Saturday, 26 January 2008

Brief News From Cambodia

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A Female Student Robbed as Riding Motorbike

A 20-year-old female student was robbed as she was riding her new Honda C-125 motorbike to visit her friend in Sangkat Chba Ampov I. The robber occurred in the afternoon along road No 361, Dermakleou village, Phnom Penh. The victim lost her new motorcycle just bought several days before. Witness said that they saw 2 unidentified men with a handgun following the victim before the thief started.

Donors Commits Fund Nearly 60US$ Million to Cambodia

Donors has committed fund around 57.4US$ million through World Bank to Cambodia to strengthen education sector. The fund will be contributed to Ministry of Education Youth and Sport to enhance education at under-secondary school. Due to Tompang Snang Russei Newsletter, the fund will not be used to increase salary of teacher.

AngKor Wat Temple Pictures Printed on Shoes

Phnom Penh: Foreign affairs ministry’s top officials said on 23 Jan 2008 that they were contacting Vietnamese foreign affairs ministry to investigate the producers who printed Angkor Wat temple pictures on the shoes. Long Visaloa, secretary of state of foreign affairs ministry, said that printing Angkor Wat temple, which is regarded as Khmer Nation Symbol, on the shoes is looking down on Khmer Nation. Vietnamese foreign affairs ministry is doing the investigation on the case, he added. Svay Rieng Province report said that one suspected that the shoes were produced in Thailand before being imported to sell in Vietnam.

An Unknown Man Found Died

Phnom Penh: A construction worker found a corpse of man on the national road 4 near Phnom Penh international airport on 23 Jan 2008 in Prey Tea village, Dang Kor district’s Choam Chao commune. The victim, who is around 30 years old, was knifed many times on his body, and he had disguised himself as woman, keeping his hears long with dying them white. Two knives were left near the victim at the scene. The body was kept at Toul Sophea Khuon pagoda, police said.

March Appealing for Wrong Murderer Released

22 January is the death anniversary of Chea Vichea, leader of Free Trade Union, who was murdered by unidentified perpetrators in 2004. Around 100 attendees from civil society organizations, Union’s members and also SRP leader Sam Rainsy and Human Rights Party’s deputy president Keo Remi in the march to commemorate the death. Sam Rainsy appealed for release of fake killers Born Samnang and Sok Sameoun.

Sokha Hotel to Take Control S’ville Beach

Sokha Hotel Group has announced that they will take over a large chunk of Sihanoukville’s popular O’Chheuteal beach as part of a major new resort they are planning. The new hotel and golf course will include around 54 hectares of beach front. “The government cannot give these contracts to only one company,” Sam Rainsy Party leader Sam Rainsy said. “There must be more open and competitive building process.”

Appeal for Aid to Keep Khmer Literature, Culture

Cambodian people in former Khmer province Surin in Thai land now are carrying Khmer tradition and culture. People living there are still celebrating Buddhism ceremony and conserving Khmer literature. Mr. Thangleoung Buoch Prum, volunteer teacher at Surin, said that Thai authority has recently approved Surin residents to study Khmer literature. Many villagers read Khmer letter fluently. For people who want to contribute for Indigenous Language Education Project contact: Room#1, Chom Surin Bldg, Surin.Fixed Line: 044-520-179

Only Cambodian Royal Member Doing Politics

Cambodian Royal family members are different from Royal family in Thailand and Japan; Cambodian Royal members get in politics but those in Thailand and Japan do not, Prime Minister Hun Sen said at a military headquarter inauguration ceremony. When doing politics, people always get word impact from others. Prince Norodom Ranaride used to say that if he stopped doing politics, he would leave Royal line.

A Youth Robbed in Kien Svay

A youth was robbed by three thieves while he was riding his SL motorbike alone along a road. The victim lost his SL motorcycle in the robbery. Witness said that the thief occurred at around 9:30pm on a point near Prek Eng road in Prek Eng commune, Kien Svay district, Kandal province.

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