Cambodia News

The death toll of A/H1N1 flu in Cambodia has increased to five and the virus infected rate topped 28 cases for one week, official of the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Plans to revitalise Cambodia's railway network have been put at risk by the ongoing political spat between Thailand and Cambodia, sources say.

A Cambodian court is scheduled to deliver a ruling in the case against a Thai engineer, who was arrested on an espionage charge, on December 8, a senor Thai Justice Ministry official said Wednesday.

The prison chief being tried for running a Khmer Rouge torture center apologized but said he was only following orders and couldn't stop the abuse and the thousands of killings there, as prosecutors sought a 40-year prison sentence.

At a luxury guesthouse, Cambodia's newest government adviser picks up a copy of his latest book, "Tackling Poverty." It explores how lessons from Thailand can be applied to other developing countries.

"I help tackle poverty worldwide, wherever they need me. Why not my neighbor?" asks Thaksin Shinawatra, the author.

But Mr. Thaksin, a Thai prime minister ousted by a coup in 2006, is no ordinary consultant - and he knows it. The politician's electoral successes antagonized Bangkok's royalist elite. Now, exiled in Dubai and wanted at home on a corruption-related conviction, Thaksin remains a political player who courts controversy.

Detained Thai national Sivarak Chutipong would have a chance to see his mother on Friday, first ever after two-week detention for a charge of spying, the Thai Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Thin Wheat Line is an irregularly appearing survey of noodles around Seattle. Noodle: Lot with egg Source: Sokha Coffee & Deli, 9602 16th Ave.

The trial of the Khmer Rougea s top prison warden ends this week after six months of testimony about the regimea s mass killings and brutality that brought Cambodians face to face with the man who tortured them three decades ago.

PHNOM PENH : The lawyer for the Thai engineer held on charges of spying on ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has filed a bail request to a Cambodian court.

RON, Thailand, Nov 24 - Children at the largest school in this village close to the Thai-Cambodian border have a new regimen to follow besides books and sports.

'All Our Children:' Church World Service Sharpens Focus on Next Generation NEW YORK CITY/PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA -- November 19, 2009 -- In tribute to Universal Childrenâ?'s Day international humanitarian agency Church World Service says it is intensifying its focus on the worldâ?'s most vulnerable children, under the banner "All Our ...

The Thai news media's go-to guy for information about the current row with Cambodia isn't a career diplomat but one of those rare politicos who most people feel they can trust.

Maj Gen Khattiya Sawatdiphol yesterday admitted he had sneaked into Cambodia to meet ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian premier Hun Sen last week.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's daughter plans to hold shares in Cambodia Traffic Air Services after the Cambodian government has temporarily taken over management of the firm, a Thai senior official confirmed Saturday.

But civil lawyers representing victims argued Monday that Duch had failed to acknowledge the full extent of his guilt.

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Cambodia from 23-24 November at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

David* never imagined he'd use ghosts as a way to share the Gospel. A Christian worker in Cambodia, David was surveying Vietnamese floating villages on Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, and needed a boat and driver.

While rumours fly that Samart's ties with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are close enough to fake the arrest of its employee, an investigation by The Nation tells a different story.

Cambodia's opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, has been stripped of parliamentary immunity in a move his supporters say reflects political intimidation by the ruling party.

The Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Committee will meet on Nov 27 at 28 at the Dusit Thani hotel in Pattaya, defence ministry spokesman Col Thanathip Saengsawang said on Friday.