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Silk village struggles to survive
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Van Chan Thoeu weaves among the last of her silk creations Tuesday at Lvea Krom village, Koh Dach in Kandal province. Comment?
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Khemara Keila struggle to turn silverware into survival
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Celebrated club Khemara Keila remain in desperate need of funds despite finishing second in the league and boasting many top names in their lineup Khemara Keila striker Kuoch Sokumpheak celebrates a goal with teammate Loch Ratha during their CPL match on June 7, 2008. Comment?
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Astrologers see grim year ahead
Using time-honoured techniques, Phnom Penh-based fortune teller San Vannah attempts to prognosticate what the next 12 months may bring for Cambodia and its 14 million citizens. Comment?
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350 rice millers make deal to boost exports
Farm labourers harvest rice in rural Cambodia. Baitang Kampuchea Deputy General Manager Ny Lyheng says that a deal agreed Saturday with 350 millers from 10 provinces would allow the company - " and the Kingdom - " to boost rice exports. Comment?
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'FAKE MONK' LOSES ILLEGITIMATE ROBES Authorities in Poipet have arrested and defrocked a man alleged to be a "fake monk" after a woman complained the monk constantly cheated local citizens. Comment?
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TAIWAN SMUGGLER TO GET FREE TRIP HOME A 34-year-old Taiwanese man is expected to be deported back to his native country after he was found trying to smuggle US$16,000 worth of drugs out of Cambodia. Comment?
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Financial Crisis Forces More Cambodian Teenage Girls into Labour
Until the global financial crisis hit, a journey out of poverty for women in rural Cambodia was assured by the vibrant garment sector that had taken root in the country's capital. Comment?
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Kraya evictees spurn terms of relocation
GROWING number of families who were evicted from Kampong Thoma s Kraya commune earlier this month have opted to forgo the plots of land they were offered as compensation, describing as too restrictive a clause that would require them to live on the plots for five years, residents and rights workers said. Comment?
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CAMBODIA: Financial Crisis Forces More Teenage Girls into Labour
Until the global financial crisis hit, a journey out of poverty for women in rural Cambodia was assured by the vibrant garment sector that had taken root in the country's capital. Comment?
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Migrants' remittances even during crisis: IOM
A woman withdraws money Thursday from an ACLEDA Bank ATM in Phnom Penh. Migrant workers often send money back through ACLEDA branches on the Thai border, according to an IOM study. Comment?
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Khmer Rouge leaders during the regime, including Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary . G ENOCIDE charges have been issued against Nuon Chea and Ieng Sary, a spokesman for the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal said Wednesday, marking the first time that former regime leaders have faced the charge in an internationally sanctioned court. Comment?
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Rights events hindered: groups
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Participants parade down Sihanouk Boulevard to celebrate Human Rights Day last year. Comment?
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Thaksin accuses Abhisit government of 'false patriotism' Thailanda s current leadership is guilty of a oefalse patriotisma , fugitive ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra told an audience in Phnom Penh on Thursday. Comment?
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Prey Veng teacher fined for defaming
HE outspoken provincial director of a teachers union has been convicted of defamation after accusing a Prey Veng province school principal of selling off district-owned land. Comment?
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Water Festival - Kampong Cham, Cambodia
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Bonn Om Tuk , or Water Festival as we foreigners call it, is the largest, craziest, and longest Khmer holiday that happens every year around the end of October to celebrate the reversal of the flow of water out of the recently flooded Tonle Sap and the end of the rainy season. Comment?
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MORE Oddar Meanchey villagers whose homes were razed by armed officials in a long-simmering land dispute have fled to the capital, accusing authorities of threatening them with arrests, residents said Thursday. Comment?
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Prey Veng CITA chief sued for defamation
REY Veng provincial court has charged the provincial director of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association with defamation after he accused a local schoolteacher of selling land owned by a school in Peamro district. Comment?
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ESIDENTS in Prey Veng provincea s Peam Chor district are urging authorities to unblock a local canal, claiming it has made it difficult for them to take their children to school. Comment?
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Hornets kill man after failure to seek doctor
MAN in Prey Veng province died hours after hornets stung him up to 20 times because neither he nor his family realised the stings could be lethal, district and police officials said Wednesday. Comment?
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Boat numbers down for Water festival races
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Boat race teams watch teams compete after finishing their trials for the water festival races Wednesday in front of the Royal palace. Comment?
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