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Cambodian runner with eyes on the Beijing marathon |
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Features - Cambodia
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Hem Bunting proudly fishes his medals out of one of a line of narrow, wooden lockers. One is silver, the other is bronze, and they confirm his status as one of the best distance runners in Southeast Asia. From the BBC.
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Burma reels as storm toll rises |
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The people of Burma take omens seriously. For centuries, the paths of planets and vagaries of weather have been scrutinized by astrologers, who divine a relationship between celestial irregularities and earthly mayhem. So when a tropical cyclone tore across the country May 2-3, killing more than 22,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands more homeless in the Irrawaddy Delta and the commercial capital of Rangoon, Burmese couldn't help but note the curious timing: On May 10, the country's thuggish ruling junta was set to hold a constitutional referendum, the first step toward what the military has called a "discipline-flourishing democracy." - From TIME Magazine
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Saffron mornings in Luang Prabang |
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It is still dark when we awake to watch the monks do their morning rounds. The pre-dawn chill seeps in through a screen door leading to a veranda overlooking the Mekong River. Bundled in layers and fleece, we make our way to the main street of this mountain town of 25,000 people in Central Laos.
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Cambodia's floating villages |
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Features - Cambodia
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The floating villages in Cambodia attract a great deal of attention from tourists visiting the Kingdom of Cambodia. Most of the floating villages come along the trekker's trail. Among the popular floating villages in Cambodia, Kompong Luong is well worth a visit.
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Refugees of chaos cast out |
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Features - Cambodia
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Decades after flight, Cambodians face
deportation due to crime and a lost chance at U.S. citizenship. |
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Zippo: American icon that reflects GI sentiments on Vietnam War |
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Features - Vietnam
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Talisman, tool, keepsake, weapon -- the Zippo lighter was a daily
companion for US soldiers fighting in Vietnam, who used it for
everything from lighting up marijuana joints to burning down
villages. |
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Two tales of Thailand and its neighbors |
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Features - Thailand
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As a major gateway, Thailand looks to
improve its access to its neighbours. We look at two recent
examples of policy favoring the country as a gateway to the rest of
Southeast Asia. The opening of a new official border checkpoint
between Kelantan and Southern Thailand on December 21 is unlikely
to make both regions cooperating more in terms of tourism, as
violence continues to plague Thailand's three Muslim-dominated
Southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala. |
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Burma's military solution |
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Features - Burma
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It was over in a matter of minutes, but the significance of the
occasion vastly exceeded its brevity. On Aug. 28, 20 demonstrators
gathered at a market in Burma's commercial capital, Rangoon, to
protest against the junta's decision to dramatically raise prices
of essential goods. Led by labor activist Su Su Nway, the crowd had
just begun to chant slogans when thugs employed by the ruling
generals swooped in and started dragging the protesters into
waiting vehicles. The frail Su Su Nway, who had only emerged from
prison last year after serving seven months for reporting cases of
forced labor to the U.N., was also manhandled by the mob of
security forces but managed to escape in a taxi chauffeured by a
sympathetic driver. "The junta is trying to create a very
intimidating environment," Su Su Nway told TIME shortly before she
evaded arrest. But the 34-year-old activist refuses to be
intimidated. "People must stand up," she says, "and choose between
freedom and oppression." |
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Finding lost glories at Angkor Wat |
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Tourists are flocking to Cambodia and discovering more than just
the sprawling city of Angkor Wat. |
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Ex-Khmer Rouge stronghold bets the pot on casino boom |
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From the road one is immediately aware of the "Danger Mine" signs
-- tiny red squares with the distinctive white skull and cross
bones flashing warnings from the surrounding bushland. |
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