From the archive: Japan sees the light Aug 26, 2009
Although involvement in places like Cambodia makes them nervous, they are delighted when their leaders hobnob with American presidents, or the country holds a grand international jamboree such as the awkwardly timed G7 meeting scheduled for July. Mr Hata, probably the next prime minister, has said that political reform will help Japan to develop a more independent foreign policy and to take diplomatic initiatives. (The Economist)
Iran reformist leader says he has torture accounts Aug 14, 2009
Ex-Khmer Rouge medic testifies in Cambodia trial. A former medic at the most notorious Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia told a genocide tribunal he treated people with missing fingernails and toenails, saying Monday that hundreds of prisoners died from torture wounds. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Suu Kyi verdict tests ASEAN's resolve Aug 14, 2009
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Alistair D B Cook is post-doctoral fellow and Mely Caballero-Anthony (ismcanthony@ntu. (Asia Times Online)
School To Keep Former Klan Leader's Name Aug 13, 2009
If you want to live somewhere where they erase unpleasant history, try Russia, China or Cambodia. by mytoosense November 4, 2008 12:02 PM EST. (CBS News -- US)
Liberia's Taylor trial adjourned Aug 13, 2009
How big firms buy up huge chunks of Cambodia. . (Yahoo News -- Liberia)
Iranian Police Chief Admits Prisoner Abuse Aug 10, 2009
The communists in countries such as the Soviet Union, Cambodia, and Vietnam abhorred religion and tried to bannish religion ... The communists in countries such as the Soviet Union, Cambodia, and Vietnam abhorred religion and tried to bannish religion. (CBS News -- World)
Germany's combat revival Aug 8, 2009
A few Bundeswehr medics joined international monitors in Cambodia in 1992; then rather more medics and soldiers went to Bosnia to set up clinics in 1994; then German troops joined the NATO-led peacekeeping forces in Kosovo after the 1999 war there. Only after the provocation of 9/11 did Germans overcome their lingering aversion to participating in combat and send troops to an actual war zone outside the European homeland, dispatching special forces to fight alongside US troops in Afghanistan. (Christian Science Monitor)
Cambodian conviction signals crackdown on dissent Aug 7, 2009
Mu Sochua, a Cambodian opposition party lawmaker, gestures in front of the Phnom Penh Municipality Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Tuesday ... Phnom Penh, Cambodia - A Cambodian court found a prominent politician guilty of defaming the country's prime minister Thursday in what analysts call a setback on Cambodia's shaky path to democracy ... Ms. Sochua's ordeal, which has polarized Cambodia's political landscape for months, began with an act of defiance. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Click to read:Cracks in Iranian Leadership Showing Aug 4, 2009
Yea unlike the atheist regimes of the USSR, China, Cambodia, North Vietnam, and others where religion is forbidden. Great point, and proved by facts too. (CBS News)
Ex-Khmer Rouge medic testifies in Cambodia trial Aug 3, 2009
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- A former medic at the most notorious Khmer Rouge prison in Cambodia told a genocide tribunal he treated people with missing fingernails and toenails, saying Monday that hundreds of prisoners died from torture wounds ... 7 million Cambodians died of torture, execution, disease and starvation during the Khmer Rouge's rule, during which the Maoist ideologues emptied cities and forced virtually the entire population to work on farm collectives. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Present way to raise bumi equity a dead end, says PM Aug 3, 2009
We invest in other countries but we do not allow others to invest here, he said, adding that Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand had opened up their services sector. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
3 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Ambush Aug 3, 2009
The Vietcong used Cambodia as a safe p 00001F6B lace and we were not allowed to give chase in to Cambodia ... Do a little research, the US was bombing Laos and Cambodia and some fighting on the ground. (CBS News -- World)
Liberal Dems best take this health-care deal Jul 29, 2009
She was born in Cambodia while her father was there in the military. But HE wasn t a citizen either. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
G8: Does world need new rules on food security? Jul 9, 2009
China, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia appear to be at the forefront of the movement, targeting land in countries like Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and Tanzania, but also in Asian countries like Cambodia and the Philippines. "It's accelerating very rapidly, because all countries seem to be suddenly realizing that international markets will be less and less reliable and stable in the future, so they seek to insure themselves by either buying land abroad or encouraging their investors to... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Losing King Bhumibol Concerns Don't Deter Faber's Long Bets on Thailand Jul 9, 2009
