
Saturday 28th January, 2012
Oregon Coast Winery Owner Makes a Difference in Cambodia
Covering 180 miles of Oregon coast travel: Astoria, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita, Nehalem, Wheeler, Rockaway, Garibaldi, Tillamook, Oceanside, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, Newport, ...
Cambodia - Activist summoned on charges for unspecified actions
San Samneang, Activist (CCHR/IFEX) - 26 January 2012 - San Samneang, a Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) affiliated human rights activist from Banteay Meanchey province, has been summonsed ...
Two Uighurs deported from Cambodia to China get life
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has jailed two Muslim Uighurs deported from Cambodia for life, Radio Free Asia reported on Friday, showing no sign of loosening its grip on far-western Xinjiang Uighur ...
Thailand elephants poached for meat
CBS News(AP) BANGKOK - A new taste for eating elephant meat -; everything from trunks to sex organs -; has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species. Wildlife officials ...
A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat to the survival of the species.
MSNBCThailand's revered national symbol, the elephant, may face a new threat of extinction: being poached not just for their tusks, but for their ...
US, Thailand tussle over terror plot
Asia TimesUS, Thailand tussle over terror plot By Richard Ehrlich BANGKOK - When the United States Embassy issued a travel advisory about "foreign terrorists" in Bangkok last weekend, the ...
CEB launches direct flights to Cambodia with P888 seat sale
Manila BulletinMANILA, Philippines - The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) will become the only airline flying direct from Manila to Siem Reap in Cambodia when it launches ...
Hotelier books profits in capital | Business | The Phnom Penh Post - Cambodia's Newspaper of Record
General SourcesCambodia's year-on-year tourism growth has drawn more investment in the hotel sector. The Little Garden, a boutique hotel in Phnom Penh that opened just six months ago, continues to draw a ...
Flood challenges still loom
Phnom Penh PostThe floodwaters may have receded, but their effects are far from over, with the government, NGOs and international donors saying yesterday they are still assessing the damage as they shift to ...
Maid returns after mother’s pleas
Phnom Penh PostA maid who says she was beaten and tortured while working in Malaysia was welcomed home by her mother yesterday - and scolded by neighbours for having trusted the recruitment company that sent her ...
Drinking game turns deadly for engineer
Phnom Penh PostA group of Cambodian military construction engineers were hospitalised and one of them died last week after drinking eight bottles of locally distilled whiskey in Banteay Meanchey's ...
Free mother, protesters urge
Phnom Penh PostMore than 300 villagers from two districts in Kampong Speu province joined forces yesterday to protest in front of the provincial court over two land disputes, vowing to continue until authorities ...
Dwindling water supplies put dry-season rice haul in danger
Phnom Penh PostDry-season rice farmers in some areas west of the Tonle Sap River and in eastern provinces are appealing to the government for help as the reservoirs they rely on for irrigation are drying up faster ...
Fears judge row could slow KRT
Phnom Penh PostA day after the United Nations held firm on its appointment of the reserve co-investigating judge rejected last week by Cambodian authorities, a lawyer expressed concern about the potential impact ...
New Year’s accidents claim 24
Phnom Penh PostSunan Channarong/Phnom Penh Post Bystanders help a pair of men injured during a traffic accident in Phnom Penh. The Ministry of Interior released statistics yesterday showing that 24 Cambodians were ...
Farmland fight :Villagers make plea to company
Phnom Penh PostMore than 200 villagers from four villages in Oddar Meanchey province's Anlong Veng district gathered yesterday to ask Samrong Rubber Industries to stop bulldozing their farmland.Meach Leav, ...
KRT hears of Kampot exodus
Phnom Penh PostA former district secretary during the Democratic Kampuchea regime test-ified at the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday that she had observed people being evacuated from Kampot town but did not know who ...
Monk accused of rape and sexual assault
Phnom Penh PostA buddist monk was charged yesterday with raping two girls and sexually assaulting two others he had hired to clear grass from outside his temporary home in Oddar Meanchey province.Police arrested ...
Police Blotter: 27 Jan 2012
Phnom Penh PostPolice in Pursat province's Kandieng district sent a 27-year-old man to court on Wednesday for setting his house on fire. Police said the fire had gutted the man's house but the blaze had ...
Time is ripe for UN to disengage from the Khmer Rouge tribunal
Phnom Penh PostIn March, 2007, I wrote a column published in The Phnom Post stating that the United Nations either had no "tipping point" for withdrawal from the Khmer Rouge tribunal or that it had ...
Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants
Asia News NetworkCommenting on news that DNP chief Damrong Pidet had avoided discussing the killings in order to protect his subordinates, Preecha said DNP had given the police full authority to investigate the case ...
S. Korea seeks Cambodia support for mining, oil
Asia News Networkenergy cooperation, the premier's assistant Ieng Sophalet said. "During the meeting, he asked Samdech Techo Prime Minister to further support ...
Forex - Thailand Flows: USD/THB soft, MPI due; BoT -2012 GDP at 4.8%; rice purchase program
FXstreetOffshore dollar sales and exporters' kept USD/THB on the decline on Fri, as pair stayed weak within 31.30-31.35 range into mid-day. EUR/USD steadies around Asian highs as we write, which should ...
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