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A coffin for Pol Pot's memory, 50 years after Phnom Penh's fall
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» ANLONG VENG - A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.
'Overwhelming': S. Korean families' grief compounded by online abuse
AFP, Published on 10/04/2023
» SEOUL - First, he lost his child in Seoul's Halloween crowd crush. Then came a torrent of online abuse, upending his family's once-private life and making him an internet-wide figure of mockery.
Covid rules for travellers shifting worldwide
Published on 05/01/2023
» China may be reopening, allowing its 1.4 billion people to come and go largely without restrictions, but just as it is, more and more countries are tightening measures for travellers from the world’s second-biggest economy, concerned the tsunami of virus cases there may spawn new Covid variants.
Biden nuclear envoy ready for talks ‘anytime’ with N. Korea
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2021
» President Joe Biden’s point man for North Korea said the US was ready for talks “anywhere, anytime” with North Korea, providing a strong signal Washington is prepared to revive a stagnant disarmament dialogue with Pyongyang.
Cambodian woman jailed for skimpy outfits
Published on 24/04/2020
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian woman was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday after a court ruled that her Facebook Live streams selling clothing and cosmetics while wearing skimpy outfits amounted to pornography, women’s rights groups said.
Sign o'the times: K-pop idol emerges from decades past
AFP, Published on 19/03/2020
» SEOUL - Thirty years ago his floppy hair, make-up, and flamboyant fashion sense outraged audiences, who threw stones at him as he performed on stage and threatened to beat him at shows.
China hosts Japan, S.Korea with eyes on nuclear North
AFP, Published on 24/12/2019
» CHENGDU, China: China hosts the leaders of squabbling neighbours South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, flexing its diplomatic muscle with America's two key military allies in Asia and seeking regional unity on how to deal with a belligerent North Korea.
Sam Rainsy wanted posters on display along border
Published on 07/11/2019
» Wanted posters of Sam Rainsy and his colleagues have been posted at all checkpoints along the Thai-Cambodian border ahead of his planned return on Saturday.
Cambodia, Laos begin troop withdrawal from disputed area
Published on 02/09/2019
» Cambodia and Laos have begun to withdraw troops from disputed territory in Preah Vihear province after senior military officials from both sides conducted negotiations.
Hanoi confirmed for Trump-Kim summit
AFP, Published on 09/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a second much-anticipated summit in Hanoi, as preparations kick into high gear for the peace talks.