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Concern Mounts Over Credibility of the Court
The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal is steadily working toward it biggest, more complicated trial to date, but that trial has been overshadowed in recent months by the court’s handling of two additional cases, which has seen the resignation of one UN judge and an emergency meeting with the UN’s top legal counsel and Cambodian officials. A growing number of court observers now say the court’s approach to cases 003 and 004 is derailing its credibility, even as it prepares to try four Khmer Rouge leaders for one of the worst atrocities of the 20 th Century Continue reading
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UN Warns Officials To Stop Remarks Opposing Tribunal Cases
The UN’s top legal representative has warned Cambodian officials to cease public statements in opposition to two cases before the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Patricia O’Brien, UN undersecretary-general for legal affairs, met with government officials Thursday night to discuss UN concerns in the wake of the resignation of international investigating judge Siegfried Blunk Continue reading
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Thai PM Appeals for Unity as Floods Threaten Capital
Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is calling for all political factions to unite as soldiers and workers struggle to shore up dikes protecting Bangkok against raging floodwaters. Continue reading
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Despite Ban, Cambodian Maids Still Being Sent to Malaysia
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order in recent days that bars recruitment firms from sending domestic workers to Malaysia after numerous reports of abuses. But a prominent rights group says the ban was quickly violated when at least two firms sent more women abroad on Monday Continue reading
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Assembly Approves Payment Guarantee for Power Plant
The National Assembly on Monday approved a government payment guarantee to a power company planning to build a coal-fired plant in Preah Sihanouk province. Continue reading
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Flooding Claims 250 Lives, as Government Response Continues
The government raised the national death toll from ongoing flooding to nearly 250 on Friday, as Cambodia continues to grapple with its worst flooding in a decade. Continue reading
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Plan for EU-ASEAN summit
Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh on Wednesday, in a meeting with the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, called on delegates to host an EU-ASEAN business summit next year, according to Eurocham members who were present. The summit is expected to focus on enhancing business strategies to further develop ties between Cambodia and European countries, said Eurocham vice president and managing director of Sterling Project Management Thomas Sterling. “The whole point of the summit is to produce a strategic report to provide an outline for business in the country over the next 10 to 15 years, and hopefully attract further investment in the Kingdom.” While different import and export rules apply to Europe throughout ASEAN, Cambodia is fortunate to have the “Everything but Arms” quota, he said, which allows for duty-free imports from Least Developed Countries Continue reading
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