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Families in Boeung Choeung Ek struggle to survive in the face of mining companies
Communities in Cambodia's Boeung Choeung Ek struggle in front of investment firms as sand is dredged from the Mekong River to produce concrete and fill the remaining lakes and wetlands in Phnom Penh for development projects. Boeung Choeung…
Mongolian President addresses opening of ‘History of the century-Century Highlights’ photo…
President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh addressed the opening ceremony of the ‘History of the century-Hundred Highlights’ photo exhibition opened at the Mongolian National Art Gallery on October 26 as part of the celebration for the 100th…
Thai PM urges Asean to reopen
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged other Asean members to follow Thailand's footsteps and start reopening to revive economies in the region and ensure the tangible implementation of the bloc's response to Covid-19.
Gen Prayut…
Flood warnings continue for Cambodia
The Ministry of Water Resources has reissued flood warnings for October 27 to November 2, 2021
The Ministry of Water Resources states that from October 27-28, there will be a low-pressure system and from October 29 to November 2, a…
Female returnee migrants deserve a respectable life: The Daily Star
Words are not enough to express our frustration about the way our female returnee migrant workers are being treated by their families and communities after they have returned home from foreign lands, tortured and abused.
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In latest Taiwan move, US urges more inclusion in UN institutions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (Oct 26) urged the greater inclusion of Taiwan in UN institutions, in the latest US bid to step up support to the island amid rising tensions with China.
In a statement marking 50 years…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies junta charge of incitement to cause alarm: Media
Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has denied a charge of incitement to cause public alarm, media reported on Tuesday (Oct 26), in her first court testimony since a February coup plunged the country into chaos and ended a decade of…
Cambodia announces initial reopening of international tourism with first ‘vaccine tourism’ tours
The Ministry of Tourism has announced the first stages in the long-awaited reopening of international tourism in Cambodia with the introduction of ‘vaccine tourism’ in a number of locations.
The tours will first be offered in…
Blind Women Weave Threads of Hope in a Garment Factory
In a rare scene, blind ladies work in a small garment factory near the city of Welisara in Sri Lanka, as most of them come from far and remote areas. Ms. Shameen Felaldeen who works as an Administrative Supervisor and is the only non-blind…
S’pore urges Myanmar to cooperate with ASEAN amid slow progress on peace efforts
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Oct 26) urged Myanmar's military authorities to cooperate "fully and expeditiously" with a special envoy deployed as part of Asean's attempts to mitigate an ongoing bloody crisis in the country.…