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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/
Vietnam gives Kingdom encryption lessons
The Vietnamese military has begun training Cambodia police in cryptography and encryption techniques as part of a national plan to protect “state secrets”.Em Sam An, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, signed a new agreement between the ministry’s cryptography department and the ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnam-gives-kingdom-encryption-lessons
China to donate $3.5m for senate office space
The Chinese government has agreed to donate $3.5 million to build a ninth building inside the compound of the Senate on Norodom Boulevard, Senate Secretary-General Oum Sarith said on Tuesday following the signing ceremony in Phnom Penh. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-to-donate-3-5m-for-senate-office-space-101718/
Government weighs up China challenge
China has thrown the military government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a curve ball with its tough negotiating stance for the high-speed railway deal. This comes after the government appeared to cleave to Beijing’s interests in a series of foreign affairs decisions which critics said ...
Achara Ashayagachat
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/779965/government-weighs-up-china-challenge
Hun Many hailed on return with peace prize
A day after being awarded the fledgling Gusi Peace Prize in Manila, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youngest son, Hun Many, returned home to a hero’s welcome on Thursday. ...
Ben Sokhean and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-many-hailed-on-return-with-peace-prize-101363/
Cambodia and Laos to team up over border
The Defence Ministry is establishing a Cambodian-Lao border commission in the interest of combating cross-border crime and facilitating frontier demarcation between the two countries. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-and-laos-team-over-border
Australian lawmaker urges censure of acts against Cambodian opposition
An Australian senator wants to see a resolution censuring Cambodia for recent political attacks on the opposition. Ludlum told Australian lawmakers they should pass a resolution recognizing the current acts representing an “extremely bad sign for democracy in Cambodia.” ...
Loan discussed, deals inked with Medvedev
Prime Minister Hun Sen met with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, at Phnom Penh’s Peace Palace yesterday morning where the duo discussed an outstanding Soviet Union-era debt and signed off on deals ranging from cooperation in nuclear power to exchanging information on money laundering. ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/loan-discussed-deals-inked-medvedev
Medvedev concludes state visit; cold war debt discussed
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev concluded a three-day state visit to Cambodia on Tuesday, a trip that culminated with the signing of a number of agreements between the two countries and their respective ruling parties. ...
Kang Sothear and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/medvedev-concludes-state-visit-cold-war-debt-discussed-101249/
With Cambodia visit, Russia looks Southeast
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has wrapped up a three-day state visit to Cambodia, which was part of the Kremlin’s push for a stronger role in Southeast Asia. ...
Abby Seiff
http://www.dw.com/en/with-cambodia-visit-russia-looks-southeast/a-18870632
Cambodia urged to cautiously boost friendly ties with Russia
As Cambodia and Russia prepare to mark the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is visiting Cambodia. Despite close ties in the past, prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has not been deeply involved in Cambodian affairs. ...
Aun Chhengpor
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-urged-to-cautiously-boost-friendly-ties-with-russia/3070285.html
Russian PM’s arrival met with security, limited media access
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev landed at Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday evening and was greeted by a delegation of senior Cambodian government officials and a large security contingent—but few members of the local media, who were largely barred from covering his visit. ...
Kang Sothear and Anthony Jensen
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/russian-pms-arrival-met-with-security-limited-media-access-101205/
Russian PM Medvedev on visit to Cambodia
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is completing his Asian tour with a visit to Cambodia, where he arrived on Sunday, the government press service reported. ...
TASS News Staff
http://tass.ru/en/politics/838397
ASEAN creates 'community' encompassing 600+ million people
Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sunday signed a declaration establishing a formal economic, political, security and socio-cultural community. The AEC is set to become fully functional December 31. ...
Steve Herman
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/asean-economic-community/3069046.html
Security beefed up for Russia’s Medvedev during 4-day visit
Large numbers of security forces have been deployed at locations in Siem Reap province and Phnom Penh to protect Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Cambodia on Sunday with a delegation of Russian officials for a combination of official meetings and sightseeing. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/security-beefed-up-for-russias-medvedev-during-4-day-visit-101155/
Noy: ASEAN can’t let any country claim entire sea
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must not allow any country – “no matter how powerful” – to claim an entire sea as its own and use force and intimidation to send its message across, President Aquino told a gathering of regional leaders yesterday. ...
Aurea Calica
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/11/22/1524549/noy-asean-cant-let-any-country-claim-entire-sea