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Stolen urn of Buddha’s remains recovered in Cambodia

Associated Press in Phnom Penh     Friday 7 February 2014 03.21 EST

Police in Cambodia say they have recovered a precious gold urn that was stolen last year and contains what are considered to be remains of the Buddha’s body.

Another dark day in our history

Jan.13, 2014.  A Time Line of Cambodia’s protests by Mu Sochua, a former minister of women’s affairs, is a member-elect of the National Assembly for the Cambodia National Rescue Party.  “On December 29, more than 100,000 Cambodians – garment workers, teachers, farmers and students from all over the country – marched through the streets of the capital calling for Hun Sen, our long-serving prime minister-dictator, to step down or allow an independent investigation into the flawed national elections that took place in July.”

Cambodia Celebrates First Oscar Nomination

The Hollywood Reporter… Bravo, Bravo!!! “When you can make your people proud of their own culture, that’s a good thing,” says Rithy Panh, director of best foreign language film nominee, “The Missing Picture.”

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Hun Sen Asks UN Envoy to Help End Cambodia’s Political Crisis

AP. 1/16/2014 Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on a U.N. special envoy to press the country’s opposition to rejoin parliament and negotiate an end to the country’s political stalemate since disputed July elections, an official said Wednesday.

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, no...

“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” ~ Charles Darwin

Cambodia Steps Up Crackdown on Dissent With Ban on Assembly

New York Times By  THOMAS FULLER Published: January 5, 2014

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Seeking to quash one of the most serious challenges to the nearly 30-year rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, the Cambodian authorities have banned all public gatherings and summoned two opposition leaders for police questioning.

Small countries highlight Oscars’ top foreign film short list

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Films from Cambodia, Palestine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina made the short list of candidates vying for the best foreign language film Oscar nomination, the Academy Awards organizer said on Friday.

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