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Cambodia Readies for More Peacekeeping Training

Military forces from the US and Cambodia, are training in Cambodia this week, to better coordinate peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, officials said Monday. More than 400 personnel will take part in training exercises that begin Wednesday in Kampong Speu province and run through May 27 Continue reading

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ASEAN Summit Opens in Indonesia

A two-day summit of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations opened Saturday in Indonesia. An ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand is likely to be the focus of the meeting in Jakarta Continue reading

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Back From Malaysia, Maid Says She Was Not Raped

A domestic worker who found herself at the center of a rape controversy while in Malaysia this month returned to Cambodia this week, claiming she had not been sexually assaulted as previously claimed. Continue reading

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Silence After Recruitment Firm Settles in Death of Woman

The husband of a woman who died after remaining ill in a recruitment center in Phnom Penh has settled with the company, but rights groups say they want a full investigation to continue. Chin Sopheap, 36, was recruited to work as a waitress in Malaysia, but after she arrived at the company’s local center, she fell ill. The company reportedly would not let her leave without being paid back money it had already invested in the woman. Continue reading

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Malaysian-owned LA garment factory closed

The garment industry is the engine for the Cambodian economic growth and absorbed more than 34,000 workers. All Cambodian garment exports go to the US, and Europe. It is because of the global economic slowdown and decrease of international demand … Continue reading

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Maybank’s 3rd branch opens in Phnom Penh

Despite the global economic downturn, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), which was set up its first brand in Phnom Penh since 1993, opened its third brand located along Mao Tse Tuong Boulevard. According to the Bank’s statement on January 23, the … Continue reading

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