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China's Top Diplomat Tell US Improving Ties 'Requires Action"
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (237+ words) Beijing, China " China's top diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that improving ties between their two countries "requires action", and issued a warning about Taiwan, Beijing's state media said Wednesday. China and the United States have…...
Sri Lanka To Place Rehabilitated Youth in Private Sector Jobs
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (181+ words) COLOMBO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development has launched a program to help young people who have completed drug rehabilitation enter permanent employment in the private sector, the ministry said Tuesday. The program will be carried…...
Deconstructing the Khmer Rouge's Propaganda Machine
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (238+ words) The Khmer Rouge regime was a devastating and resilient force that haunted Cambodia from the early 1960s until 1998. Their governance of Democratic Kampuchea from 1975 to 1979 resulted in the genocide of approximately 1. 5 to 2 million Cambodians " around a quarter of its population. However,…...
Target Illegal Fishing Masterminds, Not Villagers: PM
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (271+ words) PHNOM PENH " Authorities should target the masterminds behind fishery crimes rather than local villagers who are lured into illegal activities, Prime Minister Hun Manet said. He was referring to a recent illegal electrofishing case in Battambang province. Speaking during the…...
King Sihamoni Praises Conscription and UNCLOS as Vital for Defense
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (309+ words) PHNOM PENH" " King Norodom Sihamoni says implementation of the military conscription law and ratification of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) are timely and crucial to strengthen national defense. The King made the remarks in a…...
Myanmar Mourns as Post-Coup Conflict Death Toll Hits 100, 000
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (719+ words) Yangon, Myanmar " More than 100, 000 people have been killed across all sides in Myanmar since a military coup five years ago triggered civil war, a conflict monitor said Wednesday. The military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in…...
Cambodia Pushes for Trilateral Security Mechanism with Vietnam, Laos to Combat Online Scams
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (547+ words) PHNOM PENH " Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are stepping up regional law enforcement cooperation following Cambodia's proposal to establish a permanent trilateral liaison mechanism aimed at improving information sharing and coordination in combating transnational crime, including online scams. Cambodian Interior Minister…...
Venezuela Quake Survivors Seek Food, Shelter As Toll Rises To Nearly 2, 000
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (738+ words) La Guaira'Tens of thousands of people desperately sought food and shelter in Venezuela on Tuesday after the two earthquakes killed nearly 2, 000, but rescue teams managed to pull a 3-year-old boy alive from the rubble six days after the shocks. Last…...
A Convicted Rapist Walks Free. What Does That Say About Cambodia's Promise to Women?
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (855+ words) Sixteen years after an 11-year-old girl with an intellectual disability was repeatedly raped by a police officer, the man convicted of the crime has never spent a day behind bars. The survivor is still waiting for justice. If this is…...
Thousands From Philippine Sect Protest Pro-Duterte Senator's Graft Case
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (512+ words) Manila'Thousands of members of a powerful Philippine religious sect rallied in Manila on Tuesday, snarling traffic as they protested the expected arrest of a senator and church member. The rally came a day after authorities announced that Senator Rodante Marcoleta,…...