'No punishments' over deadly Cambodian stampede: PM Cambodians pray with offerings near the Diamond Gate bridge via CAAI PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's pr

'No punishments' over deadly Cambodian stampede: PM Cambodians pray with offerings near the Diamond Gate bridgevia CAAIPHNOM PENH — Cambodia's premier said Monday that nobody will be brought to justice over a festival stampede last week that left more than 350 people dead, but admitted the government was at fault."Nobody will be punished for the incident," Prime Minister Hun Sen said after the worst tragedy in Cambodia for decades."The incident that happened was the responsibility of the government," he said, describing it as "a historical lesson that we must remember".Cambodia's annual water festival ended in tragedy last Monday after...

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Kingdom defends its ballet

Photo by: Tracey SheltonA dancer performs Khmer Royal Ballet in 2008.via CAAIMonday, 29 November 2010 15:02 Buth Reaksmey Kongkea The Cambodian government last week condemned statements made by members of Thailand’s Yellow Shirts that the origins of Khmer Royal Ballet were derived from traditions in Thailand.The statements were reported on the website of Thai television network ASTV nearly two weeks ago and quoted Yellow Shirt members as saying that “both music and dance of [the Khmer Royal Ballet’s] modern forms are of Thai characteristics”.Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said the statements were unreasonable...

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Memorial for the Victims of Koh Pich at Wat Khemara Raingsey, San Jose, California

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Finally the "Big" Chumteav and her squad show up

(All Photos: Cambodia Express News) Yeay Phu (right of Bun Rany) was accompanying the Big Chumteav while her husband, Lao Meng Khin, is ordering the sand pumping on resident's houses in Boeung Kak L...

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"Chamnuon Neak Slabb Hak Min Cheak" a Poem in Khmer by Sam Vichea

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"A-so Kruor-sa Khemara Rorng Kruos" a Poem in Khmer by Ung Thavary

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World Cinema: Cambodians take hard self-look

Suon, a Khmer Rouge militia commander, in "Enemies of the People," a documentary directed by Rob Lemkin and Thet Sambath. (Old Street Films) Two new movies in the nation's inaugural film fest deal with the Khmer Rouge horror.November 28, 2010By Dustin Roasa, Special to the Los Angeles TimesReporting from Phnom Pehn, CambodiaOn an unseasonably cool evening last month, nearly 700 people filed into the Chenla Theater for the final night of the inaugural Cambodia International Film Festival. The four-day event had drawn sizable audiences to films from more than 30 countries, but it was the premiere on this night of a Cambodian film ...

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7th day memorial ceremony for the victims in Koh Pich organized by the SRP

November 28, 2010: Sam Rainsy Party organized 7th day memorial ceremony for the victims of Koh Pich bridge's tragedy on 22 November. The Party invited 100 monks and hundreds of people to participate in the ceremony. ...

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Who’s responsible for the Koh Pich accident?

Who's responsible: Maybe you are looking at him right now? (Photo: AP) 28 Nov. 2010Radio Free AsiaTranslated from Khmer by SochGovernment officials indicated on 27 Nov that, up to now, the tally of the number of dead and injured people inside the hospitals shows that there are 347 deceased and 395 injured. This number is lower than a previous tally which put the total number of dead and injured to almost 1,000.While the mourning is taking place, the public, both from inside Cambodia and from overseas, demand that an investigation be conducted to find the reasons and those responsible for this accident that caused so many deaths.From...

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