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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Sep 7, 1:37 am ET
A Cambodian court on Tuesday jailed a 63-year-old Norwegian man for 18 months on charges of paying for sex with a teenage boy in Siem Reap, the country's northwestern tourist hub.
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Fast Company Magazine - Tue Sep 7, 8:36 am ET
At least that's what the country hopes to do. Cambodia, despite, being one of the poorest nations in the world, has announced plans to build the tallest building in Asia , a 1,820-foot skyscraper in its capital, Phnom Penh. Some may applaud the idea as a step toward development, but for others the announcement is radically unnecessary, given the country's vast poverty and struggling socio ...
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Sep 7, 12:12 am ET
Phnom Penh - A 20-kilogram pet crocodile was recaptured in Cambodia two days after it dug its way to freedom, media reports said Tuesday. Cambodian police told the Phnom Penh Post newspaper that the reptile had dug through its dirt-floor cage and slipped away after heavy rains Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - Wed Sep 8, 1:12 am ET
Foreign purchases of agricultural land from Mozambique to Cambodia pose “significant risks” to the livelihoods of farmers in countries with “weak land governance,” the World Bank said in a report.
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AsiaOne - Mon Sep 6, 9:00 pm ET
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - A 50-year-old British man has been arrested for a second time in Cambodia on suspicion of sexually abusing underage girls, one as young as 11, police said Monday.
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Gulf Times - Tue Sep 7, 6:08 pm ET
Cambodia and the UN yesterday appealed to international donors for more money to fund the country’s cash-strapped war crimes court as it prepares for its second trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders.
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EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
Phnom Penh - A Cambodian court on Wednesday heard evidence in a border-dispute case that could see the leader of the largest opposition party jailed for 18 years.
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Sin Chew Jit Poh - Mon Sep 6, 10:45 pm ET
He may have had difficulty finding his way home in "Finding Nemo" ... An Australian rancher described Tuesday (August 14th) how he spent a week u ...
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Press Trust of India - Tue Sep 7, 9:25 am ET
New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) As part of pushing forward India's "Look East" policy, President Pratibha Patil will pay a ten-day state visit to Laos and Cambodia from September 9 to strengthen and consolidate mutual relations and enhance economic engagement with the two countries.
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Phnom Penh Post - Mon Sep 6, 5:37 am ET
AREPORT prepared in advance of an international summit on United Nations Millennium Development Goals has placed Cambodia among the top five countries in terms of progress, offering a far rosier assessment than other recent updates.
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Calcutta News - Tue Sep 7, 9:31 am ET
To further advance India's Look East policy, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be paying a state visit to Laos from September 9 to 13 and Cambodia from September 13 to 18.
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Việt Nam News - Sun Sep 5, 11:30 pm ET
Nearly 3,000 Cambodian people living in Cambodia's Kampong Speu and Kampong Chnang provinces received free healthcare during a charity programme run by volunteers from the HCM City Young Doctors' Association and HCM City Medicine and Pharmacy University.
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Press Trust of India - 18 minutes ago
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Aiming at further strengthening ties with ASEAN countries, President Pratibha Patil will embark on a two-nation 10-day state visit to Laos and Cambodia tomorrow during which some important agreements are expected to be signed, including those in the field of culture.
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Phnom Penh Post - Mon Sep 6, 5:44 am ET
The Kingdom of Wonder will be pedaling its way to next year’s International Cycling calendar if the Cambodian government approves a US$3.2 million proposal by the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia to organise a globally televised men’s professional cycling event involving 120 riders of repute from all over the world.
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The Nation - Thailand's English news - Tue Sep 7, 1:24 pm ET
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Cambodian counter-part Hun Sen will meet on the sidelines of the Asean-US summit in New York late this month, government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said yesterday.