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Cambodian villagers to challenge farmland eviction
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 In the Cambodian province of Kampong Speu, west of the
capital Phnom Penh, villagers say they will continue to fight against their eviction from farmland, after a week in which seven people were seriously injured in violent clashes with police.
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Senior CPC official meets Cambodian delegation
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 Wang Jiarui, chief of the International Department of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with a Cambodian delegation on Tuesday and pledged to boost exchanges and cooperation with Cambodia's co-ruling Funcinpec Party. June 14.06.11
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Japan investment in Cambodia up
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 PHNOM PENH — Despite a troubled economic slowdown
at home, Japanese investment in Cambodia is growing, with nine companies alone starting businesses in the first five months of the year, a report released Monday said. June 14.06.11
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Angelina Jolie poses in Cambodia for Louis Vuitton Core Values campaign
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 Angelina and Brad donate $500k to tornado victims
Brangelina charity aids twister vics
Angelina Jolie has gone back to Cambodia for Louis Vuitton. Photographer Annie Leibovitz shot Jolie on a
wooden boat in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province. The languid photos shot Jolie barefoot, in neutral travel khakis and Vuitton tote for luxury brand's Core Values ad campaign. June 14.06.11
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Cambodia slams Thai 'spy' arrests
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 PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia has accused Thailand
of "deceitful fabrication" after Thai police arrested three men on suspicion of spying near the neighbours' disputed border.
"The Royal Government of Cambodia wishes to assert that the above fabrication is only a pretext to justify future aggression against Cambodia," said a foreign ministry
statement released on Friday. June 14.06.11
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PAD Demands Govt to Swap Cambodian Spies with Detained Thais
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 The People's Alliance for Democracy is demanding that the government use the arrested spies working for Cambodia to negotiate for the release of Veera
Somkwarmkid and Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, two Thai citizens currently being held in a Cambodian prison.Chamlong Srimuang, June 14.06.11
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LDS World Temples treasured by Cambodian Saints
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 Seiha sat in his rented house in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
eager to talk with fellow LDS Church members, Chelsea and Tiffany, who were in Cambodia from Utah for one month to work in orphanages teaching English and helping
the people in any way they could. June 14.06.11
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Khmer Rouge court fury over insider leak
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 AFP/ECCC/File – A handout picture released by the
Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court has threatened legal action in a bid to prevent
publication of leaked details of a new Khmer Rouge case, adding to controversy over the June 14.06.11
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Letters
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 Overlooked in Orange County, Hollywood's sign issues,
Cambodia, the price of food at LAX.
I enjoyed Christopher Reynolds' article on Orange County ["A Swell Time," May 29]. He covered it well, in an
entertaining way, but failed to mention Newport's Back Bay. I guess he thought there was nothing of interest there for travelers. Or maybe he had to cut it to save space. Too bad
either way. It's a central part ofOrange County. June 14.06.11
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Potemkin graft crackdown in Cambodia
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 PHNOM PENH - On the morning of May 12, Cambodia's
local newspapers ran photos of a bedraggled figure being escorted from a small courthouse. The man, who wore a crumpled green shirt and clutched a water bottle as he leant
on the shoulder of a security guard, was Top Chan Sereyvuth, a former prosecutor at the Pursat provincial court in the country's west. June 14.06.11
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PM insists Cambodia was spying
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 The government insists it has solid evidence to present to
the international community concerning Cambodia's alleged spying along the border.It also rejected Phnom Penh's accusation the spy claims are fabricated to justify aggression
against Cambodia.Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday said Cambodian authorities had tried. June 14.06.11
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Jolie brings Vuitton to Cambodia for ad
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 Angelina Jolie attends the premiere of "The Tree of Life" in
Los Angeles, Calif., May 24, 2011. (Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.COM)
Angelina Jolie has gone completely natural for her new Louis Vuitton fashion campaign, shunning shoes, make-up
and designer clothes for a simple photoshoot in Cambodia.
