Cambodia-Economy-Poverty

Cambodian cyclo drivers transport Buddhist paraphernalia for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on October 7, 2009. The International Monetary Fund said late last month that Cambodia's economy will contract 2.75 percent this year as the global economic crisis takes its toll on the country. Some 35 percent of the country's 14 million people live on less than 50 US cents a day. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Helth-Flu

Cambodian women wear mask as they walk in a market in Phnom Penh on October 6, 2009. A second Cambodian has died from swine flu while the number of confirmed A(H1N1) virus infections in the country has passed 100, health officials said on October 6, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Economy

Cambodian workers sew at a factory in Sihanouk province, some 230 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh on September 9, 2009. The global economic downturn has forced at least 20,000 workers to lose their jobs in Cambodia's garment industry this year, a labour ministry report showed on October 5, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Aesan-Meeting

This general view show member countries taking part in the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation. CAP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Asean-Meeting

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (4th L), Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (2nd L), Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (L), Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (3rd R), Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thong Loun Sisolith (2nd R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) stand for a group photo during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Bun Rany Hun Sen (C), president of the Cambodian Red Cross, greets victims by Typhoon Ketsana upon her arrival in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Bun Rany Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Red Cross, looks at victims by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Bun Rany Hun Sen (R), president of the Cambodian Red Cross, offers emergancy aid to victims by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana sit as they wait for emergency aid from the Cambodian Red Cross, in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana sit as they wait for emergency aid from the Cambodian Red Cross, in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana row boats loaded with emergency aid as they paddle through floodwater left by Typhoon Ketsana, in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

A Cambodian woman carries her child and emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Cambodian people carry aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Phillippines-Typhoon

Cambodian people carry emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

Cambodian people carry emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon

A Cambodian boy sits on the wreckage of his house damaged by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometres north of Phnom Penh on October 1, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Health-Flu

A relative of Cambodia's first-recorded swine flu fatality burns ghost paper following in Chinese tradition, in Phnom Penh on September 28, 2009. The victim, Heng Eng, was a 40-year-old woman with previous health problems who died on September 27, 2009 at a hospital in Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Pchum Ben

Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match during the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at the Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometres northeast Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand of Cambodians gathered in a village, northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Pchum Ben

A Cambodian villager rides a buffalo during a race of the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometers northeast of Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand Cambodians gathered in a village northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Pchum Ben

Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match during the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometres northeast Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand Cambodians gathered in the village northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Pchum Ben

Cambodians sit on the roof of a public transport as they leave the capital city Phnom Penh to other provinces to celebrate the Pchum Ben festival (Festival of Death) during a public holiday in Cambodia on September 18, 2009. The Pchum Ben festival is a popular holiday in Cambodia which consists of 15 days of prayer for the deceased, visits to the temple, and bringing food to monks. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Poverty

A Cambodian scavenger carries recycle materials along a street in Sihanouk Ville province, some 224 kilometers south-west of Phnom Penh on September 9, 2009. Scavenging for bits of plastic, metal and glass that earn them an average 10 dollars a month, the children of Phnom Penh's municipal rubbish dump are among Cambodia's poorest. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Poverty

Cambodian scavengers drink coke that they ask from tourists along a beach in Sihanouk Ville province, some 224 kilometers south-west of Phnom Penh on September 9, 2009. Scavenging for bits of plastic, metal and glass that earn them an average 10 dollars a month, the children of Phnom Penh's municipal rubbish dump are among Cambodia's poorest. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Festival-Pchum Ben

Cambodian people pray in front of food and candles during the first day of the Pchum Ben festival (Festival of Death) at a pagoda in Phnom Penh on September 5, 2009. Pchum Ben festival is a popular holiday in Cambodia which consists of 15 days of prayer for the deceased, visits to the temple and bringing food to monks. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Festival-Pchum Ben

A Cambodian woman prays in front of food and candles during the first day of the Pchum Ben festival (Festival of Death) at a pagoda in Phnom Penh on September 5, 2009. Pchum Ben festival is a popular holiday in Cambodia which consists of 15 days of prayer for the deceased, visits to the temple and bringing food to monks. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Royals

Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk (C) greets people at Beijing's international airport on September 3, 2009. Sihanouk left the country for China for a routine medical check-up, his son King Norodom Sihamoni said. Sihamoni said in a royal message, sent to media, that his father was going to Beijing 'in order to get illnesses checked and treated.' The king said he would also get his own health checked in Beijing. They were travelling with Sihanouk's wife. CPA PHOTO/STR

Cambodia-Royals

Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk (C) greets people as former Queen Monineath Sihanouk (2nd R) walks behind at the Siem Reap International airport in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on September 3, 2009. Sihanouk left the country for China for a routine medical check-up, his son King Norodom Sihamoni said. Sihamoni said in a royal message, sent to media, that his father was going to Beijing 'in order to get illnesses checked and treated.' The king said he would also get his own health checked in Beijing. They were travelling with Sihanouk's wife. CPA PHOTO/STR

Cambodia-Royals

Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk (Behind-R) and former Queen Monineath Sihanouk (behind-L) sit in a plane during their trip to Beijing for a routine medical check-up on September 3, 2009. CPA PHOTO/STR

Cambodia-UN-Trial

This photo taken on August 31, 2009 Tuol Sleng prison survivors and Cambodian civil party members pray at Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court announced on September 2, 2009 that it would investigate more suspects from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of up to two million people. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-UN-Trial

This photo taken on August 31, 2009 shows Chum Mey a Cambodian survivor at Tuol Sleng , also known as S-21, talking at Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court announced on September 2, 2009 that it would investigate more suspects from the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of up to two million people. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodian Mechanic Nhean Phaloek

Cambodian mechanic Nhean Phaloek sits in his self-designed home-made Angkor 333-2010 car at his house in Phnom Penh on August 21, 2009. Phaloek hopes to mass-produce the petrol-powered vehicle to which he has incorporated various peculiar features, including one which he claims allows users to open its doors telepathically. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Thailand-Conflict-Preah Vihear

A file photo shows Cambodian soldiers stand guard near by Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, some 543 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on April 5, 2009. Cambodia has halved the number of troops around an ancient border temple that has been the scene of bloody clashes with Thailand, the defence ministry said on August 30, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-Thailand-Conflict-Preah Vihear

A file photo show Cambodian woman and her daughter run past a street as military tanks drive on at Sra Em commune near Preah Vihear temple inPreah Vihear province, some 543 kilometer north of Phnom Penh on April 4, 2009. Cambodia has halved the number of troops around an ancient border temple that has been the scene of bloody clashes with Thailand, the defence ministry said on August 30, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Cambodia-UN-Trial

A Cambodian man from civil party cries at Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh on August 31, 2009. The Monday hearing was boycotted by a group of 28 civil parties who are angry with judges for ruling last week to ban them and their lawyers from questioning Duch about his personality in the forthcoming hearings. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY

Politics

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony hand over 7 statues to Cambodia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh on June 12, 2009. Thai leaders handed over smuggled ancient artifacts to Cambodia on June 12, in efforts to soothe relations between the two neighbours locked in a military standoff at their disputed border. CPA PHOTO/ TANG CHHIN SOTHY