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  • India delivers indelible ink for Cambodian polls

    Some 40,000 bottles of indelible ink, donated by the Indian government, were delivered to Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) Wednesday for use in general elections July 28. The poll panel accepted the ink from Indian Ambassador to Cambodia Dinesh K. Patnaik. NEC's chairman Im Suosdey said the ink cost $877,800, and each bottle contains 70 cc, reported Xinhua. "The Indian government ...

  • Canberra adds to Cambodia tribunal funding - NEWS.com.au

    AUSTRALIA is to give $A3.25 million extra support to the UN-backed Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) ...

  • UNESCO Confident that Cambodia and Thailand will Protect Temple

    Phnom Penh, Jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Local media outlets highlighted today the guarantees that Cambodia and Thailand gave to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova that they will respect the decision that the International Court of Justice adopt about the territorial sovereignty of the temple Preah Vihear. The UNESCO Director-General, who is visiting this capital, was interested in the dispute ...

  • Cambodia China celebrate 55th anniversary of diplomatic ties

    Cambodia and China on Wednesday jointly celebrated the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, vowing to further enhance the ties to a new high level.The event was highly attended by President of Cambodia's National Assembly Heng Samrin, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, members of the Cambodian government, parliament, and senate, and foreign ...

  • Cambodian Lost City Found With Lasers

    A Cambodian Lost City has been found using airborne laser scanners. According to a report on Live Science, the city was only known from inscriptions and existed about 1,200 years ago. The city ...


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Smilla's Sense of Snow

"Smilla's Sense of Snow" is just over two hours long, and for the first hour and a half it is a frustrating, yet intriguing piece of cinema. It develops characters that are interesting, if not always appealing, and spins a fascinating murder-mystery around the death of a six-year-old boy. And then, just when we think we may be viewing a strange masterpiece, it completely falls apart in the last ha ... ...

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  • Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows - GlobalPost

    (Globalpost/GlobalPost) Britain was set to enjoy its hottest day of the year so far on Wednesday but woke up to the gloomy news that it could be in the middle of a decade-long bad weather cycle. National weather and climate experts met on Tuesday to discuss Europe's run of unusually wet and cold conditions, and were told the cause could be Atlantic currents that move in cycles of 10 years ...

  • Cambodian lost city not so lost after all

    In this photo taken in June 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers (143 miles) northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples ...

  • General Meeting and Strategy Conference - IFEX network welcomes 12 new organisations at 17th General Meeting in Phnom Penh

    IFEX is the largest global network of free expression organisations. Following the voting on 17 June at the 2013 IFEX General Meeting in Phnom Penh, 12 new organisations joined this dynamic network. The world is complex and multifaceted, and the IFEX network reflects that diversity. Our newest members span the globe, representing countries in Central Asia, Central and Southern Europe, the Middle ...

  • Vimpelcom attracts ‘concrete’ buyer for unwanted African assets Laos deal imminent

    USD400 million. Although the deal has yet to be finalised, the agreement is said to be 'concrete'. Interestingly, the buyer is said to be a private equity investor, rather than one of the major telecom groups in the region that had previously been linked with a potential deal. Standard Chartered is advising Vimpelcom on the transaction, having been hired in 2012 to find a buyer for its ...

  • Cambodian sugar lacking spice riches

    ensures a higher market value for specialty produce. According to a report from Cambodia's Commerce Ministry, "A GI product must have a specific quality linked to the characteristics of its geographic production zone and must have a well-established reputation among consumers in connection with this origin." GI registration also requires farmers to use natural manure in ...

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