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US Federal Workers in Annual Charity Drive
US federal employees have begun a fundraising campaign for 2011, in a drive to collect money for local and international organizations. The Combined Federal Campaign is undertaken each year and allows US government employees to deduct money from their incomes to go toward thousands of different organizations, including charities and NGOs. “I donate to a lot of humane societies: Crime Solvers organization, the Red Cross,” said Brandon Garner, an administrative assistant at the Broadcasting Board of Governors, a US agency that oversees VOA. Continue reading
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‘Enemies’ Gathers Audience at Maryland Temple
“Enemies of the People,” an award-winning documentary that follows one journalist’s search for answers about the Khmer Rouge, screened at a pagoda in Maryland this weekend, prompting many questions from the audience, some of them yet unanswered. Continue reading
Tribunal Observers Split Over Value of Two More Cases
With the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal prepared to open a major trial for four jailed regime leaders later this month, observers are divided as to whether its completion will be enough to count the court a success. Continue reading
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After UN Visit, Increased Stakes for Tribunal Credibility
Following the visit of the UN’s top legal representative to Cambodia last week, the Khmer Rouge tribunal is facing increased pressure to regain its credibility, court observers say. Patricia O’Brien, flew to Phnom Penh last week to warn Cambodian officials to refrain from speaking against two cases before the investigating judges. Continue reading
In US, Cambodians Mark Peace Accord Date With Pessimism
More than 100 Cambodian-Americans gathered in Alexandria, Va., on Oct. Continue reading
Cambodia’s Golden Age of Cinema, Told on Film
Chou Davy is a young French-Cambodian filmmaker, whose grandfather, Van Chann, made movies in Cambodia in the 1960s and 1970s. Continue reading
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