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Country Background Notes, 1990-93Background Notes, 1990Background Notes: CambodiaPA/PCSource: Office of Public Communication, Bureau of Public AffairsDate: Dec 15, 199012/15/90Category: Country DataRegion: Southeast AsiaCountry: CambodiaSubject: Cultural Exchange, Resource Management, Military Affairs, History, International Organizations, Trade/Economics, Regional/Civil Unrest[TEXT]Official Name: CambodiaPROFILEGeographyArea: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri.Cities: Capital-Phnom Penh (pop. 4 ... [Read More]

Background Notes Archive - East Asia and the Pacific

U.S. Department of StateBackground Notes: Cambodia, January 1996Bureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsPrepared and released by the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Office of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam Affairs January 1996Official Name: Kingdom of CambodiaPROFILEGeographyArea: 181,040 sq. km. (69,900 sq. mi.); about the size of Missouri.Cities: Capital-Phnom Penh (pop. between 1 million and 1.2 million). Other cities-Battambang, Siem Reap, Kompong Cham, Kompong Speu, Kompong Thom.Terrain: Central plain drained by the Tonle Sap (Great Lake) and Mekong and Bassac Rivers. Heavy forests away from the rivers and the lake, mountains in the southwest (Cardamom Mountains) and north (Dangrek Mountains) along the border with Thailand.Climate: Tropical monsoon with rainy season June-Oct. and dry season Nov.-May.PeopleNationality: Noun and adjective: Cambodian(s), Khmer.Population (1995): 10.56 million.Avg. annual growth rate: 4.1%. Births--44 births/ ... [Read More]

Report to the Congress on the Anti-Thai Riots in Cambodia on January 29, 2003

Students made up the bulk of demonstrators at the Thai Embassy during the daylight hours of January 29, when the demonstration was peaceful. However, in the late afternoon, according to eyewitnesses, the demonstration was taken over by the "Pagoda Boys," ostensibly an organization of male students in their twenties from the provinces, that the municipal authorities had previously used to break up anti-government demonstrations. Throughout the day, Thai Embassy officers, including the Ambassador, appealed to their RGC contacts to provide additional security to the embassy. Eventually, Prime Minister Thaksin contacted Prime Minister Hun Sen to request protection for the embassy and Thai businesses. Between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. the demonstrators burned a Thai flag and then automobile tires. Unfounded rumors that the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok had been burned and Cambodian diplomats killed by Thai protesters exacerbated the situation. At about 6:00 p.m., approximately 50 demonstrators scal ... [Read More]

Remarks at the Swearing in - US Embassy Doha Qatar

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Department of State Washington File: Text: U.S. Export-Import Bank Seeks Partnerships with ASEAN

Like other ASEAN countries, Indonesia's flag carrier, P.T. Garuda Indonesia, has used Ex-Im financing to buy a number of Boeing aircraft in the last few years. ...

Ex-Im Bank has supported the export of 10 wide-body Boeing aircraft to Thailand's government-owned flag carrier, Thai Airways International, in the last few years. ... [Read More]

Embassy of the United States in Manila

  Read the Philippines portion in the following State Department Annual Reports: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2005 2005 Investment Climate Statement - Philippines Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism 2004 [Read More]

Southeast Asia

Drug Seizures with a DPRK Connection. In April of 2003, the “Pong Su,” a North Korean merchant vessel of about 4000 tons displacement, flying a flag of convenience, was seized by Australian military Special Forces, who boarded the vessel by rope descent from a helicopter after a four-day chase in heavy seas. The vessel, its North Korean master, and its crew were brought into Sydney harbor where all aboard were charged with involvement in narcotics trafficking. In addition to the regular crew of the vessel, those charged included a North Korean identified as a “Political Secretary” of the ruling Communist Workers’ Party in North Korea. ... [Read More]

Embassy of the United States in Manila

  Read the Philippines portion in the following State Department Annual Reports: Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2005 2005 Investment Climate Statement - Philippines Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism 2004 [Read More]