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  Cambodia: Update on political prisoners
Smav Prek (1) was born in 1931 in Sangke district of Batdambang province, and is a native of Svay Nimit village.
Pe Sa was born in 1951 in Mong Reuhsei district of Batdambang province, and is a native of Thmei village.
Phan Sareuan was born in 1966 in Sangke district of Batdambang province, and is a native of Dam Spei village.
www.amnestyusa.org /countries/cambodia/document.do?id=13DDD1031AA83B70802569A600600BA3   (4236 words)

  
 business trip to Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Also known as Batdambang, is a city in western Cambodia (also known as Kampuchea).
Battambang is the capital of Batdambang province and is a main transportation hub.
Batdambang is divided by the seasonably navigable Sangke River, which flows through the Tonle Sap (Great Lake).
www.business-in-asia.com /cambodia_bb.html   (100 words)

  
 Cambodian History Part I
The cultivation of rubber and of corn were economically important, and the fertile provinces of Batdambang and Siemreab became the rice baskets of Indochina.
At this point, Tokyo intervened and compelled the French authorities to agree to a treaty ceding the province of Batdambang and part of the province of Siemreab to Thailand in exchange for a small compensation.
Cambodian armed forces were granted freedom of action within a self-governing autonomous zone comprising Batdambang and Siemreab provinces, which had been recovered from Thailand after World War II, but which the French, hard-pressed elsewhere, did not have the resources to control.
www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /genocide/cambhist1.htm   (3097 words)

  
 Cambodia
In addition, the local rulers of the northwestern provinces of Batdambang and Siemreab (Siemreap) became vassals of the Thai king, and these areas came under the Thai sphere of influence.
In 1867 the French concluded a treaty with the Thai that gave the latter control of Batdambang Province and of Siemreab Province in exchange for their renunciation of all claims of suzerainty over other parts of Cambodia.
It spread rapidly from Batdambang to the southern and to the southwestern provinces of Pouthisat (Pursat), Kampong Chhnang (Kompong Chang), Kampong Cham, Kampong Spoe (Kompong Speu), Kampot, and the central province of Kampong Thum.
www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/cambodia/all.html   (18112 words)

  
 WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Cambodia - Sihanouk's Peacetime Economy, 1953-70   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The 1967 Samlot (Batdambang) revolt and the February 1970 government decision to demonetize (or exchange) the old 500 riel banknotes were crucial events contributing to the end of the Sihanouk era.
Rice yield per hectare, however, remained low--less than 1.2 tons per hectare--during the 1952-69 period little was done to increase yield through the use of irrigation, chemical fertilizers, or improved seeds and implements.
Average yields in Batdambang and Kampong Cham provinces, however, were 50 percent higher than the national average because of better soil fertility and, in the case of Batdambang, larger average landholdings and greater use of machines in cultivation.
encyclopaedic.net /world/cambodia/59.php   (960 words)

  
 ACIAR - Project: LWR/2001/051   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Study areas selected are as follows: Kampong Cham- Ou Riang Ov district in the south east of the province; Takeo- Tramkak district on the western margin of the province; Batdambang – Banan district, south of the provincial centre.
A preliminary analysis of rainfall data from the provinces of Kampong Cham, Takeo and Batdambang was carried based on records supplied by the Mekong River Commission.
An analysis of rainfall data from the provinces of Kampong Cham, Takeo and Batdambang was carried out based on records for 41 locations supplied by the Mekong River Commission.
www.aciar.gov.au /web.nsf/doc/ACIA-68K3LG   (2433 words)

  
 Cambodia the Cham
At some time before the seventeenth century, the Cambodian Cham and some of those in adjacent Vietnam converted to Islam, probably as a result of contacts with their Malay kin who had embraced that religion centuries earlier.
The traditional Cham were scattered throughout the midsection of the country in the provinces of Batdambang, Kampong Thum, Kampong Cham, and Pouthisat.
The Cham of both groups typically live in villages inhabited only by other Cham; the villages may be along the shores of water courses, or they may be inland.
www.country-studies.com /cambodia/the-cham.html   (607 words)

  
 Cambodia DEMOCRATIC KAMPUCHEA, 1975-78 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
One refugee, for example, recalled that her family was sent to the region around Moung Roessei in Batdambang Province to clear land and grow rice.
Aside from the alleged threat of United States air strikes, the Khmer Rouge justified the evacuations in terms of the impossibility of transporting sufficient food to feed an urban population of between 2 and 3 million people.
In one incident, soon after the fall of Phnom Penh, more than 300 former military officers were told to put on their dress uniforms in order to "meet Sihanouk." Instead, they were taken to a jungle clearing in Batdambang Province and were machine-gunned or clubbed to death.
workmall.com /wfb2001/cambodia/cambodia_history_democratic_kampuchea_1975_78.html   (1078 words)

  
 Cambodia - Composition and Deployment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The forerunners of all these units were several Khmer battalions raised by Hanoi in 1978 as it prepared for the invasion of Cambodia.
In approximately 1980, the battalions were reorganized into four brigades, each one posted to one of the four Cambodian provinces of Batdambang, Siemreab-Otdar Meanchey, Kampong Spoe, and Kampong Cham.
In the mid-to-late-1980s, KPRAF authorities deployed much of their main force strength semipermanently in western Cambodia, and division headquarters were reported to have been established in Batdambang City, in Treng, and in Sisophon in Batdambang Province.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-2237.html   (1864 words)

