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Cambodia, Thailand agree to joint border patrols

Phy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:38:39 +0000

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to jointly patrol the areas along the Preah Vihear border following today’s bilateral talks, according to the breaking news from AP, AFP and Bangkok Post. This would prevent another round of fatal clashes between the two countries, the three newspapers reported Thai army spokesman Col. Sansern Kaewkumnerd as saying. “Major General Srey [...]

Photos of Thai-Cambodian border conflict following Oct 15 shooting

Phy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:01:20 +0000

Here are my collection of photos of the Thai-Cambodian border spat following the Oct 15 gunfire exchange, which led to two at least (maybe three) Cambodian soldiers being killed and several others injured on both sides. I’ve collected them from around the web. If you find others, please leave a link in the comment area [...]

Latest news following gunfire between Cambodia and Thailand

Phy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:17:44 +0000

A calm morning has been reported as Cambodia and Thailand resumed bilateral talks following the Oct 15 fighting, according to the Thai News Agency (TNA). A third Cambodian soldier was found dead at about 4:00AM (local time), wrote Cambodge Soir today. Thailand is still asking Cambodia to resolve the border dispute through bilateral negotiation, the newspaper reported. While [...]

Number of people evicted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Phy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:12:25 +0000

As usual, i started my day today with news reading. The first piece i went trough today is The Cambodian Press Review by Multimedia Consulting & Development (MCD) which i receive daily. One of the headlines goes, “UN concnerned over forced eviction.” Two newspapers were reviewed: Khmer-language Khmer Sthapana and The Phnom Penh Post. They [...]

Hearts apart, house apart!

Phy — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:22:35 +0000

If you ask why, its a unique solution made on a divorce by a 40-year-old couple in Prey Veng province of Cambodia. That’s their own choice; litigation is not, Koh Santepheap Daily, a Khmer language newspaper reported today. To read the news from the newspaper in Khmer, click here! Note: best viewed in IE. Review [...]

Commercial arbitration in Cambodia is hatching

Phy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:14:34 +0000

National Arbitration Center (NAC) for commercial dispute resolution in Cambodia will soon come into reality after long months of effort. See Commercial arbitration council expected to launch by The Phnom Penh Post, Sept 24, 2008. Hope the two Houses will enact this law first thing upon its new mandate. It is obviously, at least [...]

Family Footsteps - Cambodia (A Khmaussie’s Story)

Phy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:46:39 +0000

This is a story of a Chinese-Cambodian-Australian guy called Kevin who wishes to get a hands-on experience his parents and grandparents went through in Cambodia before fleeing the country for Australia. I’m glad he finally found his passion of the culture he was born into yet didn’t grow up in. Enjoy! Well, before you [...]

Getting to understand YouTube culture

Phy — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:13:09 +0000

If you can spare 55 minutes, watch this video and get to understand this lil part of Youtube culture: An Anthropological Introduction to Youtube. Also, it gets you to understand how Web 2.0 is influencing the future of media and broadcasting. The video was from a presentation made by Prof. of Digital Anthropology Michael Wesch [...]

Cambodia-Thailand border dispute worsens over weekend

Phy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:22:37 +0000

[Thai] Government faces tough task over sea border: Bangkok Post. Thai fruit exports stopped, agricultural fairs canceled. Cambodia accuses Thailand of occupying another temple.

Thailand seeks foreign support for bilateral talks

Phy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:25:28 +0000

Thailand has approached Japan, France and the US for their support for its bilateral talks with Cambodia, according to Bangkok Post.