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CAMBODIA

ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2015
Most refugees snubbing Australia's offer for Cambodia resettlement
Australia is struggling to convince refugees held in offshore detention to voluntarily resettle in Cambodia under a bi-lateral deal, a refugee advocate group said on Friday, despite the government insisting that the first transfers are imminent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2015
In bid to 'split ASEAN,' China pours money, arms into Cambodian military
When Defense Minister Tea Banh addressed graduates last month at Cambodia's prestigious Army Institute, he directed his thanks to the guests who made it all possible: a group of crisply dressed officers from China's People's Liberation Army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 22, 2015
Social media pressure Cambodian leaders
The CCTV footage is blurry but graphic. A gunman stands over a cringing victim, firing bullet after bullet into his body until the Phnom Penh street is spattered with blood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2014
Japanese Catholic priest helps hundreds of Cambodians get an education
Increasing numbers of Cambodian children are getting an education thanks to the efforts of a Japanese Catholic priest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 13, 2014
Record bust in Cambodia signals Thai dollar counterfeiting boom
Brig. Gen. Sar Theth is the police chief of Battambang, a languid riverside town in western Cambodia. You could also call him the seven million dollar man.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2014
Thai junta hounds opposition across borders
Even as the Thai junta claims to promote democracy despite having overthrown the previous elected government, its representatives hound anti-coup groups in Thai neighborhoods across borders.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2014
Convictions, not justice, in Cambodia
A show trial of former Khmer Rouge members may offer some fleeting relief in Cambodia, but the crimes committed there some four decades ago demand more.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 29, 2014
British School runners hit historic Nakasendo trade trail
A team of students, staff and parents sets out to run the Nakasendo, the ancient route linking Kyoto and Tokyo, to raise money to build a school in Cambodia.

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