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Cambodia Prepares To Deport ‘Mafia’ Suspects

The Cambodian government is prepared to deport 187 Chinese nationals that were swept up in a raid earlier this week. Officials at the Ministry of Interior said Friday Cambodia was cooperating with China’s Ministry of Public Security to return the group, which it characterized as part of a “mafia.” In all, about 500 people were arrested in a raid in the the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk, including nationals from Thailand, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia. Continue reading

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After Japan Quake, Friends Search for Survivor

When an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on March 11, Cambodian students in Japan found themselves in a frightening situation. But through social media and other communications, most students were able to check on each other during and after the quake. When the shaking ended, all of the students were accounted for Continue reading

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Social Media Here More Social Than Political: Researcher

Cambodia’s low number of Internet users make a social-media fueled revolution here unlikely, an Internet researcher says. Cambodia’s more than 200,000 Facebook users mostly use the website to connect with friends and maintain professional social networks, said Saray Samadee, who recently co-authored a report for the Cambodia Communication review Continue reading

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Rural IT project progresses

FARMERS in 20 remote areas could find themselves surfing the Internet for facts about seeds and insecticide in the next few years, as a rural information and communications technology project gets under way. Over the next three years, 20 pilot … Continue reading

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ICT conference set to begin

CAMBODIA’S international ICT and telecoms conference will kick off on Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Thursday, with tens of thousands expected to attend. The three-day World Expo, organised by International Data Group (IDG) Indochina with the National ICT Development Agency (NiDA), … Continue reading

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Satellite set to increase internet access among govt and rural areas

A LOCALLY registered company hopes to link Cambodia’s government offices with a high-tech satellite communications system that it says will push the Kingdom’s public services into the 21st century. Gateway Communications, which uses Gilat Satellite Networks technology from Israel, launched … Continue reading

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