Bordered by Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia, the Land of Smiles prospered economically even in the face of frequent political upheavals. Financial incentives for new business along with a cheap and skilled labor force helped Thailand establish itself as a world-class manufacturer of products ranging from cars to disk drives, according to , Shanghai-based Asia Pacific managing director at J.D. Power & Associates, a marketing information services company. (Bloomberg)
Ahmadinejad Declares "New Era" for Iran Jul 8, 2009
" Despite the regime's rhetoric, a number of top clerics have continued to question the election - a rare defiance of the supreme leader from the ranks of the religious establishment. This week, a party close to one of the most politically powerful clerics - former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani - issued a statement rejecting Ahmadinejad's victory. It was one of the strongest hints yet on the powerful cleric's stance. He is the head of two major clerical ruling bodies and is a bitter enemy... (CBS News)
China launches yuan trade plan Jul 7, 2009
However it is expected to be extended so that the yuan could be used to settle trade between parts of eastern China (Guangdong and the Yangtze River delta) and the Asean group of countries (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). Last month, China's central bank reiterated its call for a new reserve currency to replace the US dollar. (BBC News -- Business)
Greater China Jul 5, 2009
By wooing developing nations such as Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia with strings-free aid, China can also secure valuable infrastructure and natural resource deals - and usurp American influence in the region ... The specter of the past Sino-Khmer relations being raised by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge trials are certainly not welcome in Beijing, which supported the ultra-Maoist regime to the point of invading Vietnam in retaliation for overthrowing Pol Pot ... But that was then, and now China's vital... (Asia Times Online)
Book Reviews Jul 5, 2009
Wearing a white sharkskin suit, a 22-year-old Milton Osborne first visited Phnom Penh in 1959 where he met British writer Somerset Maugham and began a long and affectionate affair with the beautiful but troubled Cambodian capital. Osborne has now compiled a half-century of observations into a tender portrait of Phnom Penh and an analysis of how the course of Cambodian history has shaped it ... Building Cambodia by Helen Grant Ross and Darryl Leon Collins The little-known period of Cambodia's... (Asia Times Online)
Southeast Asia Jul 5, 2009
Trade between the United States and Cambodia and Laos may benefit as Washington lets the US Export-Import Bank become involved in supporting deals ... Cambodia's ruling party and acerbic Prime Minister Hun Sen aren't taking too kindly to criticism these days ... Cambodia, it seems, doth protest too much. (Asia Times Online)
Always a maverick Jul 5, 2009
Richard Nixon's response was to invade Cambodia. Some other highlights of McCloskey's career, both during his 1967-83 tenure in Congress and after, included: breaking with his party to call for Nixon's impeachment for abusing his powers, co-chairing the first Earth Day and co-authoring the Endangered Species Act and, in 2006 at the age of 78, running a pro-environment GOP primary battle against incumbent Rep. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
International criminal courts: no precedent for individual reparations Jul 4, 2009
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - No precedent exists for an international criminal or hybrid court to award individual reparations, although national truth-and-reconciliation commissions have urged individual governments to try. The thousands who were raped and maimed in Sierra Leone's 11-year civil war, which ended in 2002, are now registering with the government's National Commission for Social Action to receive money as well as education and health-care benefits to compensate for their loss. (Christian Science Monitor)
For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice Jul 4, 2009
Phnom Penh - Thirty years after their torture inside the Khmer Rouge's notorious S-21 prison, two elderly Cambodians finally got their day in court as a cash-strapped tribunal attempts to bring justice to victims of one of the 20th century's most serious atrocities ... The hybrid court, so called because it combines elements of Cambodian and international law and features both domestic and foreign lawyers and judges, has already taken unprecedented steps to give victims a role in the proceedings... (Christian Science Monitor)
Why art is vital to freedom Jul 4, 2009
To grasp the real-life significance of artists as political agents we have only to remember Cambodia, Russia, Czechoslovakia, and China. In those countries, as in Latin America, the first citizens sent to the gulag or the "reeducation camp" were the artists. (Christian Science Monitor)
