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The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal is steadily working toward it biggest, more complicated trial to date, but that trial has been overshadowed in recent months by the court’s handling of two additional cases, which has seen the resignation of one UN judge and an emergency meeting with the UN’s top legal counsel and Cambodian officials. A growing number of court observers now say the court’s approach to cases 003 and 004 is derailing its credibility, even as it prepares to try four Khmer Rouge leaders for one of the worst atrocities of the 20 th Century. The Khmer Rouge tribunal will face its most difficult trial some time next year.

Ten years ago, the infrastructure in Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, was in poor condition. Power outages were frequent. Heavy rains and poor telecommunications slowed commerce and limited outside contacts.

Cambodia and North Korea agreed on a seven-point agreement on economics, agriculture, information technology, health and other initiatives, in an effort to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The North Korean delegation was led by Ri Myung-san, deputy minister of trade for North Korea.

After three years, Ohio University’s Khmer Studies Forum has evolved into a full-fledged conference. Last month, around 100 people gathered at the forum to discuss a variety of Cambodian topics, reflecting an increased interest compared to previous years

Photo by: Heng Chivoan Garment factory workers exit through the front gate of June Textiles company in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district yesterday, where protesters are seeking the dismissal of two factory managers. About 2,000 garment workers at the June Textile Company in Phnom Penh’s Sen Sok district held a protest yesterday, demanding that the company fire two high-ranking factory officials, according to worker representative Chhoub Nith.

Sanitation A noted international sanitation expert announced plans yesterday for a project in Phnom Penh as part of a 10-country initiative to provide sustainable and cost-effective technology throughout Southeast Asia. Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of the Indian NGO Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, outlined plans to build five public toilets in the capital based on his flush compost toilet technology, a two-pit system that stores waste as it decomposes. The process rids the waste of contaminants over a two-year period and makes it suitable for use as fertilizer.

Photo by: AFP A security official on duty during the congress. Economic, trade and investment ties with Cambodia have grown

A BRIGADIER general arrested this week for possessing illegal weapons faced similar charges in 2001 but was never brought to trial, national military police commander Sao Sokha said yesterday. Samith Virak, deputy director of the materials and technology department at the defence ministry, was arrested at his home on Monday

Photo by: BLOOMBERG Dairy cows rest in the sun in Otaki, New Zealand. Cows from the country could be brought to produce milk in Cambodia. Construction on the Kingdom’s first dedicated dairy cow farm and fresh milk production facility is set to begin this month, according to officials behind the joint venture.

These houses along the Mekong River in Cambodia may be high and dry if care is not taken over dams on the river. Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN W HEN Zeus warned Pandora never to open the box given to her, the temptation proved too strong and Pandora forever unleashed into the world misery, suffering and sorrow. Today, much like this mythical Greek tragedy, the decision-makers of the Mekong sub-region face a similar temptation in the form of a cascade of hydropower dams proposed for the Mekong River’s mainstream.