2008 in Cambodia

none 2008 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.http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/17/headlines/headlines_30062488.php https://web.archive.org/web/20080119105833/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/17/headlines/headlines_30062488.php dead January 19, 2008 Japanese aid snub to Burma 17 January 2008 13 January 2015 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.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7496830.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080129101440/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7496830.htm dead January 29, 2008 Chinese FM to visit Brunei, Cambodia, Australia 25 January 2008 13 January 2015 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.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-01-25/thai-planes-tyre-bursts-in-cambodia-official/1023526?section=business Thai plane's tyre bursts in Cambodia: official 25 January 2008 13 January 2015 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.http://nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/26/opinion/opinion_30063499.php Military bungles over Preah Vihear 26 January 2008 13 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204404/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/26/opinion/opinion_30063499.php 3 March 2016 dead 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.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7525783.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080203141831/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7525783.htm dead February 3, 2008 FBI director to visit Cambodia for further legal cooperation 30 January 2008 13 January 2015 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.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7225603.stm Top Khmer Rouge figure in court 4 February 2008 13 January 2015 February 5 - US$2.808 billion was invested in Cambodia in 2007, according to the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574675.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080209173337/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574675.htm dead February 9, 2008 Cambodia achieves over $2 bln of investment in 2007 5 February 2008 13 January 2015 October October 16 - Cambodia and Thailand agree to joint border controls following a recent clash.http://news.smh.com.au/world/cambodians-thais-agree-to-joint-patrols-20081016-52ia.html Cambodians, Thais agree to join patrols 17 October 2008 13 January 2015 October 19 - Cambodia agrees to release 13 Royal Thai Army soldiers captured during recent fighting in the 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2008-10-19/cambodia-to-release-captured-thai-troops/34638 Cambodia to release captured Thai troops 19 October 2008 13 January 2015 See also List of Cambodian films of 2008 References 30em 2008 in Category:Years of the 21st century in Cambodia Cambodia Category:2000s in Cambodia Cambodia