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khmer sources: Election Year Investment Dips
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Election Year Investment Dips. Editor's note: In the weeks leading into national polls, VOA Khmer will explore a wide number of election issues. The "Election Issues 2008" series will air stories on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a related "Hello VOA" guest on Thursday. This is the first in a two-part series examining the impact of foreign investment on voters.]. A dip in investment capital will be felt by Cambodia's labor force, which comprises hundreds of thousands of young ...
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khmer sources: Many Evictees Can't Vote: Monitors
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Many Evictees Can't Vote: Monitors. By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer Original report from Phnom Penh, 11 June 2008. Editor's note: In the weeks leading into national polls, VOA Khmer will explore a wide number of election issues. The "Election Issues 2008" series will air stories on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a related "Hello VOA" guest on Thursday. This is the second in a two-part series examining the worries of the urban displaced.]. Nevertheless, parties hope they can convinc...
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khmer sources: Thai troops cross Cambodian border as temple dispute flares
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Thai troops cross Cambodian border as temple dispute flares. July 16, 2008 - 12:00AM. ABOUT 40 Thai troops entered Cambodia last night in the latest flare-up of a territorial dispute over a 900-year-old Hindu temple, Cambodian officials said. The soldiers crossed the border hours after three Thai protesters were arrested for jumping an immigration checkpoint in a bid to reach the ruins of the Preah Vihear temple, said Hang Soth, the Cambodian official who manages the site. The tem...
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khmer sources: Voters Notice Development, and Its Absence
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Voters Notice Development, and Its Absence. Editor's note: In the weeks leading into national polls, VOA Khmer will explore a wide number of election issues. The "Election Issues 2008" series will air stories on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by a related "Hello VOA" guest on Thursday. This is the second in a two-part series examining the impact of foreign investment on voters.]. Not all, however, are convinced they benefit. The development is not for the poor, but for the powerf...
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khmer sources: Cambodian Official: Thai Troops Cross Border in Temple Dispute
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Cambodian Official: Thai Troops Cross Border in Temple Dispute. By VOA News 15 July 2008. A Cambodian official says 40 troops from Thailand entered Cambodia Tuesday in the latest flare-up of a territorial dispute over an 11th century Hindu temple.Hang Soth, the Cambodian official who manages the Preah Vihear temple, said the troops crossed the border hours after three Thai activists were arrested for illegally entering Cambodia to reach the ruins. Labels: Preah Vihear Temple.
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khmer sources: CULTURE-CAMBODIA: Pre-War Khmer Music Making a Comback
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Monday, August 18, 2008. CULTURE-CAMBODIA: Pre-War Khmer Music Making a Comback. By Andrew Nette - Newsmekong*. Cambodia definitely had one of the most advanced music scenes in Asia at the time," agrees Greg Cahill, who is currently seeking finance to turn his 30-minute film on the most famous of the era’s female singers, Ros Sereysothea, ‘The Golden Voice’, into a fully-fledged biopic. "It is amazing that a lot of it survived at all," says Cahill, who was recently in Phnom Penh to scout for locations.
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khmer sources: Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Cambodia says further Thai troops trespass in temple feud. PHNOM PENH (AFP) Tensions flared Tuesday on Cambodia's border with Thailand, as a Thai soldier was injured by a landmine and about 100 Thai troops were held near an ancient temple in a territorial dispute. The governor of the Thai province across from the temple, Seni Chittakasem, said he had led a delegation into Cambodia to secure the release of the three protesters, insisting the soldiers had remained nearby but on Thai...
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khmer sources: Leopard hunts crocodile
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Thursday, August 07, 2008. BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhuanet) - In the past, crocodiles have long been known to kill leopards, but this time, onlookers at South African game park observed the reverse scenario - a leopard snatched a crocodile from the water. American wildlife photographer Hal Brindley snapped the amazing moment as he was photographing hippos from his car at a waterhole in Kruger National Park. Tussle: The leopard begins dragging the crocodile away from the water.(Photo: China.com.cn). Defeat: T...
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khmer sources: Cambodian Blues Man Guest on 'Hello VOA'
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008. Cambodian Blues Man Guest on 'Hello VOA'. Neou Sarem, VOA Khmer, Washington: 02 July 2007. Kong Nay, the nearest thing Cambodia has to a Blues man, stopped by "Hello VOA" Monday, answering questions about his art and improvising several Chapei Dong Veng songs. Kong Nay, a blind singer who plays the long-necked, two-string guitar while singing heartwarming love songs or comedic improves, is in Washington as part of the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival. Posted by FunMan @ 1:24 AM.
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khmer sources: World largest, heaviest emerald displayed in HK
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Thursday, August 07, 2008. World largest, heaviest emerald displayed in HK. A staff member shows an emerald on display to the public in Hong Kong, southern China, June 13, 2008. This 536-kg emerald, which is 125 cm in length, 55 cm in height and 78 cm in depth, is believed to be one of the largest and heaviest emeralds in the world. (Xinhua Photo). Posted by FunMan @ 8:47 PM. Comments: Post a Comment.
