar Kheng leaves for Australia

Interior Minister Sar Kheng left for Australia on Tuesday amid ongoing efforts by the two countries to convince refugees Australia is currently holding on the South Pacific island nation of Nauru to resettle in Cambodia. ...

Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sar-kheng-leaves-for-australia-80653/

UN in Montagnard talks

The United Nations’ refugee agency met this week with representatives of the Cambodian and Vietnamese governments to “discuss solutions” to the recent influx of Montagnard asylum seekers, with repatriation touted as a possible answer, the Post has learned. ...

Alice Cuddy and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/un-montagnard-talks

Chinese bank an opportunity for aid reform, Fulbright scholar says

China’s newly proposed, yet controversial, regional investment bank could be an opportunity for Cambodia to​ prove it can use foreign aid more effectively, a Cambodian Fulbright scholar says. ...

Sophat Soeung
http://bit.ly/1EFcuyk

51% stake for private sector in SPV for four countries including Cambodia, Myanmar

The government plans to rope in private firms for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s big diplomatic push to ‘Act East Policy’, with its proposed special purpose vehicle for investment in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam set to offer up to 51 per cent stake to the ...

Deepshikha Sikarwar
http://bit.ly/1C6Hhpf

Obama leaves with words of encouragement for girls

Following First Lady Michelle Obama’s three-day visit to Cambodia to promote her “Let Girl Learn” initiative, Cambodian officials say they hope for positive changes in girls’ education. Cambodia has nearly 1.5 million female students studying at primary and high schools, he said. But only 42 ...

Neou Vannarin
http://bit.ly/1G1Ukem

Vice President of Myanmar to visit Cambodia next month: Ambassador

Vice President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will pay an official visit to Cambodia from 1-3 April to further enhance cooperation between the two countries, said U Cho Tun Aung, outgoing Myanmar Ambassador to Cambodia, today. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1HApqYZ

ADB president: China-led bank potential partner, not rival

The president of the Asian Development Bank says a proposed Chinese-led regional bank is a potential partner instead of a rival and the ADB is talking with Beijing to share its experience. Takehiko Nakao’s comments came after Washington softened its opposition to the Chinese-proposed Asian Infrastructure ...

Joe Mcdonald
http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/ADB-president-China-led-bank-potential-partner-6154049.php

Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore, dies at 91

Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has died early Monday. He was 91 years old. Lee was Singapore’s leader from 1959 until 1990, but remained a highly influential figure and a strategist on the city state’s economy. ...

Ron Corben
http://www.voanews.com/content/former-singapore-pm-lee-kuan-yew-dies/2690536.html

World Vision and other aid agencies reject Australia's refugee deal with Cambodia

International aid agencies based in Cambodia have rejected the Abbott government’s resettlement deal, saying it  is not appropriate for a country that has been accused of human rights abuses and has no refugee resettlement experience.​ A Cambodian delegation will meet with refugees on Nauru, the ...

Sarah Whyte
http://bit.ly/19dZtmv

Laos president to visit Cambodia next week

Laos President Choummaly Sayasone will pay a state visit to Cambodia on Feb. 26 and 27 to further promote bilateral ties and cooperation, a news statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on said on Friday. ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-02/20/c_134008314.htm

Cambodian PM says AIIB very attractive to countries in Europe

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the China-proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is very attractive to rich countries, particularly in Europe. The prime minister’s remarks came after Germany, France and Italy followed the suit of Britain in deciding to join AIIB as founding ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1AE7EzM

China-funded road work begins in northwest Cambodia

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday broke ground for the construction of a 174-kilometer national road No. 58 under Chinese financial support. Road No. 58 stretches from Banteay Meanchey province, which shares an international border with Thailand, to neighboring Uddor Meanchey province to the ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/china-funded-road-work-begins-in-northwest-cambodia-8317

Cambodian FM meets U.S. official on bilateral, regional issues

Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with David McKean, director of Policy Planning Office at the U.S. State Department here on Wednesday and the two sides discussed a number of issues ranging from bilateral ties to regional matters. ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/18/c_134078493.htm

Cambodia, Iran hold 1st political consultation

Cambodia and Iran on Wednesday held the first political consultation with an aim of enhancing bilateral ties and cooperation. The meeting was co-chaired by Cambodia’s Foreign Secretary of State Long Visalo and Iran’s visiting Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim Rahimpour. ...

Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150318/cambodia-iran-hold-1st-political-consultation

Michelle Obama to promote girls’ education during Asia trip

First Lady Michelle Obama embarks on a five-day Asia trip Wednesday to launch the Obama Administration’s initiative “Let Girls Learn,” promoting the education of millions of girls worldwide. Ahead of her stops in Japan and Cambodia, Obama and her husband said the inability of an ...

Victor Beattie
http://bit.ly/1FAtCcm

ASEAN defense ministers reiterate joint efforts to tackle IS threat

Defense ministers from the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) agreed here Monday to cooperate in tackling the grave security threat from the Islamic State (IS). At the end of the two-day 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, the ministers signed a joint declaration ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1wU1LlU

Hun Sen, Abe agree to strengthen economic relations: report

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe agreed Sunday to strengthen economic relations between the two countries, Jiji Press reported. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1xtw3Xz

US losing by pressuring nations not to join Asia bank

For months, the Obama administration has been putting pressure on its allies, such as Australia, Japan and South Korea, not to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which Washington sees as a potential rival to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, which are ...

Chen Weihua
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2015-03/16/content_19817978.htm

China hugely contributes to world economy, says Cambodian scholars

China has greatly contributed to the development of the world economy, even though it is still a developing country, scholars in Cambodia said Sunday. “China helped other Asian economies to recover from the Asian financial crisis in 1997, assisted the Eurozone to recover from the ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1O1mABr

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