China-Made Helicopter Crashes, Killing 2 Cambodian Generals

RCAF Helicopter Crashed in Phnom Penh, July 14, 2014

RCAF helicopter crashed killing 4, and injuring 1 during a training exercise in Phnom Penh yesterday at about 9:50 in the morning. Here is a related article by the Phnom Penh Post

Today it was confirmed that 2 of the casualties on board were military generals; the other two were pilot.

Read the AP article here Copter Crash Kills 2 Cambodian Generals

Cambodian and Thai Troops Withdraw from the Disputed Territory

Photo Credit: Associated Press (AP)

Here is another breaking news in Cambodia on Wednesday, July 18.  At the Preah Vihear temple, AP reported that Cambodia and Thailand have withdrawn their troops from a disputed border area to comply with a ruling by the International Court of Justice. Read the full article here

The Phnom Penh Post reported that the RCAF troops will be replaced by 255 police and 100 conservation Rangers, but it is not clear whether the RCAF troops will return home or serve somewhere else in the country. Read the Article here

 Cambodian troops pull back from the provisional demilitarised zone, near the Thailand-Cambodia border, in Preah Vihear province yesterday. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post.

The stand off between Cambodian and Thai troops in the disputed territory broke out in 2008. After 4 years, both troops pulled out from the disputed territory.