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2 hrs ago | Thanh Nein News

Vietnam massive outage under probe; losses unlikely paid

Part of the power grid in the southern province of Binh Duong where a crane truck hit a cable and caused a massive outage on May 22 Police have said they will press charges against people responsible for causing the massive power shutdown in southern Vietnam this week, but it seems unlikely that electricity consumers will be paid compensation.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

6 hrs ago | Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Crane driver mistake cut power to one-third of Vietnam

A mistake by a crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam and parts of neighbouring Cambodia, officials say.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Home Gardening, Home, Vietnam,

10 hrs ago | Xinhuanet

UN envoy urges Cambodian parties, election body to play by rules in polls

Visiting Surya P. Subedi, the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights to Cambodia, on Saturday appealed to all political parties and the election body to do everything in accordance with law in order to ensure that the July's general election would be free and fair.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Hun Sen

Fri May 24, 2013

Hyperallergic

Breaking Free: New Cambodian Art

Dark charcoal skyscrapers loom on a studio wall; below them bright, tiny sculptures bloom from soil beds.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Theater, Arts, New York

BruDirect

Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration On Youth Volunteerism And Entrepreneurship

We the Ministers responsible for the Youth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Philippines, Burma, Singapore

Forbes.com

Cambodia's Booming New Industry: Orphanage Tourism

It's the end of your three week vacation in Southeast Asia. You did good. You managed to hit all the locations on the backpacker's circuit; lounging on the tropical Islands off the Thai Peninsula, experiencing the street food of Bangkok, exploring the temples of Siem Reap, and shopping on the floating markets of the Mekong River.

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Related Topix: Travel, Southeast Asia, Asia Travel, World News, Cambodia Travel, Siem Reap, Cambodia Travel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Travel, Family, Kids

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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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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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Thailand,

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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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News

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