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Gap franchises coming to Thailand

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
(NYSE: GPS) signed its first franchising agreement to expand its international presence. Through these franchise partners, the company today has 100 Gap and 34 Banana Republic stores open in 17 countr...

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Khmer Rouge twisted prisoner’s ankles with pliers

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: A woman tortured by the Khmer Rouge testified Wednesday that she has spent most of her life trying to forget the horrors she endured in the 1970s and never spoke of the past, ...

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Gap Intends To Enter Thailand Market By Spring 2010

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
deal is with marketer Armin Systems Ltd., which Gap said has a "deep understanding of the marketplace." Gap has stores in three other Southeast Asian countries -

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Internet, Satellite Communications Widen Political Debate in Thailand

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Thailand has undergone a quiet revolution as satellite broadcasters and the Internet have challenged traditional broadcast outlets to lead the political debate. There are concerns the government now w...

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Khmer Rouge fighter relates “killing fields” horror

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A former fighter for the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s told a Cambodian court on Wednesday how he was suspected of turning against the Pol Pot regime, arrested and beaten unconscious...

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Khmer Rouge twisted prisoner’s ankles with pliers

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Cambodian man takes photographs of a small shrine with human bones and skulls, alleged victims of the Khmer Rouge, at Ampe Phnom village, Kampong Speu province, about 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwes...

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Laos’ giant hydropower dam delivers test electricity to Thailand

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Bangkok - The multimillion-dollar Nam Theun 2 hydropower project in Laos carried out a successful test delivery of electricity to neighbouring Thailand, the World Bank said Wednesday. "The test delive...

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Khmer Rouge fighter relates “killing fields” horror

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A former fighter for the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s told a Cambodian court on Wednesday how he was suspected of turning against the Pol Pot regime, arrested and beaten unconscious...

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Millicom may sell Sri Lankan, Cambodian units to Malaysia’s Axiata

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Axiata, the Malaysian owned mobile group formerly known as TM International, is considering offering a total of USD700 million for the Sri Lankan and Cambodian operations of Luxembourg-based Millicom ...

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ADB Helps Poor Households in Cambodia’s Resource-Rich Tonle Sap Basin

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $3.45 million technical assistance grant to Cambodia to help diversify and boost the incomes of thousands of marginal farmers, sma...

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