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CAMBODIA 3

BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2017
Japan's Leopalace21 opens serviced apartments in Cambodia
Property firm Leopalace21 Corp. has opened a serviced apartment complex in Cambodia to cater to growing demand from foreign business executives and short-term travelers in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2017
China backs Cambodia after ruling government dismantles political opposition
China supports Cambodia's efforts to protect political stability and believes it will smoothly hold elections next year, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Cambodian counterpart, after the country's main opposition party was dissolved.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2017
Cambodian court charges two U.S.-linked journalists with espionage
A Cambodian court on Saturday charged two journalists with espionage for filing news reports to a U.S.-funded radio station, which can carry a prison term of up to 15 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2017
Cambodia faces international rebuke after banning opposition
The United States promised "concrete steps" against Cambodia and the European Union raised a threat to vital trade preferences, after the Southeast Asian nation's main opposition party was banned ahead of elections.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017
U.S. suddenly opts to defund Norwegian NGO's project to clear mines, UXO in Cambodia
The United States has decided to defund a Norwegian nongovernmental organization's efforts to clear Cambodia of land mines and unexploded ordnance, causing concern that Washington might cease such funding altogether.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2017
Battle for grass-roots democracy in Cambodia sidelines U.S.
Sin Rozeth's attempts to show the benefits of grass-roots democracy to some of the poorest people in the Cambodian city of Battambang are in peril.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2017
Trump signals muted U.S. approach on human rights in Asia
Just days after the killing of a prominent Cambodian government critic last year during a crackdown by the country's longtime leader, President Barack Obama dispatched Washington's chief human rights envoy to Phnom Penh to attend the activist's funeral.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 22, 2017
Defiant Cambodia Daily is down but not out
Tokyo-based publishing family hopes to resurrect paper that was forced to shut last month amid claims it owes Cambodia a huge tax bill.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2017
Hun Sen flirts with dictatorship
While Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled with an iron fist, he has maintained a veneer of democracy. That mask is slipping.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 11, 2017
Cambodian leader threatens ban on opposition party
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened on Monday that the main opposition party would be dissolved if it continues to back detained leader Kem Sokha, who has been charged with treason over an alleged plot to gain power with U.S. support.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 4, 2017
English-language The Cambodia Daily shuts with 'dictatorship' parting shot aimed at Hun Sen
One of Cambodia's most stridently independent newspapers, The Cambodia Daily, published its last edition on Monday with the headline "Descent Into Outright Dictatorship" as it closed amid a crackdown on critics of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2017
Japanese scholar receives prestigious 2017 Magsaysay Award for his work in Cambodia
Japan's Yoshiaki Ishizawa on Thursday received the Ramon Magsaysay Award, one of Asia's highest honors, with a vow to carry on his advocacy for cultural heritage preservation and promotion.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2017
Kyoto University experts detect large mammal species in Cambodia during camera trap study
Experts from Kyoto University and the Wildlife Conservation Society have conducted a camera trap survey that detected a multitude of large mammal species in a protected area of northern Cambodia, the WSC said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2017
Japan NPO brings movies to kids in developing countries
A nonprofit organization is aiming to give children in developing countries a chance to enjoy films by hosting screenings in places where movies are a rarity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2017
Two peas in a pod: Duterte in Bangkok
The Thai junta and the fiery Philippine president appear to have found a convergence of interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2017
Japanese tourists flock to temple at center of Cambodia-Thailand dispute
Preah Vihear, an ancient, cliff-top temple that Cambodia and Thailand have sporadically fought over for more than a century, is proving to be a hit with Japanese tourists, who last year accounted for the largest number of foreign visitors there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2017
Farmers, conservationists rescue 11 wild elephants from Cambodia mud pit
Eleven wild elephants trapped for days in a mudhole in northeastern Cambodia were rescued over the weekend, conservationists said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2017
Sorry Trump, Cambodia owes the U.S. nothing
The $500 million bill that Uncle Sam has come knocking for is a pittance compared to the destruction the U.S. wreaked on Cambodia by incessant B-52 bombing during the Vietnam War.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017
Five Cambodian trainees exploited by employer in Japan rescued, sent home
Five Cambodian trainees who were allegedly deceived by brokers and subjected to exploitative working conditions in Japan have been rescued and sent home with promises of compensation, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 25, 2017
Amid land grabs and evictions, Cambodia jails leading activist
Even before a Cambodian judge sentenced land rights activist Tep Vanny to prison, her fellow campaigners said her fate had already been sealed.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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