Phnom Penh

Haunting day at the museum - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Arrival into Phnom Penh and "Short Stay Rooms"!! - Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Border dispute with Thai seen to help Cambodia PM in polls

ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

PHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is poised to extend his 23-year grip on power Sunday in general elections unfolding with the kingdom locked in a military standoff with neighbouring Thailand.

Rights group claims Cambodian election campaign unfair

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Phnom Penh - Threats, intimidation and unequal media access had hurt the Cambodian opposition, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a press release Saturday, a day before national elections. The near-monopoly on broadcast media for the ruling C...

• Cambodia: Threats, Intimidation Mar Campaign - Alertnet

Girl arrives back in Sweden after 'abduction' by father - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Stockholm/Phnom Penh - A six-year-old Swedish girl allegedly abducted by her father a year ago arrived Friday in Sweden with her mother and aunt. It feels terrific, fantastic, Alicia Elfversson's mother Maria told reporters on arrival to Stockholm'...

Cambodia: UN help if border talks fail

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | yesterday

Source: [b]Associated Press[/b] PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia will pursue U.N. intervention to avoid a military confrontation with Thailand if talks between the two countries fail to produce a breakthrough, the Cambodian foreign minister said Friday. Cambodia is only postponing — not canc...

Cambodian sex workers pray for divine intervention

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Phnom Penh - Cambodian sex workers prayed for divine intervention at the ancient temple of Angkor Wat to draw attention to their objections to new laws they said equate sex work with trafficking, local media reported Friday. The English-language Meko...

Swedish girl on her way home from Cambodia after alleged abduction

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Phnom Penh - A 6-year-old Swedish girl allegedly abducted by her father was on her way home after Cambodian police detained the man, a family friend said Friday. Alicia Elfversson had been reported missing on June 4, 2007, after her father, Torgier N...

Cambodia says Thai expatriates safe during elections

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Phnom Penh - Cambodia imposed extra security and will make it a priority to ensure all Thai expatriates and their businesses are safe during weekend elections, government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said Friday. Tensions are high between the two neighb...

Spectacular rallies mark final day of Cambodian election campaign

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday

Phnom Penh - Spectacular rallies by the main Cambodian political parties Friday marked the last official day of campaigning ahead of the weekend's national elections. The National Election Committee has declared a media backout on politics from Frida...

Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week

Central Thailand (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Thai-Cambodian conflict enters 2nd week By Ker Munthit PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thailand accused Cambodia of eyeing even more of its land and ...

UN Security Council cancels meeting at Cambodia's request

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

New York - The UN Security Council cancelled a meeting scheduled for Thursday on the dispute over the Thai-Cambodia border at the request of the Phnom Penh government while talks were being held by the two countries. It was Cambodia that requested a ...

Cambodia, Thailand agree more temple talks

Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia and Thailand will hold more talks on Monday aimed at resolving a smoldering border dispute over a 900-year-old temple, officials said on Thursday after their two leaders spoke on the phone.

Cambodia, Thailand agree more temple talks

Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Source: [b]Reuters[/b] PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia and Thailand will hold more talks on Monday aimed at resolving a smoldering border dispute over a 900-year-old temple, officials said on Thursday after their two leaders spoke on the phone. Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej told reporters...

Cambodia, Thailand agree more temple talks

Alertnet (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Source: Reuters (Recasts with more talks planned) By Ek Madra PHNOM PENH, July 24 (Reuters) - Cambodia and Thailand will hold more talks on Monday aimed at resolving a smouldering border dispute over a 900-year- ...