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Cambodia vows to not harbor activisits

Cambodia never offered sanctuary for red-shirt members or those fleeing arrest in Thailand, Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh said Tuesday. Gen Tea Banh said Cambodian law does not allow any movement from other countries to hold political activities in the country. The whereabouts of red-shirt members ...

Wassana Nanuam
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/423079/cambodia-not-house-anti-coup-activists

Cambodian military visits Thai junta

Deputy Prime Minister General Tea Banh, who is also Cambodia's defence minister and led the delegation of senior commanders, said Thailand under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) was addressing the country's problems in a clear manner and with the aim of restoring ...

The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Cambodian-military-visits-Thai-junta-30239706.html

Cambodian defence minister to hold talks with Thai junta

Thailand's military government will host the Cambodian defence minister Monday, a report said, in a possible sign of improving ties between the two countries. The Cambodian delegation accompanying Defence Minister Tea Banh includes Hun Manet, the son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Bangkok Post reported. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ODc4MmMzYjcxYzR

Strong winds may have downed Cambodia chopper: Defense Minister

Generals and two other air force officers, according to the country’s defense minister, who said strong winds may have led to the tragedy. Minister of Defense Tea Banh said that the cause of the crash into a pond about six miles (10 kilometers) south of Phnom ...

Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/helicopter-07142014174542.html

Army did not move to stop CNRP: Tea Banh

The opposition yesterday accused a senior army general of having ordered plainclothes soldiers to block the party from entering the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng on Sunday, where they were set to hold a public forum. But Defence Minister Tea Banh strongly rejected the ...

Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/army-did-not-move-stop-cnrp-tea-banh

Myanmar military chief to visit Cambodia on ties

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Defense Services, will pay a four-day visit to Cambodia on Wednesday to bolster bilateral ties and cooperation. ... ...

Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=223239

Tea Banh denies supporting Russia

Minister of Defence Tea Banh yesterday denied allegations that Cambodia supported Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Local media reported yesterday that during a meeting with the defence minister on Monday, Russian Ambassador Dmitry Tsvetkov thanked the Kingdom for supporting Moscow in the recent secession crisis in Ukraine ...

Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tea-banh-denies-supporting-russia

Provincial governors get RCAF promotions

The governors of Siem Reap and Kompong Chhnang provinces have been promoted in the military, according to a royal decree signed last month. The decree, which was signed by King Norodom Sihamoni and dated April 24, promotes Siem Reap governor Khim Bunsong from major general to ...

Kang Sothear
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/provincial-governors-get-rcaf-promotions-58615/

Cambodia, China pledge to boost military ties

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh met with Xu Qiliang, visiting vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, on Friday, pledging to further enhance bilateral ties and cooperation for mutual benefits. Tea Banh extended cordial welcome to Xu for leading a delegation of ...

Xinhuanet News
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-05/09/c_133321370.htm

Chinese Armed Police Force delegation visits Cambodia

Tea Banh, deputy prime minister and defense minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, met with Yu Jianwei, deputy political commissar of the Chinese Armed Police Force (APF), in Phnom Penh on Monday. The two sides exchanged views on issues of enhancing communication and cooperation between ...

Ecns.cn News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/military/2014/04-30/111844.shtml

Tea Banh travels to us for Asean defense ministers meeting

Defense Minister Tea Banh will meet Tuesday in Hawaii with U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel as well as nine other Asean defense ministers at the first U.S.-hosted meeting with the regional defense chiefs, officials said. Gen. Banh, speaking at a news conference at Phnom Penh ...

Mech Dara and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tea-banh-travels-to-us-for-asean-defense-ministers-meeting-55381/

Troops rallied for PM

A day after a bipartisan election reform committee put the neutrality of proposed areas of reform, Defence Minister Tea Banh reiterated that the armed forced would not tolerate opposition supporters calling for Hun Sen to step down. ... ...

Vong Sokheng, P.2
http://phnompenhpost.com

Tea Banh 'hurt' by calls for PM to step down

A day after a bipartisan election reform committee put the neutrality of the armed forces into a list of proposed areas of reform, Defence Minister Tea Banh reiterated that the armed forces would not tolerate opposition supporters calling for Hun Sen to step down. ... ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tea-banh-hurt-calls-pm-step-down

Defense Minister warns against attempts to ‘topple’ government

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh on Tuesday offered grave warnings to anyone who “tries to topple the current government.” The minister appeared to be addressing the opposition, which has said it will call for mass demonstrations if election reform is not enacted by the ruling Cambodian ...

Heng Reaksmey,
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/defense-minister-warns-against-attempts-to-topple-government/1873692.html

New military officers named ‘Techo Development’ graduates

A class of 110 military officers-in-training who graduated from a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) academy in Kompong Speu province last week have been granted the name of “Techo Development” officers, according to a post on the website of the ruling CPP. The class, which graduated ...

Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-military-officers-named-techo-development-graduates-53849/

Cambodia dispatches troops to Mali for UN peacekeeping mission

Cambodia on Thursday began to send its first batch of 309 troops to join a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the conflict-torn West African nation of Mali. "This is the first time that Cambodia sends peacekeepers to Mali. Up to 309 troops are in the 1st ...

Authint Mail News Staff
https://www.authintmail.com/article/asia/cambodia-dispatches-troops-mali-un-peacekeeping-mission

More four-star generals added to RCAF’s top-heavy ranks

The number of four-star generals in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) grew Thursday as 29 former lieutenant generals were promoted at a ceremony in Phnom Penh presided over by Defense Minister Tea Banh, who last month underlined the army’s role as defender of Prime ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/more-four-star-generals-added-to-rcafs-top-heavy-ranks-52240/

Tea Banh denies troop entry

Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Banh insists neither Cambodian armed men nor soldiers had entered Thailand to carry out violence in Thailand during the political crisis. Defence Ministry spokesman Phapathip Sawangsaeng yesterday said Gen Tea Banh made his remark during a meeting with caretaker Defence Minister Yuthasak ...

Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/394545/tea-banh-denies-troop-entry

Cambodia denies PDRC protest link

Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh has categorically denied a report that Cambodian troops have been sent into Thailand to stir trouble in areas where the People's Democratic Reform Committee is staging anti-government protests. Defence spokesman Col Paphathip Sawangsaeng said Gen Tea Banh made the denial to ...

Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/394440/cambodia-denies-its-troops-stirred-trouble-at-pdrc-protests

Hun Sen Promotes 29 to Four-Star General

Prime Minister Hun Sen approved a request from Defense Minister Tea Banh last week to promote 29 lieutenant generals to the rank of four-star general, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defense. The promotions, which follow repeated calls from General Banh last month for ...

Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-promotes-29-to-four-star-general-51430/

Hun Sen Moves Ahead With ‘Reform’ Plan, Minus Opposition

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday laid out more details in his plan to introduce a series of political reforms after a narrow win for his long-ruling CPP at the polls in July, including creating a new national working group and establishing public forums to ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-moves-ahead-with-reform-plan-minus-opposition-51126/

Tea Banh Tells Armed Forces to Defend Government

Defense Minister Tea Banh used the annual meeting of national military police in Phnom Penh on Wednesday to reiterate that the armed forces would remain committed to defending Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in the ongoing political dispute with the opposition CNRP, local media and ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tea-banh-tells-armed-forces-to-defend-government-50987/

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