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Jennifer Winstanley: Land Law And Forced Evictions in Cambodia (HuffingtonPost)

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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…

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Cambodia: Ex-Khmer Rouge Leader Continues Bid To Be Freed From Jail (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

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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.

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Cambodia safeguards Thai embassy amid temple spat (The Star)

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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.

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Cambodia sends riot police to guard Thai embassy: officials (AFP via Yahoo! News)

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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.

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/7 - VietNamNet Bridge

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/7VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - Jul 3, 2008Australia will also provide Laos with AU$15 million to supply electricity to 11.500 households in 170 villages, and Cambodia with AU$12.3 million to provide …

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Olympic security deterring businesses - Marketplace

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Olympic security deterring businessesMarketplace, CA - Jul 3, 2008Tong: Well, you follow the cheaper labor and that is places like Bangladesh or Vietnam, Cambodia, India… I mean, we're not talking about a wholesale …

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Temple rekindles political passions - Washington Times

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Temple rekindles political passionsWashington Times, DC - Jul 3, 2008… funds for preservation of a site as well as raising its tourism profile. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Thai tourists climb an entrance step of Cambodia's …

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5% Growth for International Tourism during First Four Months of 2008 - ASIATravelTips.com

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5% Growth for International Tourism during First Four Months of 2008ASIATravelTips.com, Thailand - Jul 3, 2008According to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, the first results for 2008 suggest the relative stability of international tourism. …

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China Tourism Boost in First Part of 2008 - BizChinaUpdate

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China Tourism Boost in First Part of 2008BizChinaUpdate, China - Jul 4, 2008The other double-digit tourism gainers were: Japan, Korea, Macao, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Fiji, India and Nepal, the USA, Cuba, Jamaica, Costa Rica, …

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UNESCO: WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETS IN QUEBEC - MaximsNews Network

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UNESCO: WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE MEETS IN QUEBECMaximsNews Network, NY - Jul 4, 2008… and poorly managed mass tourism, that may have a negative impact on the universal values for which they were inscribed on the World Heritage List. …

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