The legacy of the Khmer Rouge, which destroyed the courts, and former control by Vietnam both hampered the development of the system.
Chhun Yasith, the head of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in a US court on Tuesday.
Ek Sonn Chan, the head of Phnom Penh’s water authority, says he wants to get clean water to Cambodians beyond the capital.
The meeting will look into transparency for aid money, proper capacity building, and the right prioritization of aid projects.
His visit also comes as Cambodian officials are facing criticism from the opposition for its border demarcation policies.
Ung Rithea is currently in jail and awaiting trial of fraud charges related to the case.
Sam Rainsy is currently on a visit to the US to build political support for his party, which holds 26 seats in the National Assembly.
The two governments are currently in the process of marking the borders according to agreements from 1985 and 2005.
Donors pledged about $17 million for expenses in 2010, money far short of the $85 million that they need for 2010 and 2011.
Sam Rainsy, who is on a US tour to build political support, said he was not confronting Prime Minister Hun Sen, but rather Vietnam.
The Cambodian side of the hybrid court is facing dire economic circumstances, with staff salaries halved in April.
“Breaking the Silence” urges victims and perpetrators to address their collective trauma.
It’s rare for a company to gain a land concession from the government and not have a conflict with the locals.
The Global Witness report says sand dredging has negative impacts on the environment.
Global Witness reported that at least 790,000 tons of sand from the coast are monthly shipped out.
The delegation included three Khmer monks who had spent about one year in jail each in Vietnam.
An estimated 300,000 Cambodians live in the US, but only about 100,000 show up on the census.
China has pledged to provide military aid, including more than 250 trucks, exceeding a previous aid scrapped by the US.
Un Sokhom was the editor in chief of the Neak Prayuth newspaper until he fled to the US in 2004 in fear of his safety.
Thousands of Cambodians now live in Lowell, many of them after having fled Cambodia’s civil war and the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.
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