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Aid Arrives for Flood-Swamped Thailand, Cambodia

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

Help is starting to pour into Thailand and other parts of Asia where rising floodwaters are swamping entire communities and threatening to overrun even more. United States Marines arrived in Bangkok Saturday with equipment, sandbags and other relief supplies. The U.S. Continue reading →

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Flooding Claims 250 Lives, as Government Response Continues

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

The government raised the national death toll from ongoing flooding to nearly 250 on Friday, as Cambodia continues to grapple with its worst flooding in a decade. More than 30,000 families have been pushed out of their homes in flooding that began in August Continue reading →

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Key Vote on Mekong Dam Expected Next Month

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

As Southeast Asia copes with some of the worst flooding in decades, there are also worries over the environmental impact of a series of new hydroelectric dams now under construction. One dam in particular in Laos has drawn attention because of its impact on millions of people living in the Mekong Basin. The Laos government’s proposed Xayaburi Dam, located in mountainous regions of Northern Laos, is just one of 11 dams planned for the lower Mekong River Continue reading →

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Cambodia Prepared To Buy Chinese Helicopters

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

Cambodia is set to buy a small fleet of Chinese helicopters that will cost the country nearly $200 million, senior officials say. The Z-9 series helicopters will be used for disaster management and “to fight terrorism,” Finance Minister Keat Chhon told reporters Tuesday. He did not say how many helicopters are planned Continue reading →

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UN Urges Asia to Enforce Human Trafficking Laws

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

Senior United Nations officials say countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region including Thailand, Cambodia and Laos are failing to apply existing laws aimed at combating human trafficking. The conclusions come as a U.N. envoy on human trafficking concluded a 10-day assessment of Thailand’s efforts to curb labor migration abuses. Continue reading →

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Prey Lang Activists Petition Internationals for Help

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Cambodia Economy

Activists working to protect the massive Prey Lang forest in northeastern Cambodia have delivered a petition to embassies, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank on Friday, urging the international community to help them. Continue reading →

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