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Pregnant Samantha Orobator refused lawyer before Laos drugs trial

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
A pregnant Briton held on drugs charges in one of Asia’s most dreaded prisons has been denied all contact with lawyers.Campaigners said that Samantha Orobator, 20, faces the terrifying ordeal of...

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ISS Extends Reach in Southeast Asia, Acquires Australian Assets

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Integrated Subsea Services (ISS) expands in Southeast Asia with a new office in Singapore and an acquisition in Australia. The Aberdeen-headquartered diving support services business, whose turnove...

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Pregnancy means Briton won

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
5/5/2009, 11:30 a.m. EDT (AP) ? ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Unwed mother Bristol Palin is going to take part in a national campaign to help raise awareness for teen pregnancy prevention.

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Cambodian Villagers Block Last Leg of Trans-Asia Highway

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
A group of Cambodian villagers are blocking construction of a 13-kilometer section of a new highway that will link Singapore to Hong Kong and beyond. The villagers demand better compensation for their...

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Massage Offers Blind Cambodians Way Out of Poverty

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Blind people in Cambodia face an uphill struggle. Discrimination against the blind is widespread and educational and employment opportunities are few and far between. One way out of their predicament ...

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UN-backed Cambodia Court Rejects Bail For Khmer Rouge Leader

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
(AFP)--Cambodia's U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal Tuesday rejected a bid for bail by former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea, saying his detention was necessary to prevent trial tampering and to ensure ...

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Why global warming could make or break south-east Asia

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
climate change .Few regions on Earth throw this tension into sharper contrast than south-east Asia, where many nations are highly vulnerable to the effects of global warming while also having the chan...

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On the trail of Thaksin in Cambodia

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
By Stephen Kurczy KOH KONG, Cambodia - Speculation runs hot and heavy that exiled former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has secretly and repeatedly visited the remote Cambodian border province...

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Mother appeals for release of daughter held in Laos

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
The Dublin-based mother of a pregnant British woman facing possible execution for drug smuggling in Laos has appealed for her daughter's release.Jane Orobator, who is originally from Nigeria, lives wi...

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Officials arrive in Laos to help jailed Briton

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
A pregnant British woman who could face death by firing squad in Laos will be visited by a lawyer and a UK official. Samantha Orobator, 20, from south London is due to go on trial accused of smugglin...

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