51.   The Cambodian army sent reinforcements Friday to a government position in the north of the country that came under attack from hardline Khmer Rouge guerrillas, officials said.

52.   The governments have expressed a preference to help reorganise the Cambodian army to giving arms supplies.

53.   The kidnappers are believed to be Khmer Rouge defectors who were integrated into the Cambodian army, but who deserted while fighting their former comrades.

54.   The government awarded former Khmer Rouge commander Chhuk Rin the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Cambodian army, a senior official said.

55.   The Khmer Rouge on Saturday accused Cambodian army troops of rape and looting around Phnom Vour during operations to free the hostages.

56.   The man who engineered the train ambush for commander Paet -- Chhuk Rin -- defected to the government and is now an officer in the Cambodian army.