Monthly Archives: August 2006

>August 11, 2006 Land Dispute: NARLD shows off its first trimester result, Kep Chuktema explains about relocations By Duong SokhaCambodge SoirTranslated from French by Luc Sâr (from Paris) For its fifth session, the National Authority for the Resolution of Land … Continue reading →

> Cambodian children in Patrice Leconte’s “Dogora” Dogora Rating: (3.5 out of 5)Director: Patrice LeconteRunning time: 80 minutesLanguage: DogorianOpens in Japan on Aug. 26, 2006 Friday, Aug. 11, 2006By KAORI SHOJIThe Japan Times Patrice Leconte has often been described as … Continue reading →

>Funcinpec awaits Ranariddh By Vong SokhengPhnom Penh Post, Issue 15 / 16, August 11 – 24, 2006 Funcinpec president Prince Norodom Ranariddh is expected back in Cambodia on August 12 or 13, says his public affairs adviser, Ok Socheat. And … Continue reading →

> Riding train in Cambodia (2001 Photo by itisnet.com) By Cheang SokhaPhnom Penh Post, Issue 15 / 16, August 11 – 24, 2006 The dilapidated railways network connecting Phnom Penh to Sisophon and Sihanoukville will be repaired in early 2007, … Continue reading →

>By Dan PoyntonPhnom Penh Post, Issue 15 / 16, August 11 – 24, 2006 Better Factories Cambodia (BFC), an organization that monitors working conditions in Cambodia’s garment factories, will become locally managed, with government funding. The International Labor Organization (ILO), … Continue reading →

>People accuse cops of extortion for issuing ID cards 10 August 2006By Ouk Sav BoryRadio Free AsiaTranslated from Khmer by Heng Soy People in several communes of the Prey Kabbas district, Takeo province, are complaining about police officers asking them … Continue reading →

>Reporter seriously injured from beating in Kompong Cham 10 August 2006By MayarithRadio Free AsiaTranslated from Khmer by Heng Soy A local newspaper reporter in Kompong Cham was beat up by an unknown assailant using a bat. The reporter is listed … Continue reading →

> Keat Chhun, right, Cambodia’s Finance Minister exchanges the signing document to Apichai Bootherawara, foreground, left, President of Export and Import Bank of Thailand with the two countries, Thailand and Cambodia’s Prime Minister witness in the background in Phnom Penh, … Continue reading →

>Reaksmey HengVoice of AmericaPhnom Penh10/08/2006 Two Sam Rainsy Party activists attacked in Srok Kamchay Mear, Prey Veng province, according to local police and opposition party. Five unidentified men reportedly attacked the two men with an ax while they were drinking … Continue reading →

>Ratana SengVoice of AmericaPhnom Penh10/08/2006 After the visit of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Siniwatra in Phnom Penh , government spokesman Khieu Kanharith says Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to form a joint committee to solve the dispute over the overlaping … Continue reading →