Millicom to sell Cambodian operations to local partner for $346 million

September 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Duncan Goenka Group is looking for a potential buyer or a joint venture partner for its closed fertiliser unit, a top official said here Wednesday. The group acquired Duncans Fertiliser Industries Ltd from ICI India in December 1994.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Wednesday said it has bid for Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular's Sri Lankan operations. "We have put an official bid for Millicom's Sri Lankan operations, BSNL chairman and managing director Kuldeep Goyal told reporters on the sidelines of a conference here.

September 16th, 2009 Millicom International sells Laos operationsNEW YORK — Millicom International Cellular SA said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its 74.1 stake in its Laos business to Russian telecommunications company VimpelCom for $65 million. The sale is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close by year end.

September 8th, 2009 Prosecutor wants 5 more Khmer Rouge investigatedPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A prosecutor at Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal has formally recommended that five more suspects be investigated for crimes against humanity and other offenses, setting the legal body on a collision course with the country's powerful prime minister. A statement from the tribunal Tuesday said the acting international co-prosecutor, William Smith of Australia, submitted his recommendation to the co-investigating judges, who would then decide whether to issue arrest warrants.

September 7th, 2009 UN says Khmer Rouge tribunal must be independentPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The U.N. administrator for the Khmer Rouge tribunal issued a blunt reminder to Prime Minister Hun Sen that the panel is independent, after the Cambodian leader suggested that arresting more suspects for trial could spark a civil war.

September 7th, 2009 Cambodian PM opposes more Khmer Rouge arrestsPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen renewed his criticism of the country's U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal Monday, warning that arresting more suspects could spark civil war. Hun Sen spoke in response to last week's ruling by the tribunal allowing prosecutors to pursue further arrests.

September 4th, 2009 Enterprise sells $150 million of sharesHOUSTON — Enterprise Products Partners LP, which transports natural gas and oil through its pipeline network, on Friday said it agreed to sell $150 million worth of common stock. The 5.9 million shares representing limited partner interests of Enterprise were placed privately with EPCO Holdings Inc., a privately held affiliate of Enterprise.

August 26th, 2009 US sex offender given 10 years in jail in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A Cambodian court sentenced an American man on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl. Phnom Penh Municipal Court Judge Chan Madina found Michael James Dodd of Washington, D.C.

August 13th, 2009 Hutchison to sell Partner Communications stakeWASHINGTON — Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. said it has reached an agreement to sell its 51.3 percent stake in Israeli wireless carrier Partner Communications Co.

August 12th, 2009 Khmer Rouge official asks for harsh punishmentPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The chief of the Khmer Rouge's main torture center, being tried by a U.N.-backed tribunal on genocide charges, asked the Cambodian people Wednesday to give him "the harshest punishment." The statement from Kaing Guek Eav, who headed the notorious S-21 prison in Phnom Penh, came as a widow wept before the court, demanding justice for the death of her husband and four children during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror. "I accept the regret, the sorrow and the suffering of the million Cambodian people who lost their husbands and wives," the defendant told the tribunal.

August 11th, 2009 American Water Works says RWE will sell sharesVOORHEES, N.J. — American Water Works Co.

August 3rd, 2009 Cambodia bans 'Miss Landmine' beauty pageantPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Cambodian government said Monday it will not allow a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant to take place later this week, calling it an insult to the disabled. "The land mine beauty contest would make a mockery of Cambodia's land mine victims," said government spokesman Khieu Khanarith.

June 18th, 2009 Cambodian authorities evict HIV-affected familiesPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian authorities on Thursday evicted 20 families afflicted with HIV from their homes in the capital, forcing them to move to a tiny settlement on its outskirts in an action critics called discriminatory. The evictions from the Borei Keila community came after several months of strong protests by the families, who complained that they would be without basic services, have no means of income and lose access to medical treatment at the new location.

May 4th, 2009 Fire kills 4 karaoke workers in CambodiaPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A police officer says four Cambodian women who worked at a karaoke parlor were killed and two other people injured as a fire swept through their room while they slept. Maj. Thuch Ra said the four, aged 15 to 22, died early Sunday in the northwestern city of Battambang.

May 1st, 2009 Japan donates $4 million to Khmer Rouge tribunalPHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Japan has donated $4.17 million to the U.N.-backed genocide tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders on war crimes charges, just as the troubled court was running out of funding, a court official said Friday. The money will be used to offset a salary shortfall for 251 court staffers until at least the end of the year, tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said.