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Cambodia sends riot police to guard Thai embassy: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:51:42 GMT
Cambodia has deployed riot police to protect the Thai embassy for fear that a border dispute over an ancient Hindu temple could spark violent protests, officials said on Thursday.

Cambodia safeguards Thai embassy amid temple spat (The Star)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:13:10 GMT
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodia ordered extra police protection for the Thai embassy on Thursday for fear a row over the disputed 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple on their joint border might escalate into violence.

Cambodia: Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader Continues Bid To Be Freed From Jail (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:50:44 GMT
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodia's genocide tribunal was wrapping up a hearing Thursday (3 July) into the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister's request to be released ahead of trial, with his lawyers arguing that his royal pardon exempts him from prosecution.

Jennifer Winstanley: Land Law And Forced Evictions in Cambodia (HuffingtonPost)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:46:54 GMT
In Cambodia today, more than 150,000 people are threatened with eviction. Forty-five percent of the country's entire landmass has been sold off - including the...

Cambodia, Japan to finalize trade pact by end of July (People's Daily)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:44:56 GMT
An investment protection agreement between Cambodia and Japan will finally come into force at the end of July after nearly a decade of negotiation and revision, English-Khmer language newspaper the Mekong Times said Thursday. Diplom ...

Noppadon: Last govt to blame (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:42:52 GMT
Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama yesterday told the Constitution Court it was the previous Surayud Chulanont administration that had pushed to support Cambodia's registration of the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site, not himself.

All eyes turn to Quebec meeting (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:29:12 GMT
All eyes in Thailand and Cambodia are on the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Quebec tomorrow, when the Preah Vihear issue is on the table for 21 committee members to decide.

Thai government suspends UNESCO temple deal with Cambodia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:36:17 GMT
Thailand's government will not appeal a ruling that suspended its endorsement of Cambodia's bid to see a disputed Hindu temple granted World Heritage status, the foreign minister said Tuesday.

Rare plants and endangered species at risk from traditional medicine in Cambodia and Vietnam (New Kerala)
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:04:19 GMT
Washington, July 2 : Two new reports from TRAFFIC, the world's largest wildlife trade monitoring network, have suggested that rare plants and endangered species such as tigers are at risk from traditional medicine in Cambodia and Vietnam.

Delay sought on temple decision (The Nation - Thailand's English news)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:28:25 GMT
Thailand will ask the World Heritage Committee to postpone consideration of Cambodia's application to....

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