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2008 in Cambodia

2008 in Cambodia

List of events

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Cambodia.

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Events

January

  • January 16 - At the first Mekong-Japan foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo, Japan pledges US$20 million in aid for development projects in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Left out of the aid picture was Burma, a former recipient of Japanese aid, whose foreign minister Nyan Win was present for the meeting.[1]
  • January 25 - Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi will visit Brunei, Cambodia and Australia on official visits from January 31 to February 5, the Foreign Ministry says.[2]
  • January 25 - A rear tire bursts on the landing gear of a Thai Airways International flight from Bangkok as it lands at Phnom Penh International Airport. There are no injuries among the 160 passengers and crew.[3]
  • January 26 - Thai officials say they will not oppose Cambodia's seeking World Heritage Site status for Prasat Preah Vihear, refuting a Thai Defense Ministry spokesman's earlier statements that the listing should not be granted without Thai participation.[4]
  • January 30 - FBI director Robert Mueller visits Vietnam and Cambodia on a mission to expand legal cooperation. In Phnom Penh, he is to open a new FBI office.[5]

February

  • February 4 - Former Khmer Rouge No. 2 leader Nuon Chea briefly appears before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, asking for postponement of his appeal because of a dispute regarding his Dutch attorney and the Cambodian Bar Association.[6]
  • February 5 - US$2.808 billion was invested in Cambodia in 2007, according to the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce.[7]

October

  • October 16 - Cambodia and Thailand agree to joint border controls following a recent clash.[8]
  • October 19 - Cambodia agrees to release 13 Royal Thai Army soldiers captured during recent fighting in the 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Japanese aid snub to Burma". 17 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Chinese FM to visit Brunei, Cambodia, Australia". 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Thai plane's tyre bursts in Cambodia: official". 25 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. [4]
    "Military bungles over Preah Vihear". 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. [5]
    "FBI director to visit Cambodia for further legal cooperation". 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Top Khmer Rouge figure in court". 4 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Cambodia achieves over $2 bln of investment in 2007". 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Cambodians, Thais agree to join patrols". 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. [9]
    "Cambodia to release captured Thai troops". 19 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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