  
 WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Cambodia - Natural Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A few thousand tons of phosphate are extracted annually in Kampot Province and are processed locally or at a small plant in Batdambang Province.
In addition, salt and coal also may be present in Cambodia's geological strata.
Rubies, sapphires, and zircons have been mined since at least the late 1800s, mostly at Ba Kev, Stoeng Treng Province, and at Pailin, Batdambang Province.
encyclopaedic.net /world/cambodia/56.php   (653 words)

  
 Batdambang Travelogue, Cambodge
My plan was to go to a small town of Batdambang before heading upriver by boat to the town of Siem Reap.
The journey to Batdambang was relatively painless and I was very pleased that I had chosen to go there.
It is a smallish un-touristy town, with some delightful French colonial architecture on the river and more laid back feel than the bigger places.
www.trekshare.com /index.cfm?p1=48&journalid=12187   (697 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sihanouk lost support because he failed to deal with the deteriorating economy and the growing of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong military Because of these regional developments the clash of interests among Pol Pot’s political elite, social tensions rose, which gave way for an insurgence in the rural areas.
By 1967, an insurrection broke out in Samlot in Batdambang, a province known for large landowners people of wealth.
The insurrection spread rapidly from Batdambang to the southern and southwestern provinces.
t3.preservice.org /T0401473/historical.html   (433 words)

  
 Cambodia - The Second Indochina War, 1954-75   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Acting on his orders, FARK harshly suppressed the Batdambang insurgents, who had acted spontaneously, and not at Khmer Rouge direction.
Although Sihanouk announced two months later that the Batdambang rebellion was "completely at an end," there were subsequent references to continuing Khmer Rouge activity in the countryside.
The uprising convinced the Khmer communists (including a former school teacher named Saloth Sar, later to emerge under the alias Pol Pot) who earlier had gone underground, that the time was at hand to escalate the armed struggle against the Phnom Penh government.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-2223.html   (3304 words)

  
 Cambodian History Part IV
Number One, appropriately, encompassed the Samlot region of the Northwestern Zone (including Batdambang Province), where the insurrection against Sihanouk had erupted in early 1967.
Molyda Szymusiak writes that a new wave of terror began in the Batdambang region after cadres arrived from the south.
The Sala Som Niat, a school for political education was converted into an extermination center where local communists were tortured and executed.
www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /genocide/cambhist4.htm   (8248 words)

  
 The Internet Travel Guide - Cambodia (FAQ) (part 2/2)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
There are 5 flights daily between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap (USD 55 single or USD 110 return).
It goes from Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville), south of Phnom Penh, via Phnom Penh and Batdambang to Bangkok.
BATDAMBANG There are many hotels with air-conditioning and satellite TV.
omicron.felk.cvut.cz /FAQ/articles/a768.html   (3948 words)

  
 Statoid Newsletter December 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Cambodia: Krong Pailin municipality was split from Batdambang province.
Gambia: The name of MacCarthy Island may have changed to Janjanbureh Island.
Zambia: Added details to the change history, and a note about postal codes.
www.statoids.com /n0012.html   (125 words)

  
 WHOIS - 203.223.35.166   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Location: Cambodia [City: Battambang, Batdambang] ARIN says that this IP belongs to APNIC; I'm looking it up there.
Using 27 day old cached answer (or, you can get fresh results).
But please do not use automated programs to access this information, or you may be fined.
www.dnsstuff.com /tools/whois.ch?ip=203.223.35.166   (101 words)

  
 Cambodia - The Internet Travel Guide (FAQ) (part 1/2)
The temple opens at 8 am and the ticket for Angkor Wat is valid.
************************************************************************** BATDAMBANG http://www.pmgeiser.ch/cambodia/places/batdambang.htm Batdambang is the second largest city in Cambodia.
Located towards the Thai border it profits enormously from trade with the rich neighbor.
www.faqs.org /faqs/travel/cambodia-guide/part1   (3527 words)

  
 TrekEarth | Cambodia Rainbow Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Photos: Earth >> Asia >> Cambodia >> West >> Batdambang
I expected to find poverty, disease and war in Cambodia.
There is a spot towards top right I would spot out.
www.trekearth.com /gallery/Asia/photo1345.htm   (108 words)

  
 Cambodia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A wonderful lake, which is also the largest is Tonle Sap.
Some great cities to visit are Phnom Penh, Batdambang, Kampong Cham, Pursat, and Kampong Chhnang.
If you intend to spend your money you'll need to check out their monetary unit.
teachingtreasures.com.au /travel/asia/cambodia.htm   (98 words)

  
 Traveljournals.net - Kol, Batdambang, Cambodia - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Kol, Batdambang, Cambodia - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
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 Todays Hotel from Batdambang ( Cambodia ) .   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Traveljournals.net - Taluo, Batdambang, Cambodia - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
Traveljournals.net - Taluo, Batdambang, Cambodia - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts
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 Batdambang - Destinations International Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
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 VirtualTourist.com - Khett Batdambang Travel Guide - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
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