Bad Buddhists behave: PM Written by Vong Sokheng Friday, 19 December 2008 Hun Sen urges wayward monks to follow Buddha’s rules Prime Minister Hun Sen prays Thursday at the closing ceremony of the 17th…
Month: December 2008
Latest news from Khvien
Local facilitator for Rice4Life!, Phath reports today: I did called to Mr. Hon asking about S……….. and her sister they go to school very day and Mr Hon also send the rice to them very month and will be sending…
Singaporean group introduces “floating” toilets in Cambodia
By Channel NewsAsia’s IndoChina correspondent Anasuya Sanyal | Posted: 13 December 2008 CAMBODIA: In rural Cambodia, only 16 per cent of residents have a proper toilet — the lowest rate…
The Prince Appointed top Adviser to the King
Phnom Penh: The prince Norodom Ranariddh, the former Funcinpic and Norodom Ranariddh party president, recently has been appointed top adviser to the king Sihamoni, said Norodom Ranariddh party spokesmen Sut Kina. The position is equal to the prime minister’s.…
New school raises the bar
Siem Reap American educator Mark Fox brings top flight education to Cambodia, saying he hopes to groom 100 disadvantaged students a year to attend elite universities in the United States SIEM Reap’s Jay Pritzker Academy, modelled after private American college…
Cambodian economy to slow in 2009: World Bank
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s economic growth will slow to 4.9 percent next year amid the global financial crisis, less than half the country’s expansion pace of previous years, the World Bank said Wednesday. “Cambodia, compared to many other countries in the…
Former Cambodian monarch says his health is deteriorating
Former Cambodian King, Norodom Sihanouk, who has said his health is deteriorating Former Cambodian monarch says his health is deteriorating PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodia’s former king Norodom Sihanouk said his health was deteriorating and hinted that he…
Cambodian NGOs, officials fight to ban toxic pesticides
欢迎访问新华网 – WWW.XINHUANET.COM >> PHNOM PENH, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Dangerous pesticides pose serious health risks to farmers and consumers, say NGOs and agricultural officials who have rallied for a national ban,…
Video report: Our hungry planet: A time of want
Our hungry planet: A Time of Want
Our hungry planet: A time of want
Our hungry planet: A time of want By MATT McKINNEY, Star Tribune December 3, 2008 SAMPOAH VILLAGE, CAMBODIA Some of the worst fallout of the world’s food crisis this year hit villages like this one, a ramshackle collection of unsteady…