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NagaCorp’s Casino enjoys 23.7% jump in GGR in Q1 2024

NagaCorp’s Casino enjoys 23.7% jump in GGR in Q1 2024

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Cambodian prime minister calls for ASEAN meeting on swine flu

Swine FluPhnom Penh - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday called on South-East Asian leaders to hold an emergency meeting to agree on a regional strategy to stem the spread of swine flu. "We need to have an emergency meeting of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) to address this deadly disease as soon as possible," he told a graduation ceremony at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh.

The premier called on ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan to organize the meeting and invite health ministers from all member countries.

Monitor says Khmer Rouge trial is likely to run beyond schedule

CambodiaPhnom Penh - An international monitor at Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal warned Wednesday that the first trial before the cash-strapped court could run much longer than scheduled because of delays in proceedings. In its weekly report on the progress of the trial of former torture prison chief Kaing Guek Eav, known by his revolutionary alias Duch, the US-based War Crimes Studies Center said the trial had been weighed down by procedural arguments and only a handful of witnesses had been called to testify.

Cambodian foreign minister recovering after almost collapsing in US

Cambodian foreign minister recovering after almost collapsing in US Phnom Penh - Cambodia's foreign minister was recovering in hospital after almost collapsing Sunday during an opening ceremony for a new consulate in the United States, a government spokesman said Monday. Hor Namhong was rushed to hospital after he almost fainted while giving a speech at the new Cambodian consulate in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said.

"The doctors in the emergency department said he was suffering from fatigue and was recovering well," Koy Kuong said.

First quarter earnings up for Nordic group Telia Sonera

Telia Sonera Stockholm - Mobile and broadband operations helped lift pre-tax earnings for Nordic telecommunications group Telia Sonera, the group said Friday.

The group said earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 14 per cent year-on-year to 8.8 billion kronor (1.05 billion dollars).

Sales in the quarter increased 11 per cent to 27.5 billion kronor, while net income was flat on 4.4 billion kronor.

Khmer Rouge torturer says Jesus helped find him in hiding

Khmer Rouge torturer says Jesus helped find him in hidingPhnom Penh - The Khmer Rouge's former chief torturer told Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal Wednesday that Jesus Christ had ordained his discovery by a journalist a decade ago when he was a fugitive with an assumed identity living in a remote village.

Kaing Guek Eav, known by his revolutionary name Duch, faces charges of crimes against humanity, premeditated murder, torture and breeches of the Geneva Conventions allegedly committed while he was the warden of the S-21 torture prison in Phnom Penh.

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