Angkor construction technology used to build Hindu temple in West London

The Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir temple in Wembley, West LondonShree Sanatan Hindu MandirThe pride of the HindusJune 20, 2010 By Mithun DeyOrganiser.orgMost of the Mandir parts have been hand-carved in limestone in a small town called Sola, located in Gujarat. About 41 statues of the deities made-up of marble were made in India especially for the Mandir.I got surprised after receiving an email from one of my friends living in London stating that a new Sanatan Hindu Mandir has been constructed in London. It’s really a great achievement for the Hindus around the world.The Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir was constructed at a cost of £16 million...

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Reassuring the Khmer Krom

Monday, 14 June 2010 15:02 James O’toole and May TittharaKRT prosecutor holds meeting with group worried about being overlooked.Photo by: Courtesy of Rothany Srun/Access to Justice AsiaKhmer Krom residents of Pursat’s Bakan district listen to a presentation about the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s second case on Sunday.Pursat ProvinceKHMER Rouge tribunal co-prosecutor Andrew Cayley addressed a group of Khmer Krom residents of Pursat province on Sunday, intent on assuring them that the suffering inflicted upon their community under Democratic Kampuchea will not be overlooked by the court.In speaking to a group of around 200 in Pursat’s...

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Enough headache yet? Maybe it's time to step down?

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Ho Chi Minh City June 6, 2010. Ho Chi Minh City will host the two-day forum on June 6 and 7. (REUTERS/Kh...

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Nine Cambodians arrested for gambling on World Cup

How about this gambler of Cambodia's territorial integrity?Tue, 15 Jun 2010DPAPhnom Penh - Police arrested nine people for illegal gambling on the World Cup, local media reported Tuesday.Eight men and one woman were held for 24 hours but released Monday without charge, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported, because the arrests had come early in the tournament."But if they commit illegal betting again, the court will charge them," said Kao Ratana, the deputy police chief of Preah Sihanouk province in southern Cambodia.Kao Ratana said police had seized notebooks listing wagers of up to 30 dollars at a time.Earlier this month, Prime...

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Even for state audit, Cambodia and Laos must report to Vietnam

VN auditors meet Lao, Cambodian counterparts06/15/2010VOV News (Hanoi)Leaders of state audit agencies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia met in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on June 14, discussing the role played by state audit in public sector management.The Vietnamese delegation was headed by State Auditor General Vuong Dinh Hue, while the Lao delegation was headed by Amphonnary Keola, Deputy President of the Lao State Auditing Agency, and the Cambodian delegation, by Uth Chhorn, General Auditor of the Cambodian National Auditing Agency.They briefed each other about their works and advantages as well as challenges. They also shared experiences...

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Iconic Cyclo Disappearing From Phnom Penh's Streets

Oum Sok began working as a cyclo driver when he was 18. He says the city has become very expensive over the years, making it much harder to earn a living. (Photo: VOA - R. Carmichael)Robert Carmichael, VOAPhnom Penh 14 June 2010 The cyclo has been a distinctive feature of Phnom Penh's streets for 70 years, stretching back to the days when Cambodia was a French colony. But this form of transport has begun to fade away.New York has its yellow cab. London has its red bus. But Phnom Penh has its cyclo - a three-wheeled bicycle with the driver perched on high above the rear wheel, and the passengers in a bucket seat slung between the...

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"Chumrum Tuol Krasaing" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei & Hin Sithan

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New dollar sale to boost riel

Monday, 14 June 2010Nguon SovanThe Phnom Penh PostNBC to off-load additional US$7 million to stabilise struggling local currencyAN additional US$7 million will be put up for sale by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) this month in the organisation’s latest attempt to stablilse the value of the riel, it was announced Friday.Banks, private companies and money lenders will be able to use riel to buy seven separate lots of $1 million from NBC.Bidding on the first sale begins today with the last sell-off scheduled for June 30, according to an announcement signed by the bank’s Secretary General Sum Saniseth and released Friday.The intervention,...

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Cambodian Killed on Impact While Gardening [in Thailand]

Monday, June 14, 2010Pattaya People (Thailand)The police were called out to an accident after a man had been run over on Sukhumvit Road 34/1, North Pattaya.At the scene, the police found the body of a man on the ground underneath a car.Sawangboriboon paramedics were asked to move the body of the deceased to Banglamung Hospital.Khun Soron, a witness to the tragic accident, told the police that he was driving his pickup in the direction towards Bangkok, when a black Toyota car overtook him erratically, and hit the front of his pick-up to try to go on the motorway.The car careered into the ditch in the central reservation and ran...

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