picture: Ieng Sary and wife Ieng Thirith.By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh21 December 2007The Khmer Rouge tribunal has ordered the jailed regime couple Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith to submit within 15 days any appeal they may have against their pre-trial detention.Rights groups applauded the announcement as a promising move by the courts to speed up the oft-delayed
Friday, December 21, 2007
Ministry seeks to curb fuel consumption
Posted on 3:24 PM by svdfbd
By Win Thida, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh21 December 2007The Ministry of Economy and Fiance will seek to curb state fuel consumption, with fuel costs across the country still high.Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Friday the government was seeking to economize its use of fuel, though it had yet to implement any measures."Therefore, we are preparing to find ways to save, so that the
Cambodia expresses worry over local rice supply due to mass export
Posted on 8:34 AM by svdfbd
Cambodia is very concerned about food supply for local people after Vietnamese and Thai merchants bought too much rice products from the kingdom, Cambodian Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon said Thursday. Recently, merchants from Vietnam and Thailand flocked into Cambodia to buy rice products at high price, especially in the provinces along the border, Keat Chhon told reporters at the
Vietnam assists Cambodia in communications
Posted on 8:26 AM by svdfbd
Khmerization's comment: This is a good news that has come out of Vietnam for a long long time. It might also be the first time that Vietnam has done good things for Cambodia. After years of pillaging and plundering Cambodia I believe that it is time for Vietnam to give something back to Cambodia. I hope that Vietnam's generosity would not come with any strings attached. ==========================
Khmer for Cambodian
Posted on 8:13 AM by svdfbd
Khmerization's comment: At long last Cambodian food is on the map. Cambodian food has always been ignored by diners due to the popularity of Thai and Chinese and other Asian food. Suvarnabhumi Kiri could be Cambodian restaurant to be reckoned with and could act as a gateway for Cambodian food to enter the diners' world. =====================================================By Mat Schaffer
Oakland's Cambodian temple back to local control
Posted on 8:01 AM by svdfbd
Khmerization's comment: This kind of internal wrangling in the Buddhist temples happened everywhere. In Australia, especially in Adelaide, they fought each other until death. At the end the temple has to be sold in order to get the money to pay the lawyers. This is Khmer mores- fighting because of ego and at the end they lost everything. =============================================OAKLAND — A
Thai soldiers arrest five in cross-border raid, groups claim
Posted on 7:30 AM by svdfbd
Khmerization's comment: Cambodia should lodge a diplomatic protest in the strongest term. Crossing the border into Cambodia, to arrest Cambodian citizens, in Cambodia's territory is a violation of Cambodia's territorial integrity and international laws. This is another sign of Thailand's attempt to test Cambodia's patience with border violations and encroachments. Cambodia's borders have been
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