Respect our interests in Asia-Pacific, China tells US
July 13th, 2012 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 13 (IANS) The Chinese government hopes the US will respect its interests and concerns along with other nations in the Asia-Pacific region.According to China Daily, Foreign Minister Yang ... Read more...
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India pitches for ASEAN pact in services, investments
July 11th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Seeking to accelerate economic ties with the region, India Wednesday made a strong pitch for an early conclusion of a free trade agreement in services ... Read more...
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US wants close ties with ASEAN
July 11th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, July 11 (IANS) The US wants to strengthen relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday.She was speaking at ... Read more...
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Krishna thanks Pakistan for help to Indian passengers
July 10th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Thanking Pakistan for its help to passengers of an Indian plane that made an emergency landing at Nawabshah airport in Sindh, External Affairs Minister S.M. ... Read more...
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56 Cambodian kids die of unknown disease
July 7th, 2012 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, July 6 (IANS) At least 56 children have been killed by an unknown disease in Cambodia in the past three months, the ministry of health and the World ... Read more...
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Study to save Irrawaddy dolphins
April 30th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, April 30 (IANS) A study was launched to protect the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia's Mekong river, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Monday.The Commission for Dolphin Conservation ... Read more...
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Over 1,000 Cambodians dance for world record
April 29th, 2012 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, April 29 (IANS) Over a thousand young Cambodians performed "the Madison", a popular dance carried out during weddings and the Cambodian New Year, in a bid to create ... Read more...
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Close ASEAN cooperation urged to promote growth (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, April 3 (IANS) Cambodia, the current ASEAN chair, has called for stronger financial cooperation among its member countries to promote economic growth.Prime Minister Hun Sen told the visiting ... Read more...
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ASEAN Summit begins
April 3rd, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, April 3 (IANS) The two-day 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off here Tuesday, gathering heads of state or government from 10 ASEAN member states.The ... Read more...
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Ex-Cambodian anti-drug head gets life sentence
January 5th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Jan 5 (IANS) The former head of the Cambodian anti-drug agency and his two subordinates were Thursday sentenced to life in prison for money laundering.Lt. Gen. Moek Dara ... Read more...
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Cambodia and Thailand agree to remove troops from disputed border
September 16th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday agreed to remove their troops from a disputed area on their common border, officials said on Friday.The prime ministers of both countries ... Read more...
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Go shrine seeing, prison strolling in Cambodia
September 13th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) A Communist legacy in the form of ghastly souvenirs, an ancient town with over 100 temples of Hindu origin, a port city with spotless beaches ... Read more...
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At least 1,500 Cambodian troops leave disputed border with Thailand
September 1st, 2011 - 1:36 am ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia withdrew approximately 1,500 troops from the disputed border area with Thailand on Wednesday as the two neighboring countries' military tension have eased since July, one official ... Read more...
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Cambodia seeks to resume talks with Thailand about disputed oil and gas zone
August 31st, 2011 - 2:20 am ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- Cambodia is looking to resume talks with neighboring Thailand to resolve overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand, the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA) said in ... Read more...
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Cambodia establishes first life insurance firm
August 14th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Aug 14 (IANS) The Cambodian government has joined hands with four foreign companies to establish the country's first ever life insurance firm.Currently, Cambodia has six insurance companies and ... Read more...
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India to set up chair for Buddhist studies in Cambodia
July 4th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) India will set up a chair of Buddhist and Sanskrit Studies at Cambodia's Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University for four years from 2011 to strengthen ... Read more...
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Thailand denies violating Cambodian territory
June 6th, 2011 - 4:01 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry denied accusations made by the Cambodian government that Thai military aircraft had violated that country's airspace recently, said Thani Thongpakdi, director-general of the Ministry's ... Read more...
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Cambodian, Thai soldiers again exchange gunfire on Saturday
April 30th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Phnom Penh, April 30 (ANI): The exchange of firing between Cambodian and Thai soldiers started again on early Saturday in the disputed border area near the 13th century Ta Krabei temple in ... Read more...
