Phnom Penh - A rare wild gaur seriously gored a Cambodian fisherman, then injured two bystanders who had come to see what the fuss was about, before dropping dead, police said Monday.
Hin Sarun, the deputy police chief of Svay Chet district in Banteay Meanchey province on the north-western Thai border, said the rare but angry bovine emerged from scrub on Saturday and menaced a group of fishermen before seriously wounding angler Cheng Chat, 25.
London, July 28 : Cambridge University’s poorest-funded college – Selwyn -- has topped the colleges'' degree results.
According to The Independent, the college, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has moved from fourth to first place in the table compiled annually by Peter Tompkins, a consulting actuary who is a former student of Trinity College.
Siem Reap, Cambodia - Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers were preparing for lunchtime talks Monday aimed at defusing mounting border tensions over land surrounding an ancient Hindu temple.
The talks were scheduled to be held in a Siem Reap hotel, more than 300 kilometres north-west of Phnom Penh, between Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and his newly appointed Thai counterpart, Tej Bunnang.
Phnom Penh - The dominant Cambodian People's Party (CPP) extended its lead Monday after weekend national elections, claiming 90 of the 123 seats in the National Assembly - 64 more than its nearest rival.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith said counting was ongoing but the CPP had good preliminary figures on which to base its estimate.
"At this stage, the CPP has 90 seats, the Sam Rainsy Party has 26, then Funcinpec has two, the Norodom Ranariddh Party two and the Human Rights Party three, but these are not final figures," he said Monday.
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's estimated 8 million voters headed to the polls Sunday for the first national elections in five years.
The National Election Committee says the elections are the most peaceful and least violent since democratic polls recommenced after the Khmer Rouge era in 1993.
A tense border stand-off with Thailand which has seen troops mobilized is not expected to unduly influence the outcome, although analysts predicted it may increase voter turnout. Voting is not compulsory in Cambodia.
Phnom Penh - Cambodian troops on the border with Thailand had been prohibited alcohol during a border dispute surrounding an 11th century temple, officials and local media said Saturday.
Officials said alcohol had been banned at the Preah Vihear temple, around 300 kilometres north of the capital, for nearly a week, but that ban would stay in place until tensions ease.
A national ban on alcohol is in place over the weekend owing to national elections, but officials said that had nothing to do with the temple ban and that the temple ban was indefinite.
Phnom Penh - A rare wild gaur seriously gored a Cambodian fisherman, then injured two bystanders who had come to see what the fuss was about, before dropping dead, police said Monday.
London, July 28 : Cambridge University’s poorest-funded college – Selwyn -- has topped the colleges'' degree results.
Siem Reap, Cambodia - Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers were preparing for lunchtime talks Monday aimed at defusing mounting border tensions over land surrounding an ancient Hindu temple.
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's estimated 8 million voters headed to the polls Sunday for the first national elections in five years.
Phnom Penh - Cambodian troops on the border with Thailand had been prohibited alcohol during a border dispute surrounding an 11th century temple, officials and local media said Saturday.
