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Tharum Bun, Musings from Cambodia
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"The good thing about a blog is that it can be anonymous and you still can be contacted," says Gary Kawaguchi, a digital media trainer at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Department of Media and Communications.
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| Posted at 09:45 AM, Sep 03, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Four prominent international human rights groups on Wednesday condemned the conviction of a Cambodian human rights worker for allegedly distributing anti-government leaflets. Leang Sokchouen, who works for the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, was sentenced Monday to two years in prison and a 2 million riel ($500) fine, the groups' statement said, calling for his immediate release.
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| Posted at 08:49 AM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Impoverished Cambodia plans to build a 1,820-foot (555-meter) skyscraper, its prime minister said Wednesday, a feat that would give one of the region's least-developed capitals the tallest building in Asia. Prime Minister Hun Sen said he had approved a master plan for the skyscraper, which would be located about half a mile (one kilometer) from the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh — a dusty city of colonial villas, slums and one standout skyscraper, the recently completed Canadia Tower that is about 377 feet (115 meters) high.
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| Posted at 08:37 AM, Sep 02, 2010 |
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Jon Russell, Social Media and Technology in Asia
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A week is a long time in politics, as they say, but in this internet-centric age, a week in the the web can be even longer. To keep up with what's happening in Asia, every Monday I recap my pick of Asia's key tech/digital news and articles from the previous week, while also including a round-up of the week's posts from this blog too.
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| Posted at 11:30 AM, Aug 30, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Cambodia is building a small park to accommodate demonstrators, but would-be protesters criticize the project as a means to throttle dissent by keeping them far from government offices. Democracy Square is 70 percent complete and should be finished by the end of September, said Sam Samuth, chief of Phnom Penh's Municipal garden bureau, on Thursday.
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| Posted at 11:21 AM, Aug 27, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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A former Russian businessman convicted of sexually abusing more than a dozen Cambodian girls had his prison term reduced on Thursday from 17 years to eight. An Appeals Court cut the sentence of Alexander Trofimov on the grounds that he had apologized to the victims and their families and had been unaware that he had committed an offense under Cambodian law.
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| Posted at 11:05 AM, Aug 27, 2010 |
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Yeoh Siew Hoon, WIT at TheTransitCafe
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Well, the image of “travelling in tour groups” has taken a severe battering of late. First, there was the Hong Kong tour guide rant at a group of Chinese tourists for not shopping enough, which makes you wonder how long these zero-commission tours should be allowed to continue. Then, we watched in horror as a bungled attempt to rescue a group of tourists from the Hong Thai bus in Manila unfolded before our very eyes this week.
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| Posted at 12:51 AM, Aug 27, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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The former chief jailer of the Khmer Rouge has appealed his conviction and 35-year prison sentence, his lawyer said Wednesday. Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in July and sentenced to 35 years in prison — reduced to 19 years by time served and other factors.
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| Posted at 04:15 PM, Aug 25, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Thailand and Cambodia said Tuesday they are sending their ambassadors back to each other's country in hopes of easing a nine-month diplomatic spat between the neighbors. The step to normalizing ties came after Thailand's divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra quit his job as an adviser to the Cambodian government Monday, citing time constraints.
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| Posted at 03:10 PM, Aug 25, 2010 |
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Zin Linn, The Democracy Question of Burma
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A new Border Guard Force (BGF) program deadline for the United Wa State Army (UWSA) and National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA) also known as Mongla group has been scheduled. At an August 20 meeting, the Burmese junta instructed the two ceasefire groups to submit their agreement on transforming into BGF by the first week of September, said Shan Herald News.
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| Posted at 04:43 PM, Aug 24, 2010 |
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Tharum Bun, Musings from Cambodia
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Now Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned as economics adviser to the Cambodian government, will diplomatic relations between Bangkok and Phnom Penh improve? Agence France-Presse's journalist Suy Se reported that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva indicated Monday that they could reinstate the diplomats in light of Thaksin's departure, describing it as a "good sign", adding that "If relations return to normal, it is good for both countries to have ambassadors".
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| Posted at 04:22 PM, Aug 24, 2010 |
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Asian Correspondent, Breaking News
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned his posts as an adviser to the Cambodian government, nine months after his appointment helped fuel a diplomatic rift. A royal decree signed Monday by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni said Thaksin requested an end to his roles as personal adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen and economic adviser to the Cambodia government due to his "difficulty to fulfill his duty."
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| Posted at 08:01 PM, Aug 23, 2010 |
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