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  • Cambodian land protest blocked by police; 5 hurt

    nationwide, with deadly force sometimes employed and allegations of corrupt deals.The protesters said they were residents of Phnom Penh's Boueng Kak lake area whose land was awarded by the government to a Chinese company for commercial development with a hotel,   Read more »

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  • 13 land activists arrested in #Cambodia

    ARTICLE 19 reports: Thirteen women activists from the forcibly evicted Phnom Penh community of Boeung Kak Lake were arrested on Thursday 24 May 2012 in what is turning out to be a string of harsh crackdowns on free speech since the start of this year... 11:41 AM from Newsjiffy Blog Read more »

  • China urges PHL to be discreet in 'words and deeds' over Panatag Shoal

    China urged the Philippines to be "discreet in both words and deeds" in resolving their standoff over the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which started in early April. A news item posted on the Chinese government's web portal said this was the call of Chine 5/30/12 from GMANews.tv Read more »

  • China vows to ensure national sovereignty

    China expressed an unwavering resolve to protect its national sovereignty and to deal with disputes peacefully, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said on Tuesday. Liang made those remarks at a short consultative meeting with defense ministers from the Asso 5/30/12 from SINA English Read more »

  • Bird's nest soup China media: Currency deal

    30 May 2012 Last updated at 01:00 ET The direct trading deal comes into effect later this week The announcement of a direct trading deal between the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen is the top story for many newspapers on Wednesday. The two countries will s   from BBC News Read more »

  • Nipponkoa To Open Cambodian Office

    TOKYO (Nikkei)--Nipponkoa Insurance Co. will open an office in Phnom Penh on Friday with an eye toward providing fire and liability coverage to Japanese companies expanding into Cambodia. read full article... This article is available to Nikkei.com subsc   from Nikkei News Read more »

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About Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh (Khmer: ភ្ន៓ពេញ; official Romanization: Phnum Pénh; IPA: [pʰnum peːɲ]) is the largest, most populous and capital city of Cambodia. It is also the capital of the Phnom Penh municipality.

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