Cambodia





Cambodia Report - BBC: LINK ¤ B B C

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  • "Cambodia became a - multi-party democracy - in 1993 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there was corruption - under the conservative PM Hun Sen !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "many thousands of people had been displaced - at that time - land was granted to companies !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and Cambodia's forest cover - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "most of the workforce is employed in - subsistence farming - like in the Mekong River delta !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "there is an old temple at Angkor - where the nature makes its work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the world condemned the - Khmer Rouge - from 1975 to 1979 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a UN-backed tribunal aims to bring - those responsible to justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "three senior Khmer Rouge figures - have been convicted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

 

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  • "there must be more - social justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cambodia's Garment Workers - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Cambodia's garment companies - employing 400,000 workers - and accounting for 80% of exports !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "need to have - higher wages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the working conditions - have to be better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "90% of them women - in 400 factories nationwide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "many of the garment companies - were contract manufacturers - for overseas firms !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( foreign investors - brands and retailers ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "employees are becoming increasingly agitated - that they have to profit fairly - from their work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "between three years - the number of strikes - increased by nearly 170% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "US$ 75 a month - was much too low !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "an ILO report - International Labour Organisation - found that over three years !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "insufficient attention had been given - to working conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "particularly fire safety - worker safety - and health !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NGO's - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "despite ongoing protests - in Cambodia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the conservative Hun Sen - passed a piece of legislation !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "which would give him powers - to monitor - fine - or disband NGO's !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( peace - stability - and public order ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations - LANGO !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "would impose mandatory registration - of NGOs !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "file annual reports - on their activities - and finances !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "civil society organisations - and NGOs - continued to protest throughout !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Khmer Rouge Leaders guilty of Crimes against Humanity - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "a UN-backed war crimes tribunal - has found the Khmer Rouge’s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Brother No 2 Nuon Chea - and Khieu Samphan !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "guilty of crimes - against humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and sentenced the two men - to life imprisonment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in closing statements to the court - formally known as the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Khieu Samphan - described himself as a state figurehead who - "did not have any power"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "convicted Khmer Rouge prison director Kaing Guek Eav - was sentenced to life imprisonment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the tribunal - is heralded as a great opportunity - for Cambodia to confront - its past !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Lars Olsen - the court’s spokesman - called the verdict - "a historic day"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "for both the people - and legal system of Cambodia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the International Federation for Human Rights - FIDH - praised the court’s decision !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "it is important to see - those who planned - and ordered - be held to account !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Corruption - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07PHNOMPENH1034

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  • "the conservative Hun Sen - was cultivating relationships !"

 

 

 

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  • "with country's - business persons !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "these contributed money - to the Cambodian Peoples Party - CPP !"

 

 

 

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  • "or funded charities - and public works projects !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "in return - these business persons enjoyed - added credibility !"

 

 

 

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  • "there was a network - of corruption !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Kith Meng - "Mr. Rough Stuff" - Royal Group of Companies - RGC !"

 

 

 

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  • "mobile phone company Cam GSM Co. - Cambodia Television Network - CTN !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Cambo Six European soccer betting Co. - and CamLot Lottery Co !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Ly Yong Phat - "King of Koh Kong" - imported and exported cigarettes !"

 

 

 

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  • "electricity - casinos - and resorts !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rice - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PHNOMPENH370

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  • "in Thailand - and in Cambodia - there was much rice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "in Cambodia it was planted - in 85 percent - of the cultivated area !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Thailand was the world's leading - rice exporter !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Cambodia had three million tons annually - Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun wanted more !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "foreign agriculture companies - had explored opportunities !"

 

 

 

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  • "Dupont - and Monsanto - had lobbied for hybrid corn seeds !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Chevron - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08PHNOMPENH128

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  • "Chevron general manager exploration Gerry Flaherty - told the US embassy !"

 


 

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  • "about exploration possibilities - in the waters between Thailand and Cambodia !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Mining - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08PHNOMPENH398

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  • "environmental groups criticized - northeastern Cambodia's mining !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( gold and bauxite )"

 

 

 

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  • "this were some of Cambodia's - extensive protected areas !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( chemicals )"

 


 

 

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  • "there has to be more regulation - of mining !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Khmer - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PHNOMPENH212

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  • "in the hearings of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal - there was reading !"

 

 

 

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  • "of charges against Eang Geuk Eav - known as Duch !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Duch was the first to be tried - of five former Khmer Rouge - KR - persons !"

 

 

 

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  • "he stood accused of crimes against humanity - grave breaches of the Geneva Convention of 1949 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and violation of Cambodia's - 1956 Penal Code !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the majority of the victims - were KR cadre !"

 

 

 

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  • "but also included their family members - and officials of the former Khmer Rouge !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Duch accepted - responsibly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and delivered a lengthy apology - also to minority groups - such as the Cham !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "although asserted that he was only - following orders from above !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Khmer - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PHNOMPENH645

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  • "Cambodian psychologist Dr. Sotheara - gave detailed testimony !"

 

 

 

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  • "on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder - by KR victims !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate Protection - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09PHNOMPENH283

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  • "Cambodia must have a better - climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Cambodia would be - exposed !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the country's dependence on agriculture - and fisheries !"

 

 

 

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  • "and not a good - health sector infrastructure !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CAMBODIA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CAMBODIA

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Kampuchea - Wikipedia KM: LINK ¤ Kampuchea
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Cambodia - Map: LINK ¤ WIKIMEDIA
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