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Bird Flu Deaths Up; No New Strain Detected
Health officials in Cambodia say they have so far not detected a new strain of the bird flu virus that appeared recently in Vietnam. Bird flu, or avian influenza, has killed at least eight Cambodians so far this year, and the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization warned Cambodian authorities in August that a new strain in Vietnam had the potential of crossing into Cambodia. “Virus circulation in Vietnam poses a direct threat to Cambodia,” the FAO said in a statement, adding that the new strain represents “unpredictable risks.” Ly Sovann, deputy director of the Ministry of Health’s communicable diseases department, told VOA Khmer Thursday that doctors and specialists of infectious diseases at the ministry, the World Health Organization and the Pasteur Institute have tested samples of bird flu found in Cambodia and they are not of the new strain. 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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Thai-Cambodia Tensions Ease Ahead of Defense Ministers’ Meeting
Thailand and Cambodia hope a meeting of their defense ministers in September will help rebuild cross-border relations after two years of tensions and armed clashes. The improved diplomatic outlook follows the election in July of the Thai government under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Continue reading
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54 Families Rejected in Lake Resettlement Deal
City officials have rejected the applications of 54 families to be resettled on a land development site at Boeung Kak lake. Phnom Penh authorities are in the process of assessing land titles for hundreds of families, who have been promised resettlement on 12 hectares of the 133-hectare site Continue reading
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Prey Lang Activists Petition Internationals for Help
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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US War Crimes Envoy Seeking Support for Tribunal
The US war crimes ambassador, Stephen Rapp, is in Phnom Penh to support the UN-backed tribunal as a hearing for four jailed Khmer Rouge leaders gets under away. Rapp said Tuesday that the trial of Case 002, for four top leaders of the regime, was “the most important in the world.” Former Khmer Rouge leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith are facing charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and others for their leadership roles in a regime that oversaw the deaths of up to 1.7 million people. They have all denied the charges against them. Continue reading
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