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Villages hope to get rich from Myanmar's oil rush
Once-quiet Myanmar villages have become oil boomtowns made out of bamboo and metal, and powered by generators. Speculators must pay both local authorities and the villagers whose land they want to drill on. And if they do strike oil, they better hope it’s not too ...
Few admirers of Thailand’s role in Uighur saga
After a barrage of condemnation from the United States, the European Union, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and a host of human rights groups, over the Thai government’s “forced deportation” of of 109 Uighur men back to China, Beijing has come to Thailand’s rescue. It has ...
Smuggling cases on the increase at border posts
The number of smuggling cases in Vietnam handled in the first six months of the year rose by 35 per cent compared to the same period last year, reported the National 389 Steering Committee. The statistics were released on 10 July at an online meeting of the ...
Cambodia, Vietnam to visit border
Cambodian and Vietnamese officials will visit Svay Rieng province next week as part of efforts to resolve ongoing border disputes, but the exclusion of journalists has sparked criticism over the negotiations’ lack of transparency. Border Post 203 in Kampong Ro district has been a flashpoint in ...
Thailand returns 16 smuggled artefacts to Cambodia
Thailand on Saturday returned 16 ancient artefacts recovered from smugglers to Cambodia. The handover ceremony was held at the Foreign Ministry during a two-day visit to Thailand by Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong. “It is my great pleasure to hand over these 16 antiquities through you ...
Uighurs sent back from Thailand were on way to join jihad, says China
More than 100 ethnic Uighurs deported from Thailand to China had been on their way to Turkey, Syria or Iraq to wage holy war, China’s official news agency has claimed. On 9 July, Thai authorities sent back the 109 Uighurs,who had been in Thailand for over a year ...
Cambodia: One dinner, big message
The two first families of Cambodian politics dined together Saturday night, talking selfies and putting human faces on the “Culture of Dialogue.” The dinner at the Cambodiana drew together for one meal the families of Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy. The convivial, ...
Transparency watchdog deals discounts to fight corruption
Transparency International Cambodia has launched a new campaign to encourage citizens to fight corruption, issuing a card that provides discounts with more than 100 companies to people who vow to work against the practice. The card includes a hotline to report corruption that its holders may ...
After slavery, trafficked fishermen face lonely road to recovery
Hundreds of fishermen were rescued from slavery on Thai fishing boats off the coast of Indonesia earlier this year. Trafficked and sold to work on the boats, the men – mostly from Myanmar and Cambodia – had endured beatings, abuse and torture. After they were freed, ...
EU warns NGO law could cost $700m
The European Parliament yesterday passed a resolution urging Cambodia’s government to scrap the proposed NGO law, saying the Kingdom could lose $600-700 million annually in development projects if the legislation is passed. It stated the Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organisations could see the country lose ...
