International Business News - Cambodia http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A 17-year-old Cambodian monk was charged with raping a British woman while taking her on a tour of a mountain cave near his Buddhist temple, a court official said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/cambodian-monk-charged-with-raping-british-woman.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:58:29 EST Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday poor countries like his must continue speaking with one voice in the Doha round of global trade talks to ensure their competitiveness with developed countries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/cambodia-urges-unity-poor-nations-in-trade-talks.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:28:38 EST Cambodia's economy will grow by a modest 4.8 percent next year due to slowdowns in key sectors and a drop in foreign direct investment caused by the global economic crisis, the International Monetary Fund said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/imf-says-cambodian-economic-growth-to-slow-in-2009.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:08:44 EST Cambodia's first rock opera will premiere in Phnom Penh next month, a cultural milestone in the Southeast Asian country where performing arts were banned during the brutal Khmer Rouge years. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162252-cambodia-rock-opera.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/cambodias-first-rock-opera-opens-next-month.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/cambodias-first-rock-opera-opens-next-month.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:08:31 EDT Cambodia's genocide tribunal on Friday rejected an appeal by the Khmer Rouge's former foreign minister for release from pretrial detention on charges of crimes against humanity and war atrocities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/ex-khmer-rouge-minister-loses-appeal-for-release.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:44:01 EDT Cambodia's prime minister called Friday for more talks with Thailand after a deadly armed clash raised fears the two neighbors were headed for a full-scale war over a patch of disputed land along their border. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/154318-thailand-cambodia-border-dispute.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/cambodia-seeks-more-talks-with-thais-after-clash.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/cambodia-seeks-more-talks-with-thais-after-clash.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:36:57 EDT The Cambodian and Thai militaries agreed Thursday to hold joint patrols at a disputed border area where a gun battle between the two sides left two soldiers dead, a Thai army spokesman said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153520-cambodia-thai-dispute.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/thai-cambodian-officials-hold-peace-talks.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/thai-cambodian-officials-hold-peace-talks.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:30:40 EDT Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks, not bullets. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/152713-cambodia-thailand-border-dispute.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/fighting-breaks-out-at-thai-cambodia-border.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/fighting-breaks-out-at-thai-cambodia-border.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:36:44 EDT A Cambodian court sentenced four former Khmer Rouge rebels each to up to 20 years in prison Tuesday for their involvement in the murder of a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/4-ex-khmer-rouge-rebels-jailed-over-britons-death.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:01:35 EDT Thailand vowed it was ready to respond militarily if attacked by Cambodia after its smaller neighbor issued an ultimatum for Thai troops to pull back from disputed border territory by midday Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/cambodia-issues-ultimatum-to-thailand-to-withdraw.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:11:06 EDT Four former Khmer Rouge rebels were sentenced up to 20 years in prison Tuesday for their involvement in the murder of a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/4-ex-khmer-rouge-rebels-jailed-over-britons-death.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:23:07 EDT Cambodia's prime minister has issued an ultimatum to Thailand to withdraw its troops from a disputed border area by noon or face a "life-and-death battle zone." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/thai-cambodian-ministers-fail-to-solve-border-row.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:39:25 EDT A couple in rural Cambodia has terminated their 18-year marriage with a divorce settlement that entailed sawing in two the wooden house they once shared, villagers said Friday. The husband, 42-year-old Moeun Sarim, has taken away with him all the bits and pieces of his half a house, said his 35-year-old wife, Vat Navy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/cambodian-couple-saws-house-in-divorce-settlement.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:23:46 EDT The Asian Development Bank announced Wednesday $35 million in emergency food aid to ease the burden of soaring food prices among some of Cambodia's poorest people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/cambodia-gets-35-million-in-emergency-food-aid.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:34:02 EDT The U.N. food agency is resuming free breakfasts for hundreds of thousands of poor Cambodian schoolchildren after securing new funds for a program suspended due to high food prices, the agency said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146573-cambodia-school-breakfast.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/free-breakfast-on-menu-for-cambodia-school-kids.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/free-breakfast-on-menu-for-cambodia-school-kids.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:08:56 EDT Soldiers from both Cambodia and Thailand were wounded Friday in a brief clash along their volatile border, officials from the two countries said. Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said a Cambodian soldier was slightly wounded when Thai troops fired a grenade from their territory. He said Cambodian troops returned fire, with the "military incident" lasting less than a minute. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/cambodian-thai-troops-said-hurt-in-border-clash.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:39:35 EDT Five former Khmer Rouge soldiers accused of killing a British mine-clearing expert 12 years ago testified Friday that another soldier shot the man in the head as he sat in the dark at their remote base, illuminated only by car headlights. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144688-cambodia-khmer-rouge.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/ex-khmer-rouge-soldiers-tried-for-murder-of-briton.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/ex-khmer-rouge-soldiers-tried-for-murder-of-briton.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:22:24 EDT The start of the first trial at Cambodia's genocide tribunal is likely to be delayed until early next year because more time is needed to deal with an appeal for more charges against a Khmer Rouge defendant, officials said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/cambodias-genocide-trial-delayed-until-next-year.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:52:58 EDT Impoverished Cambodia hopes to build a nuclear power plant to meet its future energy needs and help offset its dependence on imported oil, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Friday during the first meeting of his new Cabinet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080926/cambodia-eyes-nuclear-plant-for-electricity.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:18:37 EDT The United States announced Monday it has decided to help fund the Cambodian genocide tribunal's work in putting former Khmer Rouge leaders on trial. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong about his government's decision to fund the tribunal during their meeting Monday, a Cambodian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Koy Kuong, told reporters. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/130756-cambodia-us-khmer-rouge.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/us-to-help-fund-cambodian-genocide-tribunal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/us-to-help-fund-cambodian-genocide-tribunal.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:56:34 EDT