Archive for May 6th, 2009
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
TWENTY-SIX IFEX MEMBERS PROTEST AGAINST LESE MAJESTE CHARGES Suwicha Thakor is currently serving a 10-year jail sentence for posting a video of the King on the Internet. The father of three told Repor...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
(SEAPA/TJA/IFEX) - SEAPA and its founding member in Thailand, the Thai Journalists Association (TJA), and other Thai media groups issued a joint statement on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. ...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
In a speech on April 29, 2009, Hun Sen said that it would be "as easy as ABC" to have the parliamentary immunity lifted for Mu Sochua, a National Assembly member. (HRW/IFEX) - New York, May 5, 200...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu called Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Laos. Hui made the remarks in his meeting with visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad. He highlighted the...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
The trial of Kang Guek Eav, also known as Duch, has gone into recess after testimony that ultimate responsibility for death camps like S-21 lay with Nuon Chea. Known as Brother Number Two, he await...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
An independent United Nations human rights expert today expressed her extreme concern about the threatened eviction of nearly 100 families in Phnom Penh, and called on the Cambodian authorities to hal...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cambodia expects an increase in prostitution and human trafficking as the unemployment rate climbs during the economic downturn, the country's secretary of state said on Wednesda...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
(AFP)--Thailand Wednesday transferred a provincial governor after a major Asian summit was shut down by protesters, making him the latest government head to roll following last month's fiasco.
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will visit South Korea early next month in the hope of strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation, a government official said here Wednesday. Hun Sen will meet with ...
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
PHNOM PENH, May 6 (AP) - (Kyodo)?New York-based Human Rights Watch called Wednesday for an end to threats against Cambodia's opposition. In a statement, the group said, "Prime Minister Hun Sen an...
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