Tuesday, 12 October 2010

The Phnom Penh Post News in Brief


via CAAI

Promotion partnership

Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:00 Ellie Dyer

THE Mekong Sessions, the organisation behind Leonard Cohen’s forthcoming Phnom Penh concert, is partnering with the Mekong Tourism office to promote the Greater Mekong region, said a statement yesterday.

CTN journalist fails to testify on public holiday


Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:01 Chhay Channyda
A CAMBODIA Television Network correspondent summoned to appear in Banteay Meanchey provincial court yesterday did not show as the hearing fell on a public holiday. CTN’s Lay Ly was summoned in connection with a disinformation complaint filed by local property firm ARP-OITC based on a report on a land dispute between the company and a military officer. CTN news editor Huy Vannak said lawyers for the station requested that the hearing be rescheduled. Banteay Meanchey prosecutor So Vath said yesterday that the court was closed for the holiday, but he said he was unsure about rescheduling procedure because he was not in charge of the case. Huy Vannak said he did not know the details of the complaint. “We don’t know what specifically they sued us about, so I am not sure what they want,” Huy Vannak said.

Training set to begin for UN peacekeepers


Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:01 Vong Sokheng

AT least 30 members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are expected to begin a three-week training course in Kampong Speu province’s Oudong district today that will lead to their qualification as United Nations peacekeepers, according to a press release issued by the French embassy yesterday. “The training will help to support the Cambodian military green caps to receive additional information and learn the procedures for the operation of UN peacekeepers,” the statement says.

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