Hun Sen Pushes for Three-Party Border Talks

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Wednesday, 27 Jul 2011

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday insisted on three-party talks with Thailand and Indonesia in an effort to implement an international court ruling to resolve the border dispute near Preah Vihear temple

More Understanding Needed Among Mekong Countries: Experts

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Wednesday, 20 July 2011

A fishing boat floats on the Mekong river at Sambor in Cambodia's Kratie Provice, a  site in the country that has been chosen for a proposed 18-kilometer hydro-dam.  Upstream, China has four hydrodams in operation on the Mekong and has plans for four more.

Regional security experts warn that Mekong River countries must do a better job of sharing, as more and more look toward hydropower on the massive river. Experts met in Siem Reap this weekend to discuss ways to mitigate impending conflict over the river, which is a major food source to millions of people but also a huge power supply to growing economies in the region.

Water Experts Warn of Conflict Over Mekong Dams

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 19 July 2011 

Experts on water security met in Siem Reap on Friday, July 15, 2011, at a two-day conference of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific in an effort to address upcoming issues surrounding such projects and other water conflict.

The race for hydropower development among Mekong countries could lead to conflicts or even war over water, regional security experts say. Hydroelectric projects have begun to spring up across the Mekong River, with some already under way and other already creating tensions between Southeast Asian neighbors.

Among Students, Doubts Over Tribunal Suspects’ Defense

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Friday, 14 July 2011 

Cambodian Students line up to attend the Khmer Rouge trial in Phnom Penh, June 27, 2011.

As more Khmer Rouge leaders are put on trial by a UN-backed tribunal, some Cambodians students say they don’t believe their defense claims, that they established an ultra-Maoist regime to prevent Cambodia from falling into foreign hands. The tribunal has put the crimes of the Khmer Rouge back into the public consciousness, and many of the young generation are now learning more about the regime than they learned from parents who often withhold their own stories of atrocities.

For Victims, More Indictments the Way to 'Justice'

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Wednesday, 05 July  2011

As the Khmer Rouge tribunal moves toward a trial of four jailed leaders of the regime, many victims say they want more indictments from the UN-backed court. The court has potentially five more suspects to investigate in two more cases, but these are opposed by the prime minister and others. "Just a few of them is not enough, so I want Case 003 and others ," said In Vuthy, a civil party complainant in the upcoming trial, who had 11 relatives die under the Khmer Rouge.