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ICJ opens hearing in Thailand-Cambodia border dispute

April 15, 2013 11:42:32 AM

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard oral arguments in the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear . The ICJ awarded the temple to...

April 29, 2011 12:14:45 PM

The Cambodian government requested Friday that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) clarify its 1962 decision awarding the Temple of Preah Vihear to the Cambodian city of Phnom Penh. Cambodia has...

April 24, 2011 11:31:13 AM

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Cambodia and Thailand to enter into a ceasefire agreement to resolve recent border clashes between the two countries. Saying that a military resolution is...

March 2, 2011 07:41:09 AM

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy lost his final appeal to the Cambodian Supreme Court on Wednesday for charges of intentionally destroying posts marking the border between Cambodia and Vietnam and inciting racial...

September 23, 2010 10:42:27 AM

A Cambodian court on Thursday sentenced opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia to 10 years in prison following his conviction on charges of forging and disseminating a false map of the Cambodia-Vietnam...

March 11, 2010 09:53:00 AM

The Cambodian parliament passed a controversial anti-corruption bill Wednesday meant to further transparency in government while opposition parties staged a walkout, saying the new law would stifle criticism and foster corruption. The law will create a national...

February 27, 2010 12:47:00 PM

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy was accused in a new lawsuit filed Friday in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court by the Cambodian government of forging and then disseminating a...

January 29, 2010 02:59:00 PM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday called the closed door trial of Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy and two others a "farce," saying the ruling demonstrates the government's control over the country's judiciary....

October 22, 2009 10:03:00 AM

The Cambodian National Assembly approved legislation Wednesday banning demonstrations of more than 200 people. The bill, which passed Cambodia's lower house by a vote of 76-25, would also ban any gathering inside or...

August 4, 2009 10:10:00 AM

A Cambodian court ruled Tuesday that opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua is guilty of defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen , ordering her to pay nearly USD $4000 in fines and restitution. The Phnom Penh Municipal...

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