sufficient seasonal rainfall‚ which is essential to encouraging all of the Cambodian farmers to produce a high crop yield. This year’s Royal Plowing Day was celebrated on May 21st‚ presided over by His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Baromneath Norodom Sihamoni‚ King of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It was held in the Meru field (Viel Men)‚ north of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. For this year‚ Keo Chanmony‚ a CPP Member of Parliament from Kampong Chhnang province‚ was appointed as Mehour‚ while Cambodian
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General Lon Nol in 1970. To regain political power Prince Sihanouk and his followers joined forces with a communist guerilla organization known as the Khmer Rouge. The new founded alliance then attacked Lon Nol’s army and the civil war within Cambodia began. During this time Cambodia was caught in between two civil
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hardly damaged. Furthermore‚ the Vietnam War and the dictatorship of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979 brought the country economic decline. Cambodia now has about 15 million inhabitants‚ of which 95% are Buddhists. The head of state is the King Norodom Sihamoni‚ who was crowned on 29/10/2004 and governs the country‚ which is divided into 24 provinces and 1‚621 municipalities. 2. Economy Cambodia has an average income of 801 USD (2010) per head and is a part of the group of Least Developed
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Ocean and exported rice surpluses. Complex irrigation systems were built in the 9th century. The French colonial period left the large feudal landholdings intact. Roads and a railway were built‚ and rubber‚ rice and corn grown. After independence Sihanouk pursued a policy of economic independence‚ securing aid and investment from a number of countries. Bombing during the Vietnam War damaged rice production. Lon Nol had a policy of liberalising the economy. This was followed by the victory of the Khmer
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became a protectorate of France in 1863‚ and was made part of the French Indochina Union in the 1880s. Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953‚ and the country became the King- dom of Cambodia under King Sihanouk‚ who became prime minister in 1955 and head of state in 1960. Sihanouk had stable control of the country until the mid-1960s‚ but as the Vietnam War intensified after 1965‚ the political conditions in Cambodia became more complicated. By 1970‚ the Cambodian monarchy was abolished and
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NATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE ON AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE IN CAMBODIA Preah Sihanouk‚ Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) held a 2 days and a half dialogue known as “NATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE ON AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE IN CAMBODIA” from 15-17 February‚ 2011 in Kampong Sila district‚ and funded by Canadian Co-operatives Association. There were 90 participants (17 women) whom includes16 cooperatives from Kampong Speu province‚ Kampong Chhnang‚ Takeo‚ Kampot‚ Prey Veng‚ Svay Rieng‚ Battambang
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Organizations around the World Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ‘One Vision‚ One Identity‚ One Community” History ASEAN was preceded by an organization called the Association of Southeast Asia‚ commonly called ASA‚ an alliance consisting of the Philippines‚ Malaysia and Thailand that was formed in 1961. The bloc itself‚ however‚ was established on 8 August 1967‚ when foreign ministers of five countries – Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ the Philippines‚ Singapore‚ and Thailand
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-King jayavarman VII paid honor to spirits of his mother and father by adding over 3 thousand dancers to those already in service. -The king had an all-female troupe known as “the king’s dancers” -the star of the troupe was the daughter of Prince Sihanouk (the last reigning monarch)
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Statistical Analysis on Land Disputes in Cambodia‚ 2010 a Land Land dispute report 2010_English Layout.indd a 8/3/2011 11:59:54 AM Statistical Analysis on Land Dispute Occurring in Cambodia‚ 2010 Published by: Research and Information Centre (RIC) Mapping designed by: Mr. HOK Menghoin Layout designed by: Mr. PHOURN Yu The NGO Forum on Cambodia Address: #9-11 Street 476 Sangkat Toul Tom Pong I‚ Khan Chamkar Morn‚ Phnom Penh City‚ Cambodia. P.O Box: 2295 Phnom Penh-3 Tel:
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Address by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia on “Rectangular Strategy” for Growth‚ Employment‚ Equity and Efficiency Phase II First Cabinet Meeting of the Fourth Legislature of the National Assembly at the Office of the Council of Ministers Phnom Penh‚ 26 September 2008 - Excellencies Deputy Prime Ministers‚ Excellencies Senior Ministers‚ Ministers‚ Secretaries of State‚ Respected Members of the Cabinet‚ Ladies and Gentlemen:
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