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'Mission impossible': UN in Cambodia showed early limit of nation building
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the Thai border brought Sam Sophal word that the United Nations was coming to his war-ravaged homeland of Cambodia.
Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy meets Malaysian MPs in democracy push
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR/PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's self-exiled opposition veteran Sam Rainsy met Malaysian lawmakers on Tuesday in a push to rally support in Southeast Asia against authoritarian ruler Hun Sen just as the European Union considers withdrawing trade preferences.
US urges Cambodia to remove restrictions against Kem Sokha
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The United States urged Cambodia's government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest.
Cambodia marks 39 years since fall of Khmer Rouge
Reuters, Published on 07/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Thousands of Cambodian survivors of the Khmer Rouge on Sunday marked 39 years since the fall of the brutal regime that killed an estimated 1.7 million people.
Indonesian police detain 22 over anti-communist protest
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities detained 22 people late on Monday after a violent mob clashed with police at an anti-communist protest in the capital Jakarta.
30 dead in new fighting near Myanmar-China border
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2017
» YANGON - Some 30 people died in clashes between ethnic rebels and Myanmar security forces in a restive area along the border with China on Monday, the government said, dealing new setbacks to leader Aung San Suu Kyi's goal of reaching peace with minorities.
US admiral stresses democracy at Cobra Gold
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2017
» CHON BURI - The most senior US officer to visit Thailand since the 2014 coup emphasised the importance of restoring democracy on Tuesday as he launched the annual Cobra Gold military exercise.
Malaysia debates pulling out of soccer cup
Reuters, Published on 23/11/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia is considering pulling out of a soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar in protest at its crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, a senior Malaysian official said on Wednesday, risking a possible global ban by the sport's governing body, Fifa.
Malaysia decides not to pull out of Suzuki cup
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia decided on Friday to carry on with a regional soccer tournament co-hosted by Myanmar, days after a Malaysian minister said it was considering pulling out in protest against Myanmar's bloody crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
Ex-general's mixed legacy
News, Reuters, Published on 16/02/2016
» When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.