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Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (Phnum Pénh) Capital of Cambodia, in the
s of the country, a port at the confluence of the rivers Mekong and Tonle Sap. Founded in the 14th century, the city was the capital of the Khmers after 1434. In 1865, it became the capital of Cambodia. Occupied by the Japanese during World War 2, it was extensively damaged during the Cambodian civil war. After the
Khmer Rouge took power in 1975, the population was drastically reduced when many of its inhabitants were forcibly removed to work in the countryside. Industries: rice milling, brewing, distilling. Pop. (1998) 999,804.
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Cambodia inaugurates statue for Phnom Penh founder
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/16/2008; 382 words
; Cambodia inaugurates statue for Phnom Penh founder PHNOM PENH, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The Phnom Penh Municipality on Friday inaugurated the statue of Grandma Daun Penh, who is recognized as...
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Phnom Penh Said to Undercut U.N. Effort to Save Forests
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/3/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...and diplomatic sources say the Phnom Penh government, which controls about...uncut timber starting Jan. 1. The Phnom Penh government and two noncommunist opposition...opposed it. Despite attempts by the Phnom Penh government to portray the ban as...
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Cambodia unveils Phnom Penh development plan
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 7/18/2005; 477 words
; Cambodia unveils Phnom Penh development plan PHNOM PENH, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Bureau of Urban Affairs of Phnom Penh Municipality has made a plan to expand the city and build...
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CAMBODIA: PHNOM PENH REVOLUTIONIZES PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.
News Wire article from: Interpress Service; 10/31/2007; 700+ words
; By Puy Kea* PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Oct. 31, 2007 (IPS...Asia. Ek Sonn Chan, the director of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), said...Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The Phnom Penh water authority has been lauded for its...
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CAMBODIA: PHNOM PENH REVOLUTIONIZES PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 10/31/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...English News Wire 10-31-2007 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Oct. 31, 2007 (IPS...Ek Sonn Chan, the director of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA...equivalent of the Nobel Prize. The Phnom Penh water authority has been lauded for...
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LETTER FROM PHNOM PENH: IT'S ALIVE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/16/2003; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Letter from Phnom Penh: It's alive PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan 16, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Phnom Penh is bustling again. A decade after the fighting...
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Phnom Penh plan signals major new regional human resources initiative.
M2 Presswire; 11/4/2002; 693 words
; ...PRESSWIRE-4 November 2002-ADB: Phnom Penh plan signals major new regional human...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11032002 Phnom Penh, Cambodia -- Leaders of six countries...successful Colombo Plan, the GMS Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management will...
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Signs Growing of a Split Between Cambodia, Vietnam;Leaders Differ Over Proposal in Peace Talks That Phnom Penh Share Power With Resistance Forces
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/24/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...communist rulers they installed in Phnom Penh. Diplomats here and other analysts...compromise agreement, while the Phnom Penh regime seems to be taking a harder line. A split between Hanoi and Phnom Penh could further complicate the protracted...
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Letter from Phnom Penh: It's alive.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 1/17/2003; 700+ words
; PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Jan 16, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) Phnom Penh is bustling again. A decade after the...David Kihara, an American who has lived in Phnom Penh for nearly two years working at the Cambodia...
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Phnom Penh governor changed after anti-Thai riots
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/11/2003; 434 words
; Phnom Penh governor changed after anti-Thai riots PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Phnom Penh municipal governor Chea Sophara was replaced by the newly appointed...
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Phnom Penh
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Phnom Penh or Phnum Penh , city (1994 est. pop...Tônlé Sap rivers. Phnom Penh was founded in the 14th cent. and was...refugees from the war-torn countryside to Phnom Penh. Its population swelled from c.500...
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Cambodia
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
CAMBODIA Major City: Phnom Penh Other Cities: Angkor, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang...nearly 19,000 soldiers in Cambodia in February 1993. MAJOR CITY Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia since the mid-15th century and...
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Pol Pot
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...court at the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, some seventy miles from Prek Sbau...a private Catholic institution in Phnom Penh, and then enrolled at a technical...of followers met secretly at the Phnom Penh railroad station to found the "Workers...
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Dith Pran
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...power in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. War broke out between Lon Nol...with the sophisticated city life of Phnom Penh, let alone Paris. The Angka Loeu...country, Pran moved his family to Phnom Penh to work as a journalist. There he...
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Pran, Dith
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...power in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. War broke out between Lon Nol...the West. Pran moved his family to Phnom Penh and was hired as a guide and interpreter...Sydney Schanberg, who had come to Phnom Penh in 1972. The two became close friends...
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