Sam Rainsy: European banks implicated in microcredit scandal | Covering Cambodia
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy claims that two European banks, BRED in France and Triodos Bank in the Netherlands, have shares in the Cambodian Acleda bank. It is Cambodia’s biggest commercial bank and the local leader in microcredit. It is, where Cambodians borrow their money.
Feature / Year: DRC’s male and female rape survivors share their stories
ENGLISH ONLY: In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rape is widely used as a weapon of war against women, men and children. This is their story.
How these Khmer Rouge leaders seek to justify their crimes | Covering Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: What thinking caused the appalling genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime? An UN-backed war crimes court in Cambodia makes the surviving leaders talk – face-to-face with the victims.
Graduates fear career jobs woe in Phnom Penh
ENGLISH ONLY: A year from now, 23-year-old Sum Tiara will graduate from the Royal University of Law in Cambodia. But being a student in Phnom Penh costs …
Unedited: Interview with Sam Rainsy | Covering Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: On August 22 the leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Sam Rainsy, invited me to his office for the interview I’ve been waiting for since weeks.
Interview with Kem Sokha: Cambodia’s opposition CNRP | Covering Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: Kem Sokha is the vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party. In an interview he talked to Sarah Thust about the election results, necessary reforms and the role of nationalism during the election campaign.
Management in Cambodia : „Guards are more than farmers in uniform“
ENGLISH ONLY: Located in a humble, barrack-like building with small offices that are still under construction, Global Security Solutions enjoys the proximity to its biggest customer: Toll Royal Railways.
National Election: Storm over Phnom Penh | From Apsara to Zen
ENGLISH ONLY: A storm is brewing over Phnom Penh. On election eve the heavy smell of rain floats the streets of Cambodia’s capital while protesters burn Military Police trucks nearby the city centre in Stung Meanchey district.
Unedited: Interview with Virak Ou on National Elections | Covering Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: During my research for ARD German Radio I interviewed the Cambodian Human Rights Activist Virak Ou about the role of social media and fear during the election campaign and the expectations for the election results on July 28.
Cambodia election fact sheet: „To change or not to change?“ | Covering Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: „To change or not to change“ is the slogan in urban Cambodia. This blog post provides basic information about the National Election in 2013.
Elections in Cambodia: „Time for a change“ | Wahl-Spiegel
ENGLISH ONLY: One week before the national elections, opposition leader Sam Rainsy returned to Cambodia today. He was running the elections campaign from France until now.
Free internet service for schools in Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: The access to a reliable internet connection is a key factor in education. In Cambodia internet service providers try to improve their reputation in the competitive market. But there is a risk.
Portugal’s University of Coimbra becomes World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. Portugal’s University of Coimbra Alta and Sofia on Saturday became a World Heritage site after convincing the World Heritage Committee it had put in place adequate development regulations.
Bavet Shooting: Cambodian town governor shot into crowd of protesters
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. A former governor of a Cambodian town shot into a crowd of demonstrating workers until his gun stuck and then fled, a policeman told a provincial court Thursday.
Rights group slams „bullying“ land titling drive in Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: Phnom Penh. Human rights activists Thursday criticized a land titling campaign launched by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen as „secretive and bullying,“ calling for it to be changed, or scrapped.
North Korea’s Kaesong granted World Heritage status
ENGLISH ONLY: The historical monuments and sites in Kaesong, North Korea’s light industry centre that also contains the remains of the Manwoldae Palace, joined the list of World Heritage sites Sunday.
World Heritage: Six historial sites win status in Cambodia
ENGLISH ONLY: Historical monuments and sites in North Korea, Iran, Italy, Germany and Ukraine were on Sunday added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.{:}{:fr}Ce texte n’est disponible qu’en anglais.
China’s Hani Rice Terraces listed as World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces on Saturday became China’s 45th World Heritage site. The irrigated terraces were carved out of dense forest over the past 1,300 years by Hani people who migrated there from further to the north-west.
Al Zubarah becomes Qatar’s first World Heritage site
ENGLISH ONLY: The ancient town of Al Zubarah on Saturday became Qatar’s first World Heritage site. Al Zubarah was one of a long line of prosperous, fortified trading towns around the coast in what is now Qatar that developed from the early Islamic period, around the 9th century AD.
Italy’s Mount Etna among new World Heritage Sites
ENGLISH ONLY: Mount Etna in Italy and five other sites in China, Tajikistan, Mexico, Kenya and Namibia were on Friday designated natural World Heritage Sites. The announcement was made at a meeting in Cambodia of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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