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Cambodia agrees to support Malaysia’s proposed Asean Peacekeeping Force
Cambodia has agreed to support Malaysia’s proposed establishment of an Asean Peacekeeping Force, comprising of personnel from all 10 Asean member states to serve the United Nations. ...
M. Kumar
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/23/Asean-Hisham-Peackeeping/
Finland's Foreign Minister vows to help Cambodia
Finland will continue to help Cambodia in all sectors in order to contribute to Cambodian development, Finland’s Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja said Wednesday during a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/finlands-foreign-minister-vows-to-help-cambodia-8215
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. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=269307
Mekong countries, Japan eye new development strategy beyond 2015
The leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River plan to craft a new strategy in July for Tokyo to contribute to sustainable development of the Mekong region beyond 2015, a senior Japanese official said Thursday. “Taking this opportunity from this ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www2.bangkokpost.com/news/general/478989/mekong-countries-japan-eye-new-development-strategy-beyond-2015
China expands island construction in South China Sea: report
Newly released satellite images show a dramatic expansion in China’s construction of artificial islands on disputed South China Sea reefs, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The report said the expansion was “intensifying concerns about Beijing’s territorial ambitions.” ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/world/china-expands-island-construction-in-south-china-sea:-report-12345
Reporters banned from covering meeting between Hor Namhong and US Ambassador
On Thursday, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, while Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with US Ambassador to Cambodia, William E. Todd, reporters and photographers were banned from covering the meeting without any explanation. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/reporters-banned-from-covering-meeting-between-hor-namhong-and-us-ambassador-8214
Cambodian, Finnish FMs discuss ties, regional issues
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met Wednesday with his visiting Finnish counterpart Erkki Tuomioja to discuss ways to promote bilateral ties and regional cooperation for mutual benefits. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150218/cambodian-finnish-fms-discuss-ties-regional-issues
Soldiers train rangers to fight illegal logging
A group of 56 rangers from the Ministry of Environment last week completed a one-month training course in Phnom Penh run by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) to help save Cambodia’s protected areas from illegal loggers, a first for the country’s rangers. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/soldiers-train-rangers-to-fight-illegal-logging-78016/
After fatal border shooting, even more Cambodians return
After Thai soldiers last week shot and killed three Cambodians who entered Thailand to log luxury-grade rosewood, a district governor in Preah Vihear province thought it would be an appropriate time to warn locals of the dangers of crossing the border. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-fatal-border-shooting-even-more-cambodians-return-77901/
Three new refugees file claims
Three Montagnards, including a 10-year-old girl, arrived yesterday morning at the government’s Refugee Department in Phnom Penh to process their asylum claims. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/three-new-refugees-file-claims
Opposition slams Thai gov’t
More than a dozen opposition party officials have accused Thailand of encouraging extrajudicial killings of Cambodians along the border. In a strongly worded letter sent to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party MPs asked for an independent investigation into an ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/opposition-slams-thai-govt
Opposition slams Thai gov’t
More than a dozen opposition party officials have accused Thailand of encouraging extrajudicial killings of Cambodians along the border. In a strongly worded letter sent to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Monday, the Cambodia National Rescue Party MPs asked for an independent investigation into an ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/opposition-slams-thai-govt
PM acknowledges criticism of Refugee agreement
Days after the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced it would help resettle Australia’s refugees currently being held on the Pacific island nation of Nauru in Cambodia, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday acknowledged criticism of the deal at home and abroad. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-acknowledges-criticism-of-refugee-agreement-78764/
Cambodian parliament chief supports all activities to promote Cambodia-China ties
Cambodian President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin on Tuesday voiced his support to all joint activities between Cambodia and China in advancing ties and cooperation in culture and information, a spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-parliament-chief-supports-all-activities-to-promote-cambodia-china-ties-8175
World Cup labour on agenda
Amid reports of hundreds of workplace deaths at World Cup construction sites, Qatar invited Cambodia on Saturday to discuss implementing a long-signed agreement to send labourers there ahead of the tournament in 2022. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Foreign Ministry Secretary of State ...
Taing Vida and Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/world-cup-labour-agenda
Thai airforce chief visits Cambodia to strengthen ties
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Treetod Sonjance, paid a two-day visit to Cambodia on Monday in a bid to promote ties and cooperation between the two neighbours. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150209/thai-airforce-chief-visits-cambodia-strengthen-ties
Cambodia, Qatar set to boost bilateral ties, regional cooperation
Cambodian and Qatar senior officials met here on Saturday to discuss possibility of promoting bilateral ties and regional cooperation for the benefits of the two countries. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150207/cambodia-qatar-set-boost-bilateral-ties-regional-cooperation
Hor Namhong to visit Kuwait to strengthen cooperation ties
Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will lead a delegation to visit the State of Kuwait from 11-12 Feb. 2015 to further strengthen and expand bonds of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a statement on ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/hor-namhong-to-visit-kuwait-to-strengthen-cooperation-ties-8167
Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam discuss AEC preparedness
Officials from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam met yesterday in Vientiane to discuss the progress and challenges of the Lao pilot programme for narrowing the development gap towards Asean integration. The programme was formulated as a pilot project in October 2010 by the Lao government, Asean Secretariat ...
Vientiane Times News Staff
http://www.vientianetimes.org.la/freeContent/FreeConten_Laos_Cambodia_Vietnam.htm
Cambodia, DPRK weigh to boost trade, investment ties
Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong met with Vice Foreign Minister of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ri Kil Song on Wednesday to discuss ways to boost trade and investment ties, a Cambodian spokesman said. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-dprk-weigh-to-boost-trade-investment-ties-8149
Chinese President Xi's book on governance captivates Cambodian readers
Hundreds of Cambodian students, academics and senior officials on Monday attended the launching ceremony of a book written by Chinese President Xi Jinping on governance. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/chinese-president-xis-book-on-governance-captivates-cambodian-readers-8145
Viet Nam, Cambodia to boost co-operation in religious affairs
Viet Nam’s Committee for Religious Affairs and Cambodia’s Ministry of Cult and Religious Affairs signed a co-operation agreement for the 2015-2020 period in HCM City yesterday. ...
Viet Nam News Staff
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/266005/viet-nam-cambodia-to-boost-co-operation-in-religious-affairs.html
Loggers held in Thailand sent home after 1 year
Three Cambodian men who were arrested in Thailand more than a year ago after venturing across the border to illegally log rosewood were on Monday released from prison and sent back home, border officials said. You Sothearith, chief of the immigration police at the checkpoint, ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/loggers-held-in-thailand-sent-home-after-1-year-77264/
Cambodia, China to co-organize Spring Festival Night Show in Phnom Penh
The state-owned National Television of Cambodia (TVK) and China’s Yunnan TV station will jointly organized the 2015 Spring Festival Night Show on Feb. 10 in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, TVK’s director-general Kem Gunawadh said Monday. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodia-china-to-co-organize-spring-festival-night-show-in-phnom-penh-8140