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3 hrs ago | Customer Interaction Solutions

Death toll of A/H1N1 flu in Cambodia increases to 5

The death toll of A/H1N1 flu in Cambodia has increased to five and the virus infected rate topped 28 cases for one week, official of the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

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8 hrs ago | Pnompenh Post

Tracks going nowhere

Plans to revitalise Cambodia's railway network have been put at risk by the ongoing political spat between Thailand and Cambodia, sources say.

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13 hrs ago | NationMultimedia.com - Breakingnews

Cambodian court to rule on spy charges against Thai engineer on Dec 8

A Cambodian court is scheduled to deliver a ruling in the case against a Thai engineer, who was arrested on an espionage charge, on December 8, a senor Thai Justice Ministry official said Wednesday.

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Wed Nov 25, 2009

WBAY

Khmer Rouge prison chief could get 40 years

The prison chief being tried for running a Khmer Rouge torture center apologized but said he was only following orders and couldn't stop the abuse and the thousands of killings there, as prosecutors sought a 40-year prison sentence.

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hosted Christian Science Monitor | Christian Science Monitor

Exiled Thaksin in Cambodia kicks up trouble for Thailand

At a luxury guesthouse, Cambodia's newest government adviser picks up a copy of his latest book, "Tackling Poverty." It explores how lessons from Thailand can be applied to other developing countries.

"I help tackle poverty worldwide, wherever they need me. Why not my neighbor?" asks Thaksin Shinawatra, the author.

But Mr. Thaksin, a Thai prime minister ousted by a coup in 2006, is no ordinary consultant - and he knows it. The politician's electoral successes antagonized Bangkok's royalist elite. Now, exiled in Dubai and wanted at home on a corruption-related conviction, Thaksin remains a political player who courts controversy.

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NationMultimedia.com - Breakingnews

Detained engineer may meet mother Friday

Detained Thai national Sivarak Chutipong would have a chance to see his mother on Friday, first ever after two-week detention for a charge of spying, the Thai Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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Voracious

Thin Wheat Line: Cambodian Lot at Sokha Deli

Thin Wheat Line is an irregularly appearing survey of noodles around Seattle. Noodle: Lot with egg Source: Sokha Coffee & Deli, 9602 16th Ave.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Bloomberg

Trial of Top Khmer Rouge Jailor Duch for Mass Cambodian Killings Will End

The trial of the Khmer Rougea s top prison warden ends this week after six months of testimony about the regimea s mass killings and brutality that brought Cambodians face to face with the man who tortured them three decades ago.

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Bangkok Post

Accused spy requests bail

PHNOM PENH : The lawyer for the Thai engineer held on charges of spying on ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has filed a bail request to a Cambodian court.

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Inter Press Service

POLITICS: Thai-Cambodia Tension Gives Rise to Schools with Bunkers

RON, Thailand, Nov 24 - Children at the largest school in this village close to the Thai-Cambodian border have a new regimen to follow besides books and sports.

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Mon Nov 23, 2009

Worldwide Faith News

Church World Service Sharpens Focus on Next Generation

'All Our Children:' Church World Service Sharpens Focus on Next Generation NEW YORK CITY/PREAH VIHEAR, CAMBODIA -- November 19, 2009 -- In tribute to Universal Childrenâ?'s Day international humanitarian agency Church World Service says it is intensifying its focus on the worldâ?'s most vulnerable children, under the banner "All Our ...

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NationMultimedia.com - Opinion

Meet the go-to guy on Cambodia

The Thai news media's go-to guy for information about the current row with Cambodia isn't a career diplomat but one of those rare politicos who most people feel they can trust.

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NationMultimedia.com - Politics

Seh Daeng 'sneaked' into Cambodia to see Thaksin

Maj Gen Khattiya Sawatdiphol yesterday admitted he had sneaked into Cambodia to meet ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian premier Hun Sen last week.

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Xinhuanet

Hun Sen's daughter to take over CATS, says Thai official

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's daughter plans to hold shares in Cambodia Traffic Air Services after the Cambodian government has temporarily taken over management of the firm, a Thai senior official confirmed Saturday.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Age

Cambodia begins final arguments in KRouge jail chief trial

But civil lawyers representing victims argued Monday that Duch had failed to acknowledge the full extent of his guilt.

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Channelnewsasia.com

SM Goh to visit Cambodia and Laos

SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will visit Cambodia from 23-24 November at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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Florida Baptist Witness

In floating village in Cambodia, talking about ghosts leads to sharing Christ

David* never imagined he'd use ghosts as a way to share the Gospel. A Christian worker in Cambodia, David was surveying Vietnamese floating villages on Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, and needed a boat and driver.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

NationMultimedia.com - Business

Samart builds Cambodian empire without Thaksin's help

While rumours fly that Samart's ties with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are close enough to fake the arrest of its employee, an investigation by The Nation tells a different story.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Top Cambodian politician stripped of immunity

Cambodia's opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, has been stripped of parliamentary immunity in a move his supporters say reflects political intimidation by the ruling party.

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Bangkok Post

Thai-Cambodia JBC meeting next week

The Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Committee will meet on Nov 27 at 28 at the Dusit Thani hotel in Pattaya, defence ministry spokesman Col Thanathip Saengsawang said on Friday.

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