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Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 14 October [Unattributed report: "Thailand will act in self -defence : Cambodia told"] If Cambodia resorts to use of force, Thailand will have to exercise its right of self-defence as provided under the Charter of the United Nations: Thai FM Tensions along Thai and Cambodian border have flared up again on Tuesday after Thailand refused to follow Cambodia's threat to withdraw its troops from an area near Preah Vihear Temple....
Elray Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: ELRA), a technically-driven mining and exploration company, is pleased to provide information to its shareholders on the Cambodian Gold Mining Industry. The gold mining industry within Cambodia is currently in a state of growth and although considered small-scale by international standards, the scale and extent of operations is increasing. Sector expansion has been characterized by an increasing number of miners employed, ever more complex and deeper mine...
Text of report in English by Cambodian state news agency AKP email service France Promotes Its Cooperation with Cambodia in the Medical Field Phnom Penh, October 9, 2008 AKP - Visiting French Nobel Prize Winner Mrs Francoise Barre Sinoussi met with Cambodian Minister of Health H.E. Dr Mam Bun Heng on Oct. 7 in Phnom Penh. Ms Sinoussi told Dr Mam Bun Heng of her visit, the purpose of which, she said, is to promote the research efforts in medical field and help provide HIV/AIDS anti-viral...
Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Phnom Penh, Oct. 9 Kyodo - Myanmar [Burma]'s ambassador to Cambodia, Aung Naing, has died of a stroke, a Cambodian official said Thursday. Srey Thammarong, adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, told Kyodo News that Aung Naing died at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Aung Naing, 61, had served for many years in military health departments in Myanmar and used to be one of the personal doctors to military junta leader Than Shwe. Before...
Cancer screening, nutrition, cervical cancer and HIV/AIDS are the focus of this year's fourth annual Khmer Health Forum on Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Cambodian Association of America building, 2390 Pacific Ave. The Cambodian community can learn about health issues at the event, which also includes a healthful cooking demonstration, dinner and door prizes. Khmer translation available. The American Cancer Society will also accept hair donations for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths...
Elray Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: ELRA), a technically-driven gold and precious mineral exploration company, is pleased to report to shareholders on findings at its Porphyry Creek Project in Cambodia. Elray Resource's Porphyry Creek Project is a grass roots project located approximately 290 km north of Phnom Penh in an area considered to have potential to host a copper porphyry system with copper and gold mineralization, based upon reconnaissance geological mapping and sampling. The project area...
Elray Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: ELRA), a technically driven gold and precious mineral exploration company, is pleased to report to shareholders on its Angkor Wat Project in Cambodia. The Company owns 100% of the license for the 5,400 hectare project area, which contains multiple historical workings including the Rom Dey Vein which was extensively explored by the French in the 1960s, with very positive results. Historical workings are seen as very good indicators of the presence of gold,...
Cambodia sets sights on nuclear power PHNOM PENH, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Government officials said that Cambodia may develop its first nuclear power plant as early as 2020, national media reported Monday. With hydropower and coal capacity expected to peak in the next decade, the government says nuclear energy is the best option for the country, according to the Phnom Penh Post. "Cambodia has a long way to go before meeting electricity demand. After 10 years, we will not have enough...
Elray Resources, Inc. (OTCBB: ELRA), a technically driven gold and precious mineral exploration company, is pleased to provide an overview of the Senator Project, located in a mineral-rich region of Cambodia. The Senator Mine Project is a very good exploration target with the reported underground working, map reference by the French mapping and reporting of the 1970s and observed mineral and waste materials on the surface. The project has a reported 105 meters long adit following an average...
By Michael McCarthy ENVIRONMENT EDITOR *Pristine wilderness is home to last significant habitat of Siamese crocodile One of the world's rarest reptiles, the critically-endangered Siamese crocodile, is gravely threatened by a proposed dam in an unspoilt region of Cambodia, British conservationists warn. Construction of the Chay Areng dam in the Cardamom mountains will wipe out a fifth or more of the remaining population of the crocodiles, which stands at fewer than 200 individuals in the...
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The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a rare species that was thought to be extinct until 1998. It is native to Southeast Asia with a range that includes Cambodia, Myanmar, South Thailand, South Vietnam, and Sumatra and Borneo in Peninsular Malaysia. It prefers a habitat within coastal areas or near large inland bodies of water. The hairy-nosed otter can reach an average body length between twenty and twenty-three inches, with a tail length of up to twenty inches and a weight between...
Lyle’s flying fox (Pteropus lylei) is a megabat that is native to Yunnan in China, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Although nothing is known about this species in China, it is known to prefer homes in mangrove forests in Vietnam. It is known to roost in trees, where it can be destructive, and feeds on fruit in orchards. Because of this, it is considered a pest in Thailand, where the majority of its full populations can be found. One colony in Thailand is thought to number around three...
The Greater Yellownape (Picus flavinucha) is a species of bird found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountain regions. The adult is large and has a prominent yellow-crested nape and throat. It is mainly a dark olive-green bird with gray underparts. The crown is brownish and the flight feathers are...
The Short-billed Minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris), is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountain habitats.
The Pentazona barb (Puntius pentazona), or Fiveband barb is a tropical fish belonging to the Barb genus of the minnow family. It is a native of Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam. They are also referred to as Barbus pentazona. The fish superficially resembles the tiger barb, except that there are five black vertical bands on an orange or gold body instead of four bands on the tiger barb. The fish will grow to a maximum length of 2 in (5 cm)....
