2010 in Cambodia

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Events

January

January 1 - A Cambodian court issues an arrest warrant for opposition leader Sam Rainsy, for failing to turn up at court over a border dispute with Vietnam.^[1]

May

May 25 - A court in Thailand issues an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on charges of terrorism, following a report by the Thai Department of Special Investigations, which concluded that he had financed Red Shirt protesters and had helped them smuggle in weapons and fighters from Cambodia, during the 2010 political crisis.^[2]

August

August 23 - Cambodia and Thailand resume diplomatic relations after former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra resigns his post as economic advisor to the Cambodian government.^[3]
August 30 - 4 people are killed and 3 others are injured due to a rocket launcher explosion in Pursat Province.^[4]

September

September 16 - The United Nations-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia indict four Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity for their role in the regime in the late 1970s, including Pol Pot's deputy Nuon Chea, former Foreign Minister Ieng Sary, Social Affairs minister Ieng Thirith and head of state Khieu Samphan.^[5]
September 23 - Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy is sentenced in absentia to 10 years' imprisonment for altering maps to show that Vietnam was encroaching on Cambodian territory.^[6]

November

November 16 - An anti-tank mine explodes under a truck in Battambang province killing all 14 people aboard.^[7]
November 22 - At least 339 people are killed at a stampede during Bon Om Thook (Khmer Water Festival) celebrations in Phnom Penh.^[8]
November 23 - Cambodia declares a day of mourning for at least 378 people killed in yesterday's stampede in the capital Phnom Penh.^[9]

December

December 15 - Four children are seriously injured in a mine explosion in Battambang Province.^[10]
December 29 - Seven Thais, including a MP, are arrested after illegally crossing the border into Cambodia.^[11]

References

↑ "Cambodia issues Sam Rainsy arrest warrant". 1 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Arrest warrant for former Thai PM". 25 May 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Thailand to resume diplomatic ties with Cambodia". 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Rocket launcher explosion kills four Cambodians". 30 August 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Four KRouge leaders indicted for genocide, war crimes". 16 September 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Exiled Cambodian opposition leader given jail term". 23 September 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Anti-tank mine kills 14 in Cambodia". 17 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Hundreds killed in Cambodian festival stampede". 22 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Families seek Cambodia stampede victims". 23 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "4 Cambodian children seriously injured by mine explosion". 15 November 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
↑ "Thai lawmaker arrested along Cambodia border". 29 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

2010 in Asia

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Years in Cambodia (1953–present)

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