2009 in Cambodia explained

The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Cambodia.

Events

February

• February 17 - Former Khmer Rouge leader Kang Kek Iew stands trial before the Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodia.^[1]

April

• April 3 - Four soldiers die as Thailand's Army and Cambodia's Army exchange gunfire near the Preah Vihear Temple.^[2]

July

• July 28 - AIDS campaigners and human rights groups accuse the Cambodian government of herding HIV-affected families into an "Aids colony" outside Phnom Penh.^[3]

September

• September 19 - Pro and anti government protestors demonstrate in the Thai capital Bangkok and near the Preah Vihear Temple along the border with Cambodia.^[4]

October

• October 11 - At least 10 people die and seven are declared missing in a river ferry sinking on the Mekong in Kratié Province.^[5]

November

• November 4 - The Cambodian government announces that ousted Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has been appointed as a government adviser.^[6]
• November 5 - Thailand and Cambodia recall their ambassadors over the Cambodian government appointment of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.^[7]
• November 10 - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives in Cambodia to take up his new appointment as economic adviser to the Cambodian government.^[8]
• November 11 - Cambodia rejects a request by Thailand to extradite ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.^[9]
• November 13 - Cambodia detains a Thai man on charges of spying for Thailand.^[10]
• November 19 - Cambodia takes control of a Thai-owned air traffic control firm in a deepening diplomatic row between the two countries.^[11]
• November 23 - The war crimes trial of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia hears its final arguments.^[12]

December

• December 19 - The Cambodian government expels 22 Chinese Muslim Uyghurs who arrived in the country back to China, despite criticism from the UN.^[13]

See also

• List of Cambodian films of 2009

Notes and References

1. Web site: First ex-Khmer Rouge member faces genocide court . 17 February 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 5 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105141819/http://www.edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/cambodia.genocide/index.html . live .
2. Web site: Soldiers die as Thai, Cambodian troops trade fire . 3 April 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113110639/http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/03/cambodia.thai.tensions/index.html . live .
3. Web site: Cambodian government accused of creating 'Aids colony' . 28 July 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120214/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/28/cambodian-government-accused-aids-colony . live .
4. Web site: Thailand rocked by rival protests . 19 September 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120548/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8264189.stm . live .
5. Web site: Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster . 11 October 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213233202/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2009/10/2009101143150954460.html . live .
6. Web site: Cambodia names ousted Thai leader a gov't adviser . 4 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 4 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604130703/http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1099688&lang=eng_news . dead .
7. Web site: Cambodia recalls ambassador to Thailand over Thaksin issue . https://web.archive.org/web/20091108063956/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/05/content_12395491.htm . dead . November 8, 2009 . 5 November 2009 . 13 January 2015.
8. Web site: Thaksin flies in to Cambodia storm . 10 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213233159/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2009/11/2009111035244522763.html . live .
9. Web site: Thaksin extradition demand denied . 11 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120827/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8353896.stm . live .
10. Web site: Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying . 13 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213834/http://english.sina.com/world/p/2009/1112/285135.html . live .
11. Web site: Cambodia takes over Thailand-run company as row deepens . 19 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120838/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8367650.stm . live .
12. Web site: Cambodia's Duch trial nears end . 23 November 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150213233155/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2009/11/2009112355144281591.html . live .
13. Web site: US concern after Cambodia deports 20 Chinese Uighurs . 20 December 2009 . 13 January 2015 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120832/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8422022.stm . live .