As rickshaws get cycled out, some look back
Friday, January 8th, 2010
In Cambodia a decade ago, some 10,000 cyclo drivers – as rickshaws are called here – wheeled along Phnom Penh streets. Today there are fewer than 1,500.
Archive for January 8th, 2010
Asia put Europe on back foot in Thailand
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Colin Montgomerie , Europe's captain, was relieved not to be facing a greater deficit after Asia claimed a 2½–1½ point lead in the opening round foursomes at the Royal Trophy in Thailand today. Th...
Calgary dad of man killed in Thailand frustrated by two-year fight for justice
Friday, January 8th, 2010
CALGARY - For Ernie Del Pinto, there are days it all seems like a dream.Even though his 25-year-old son Leo Del Pinto was shot to death two years ago, he struggles to believe it's true."Some days...
Cambodia approves China-Cambodia Consular Convention
Friday, January 8th, 2010
The Cambodia's government on Friday approved the China-Cambodia Consular Convention aimed to not only improve the two countries' diplomatic ties but also to facilitate the trade flows between the two ...
Cambodian government holds first video conference
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Cambodian government held a video conference on Friday for the first time since it took office in 1993. The weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Hun Sen involved as many as 350 offic...
Father fights for justice in son's slaying in Thailand
Friday, January 8th, 2010
CALGARY ? Whenever Ernie Del Pinto feels overwhelmed by two long, frustrating years seeking justice for his dead son in a foreign land, he visits his grave. "It's draining my energy. You would n...
Father fights for justice in son's slaying in Thailand
Friday, January 8th, 2010
CALGARY ? Whenever Ernie Del Pinto feels overwhelmed by two long, frustrating years seeking justice for his dead son in a foreign land, he visits his grave. "It's draining my energy. You would n...
Thailand’s Food Producers to Extend Rally, Capital Nomura Says
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Thai food producers, the country’s best-performing group of stocks last year, may extend gains as they expand output to meet increased demand for chicken, seafood and anima...
Six Cambodians die of human swine flu
Friday, January 8th, 2010
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian government on Friday reported a total of 550 cases of A/H1N1 flu with six deaths. As of Jan. 7, six Cambodians have died of A/H1N1 epidemic and the total case...
Myanmar poll could spark refugee influx into Thailand
Friday, January 8th, 2010
MAE SOT, Thailand: The rubbish dump outside the Thai town of Mae Sot steams with rancid rotting fish and other debris, a squalid haven for hundreds of refugees from Myanmar that aid groups say could s...