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Genocide as pre-poll politics in Cambodia
Genocide as pre-poll politics in Cambodia By Joe Freeman PHNOM PENH - On a muggy day last September, outside an unassuming three-story villa on a residential corner, photographers from local news outlets trotted out chairs to make the wait easier.
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'Wheels To Grow' Skateistan Cambodia
In early December, pro skater Javier Mendizabal and the Quiksilver by Verich B project team travelled to Phnom Penh to meet the Skateistan Cambodia team and its students.
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'Mt Fuji Effect' Expected To Send Asian Tourists Flocking
Japan's tourism industry is hoping to parlay Mt. Fuji's imminent status as a World Heritage site into a growth opportunity, and Asian tourists are seen playing a central role.
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Panasonic and UNESCO Renew Strategic Partnership Agreement
Panasonic Corporation and UNESCO announced the renewal of their strategic partnership agreement today.
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Airborne laser reveals city under Cambodian earth
In this photo taken on June 28, 2012, Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex stands in Siem Reap province, some 230 kilometers northwest Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Development plan needs to have a singular focus
If it is to succeed, the Emerald Triangle initiative will require a unique vision that sets it apart from other projects in the Mekong basin An initiative by Cabinet ministers from Thailand and Cambodia last week to reactivate the "Emerald Triangle" cooperation plan is a welcome move, but the overall plan requires new ideas if there is to be a ... (more)
"Extraordinary Chambers": Mo'olelo's leap into the soul of the human condition
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that most everyone and beyond having studied the History of WW II is familiar with or has heard about the Nuremberg Trials.
World Heritage Committee holds session to consider listing new heritage sites
Dim Sovannarom , spokesman for the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee, speaks in a press briefing in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 16, 2013.
Lord caught in lobbying sting is linked to boss of green firm locked...
Cash-for-questions peer Lord Laird hosted party at Westminster to help business raise millions from pensions of 1,200 investors Now Fraud Office is investigating why scheme failed... as head of company held in brutal prison tells of payments to peer A peer caught up in a lobbying scandal is facing more embarrassing questions over claims that he was ... (more)
All eyes on 37th session of World Heritage Committee in Cambodia
The 37th session of the World Heritage Committee will begin on Sunday at Cambodian capital' s Peace Palace with the participation of around 1,300 delegates from more than 120 countries, said a media statement released by host Cambodia.
Day in Pictures, June 13, 2013
I got sand in my eyes! A meerkat makes a face at Sababurg animal park near Hofgeismar, Germany.
One-stop shop for all your cruising holiday wishes
HAVE you considered taking a cruise holiday this year? Maybe, like myself, you are an avid cruiser and this year will mark maybe your fifth, sixth or even 20th holiday at sea.
Concealed carry bill: Illinois prosector 'goes rogue,' allows concealed carry
Diondai Brown-Whitfield, of Chicago, center right, embraces Gov. Pat Quinn before he addresses a rally of gun control advocates in front of the state capitol in April 2013.
Two looted Khmer ancient statues return home after 20-year display in US museum
The two 10th century stone statues of "Kneeling Attendants" arrived in Cambodia by air on Tuesday evening after nearly 20 years on public display in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Some 300 Cambodian Nike workers fired after protests
Garment workers sit beside police officers during a protest in front of a factory owned by Sabrina Garment Manufacturing in Kampong Speu province, west of Phnom Penh, June 3. Several thousand workers protested and some clashed with police at the factory in Cambodia which makes clothing for Nike, as they continue a protest refusing to give up their ... (more)
'Looted' ancient Cambodia statues returned by New York museum
A merchant group in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward may have to pay some 9.8 million in taxes over the next 45 years for bronze statues of characters from the beloved comic strip "Sazae-san" that they installed to promote their district.
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge denial law passed without debate
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Couple disputes nanny's claim of forced servitude
Live-in caregiver Leticia Sarmiento arrives at the B.C. Supreme court in downtown Vancouver, May 30, 2013.