Dollarization attracts foreign investment, stabilizes the exchange rate and prevents devaluation of the riel.
Revelers enjoyed live music and a religious ceremony and gave money to help build a section of the temple.
Expanded plantations and mining and plans for massive hydropower dams have given rise to concerns for villagers.
Sam Rainsy remains in exile and is facing a two-year sentence if his conviction is upheld.
Boonplod Kobchai, 42, and Boonsom Varissareeya, 41, were flown out of Phnom Penh after their arrest in Siem Reap Saturday.
She has been ordered to pay approximately $2,500 to the courts and $2,000 to Prime Minister Hun Sen following her conviction.
Observers say the tribunal risks losing its legitimacy if its objectivity is compromised by politics.
A leading organization met with US policymakers last week to discuss more effective use of aid money for rights and democracy.
The courts have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years as they’ve shouldered criticism for political bias and corruption.
Cambodians are among nearly 1,000 participants in the 10-day festival that represent 30 different Asian countries.
The stupa, which includes a Buddha relic on the third tier, took three years to build with money from Cambodian across the US.
Now 66 years old, actress Dy Saveth still retains much of the charm that made her one of the greats of Cambodia’s Golden Age of cinema.
The award-winning Khmer Rouge documentary “Enemies of the People” is expected to be shown in Cambodia in July.
Supporters say the investment agreements will increase free trade, transparency and competition and provide protections for investors.
Since 2008, readership has fallen by as much as a half at some opposition-aligned papers.
The textile industry is Cambodia’s largest, with some 300 companies providing jobs for an estimated 300,000 workers.
The illness prevented Hun Sen from attending a number of meetings, including the 59th anniversary of the Cambodian People’s Party.
“Red Light” shows how parents sell daughters and how politicians use secret brothels to procure sex.
In a government survey of 3,000 Cambodians, 54 percent said they knew a husband who physically abused his wife.
Cambodia’s total tax revenue for 2009 was $1 billion, a low figure compared to other countries.
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