2008 in Cambodia

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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Cambodia .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni
• Prime Minister: Hun Sen

Events

January

• January 16 - At the first Mekong-Japan foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo, Japan pledges US$20 million in aid for development projects in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Left out of the aid picture was Burma, a former recipient of Japanese aid, whose foreign minister Nyan Win was present for the meeting. ^[1]
• January 25 - Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi will visit Brunei, Cambodia and Australia on official visits from January 31 to February 5, the Foreign Ministry says. ^[2]
• January 25 - A rear tire bursts on the landing gear of a Thai Airways International flight from Bangkok as it lands at Phnom Penh International Airport. There are no injuries among the 160 passengers and crew. ^[3]
• January 26 - Thai officials say they will not oppose Cambodia's seeking World Heritage Site status for Preah Vihear, refuting a Thai Defense Ministry spokesman's earlier statements that the listing should not be granted without Thai participation. ^[4]
• January 30 - FBI director Robert Mueller visits Vietnam and Cambodia on a mission to expand legal cooperation. In Phnom Penh, he is to open a new FBI office. ^[5]

February

• February 4 - Former Khmer Rouge No. 2 leader Nuon Chea briefly appears before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, asking for postponement of his appeal because of a dispute regarding his Dutch attorney and the Cambodian Bar Association. ^[6]
• February 5 - US$2.808 billion was invested in Cambodia in 2007, according to the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce. ^[7]

October

• October 16 - Cambodia and Thailand agree to joint border controls following a recent clash. ^[8]
• October 19 - Cambodia agrees to release 13 Royal Thai Army soldiers captured during recent fighting in the 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off. ^[9]

See also

• List of Cambodian films of 2008

References

1. "Japanese aid snub to Burma". 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. "Chinese FM to visit Brunei, Cambodia, Australia". 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. "Thai plane's tyre bursts in Cambodia: official". 25 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Military bungles over Preah Vihear". 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. "FBI director to visit Cambodia for further legal cooperation". 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
6. "Top Khmer Rouge figure in court". 4 February 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
7. "Cambodia achieves over $2 bln of investment in 2007". 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. "Cambodians, Thais agree to join patrols". 17 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
9. "Cambodia to release captured Thai troops". 19 October 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2015.