US returns stolen Angkorian sculptures to Cambodia (AFP) – 4 hours ago
PHNOM PENH — The United States on Thursday returned seven sculptures created in the great Angkorian era that had been smuggled from Cambodia, a US embassy spokesman said. John Johnson said the sandstone artefacts, dating from between 1000 and 1500 AD, arrived by ship and were blessed by Buddhist monks in a handover ceremony in the southwestern port of Sihanoukville. The sculptures, which include a head of the Buddha, a large bas-relief and an engraved plinth, were recovered by US immigration and customs enforcement officials in Los Angeles in 2008, Johnson added. The great Angkorian empire emerged as a powerful regional force beginning in the ninth century and built the stunning Angkor temple complex in northwestern Cambodia, which remains the country's main tourist attraction. But the country's key temples suffered huge damage from looters during three decades of civil war, which ended in 1998. PLEASE UP DATE YOUR DATA ANALYSIS ON CAMBODIA , A COUNTRY UNDER THE VIETNAMESE OCCUPATION DEPSITE HER STATUTE OF UN MEMBER COUNTRY, BECAUSE OF KING NORODOM SIHAMONI , THE VIETNAMESE PUPPET KING . VIETNAM INVASION OF CAMBODIA DEC 25 1978 Dec. 25, 1978 Invasion of Cambodia. Some 100,000 Vietnamese with 20,000 KUFNS troops, under the direction of Gen. Van Tien Dung, launch an invasion of Cambodia. Feb. 17, 1979 "Teaching a lesson". Some 170,000 Chinese troops with 700 warplanes, and 250-300 tanks launched an invasion of Vietnam to punish it for invading of Cambodia. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia AS OF TODAY ,VIETNAM CONTINUES TO OCCUPY CAMBODIA ,BY PROXY THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF KING SIHAMONI AND THE VIETNAMESE TROOPS IN DISGUISE UNDER THE COVER OF THE CPP HUN SEN PARTY. Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:03:44 +0700 Subject: TWAS Fellowships From: [email protected] TWAS Fellowships TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world is an autonomous international organization founded in Trieste, Italy, in 1983. TWAS represents the best of science in the developing world. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development in the South. Since 1986, TWAS has been supporting scientists and institutions in developing countries through a wide range of programmes that focus on scientific capacity building largely through South-South cooperation. The administration and financial operation of TWAS is undertaken by UNESCO in accordance with an agreement signed by the two organizations.Each year, the TWAS Fellowship Programme, which operates under agreements with governments and national organizations in developing countries. Readmore: http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2010/04/twas-fellowships-for-postgraduate.html -- rg _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
