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Foreign Embassy in Cambodia

  Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea:     N 39, P. Suramarith St.  Tel: 426 848/015 839 680   Embassy of Australia:     Villa 11, St. 254  Tel:213 470, Fax: 426 003     Embassy of Brazil Darussalam:     N 237, St. 51  Tel: 211 457 - 458, Fax: 211 455 - 456     Embassy of Bulgaria:     N 227, P. Norodom Blvd.Tel: 723 182/015 915 825, Fax: 426 491     Embassy of Canada:     Villa 11, St. 254  Tel: 426 001-1, Fax: 426 271     Embassy of Cuba:     N 98, St. 214. Skt. Veal Vong  Tel: 217 428     Embassy of France:     N 1, P. Monivong Blvd.  Tel: 430 020, Fax: 430 037     Embassy of Germany:     N 76-78, St. 214  Tel: 216 381/216 193, Fax: 427 746    Embassy of India:     N 777, P. Monivong Blvd.  Tel: 363 502 / 361 270, Fa...

Useful Contacts and Emergency Numbers, cambodia

  Find out Useful Contacts, Public Services, Emergency Contact Numbers, Tourist office, Police, Fire, Ambulance, Traffic, Airports, Country Code, Local Area Access, Public Institutions when travelling in Cambodia. PUBLIC EMERGENCY CONTACTS 1- Tourist Police - Phnom Penh Phone:  012 942 484 Address: St. 598, 12107, Phnom Penh 2- Tourist Police - Siem Reap Phone:  012 402 424 Address: Mondul 3 Village, Sangkat Slor Kram, Siem Reap City, Siem Reap 3- Police - Phnom Penh Phone:  117 4- Fire Police Phnom Penh Phone:  118  or 011 997 296 Address: No. 58, St. 360, 12304, Phnom Penh 5- Calmette Ambulance - Phnom Penh Phone:  119  or 023 724 891 or 023 426 948 Calmette Ambulance (S.A.M.U.): 012 912 947 / 016 585 108 / 092 858 434 Address: No. 3, Preah Monivong (St. 93), 12201, Phnom Penh 6- Khmer - Soviet Friendship Ambulance - Phnom PenhPhone:   023 217 764 Address: Yothapol Khemarak Phoumin (St. 271), 12306, Phnom Penh 7- Preah Kossamak Ambulance - ...

Phnom Penh

  ភ្នំពេញ Phnom Penh, formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk is the capital and most populous city of the Southeastern Asian country of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Tonlé Sap and Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonization of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security, politics, cultural heritage, and diplomacy of Cambodia. Once known as the "Pearl of Asia," it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, is a significant global and domestic tourist destination for Cambodia. Founded in 1434, the city is noted for its beautiful and historical architecture and attractions. There are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards. Situated on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers, the Phnom Penh metropolitan...

Cambodian Government Denies Allegations

Cambodian Government Denies Allegations of Political Intimidation Authorities say the summoning of opposition members was needed to investigate alleged illegal activities and the disregarding of court orders. PHNOM PENH — Cambodian political observers say intimidation has been a widely used tool in the government for decades but that recently, there has been a shift in the practice to ensure the ruling party wins the next national election. Scores of former opposition members and activists were summoned to court, self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy was sentenced to prison, and a group that included opposition supporters was interrupted while eating traditional Cambodian noodles. Authorities say the summoning of opposition members was needed to investigate alleged illegal activities and the disregarding of court orders. But Mu Sochua, vice president of the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, thinks the developments are part of a long-term strategy by Cambodian ...

Cambodian nationalism

  Khmer nationalism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Flag of Cambodia Khmer nationalism or Cambodian nationalism (Khmer: ជាតិនិយម, Chéat Nĭyôm) is a form of nationalism found in Cambodia, which asserts that Cambodians are a nation and that promotes the cultural unity of the Cambodian race. Contents 1 "Young Monks" Movement 2 Emergence of Khmer nationalism 3 Khmer Nationalism and Buddhism 4 Khmer Rouge "Young Monks" Movement Another division in the Cambodian sangha can be seen in what has been called the "young monks" movement, a small group of politically active monks (primarily Maha Nikaya) voicing public opposition to the current government. The "young monks" are primarily junior members of the clergy, drawn from temples in and around Phnom Penh. Unlike the Engaged modernists, their interest is not in using the authority of the sangha to aide social development programs, but rather to express direct opposi...

National Museum of Cambodia

  The  National Museum of Cambodia   ( Khmer :  សារមន្ទីរជាតិ ,  French :  Musée national ) is  Cambodia 's largest museum of cultural history and is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It is located in  Chey Chumneas ,   Phnom Penh . Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Collections 4 Gallery Overview The museum houses one of the world's largest collections of Khmer art, including sculptural, Khmer ceramics, bronzes, and ethnographic objects. Its collection includes over 14,000 items, from prehistoric times to periods before, during, and after the Khmer Empire, which at its height stretched from Thailand, across present-day Cambodia, to southern Vietnam. The National Museum of Cambodia is located on Street 13 in central Phnom Penh, to the north of the Royal Palace and on the west side of Veal Preah Man square. The visitors' entrance to the compound is at the corner of Streets 13 and 178. The Royal University of Fine Arts is...