Bird flu kills 13 people in Cambodia this year
A ten-year-old boy died of bird flu on Saturday, bringing the death toll of the fatal disease to 13 in Cambodia so far this year, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. “We regret to announce that the boy passed away in Kantha Bopha Hospital this ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-11/09/c_132873955.htm
Travel Restrictions in Cambodian Province Ahead of Mass Protest
Authorities in Cambodia have imposed unusual travel restrictions in a southeastern province ahead of a planned opposition mass protest against election results this weekend, residents and non-governmental groups said Tuesday, criticizing the move as a violation of freedom of movement. Some of them suspect that the ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/travel-09032013234418.html
Barricades to stay in place for days: gov’t
Manned barricades that dotted the city yesterday, strangling traffic along Norodom, Sothearos and other key thoroughfares, will remain in place through tomorrow, the government announced. The unsigned directive issued yesterday, which emanated from the election security council chaired by interior Minister Sar Kheng, thanked citizens and ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/barricades-stay-place-days-gov%E2%80%99t
Snakebites an Under-Reported but Deadly Problem in Cambodia
n the ponds and rice paddies of the Cambodian countryside, trying to catch frogs can be deadly. Along Cambodia’s rivers, floodlands and lowlands live millions of venomous snakes, 10 species of which can be lethal if you disturb their slumber. Last week, a 13-year-old teenager from Kompong ...
Denise Hruby and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/snakebites-an-under-reported-but-deadly-problem-in-cambodia-47812/
Asia’s forests grow, but not in Kingdom: NGO
Forest land in Asia-Pacific countries has grown overall since 2002, according to a study released last week, but Cambodia was one of only three countries surveyed to buck the trend. Out of 14 countries included in the study by the Regional Community Forestry Training Center (RECOFTC), ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asia%E2%80%99s-forests-grow-not-kingdom-ngo
(English) GMS Countries To Explore Tourism Linkages In Annual Meeting
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Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1001973
(English) Barges Impounded for Breaking Sand Dredging Ban in Kandal
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Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/barges-impounded-for-breaking-sand-dredging-ban-in-kandal-49567/
(English) Wat Lanka Monks in Dispute With State Electricity Provider
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Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wat-lanka-monks-in-dispute-with-state-electricity-provider-49974/
(English) Koh Pich: diamond in the rough slowly comes together
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Chris Horton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/koh-pich-diamond-rough-slowly-comes-together
Election Observers Call for Recount of Votes in Kandal
Election observers on Wednesday released a joint statement regarding the fallout from the disputed national election, calling for a recount of votes in Kandal province’s Takhmao City, where a particularly large number of irregularities were reported. The Situation Room, a conglomerate of NGO’s and election monitors ...
Neou Vannarin and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/election-observers-call-for-recount-of-votes-in-kandal-40509/
CNRP Supporters Run Through Practice Sit-In for Saturday
The opposition CNRP on Wednesday held its second and last day of training for party supporters ahead of its mass demonstrations planned for Saturday driving home its message of peace and nonviolence. Amid persistent and ominous warnings from the government that the demonstrations may turn violent, ...
Phorn Bopha and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-supporters-run-through-practice-sit-in-for-saturday-41702/
Australian company finds 'significant' mineral deposits in Preah Vihear
Australia’s Geopacific Resources NL said Thursday it had found “significant” amounts of gold, copper and molybdenum at its Kou Sa project in Preah Vihear. in a statement, the mineral explorer said the results of the first phase of its soil-sampling program had also found “associated multi-element ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OGViOWQwNzllY2F
Grenade Found Near Opposition Rally Site in Siem Reap
Activists for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party in Siem Reap have found an unexploded grenade, near a site where opposition leaders were expected to hold a meeting Thursday. The rusty grenade was found less than 50 meters from where Rescue Party leaders Sam Rainsy ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/grenade-found-near-opposition-rally-site-in-siem-reap/1748718.html
Cambodia's rice exports up 107 pct in 8 months
Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in the exports of milled rice in the first eight months of the year due to increasing demand on international markets, official figures showed Wednesday. The data, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, recorded that the ...
Xinhuanet News Staf
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/18/c_132731824.htm
Thousands Affected by Flooding, More Predicted in Coming Days
Thousands of families continue to be affected by relentless flooding caused by heavy rains and the opening of dams in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, causing a surge in the Mekong River in Cambodia that has inundated communities along its banks. The floods have claimed at least ...
Ben Sokhean and Lindsey Peterson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-affected-by-flooding-more-predicted-in-coming-days-43416/
Cambodia reports 21st bird flu case in 2013
An eight-year-old girl from Cambodia’s eastern Kampong Thom province has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 21 so far this year, a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry said Tuesday. The little girl ...
Xinhunet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-10/22/c_132820754.htm
UK Pedophile Came to Cambodia to Teach in Schools
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday charged convicted British pedophile Richard Fruin, 36, with sexually abusing two brothers, aged 8 and 11, at a guesthouse in Phnom Penh, court officials said. While the court has yet to decide Fruin’s fate, his case—and many similar ...
Kuch Naren and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/uk-pedophile-came-to-cambodia-to-teach-in-schools-46353/
Spending on Defense and Security up 17% in 2014
The country’s draft $3.4 billion national budget for 2014 proposes yet another $920 million in new debt to make ends meet, the same amount taken on this year, according to a copy of the spending bill obtained Thursday. The draft budget calls for nearly $400 million—or ...
Kuch Naren and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/spending-on-defense-and-security-up-17-in-2014-46747/
MobiTel Named in Leaked Australian Phone Tap Document
When one of Australia’s top intelligence agencies in 2009 presented staff with a slideshow detailing their attempts to intercept mobile telephone calls by indonesia’s president, first lady and top officials, it also revealed other possible spying targets—including one of Cambodia’s largest mobile operators, MobiTel, according ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mobitel-named-in-leaked-australian-phone-tap-documents-47672/
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