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3 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Reps to joint border group appointed

The working group is authorised to propose policies on the development of border areas and transportation between the two countries, but will not be involved in border delineation.

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3 hrs ago | Bangkok Post

Reps to joint border group appointed

The working group is authorised to propose policies on the development of border areas and transportation between the two countries, but will not be involved in border delineation.

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4 hrs ago | BruDirect

Youths Hold 'Key' To Asean's Future

AMMY+3) in Brunei Darussalam concluded yesterday with the release of joint ministerial statement agreed by attending officials from Asean members countries including their Plus Three partners China, Japan and Korea.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Xinhuanet

Cambodia observes Buddha's Day

Thousands of Buddhist monks and Buddhists marched on Friday morning around Preah Reach Trap Mountain, where the relics of Buddha are housed, to celebrate the Visak Bochea's Day, or Buddha's Day.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Religion, Buddhism

The Huffington Post

Tiger's Basketball-sized Hairball Removed By Surgeons

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

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Related Topix: Florida, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Southeast Asia

Jaunted

Phnom Penh: Inside Cambodia Angkor Air's Lounge at Phnom Penh International Airport

Here's a random peek inside the home airport lounge of Cambodia Angkor Air , the national carrier of Cambodia .

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Vietnam, Travel

The Daily Star

Independence Day Special 2013

On this March 26, Bangladesh will be 42 and on the threshold of 43 years of its emergence as an independent nation.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Southeast Asia,

FiveThirtyEight

Latitude: Cambodia No Model For Workers' Rights Even If Conditions Are Better Than In Bangladesh

After an overloaded mezzanine collapsed at the Wing Star Shoes Factory on the southern outskirts of Phnom Penh last week, killing two workers and injuring 11 others, the Cambodian government sprang into action.

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Channelnewsasia.com

Crane error blacks out one third of Vietnam

Over a third of Vietnam as well as the capital of neighbouring Cambodia suffered a blackout this week after a crane operator knocked a tree onto a key power line, electricity officials said Thursday.

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The Nation

Neutral Asean members can do more on South China Sea issues

Clues about the character of the new Chinese leadership are emerging from its interactions with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations .

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Opinion

Wed May 22, 2013

Bangkok Post

Unesco talks opposed

Thailand's delegates to the World Heritage Committee meeting in June will oppose any discussion on the Preah Vihear temple, the government says.

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Bangkok Post

There's no truth, There's ...

Rithy Panh's powerful and personal documentary about Khmer Rouge era Cambodia is one of the best films at this year's Cannes festival Cambodian director Rithy Panh's new documentary film pays tribute to and questions the power of image.

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WSFA-TV Montgomery

Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7

The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry.

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BroadwayWorld.com

Season of Cambodia to Culminate with Visual Arts 'Open Studio' Exhibition, 5/25-27

Organizers of Season of Cambodia announce the final week of events for its two-month long arts festival, which began in early April 2013, and now culminates with a visual arts 'Open Studio' exhibition of works by five artists-in-residence at Governors Island off the southern tip of Manhattan.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Pop/Rock, April, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Photography, Arts, The Weekend

Tue May 21, 2013

MoneyWeek

Join the scramble for riches in the Mekong region

In June 1866, an adventurous French expedition consisting of two steam-driven gunboats, filled with liquor, flour, guns and other goods, left Saigon and headed up the Mekong River to find a new inland way to China.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Malaria, Health, Southeast Asia, World News, Vietnam, Indonesia

New York Magazine

Beauty School for Ex-Sex Slaves

Michael Angelo stands in the Wonderland Beauty Parlor , a swarm of mermaid Barbies hanging overhead.

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TheDailyBeast.com

A Beauty School for Former Sex Trade Victims

New York City-based salon owner Michael Angelo has long been privy to the beauty industry's inescapable image-driven, superficial depths.

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NEWS.com.au

Second Cambodian factory collapse injures 23

People watch as a roof of a relaxing shelter is lifted from the water after it collapsed behind a factory in Phnom Penh on May 20, 2013.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Business Wire

Sciaroni & Associates: Ruling Endorses Investment in Cambodia

A recent decision by an independent international arbitration authority is an indication that Cambodia is an increasingly attractive candidate for expanded foreign investment, regional advisory and business leaders said today.

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TIME.com

A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh

A garment worker attends a march on the streets to mark International Labor Day in Phnom Penh, May 1, 2013.

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