Retrospective on the news in Cambodia for 2008 (Part II)02-01-2009By Ka-set in English
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From the listing of the Preah Vihear temple as a World heritage site to Born Samnang and Sok Sam Oeun's provisional release, let us take a look back at the second semester of 2008 in Cambodia. Those six months were mainly marked by the legislative elections and the confirmation of the ruling Cambodian People's Party's electoral supremacy, but also by the border dispute with Thailand.
JULY: Preah Vihear and the elections
7th : After a serias of twists and despite tensions with Thailand who eventually withdrew its support to Cambodia, the temple of Preah Vihear is listed as a World Heritage Site. The decision was issued by the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Quebec (Canada). In the meantime, the Committee urged Cambodia to collaborate with Thailand with a view to come to a new “cross-border listing” of the area, intended to ensure the conservation of the whole site, acknowledged by the Committee as “exceptional”.
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