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Royal Family drawn into phone-hacking scandal
April 10th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 10 (ANI): Prince Andrew's daughters are among the latest high-profile figures to have been pulled into the News International phone-hacking affair.Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice are suspected targets of the media ... Read more...
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Air France becomes first European airline to offer flights to Cambodia
March 31st, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- After a 37 years absence, Air France is once again offering scheduled flights between Paris and Cambodia. It makes Air France the only European airline to operate flights ... Read more...
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Cambodia favours ceasefire with Thailand under ASEAN aegis
February 17th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Feb 17 (IANS) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Thursday said his country will ask Thailand to sign a permanent ceasefire with ASEAN foreign ministers as witnesses or the ASEAN chair ... Read more...
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UNESCO names Special Envoy to damaged Shiva temple on Thai-Cambodia border
February 12th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 12 (ANI): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is sending Koichiro Matsuura, former UNESCO Director-General, as its Special Envoy to the damaged Preah Vihear Hindu temple on ... Read more...
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New Nepal PM sidesteps first foreign trip row
February 11th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) Adroitly sidestepping the row dogging the first foreign trips of Nepal's prime ministers, new premier Jhala Nath Khanal said his first destination abroad would be neither ... Read more...
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Parliament pays tribute to 26/11 martyrs
November 26th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 26 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.Recalling the attacks, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said the horrific ... Read more...
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Cambodia Mourns For Stampede Victims Of The Water Festival
November 24th, 2010 - 7:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Like every year, Cambodia was celebrating its annual Water Festival in Phnom Penh on Monday. However, the city faced tragedy when a stampede was triggered which ... Read more...
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Cambodia Stampede Claims 345 Lives, Leaves Hundreds Injured
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Phnom Penh, Nov 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) More than three hundred people are feared to have lost their lives in a stampede at a festival in the Cambodian capital of Phnom ... Read more...
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At least 339 killed after stampede at Cambodia festival
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:01 am ICT by BNO News
PHNOM PENH (BNO NEWS) -- At least 339 people were killed on Monday when panic broke out during Water Festival celebrations in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, officials said on early ... Read more...
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Oil, gas, mineral, exploration potential with Cambodia huge: Patil
September 18th, 2010 - 9:41 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghOn board Air India One, Sep.18 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil said on Saturday that Cambodia views oil and natural gas, mineral extraction, agriculture and tourism as areas ... Read more...
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Tunes composed by Cambodian King’s dad, Bollywood songs welcome President Patil
September 15th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghPhnom Penh, Sep 15 (ANI): Musical tunes composed by former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and Bollywood songs were played to welcome visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at ... Read more...
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India to help Cambodia to build human resources
September 14th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghPhnom Penh, Sep 14 (ANI): Visiting President Pratibha Devising Patil today said that human resource development and capacity building are the primary focus of India-Cambodia bilateral cooperation for the ... Read more...
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Patil arrives in Cambodia to boost ties (Lead)
September 13th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian President Pratibha Patil arrived in Cambodia Monday as part of her two-nation visit to Laos and Cambodia, seeking to enhance ties with ASEAN countries and ... Read more...
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India for cooperation and competition with China
September 8th, 2010 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) As President Pratibha Patil begins a ten-day tour to Laos and Cambodia, India Wednesday sought to downplay rivalry with China in Southeast Asia saying there is ... Read more...
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Patil heads to Laos, Cambodia
September 7th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Ahead of the India-ASEAN summit, President Pratibha Patil is set to give a boost to India's Look East policy as she heads Thursday on a ten-day ... Read more...
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Canada missed chances to stop Tamil migrant ship
August 21st, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Toronto (Canada), Aug.21 (ANI): Canada and its allies missed several opportunities to stop the MV Sun Sea before it left South Asia with almost 500 Lanka Tamil migrants on board.According to a ... Read more...
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35-year sentence for Khmer Rouge war criminal (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Phnom Penh, July 26 (DPA) Comrade Duch, the former head of the Khmer Rouge's notorious torture and execution prison known as S-21, was Monday sentenced to 35 years after being found guilty ... Read more...
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