* World News Quick Take Jul 1, 2009
CAMBODIA Sihanouk to return home Former king Norodom Sihanouk will return to his homeland for a two-month visit after being successfully treated for cancer in Beijing, a handwritten message on his personal Web site said. The 86-year-old retired monarch said he would return to Cambodia this month to stay at a royal residence in the northern city of Siem Reap ... Between July 9 and September 2009 I shall have the honor and the joy to live in Cambodia among my beloved relatives, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
No ready-maid solution Jun 28, 2009
Therefore, we are still dependent on Indonesia although there is a small number of maids coming from Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. China is an option that looks promising. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Cambodia strips MPs of immunity Jun 23, 2009
Cambodia's National Assembly has voted to strip parliamentary immunity from two opposition members ... The ruling Cambodian People's Party has a large majority, so the vote against the two members of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party was never in doubt, says the BBC's Guy DeLauney in Phnom Penh. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
$196 billion; little proof UN health programs work Jun 22, 2009
When Cambodia asked for help from 2003-2005, it said less than 10 percent of aid was needed for AIDS. But of the donations Cambodia got, more than 40 percent went to diseases including AIDS.. WHO acknowledged change was necessary, but insisted it needed even more money, warning fewer donations would jeopardize children's' lives. (Yahoo News)
Jolie Dethrones Oprah On Forbes List Jun 4, 2009
"While [filming in Cambodia], Jolie witnessed the natural beauty, culture and poverty of that country. She considered this an eye opening experience, and so began the humanitarian chapter of her life. Jolie began visiting refugee camps around the world and came to be formally appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Some of her experiences were written and published in her popular book "Notes from My Travels" whose profits go to UNHCR.... (CBS News)
More of this story... Jun 4, 2009
Ketter rose to the rank of captain and spent two years in Panama before he was killed in action in Cambodia on May 10, 1970 during the Vietnam War. Gay Huffman, Class of 1976. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Burmese Days Jun 1, 2009
Of course it s a lot more comforting to think that a cabal of Left Bank intellectuals calling themselves Khmer Rouge, through sheer malevolence of personality and program, turned a peaceful, docile, kindly, and very civilized nation called Cambodia into a charnel house of homicidal maniacs. The idea that such things might be related to violence, hopelessness, and fear inflicted upon people in unimaginably toxic doses, causing the collapse of belief itself, ushering in the reign of chaos, is... (The American Conservative)
Burma rejects foreign criticism May 29, 2009
Speaking at a meeting of EU and South East Asian ministers in Cambodia, the deputy foreign minister insisted that her trial was not a human rights issue. US President Barack Obama has called Ms Suu Kyi's hearing a show trial. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Fears over talent star's future May 29, 2009
Page last updated at 05:17 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 06:17 UK. MPs are not the only ones who cannot keep off the front pages. (BBC News -- UK)
Burma regime hits back at critics May 29, 2009
Deputy Foreign Minister Maung Myint rebuked his counterparts from Southeast Asia and Europe at a meeting in Cambodia, saying the trial that could jail Suu Kyi, 63, for up to five years is an "internal legal" issue. "It's not political. It's not a human-rights issue, so we don't accept the pressure and interference from abroad," Maung Myint told ministers at the Phnom Penh meeting. (Boston Globe)
Smouldering hate May 29, 2009
Page last updated at 13:34 GMT, Thursday, 28 May 2009 14:34 UK. Rainbow nation's outsiders live in fear. (BBC News -- Africa)
Sporting test May 14, 2009
Page last updated at 17:05 GMT, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 18:05 UK. South African games face crucial test. (BBC News -- Business)
Indelible ink Apr 30, 2009
Page last updated at 14:39 GMT, Wednesday, 29 April 2009 15:39 UK. Making a mark on Indian electorate. (BBC News -- South Asia)
People making a difference: Teny Gross Apr 28, 2009
His family fled genocide in Cambodia before he was born. He was caught up in gang violence in Providence, and has himself served a four-year sentence for manslaughter. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Gloves are off Apr 28, 2009
Added entertainment comes from the charity auction, which raised thousands for the Children's Surgical Unit in Cambodia. A tennis racquet autographed by world number one Rafa Nadal was sold for more than 6000 dollars. (BBC News -- Business)
ASEAN's Pattaya problem Apr 18, 2009
