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Floods Leave Southeast Asia More Vulnerable to Food Price Shocks
Massive flooding in Thailand and elsewhere have destroyed large parcels of rice farmland, pushing rice prices up and leaving Southeast Asia at greater risk of a food price shock. The rice-consuming region is under the threat of food supply shortages after heavy rains and massive flooding destroyed crops in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. The United Nations says it is closely monitoring the potential for “serious food shortages” in several parts of Southeast Asia after floods affected agricultural activities and aid deliveries. Continue reading
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Tagged bangkok, brunei, countries, floods, food, government, Japan, Malaysia, news, South Korea, vietnam
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Fifth Round of Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn In
Fifty-nine US citizens were sworn in as Peace Corps volunteers in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, adding to 106 members currently at work across the country. The swearing-in ceremony at the US Embassy came after nine months of training in Takeo province, where the volunteers studied Khmer language and Cambodian culture Continue reading
New Book Explores Cambodia’s ‘Hidden Scars’
[Editor’s note: “Cambodia’s Hidden Scars” delves into the trauma caused to the Cambodian population by the Khmer Rouge, even today. One of the authors, Daryn Reicherter, is a professor of psychiatry at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. He has researched mental health and human rights issues in Cambodia, Haiti, Indonesia and other countries Continue reading
Thailand Rice Pricing Plan Creates Global Uncertainty
The Thailand government is expected to begin soon a major new pricing scheme for rice that could have a big impact on the world’s biggest rice exporter. Analysts say the higher prices paid to farmers will mean a decline in Thai rice exports, opening opportunities to rival exporters, such as India and Vietnam. The rice pricing scheme was a key policy promise by the Pheu Thai Party of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to secure the support of the country’s eight million rice farmers in the July general elections. Continue reading
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Business and Politics Surround Shinawatra Visits
Thaksin Shinawatra, the fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, was slated to arrive in Cambodia late Friday, following a brief visit by his sister, Yingluck, the current premier, on Thursday. Yingluck’s visit with Prime Minister Hun Sen was cordial and touched on some of the major issues facing the neighbors, including border demarcation, officials said. Both visits signal a warming in relations between the countries that have soured since 2008, in the face of an ongoing military standoff near Preah Vihear temple Continue reading
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Tagged asian-economic, Cambodia, cambodian, countries, investment, kimsour-phirith, news, party, phirith, prime-minister, security, shinawatras, sister, thaksin
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Thai Ex-Premier Thaksin Scheduled for Cambodia Visit
Thailand’s fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be in Cambodia this week and next, where he is expected to attend a regional economic forum, give a lecture and golf, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday. His visit will follow that of Thailand’s current prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, who is also Thaksin’s sister and the leader of his former party, on Thursday. Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup in 2006 and is wanted in Thailand on charges related to corruption, is a divisive figure in Thai politics, and his close ties to Cambodia rankled the former government of Thailand and led to a diplomatic rift between the two countries in 2008 and 2009. Continue reading
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