http://www.asiaherald.com East Asia Business, Economic and Political News. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:53:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Editor's Note: Below is a translation provided by the Bangkok Post of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's remarks on Nov 8th regarding the Thaksin Affair. What is going on in Thai-Cambodian relations is essentially a problem between me and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. I would urge people who wish to comment ... http://www.asiaherald.com/hun-sens-translated-statement-on-thaksins-appointment/59 Op-Ed by Khmerization Prime Minister Hun Sen is playing a dangerous diplomatic game with Thailand by provocatively appointing fugitive ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as his economic advisor that triggered an angry and a retaliatory chain reaction from the Thai government. Political pundits from both countries are concerned that a diplomatic war ... http://www.asiaherald.com/the-thaksin-affair/50 Koh Kong,  once a sleepy, picturesque town along Cambodia's southwest province, has been picked as Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2010. Casinos, rumors of Thai billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra's plans to build a mega resort, and a charming zoo currently make up the bulk of headlines coming from Koh Kong, but ... http://www.asiaherald.com/koh-kong-cambodia-a-top-travel-destination-lonely-planet/46 The Asia Herald, a unit of Electronic News Group, announces the acquisition of The China Herald, which will focus exclusively on China business and economic news.  Content from the Asia Herald will be syndicated to the China Herald which will be located at chinaherald.com. The Asia Herald, The China Herald, The ... http://www.asiaherald.com/asia-herald-acquires-china-herald/44 Global Witness, a London-based NGO (Non-government organization), has been a thorn in the side of the Cambodian government for several years. Their notoriety came after a scathing report "Family Trees" detailed illegal logging activity and attempted to connect it to Cambodian government officials. Once based in Phnom Penh, ... http://www.asiaherald.com/ngo-cambodia-for-sale/40 Cambodia's nascent but politically active blogging community is reporting that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's recent sacking of Army Chief Ke Kimyan (pictured) is not a normal reshuffle as announced, but the result of an internal power struggle between Hun Sen's faction of the Cambodia People's Party (CPP) and ... http://www.asiaherald.com/internal-strife-in-cambodias-ruling-party/35 In China, Chinese customers are spending hard-earned money overseas.  "There is a recognition for sure that China is slowing down, so why keep your money there?" said Henry Lee, a Hong Kong fund manager in the IHT. http://www.asiaherald.com/money-leaving-china/33 Just when Auld Lang Syne has finally left your head, another New Year is approaching.  Don't worry, there won't be much Dick Clark in this spectacle.  On January 26th, Chinese everywhere will be celebrating their calendar New Year, often called Lunar New Year by those outside of China, and this ... http://www.asiaherald.com/chinese-new-year-heralds-calm-diplomacy/30 Australian English teacher and author Harry Nicolaides, 41, has been sentenced to three years in jail for lèse-majesté, or insulting the royal family of Thailand. Thailand has the strictest lèse-majesté laws on the books, and Harry Nicolaides case is no exception. His book Verisimilitude was self-published and ... http://www.asiaherald.com/thailand-jails-author-lese-majeste/29 On Dec. 29th, then anonymous blogger "Minerva" wrote incorrectly that the government issued an "emergency order" to financial firms to stop buying U.S. dollars, in a bid to stem the drop of the Korean won.  Two weeks later, the South Korean government has arrested "Minerva", aka Park Dae Sung, for ... http://www.asiaherald.com/south-korean-bloggers-arrest-signals-cyber-crackdown/21