(The other nine are Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, Cambodia and Indonesia ... After Thailand comes Vietnam (2010), Brunei (2011), and Cambodia (2012) - three states that are semi-authoritarian at best ... A mere dialogue between ASEAN leaders and human rights activists at the 14th ASEAN Summit in Hua Hin in February 2009 offended Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen enough for him to mutter "Anarchy!" And he said this despite having succeeded in forcing the... (Asia Times Online)
Your say Rebel without a cause Apr 15, 2009
Your say: Nicholas Bolton - Business Comment - BusinessDay Blogs on WAtoday. Your say: Nicholas Bolton. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China offers funds to boost Asean Apr 13, 2009
China's Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, announced the new funding plans in Beijing to a gathering of envoys from the 10 members of Asean - Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam ... 7m) in special aid to Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar to meet urgent needs, inject $5m into the China-Asean Cooperation Fund, and donate $900,000 to the cooperation fund of Asean Plus-3, the side grouping of Asean plus China, Japan and the South Korea ... It has... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
From Khmer Rouge torturer to born-again Christian Apr 7, 2009
A foreign journalist took a photo of former Khmre Rogue prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, on a screen at a court press center during the UN-backed tribunal on Monday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia ... Former Khmer Rogue prison chief Kaing Guek Ea read a statement during his trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 31 during opening arguments at the UN-backed tribunal ... The leader of Cambodia's most notorious prison, now on trial, has admitted guilt and asked for forgiveness in accordance with... (Christian Science Monitor)
Letters to the Editor - 1/27/2008 (1) Apr 5, 2009
wrote on Jan 27, 2008 2:07 PM:I read recently that the US dropped something like 5 times the tonnage of bombs on rural Cambodia (during the war against VietNam) than we did in WWII. And that this fact had been covered up for many years, that we said it was much less than that ... (3) Cambodia bombing, Could this be True asks if its true we bombed Cambodia with more bombing than in all of WWII. No, that's not true ... For the entire Vietnam/Cambodia effort of ten years, it is true, but, let us... (North County Times)
Tensions driving temple row Apr 3, 2009
Both Thailand and Cambodia retain troops at the hill-top temple. A week after the controversial listing of the ancient Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site, the dispute that has flared up between Thailand and Cambodia is still causing tension ... The 11th-Century Hindu temple lies along the border between the two countries, but in 1962 the International Court of Justice judged that it belonged to Cambodia. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Khmer Rouge trial begins Apr 1, 2009
Prosecutors on Tuesday began making their case against the Khmer Rouge's prison chief for crimes against humanity, saying he had a key role in the regime that killed two million Cambodians ... "S21 formed an integral and indeed vital role in a widespread attack on the population of Cambodia," said co-prosecutor Chea Leang ... Duch, who faces life in jail, said he acted under orders from superiors in the Khmer Rouge, which rose to power as a spinoff from the conflict in Vietnam and emptied... (iAfrica.com)
Cambodia begins long-awaited trial of Khmer Rouge leader Apr 1, 2009
Cambodians watched as the UN-backed tribunal began on Monday at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in Phnom Penh ... Former Khmer Rouge prison chief, Kaing Guek Eav, or 'Duch,' was seen during the first day of the UN-back tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia ... Duch is among those charged with committing crimes against humanity for his involvement with the genocide in Cambodia three decades ago. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
For the history books now, but…. Mar 30, 2009
The list of countries North Korea, Israel, Cambodia, South Africa, China, Iran, Uganda, Iraq, Viet Nam, Syria, Pakistan, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia who have willfully violated the United Nations Convention Against Torture has grown by one. The United States of America. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A coming of age for Cambodian artists Mar 19, 2009
A coming of age for Cambodia artists - International Herald Tribune. A coming of age for Cambodia artists ... In this crucial year for Cambodia, a show in Hong Kong entitled Forever Until Now: Contemporary Art from Cambodia, and running until April 25 is a rare and thoughtful cultural survey exploring the countrys journey from tragedy to hope, seen through the evolution of its art. (International Herald Tribune)
When justice is delayed Mar 14, 2009
