Phnom Penh - Eight foreign tourists and five Cambodians were rescued from a tourist boat which capsized in high winds and sank near the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap, a district official said Monday.
One New Zealander, three Australians and four Britons were rescued from the Vietnamese-skippered 20-metre slow boat by Cambodian vessels which came to the rescue, Tho Sambath, a district governor, said by telephone.
Phnom Penh - Cambodian border officials Monday accused Thailand of disregarding agreements to move back from three border temples in northern Oddar Meanchey province, but said they would not act until after bilateral ministerial talks in a week.
After negotiations Tuesday, Thai troops agreed to pull back from the Ta Moan group of temples, but moved back into the area Saturday, said a senior border official who asked not to be named.
Phnom Penh - Cambodia released the final vote count from last month's general election on Saturday, showing the full extent to which the country's two main parties dominated the polls.
Of just over 6 million votes, the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) took almost 3.5 million, and the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) 1.3 million, according to National Election Committee figures.
The remaining nine parties split the rest. The results were posted as temporary because parties now have 72 hours to lodge final complaints against the tally.
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian restaurant operator QSR Brands Bhd has obtained rights to operate outlets of the fast-food chain Pizza Hut in Cambodia, a news report said Friday.
The company, which opened the first KFC fast-food chicken outlet in Cambodia on March 2, obtained approval from the international restaurant company Yum Restaurants Asia Pte Ltd to open the Pizza Huts, The Edge Daily, a Malaysian financial newspaper, reported.
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's National Election Committee said Friday it would announce temporary results from the July 27 national polls within 24 hours.
The committee said the results would be announced at 8 am (0100 GMT) Saturday on state media and a number of other outlets.
It said the 11 participating parties then had 72 hours to appeal.
The ruling Cambodian People's Party had won 90 of 123 seats in early counts and appeared to be unassailable.
But interest still remains in whether the royalist Funcinpec party, once a driving political force, can salvage more than the two seats it held in early polling - down from 26 in the 2003 election.
Phnom Penh - The leader of a Hari Krishna-affiliated aid organization in Cambodia was to appeal a conviction for molesting a 12-year-old girl, a Phnom Penh court said Thursday.
Police said US national Thomas Rapanos Wayne, head of a Hare Krishna aid group, was found naked in the company of two girls, aged 12 and 16, when he was arrested in a guest house in the capital in March. The age of consent in Cambodia is 15.
Wayne, alias Tattva Darshan Das, 55, was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in prison for committing indecent acts against minors.
"He was convicted but he said he was innocent and he will appeal," court clerk Keing Bokhea said by telephone.
Phnom Penh - Eight foreign tourists and five Cambodians were rescued from a tourist boat which capsized in high winds and sank near the popular tourist hub of Siem Reap, a district official said Monday.
Phnom Penh - Cambodia released the final vote count from last month's general election on Saturday, showing the full extent to which the country's two main parties dominated the polls. 
Malaysian restaurant operator QSR Brands Bhd has obtained rights to operate outlets of the fast-food chain Pizza Hut in Cambodia, a news report said Friday.
