Malaysia, Cambodia Looking At Cooperating In Producing Military Assets

M4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) (Wikipedia)

PHNOM PENH, July 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Cambodia plan to forge cooperation in producing military assets, said Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Thai leader defends leaving UN heritage site body

BANGKOK – Thailand's prime minister on Sunday defended his country's decision to quit the U.N.'s World Heritage Convention, saying its committee's consideration of a Cambodian plan to manage a protected temple on Thailand's border would increase tensions.

Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters it didn't make sense for Cambodia to unilaterally offer a plan for managing the Preah Vihear temple site, which is mostly easily accessible through land under dispute by both countries. At least 20 people have died in attacks in the area surrounding the temple since 2008, when the site received World Heritage status over Thailand's objections.

China delivers military uniforms to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH - The government of China on Thursday delivered 50,000 sets of military uniforms to Cambodia, signaling a closer defense cooperation between the two nations.

The hand-over ceremony was held at the Military Airport in Phnom Penh between Zhang Jianlin, Chinese military attach to Cambodia, and Lt. Gen. Sun Samnang, director general of Cambodia' s Defense Ministry's logistics and finance department, under the witness of the four-star general Moeung Samphan, a secretary of state for Cambodian Defense Ministry.