A case in point is Cambodia, where Khmer Rouge leaders are finally being tried 30 years after they were overthrown ... Cambodia is the classic example of what happens when the international community puts off the hard work of justice in the name of realpolitik ... That allowed the Khmer Rouge even to retain Cambodias seat at United Nations. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
A drama of closure for victims and perpetrators of the Khmer Rouge Mar 14, 2009
In Cambodia's Takeo Province, night fell on a field across from the village pagoda ... The Cambodian actors, dressed in street clothes, began speaking in Khmer ... Written by a Dutch director, Annemarie Prins, "Breaking the Silence" is based on oral testimony from Khmer Rouge members and victims who had taken part in interviews at the Documentation Center of Cambodia. (International Herald Tribune)
Khmer Rouge Tribunal: Trial on trial Mar 11, 2009
Corruption allegations are unfortunately nothing new at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia, or ECCC. Since 2006 there have been repeated calls by watchdog groups for an investigation into media reports that Cambodian staff and judges at the ECCC had to pay up to 30 percent of their salary to get and keep their job. In 2008, several Cambodian whistle-blowers filed complaints with UN staff members alleging corruption at the tribunal ... The UN carried out a review of these... (International Herald Tribune)
Wanted: 20L bottles of 'poll' ink Mar 11, 2009
MVPL also exports the voters' ink to a few countries such as Canada, Cambodia, the Maldives, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa and Turkey. Text. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Philip Bowring: Asean's growing pains Mar 2, 2009
Myanmar, together with Cambodia, also undermined Asean's purported efforts to find common standards. The two refused to meet with civil society representatives from their countries. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
U.S. State Department rights report give Asia mixed reviews Feb 26, 2009
Countries such as Myanmar, North Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia were sharply criticized, while Indonesia and Thailand received generally high marks ... CAMBODIA: The State Department said the government's record "remained poor" during 2008, and it criticized extrajudicial killings by security forces, arbitrary arrests, prolonged pretrial detentions, a weak judiciary and denials of the right to a fair trial ... Seizures of private land for government and commercial projects has caused extensive... (International Herald Tribune)
In Geithner We Trust Eludes Treasury as Financial Markets Fail to Recover Feb 26, 2009
He visited refugee camps in Cambodia, taking black-and- white photographs of people displaced by s campaign of genocide. Geithner graduated from the International School Bangkok, where he studied with children of expatriates from around the world. (Bloomberg)
Kenya: Framework for the Special Tribunal [opinion] Feb 21, 2009
The Kenyan system has the appearance of independence, competence, and effectiveness (at least when compared to Cambodia) ... In Cambodia if the government were to subvert the purposes of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the UN would withdraw. (allAfrica.com)
Rohingya migrants; Wake up America Feb 21, 2009
In my French language class in Geneva, there are students from Ukraine, Russia, Holland, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Brazil, Albania, Cambodia, Lithuania, and a couple of other countries. I am the only American. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Whom do sanctions hurt? Feb 21, 2009
Yet the country receives less than $3 of official development assistance per capita - as compared to $38 for Cambodia and $49 for Laos. A range of Western donors are already working successfully in Myanmar. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
We shall all be at this trial Feb 17, 2009
After 10 years of detention, Kaing Guek Eav, alias Comrade Duch, is to appear on Wednesday before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was arrested in 1999, after 20 years of living incognito, for crimes committed on his orders as commander of the Tuol Sleng prison in Phnom Penh from 1975 to 1979, when the Khmer Rouge controlled Cambodia and were responsible for the deaths of more than a million people ... I had been doing... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Freelance journalist back from 3rd Iraq trip Feb 16, 2009
Later this month, Wade plans to travel to Cambodia to cover Khmer Rouge war-crime trials. Contact Neale at 242-3638 or. (Florida Today)
Creating a better civil society Feb 13, 2009
If they can't get what they want in Indonesia, they will go to Cambodia or Vietnam or anywhere on this planet where labor is dirt cheap. Is that what civil society is all about. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Jolie concern at Rohingya plight Feb 7, 2009
Over the years millions have fled here from war, poverty and repression in neighbouring countries; from Cambodia and Vietnam in the 1970s and 80s, and more recently from Laos and Burma. Some have been allowed to work, albeit illegally, some confined to camps, and some expelled. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
