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Millions of Dollars Donated for Malaria Drugs Stolen

LONDON -- A leading global health fund believes millions of dollars worth of its donated malaria drugs have been stolen in recent years - perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars worth - vastly exceeding levels of theft previously suspected, according to confidential documents obtained by The Associated Press. The internal...

Cambodian-Thai Border Clashes Hurt Both Nations' Poor

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- To call the fighting over the Preah Vihear temple on the Cambodian-Thai border a war is misleading. The fact remains, however, that it is a spasm of violence that no one really needs except for nationalist politicians who find it easier to sound the trumpets of war than tackle their own stubborn...

Thai, Cambodian Clashes Resume at Disputed Border

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Machine-gun and artillery fire echoed across the frontier between Thailand and Cambodia on Monday as their troops clashed near an 11th century temple in the fourth day of fighting that has killed at least five people. The crumbling stone temple, several hundred feet (meters) from Thailand's eastern...

Cambodia: Ancient Temple Damaged in Border Battle

BANGKOK -- The Cambodian government said part of an 11th century temple was damaged Sunday by the Thai army as the two sides exchanged artillery and mortar fire across their disputed border, shattering a shaky cease-fire and escalating tensions. The extent of the damage to the Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage...

My Wish for 2011: More Progress for Women

My wish for the new year, the dawn of the second decade of the 21st century, is for women around the globe to progress significantly in both public and private arenas. On Dec. 10, the world observed Human Rights Day, commemorating the 1948 adoption by the U.N. General Assembly of the inalienable rights of mankind. The...

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06/03/12 Hun Sen's party poised to win Cambodia elections Source: The Straits Times - Singapore Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party was expected to win Cambodia's local elections on Sunday in a vote that monitors say is tainted by vote buying and other irregularities.
06/03/12 Local elections kick off in Cambodia Source: Laos News The 3rd commune councilor elections kicked off in Cambodia on Sunday with ten political parties joining the contest.
06/03/12 A dollar and no dream Source: Dunkirk Observer - Dunkirk NY It's nearly impossible to say "no" to them.
06/02/12 Cambodia seek return of statues from NY Source: Sky News - Australia Cambodia is to seek the return from New York's Met Museum of two ancient statues it says were taken from the Angkor temple complex.
06/02/12 Cambodian officials named over Khmer Rouge genocide Source: Border Mail FOUR senior officials in the Cambodian government have been named as persons of interest by an investigating judge involved in the Khmer Rouge genocide tribunal, confidential documents obtained by The Age reveal.

Background on cambodia

Cambodia (; , Kampuchea, ), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

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