The actress has signed up to be the face of the brand. June 14.06.11
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 That pesky Angelina Jolie is doing it again, managing to
look gorgeous and do good at the same time, appearing (allegedly) makeup free in a new Louis Vuitton ad. It really should be criminal for someone to look this good,
especially in the middle of a marsh. June 14.06.11
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Thai FM will clarify on spy case to concerned agencies
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 BANGKOK, June 11 -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit
Vejjajiva said Saturday that he had assigned Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya to clarify on the arrest of three men -- a Thai, a Cambodian and a Vietnamese --
apprehended earlier this week on charges of alleged spying of Thai paramilitary bases and bunkers built for Thai villagers at the Thai-Cambodian border to concerned agencies.June 14.06.11
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 The United Nations Special
Rapporteur for human rights wrapped up his fourth visit to Cambodia on Thursday saying significant issues remained unresolved.
Surya Subedi said his fourth visit to Cambodia had produced a mixed bag
of results, with limited government cooperation on measures for judicial reform that he had recommended after his last trip here in June.
On Thursday Subedi highlighted freedom of expression and land rights
as key ongoing issues.
Phnom Penh has for several years pursued its perceived critics through the courts, with some people jailed or
forced overseas to avoid prison sentences handed down by a compliant judiciary.
Subedi said there were still significant problems with freedom of expression, and spoke of his concerns that the space to
express criticism was narrowing.
He said the peaceful expression of opinion should not be dealt with under the criminal code.
“Those holding public positions should be willing to accept criticism for their decisions. Criticism is not a crime, but an exercise of freedom of conscience, and an act of intelligence,” said Subedi.
Subedi was in Cambodia on a 10-day visit to assess how effectively parliament upholds human rights. He will report on that aspect later this year.
 During his stay he met senior government officials, including Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The UN special rapporteur for human rights also spoke with donors, representatives from civil society, members of the political opposition and ordinary Cambodians.
On the subject of land rights, Subedi said the government needed to ensure improvements were made.
Tens of thousands of mainly poor Cambodians have been thrown off their land in recent years
as the rich and powerful have exploited their position to grab the increasingly valuable resource.
Subedi did praise an ongoing effort by the government to improve the framework around which land is dealt with, but said the problem in Cambodia was typically not a lack of laws.
“The challenge in Cambodia as far as I’m concerned is more a matter of the implementation of the existing laws than not having some laws in place in the first place,” he added.
After Subedi completed his third visit in June, he drafted a series of recommendations to reform the judiciary. He had found
that it faced what he called “tremendous challenges” in delivering justice for ordinary Cambodians.
He said Thursday that he was encouraged by the government’s acknowledgment of problems with the judiciary, and its agreement that those needed to be addressed.
But Subedi implied Phnom Penh had largely failed to do much to improve the judicial system, telling the media he would have preferred better
cooperation from the government in implementing his recommendations.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan told VOA that Phnom Penh acknowledged the judiciary was inadequate, but said improvements took time.
Among the changes already underway, Phay Siphan said, are moves to improve the skills of existing prosecutors and efforts to boost training for new judicial staff.
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On Sunday, February 6, 2011, Washington Redskins great Darrell Green along with Dallas Cowboys legend Tony Dorsett will host the first ever Super Sunday Morning Hope Walk in Fort Worth, TX to raise funds for Cook
Children’s Hospital, Fort Worth Independent School District and the Hope Walk Foundation. On Super Bowl Sunday walkers from across the nation will join students from the Fort Worth School District as they gather in Fort Worth’s Sundance Square to raise funds for their school district and Cook Children’s Hospital as well as highlight to efforts of the NFL PLAY 60 campaign which is designed to tackle childhood obesity by getting kids active through in-school, afterschool and team-based programs. 65% of event proceeds will go directly to local charities.
The Hope Walk Foundation was established to help bring awareness and support to local charities by hosting fitness related events throughout the nation. Funds generated from these events are used to make grants, scholarships, assistance and financial support to other charitable organizations whose mission is to encourage health, fitness, wellness, education, and/or sports activities in their respective
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