April 29, 2012
Soung Sokden looks older than his 26 years, his skin black and weather-beaten from six years of forced labour onboard a Thai fishing boat – the latest trafficking tale recounted by returned fishermen on Friday.
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April 26, 2012
Four Cambodian fishermen who spent years on a Thai fishing boat after being tricked into hard labour will return to Cambodia from Indonesia today, government officials said yesterday.
Ten Borany, deputy director of the Ministry of Interior’s anti-human trafficking department, said his officials will question the men today. Indonesia authorities rescued them as their boat entered Indonesian waters, a...
April 4, 2012
Government offic-ials yesterday rejected any notion that this week’s meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Working Group had a purpose other than the implementation of the International Court of Justice-ordered troop withdrawal from the Provisional Demilitarized Zone around Preah Vihear temple.
Speaking on the sidelines of Tuesday’s ASEAN summit meeting, Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul told the Bangkok Post Cambodia and Thailand might not have to withdraw troops...
April 3, 2012
Comment
With Cambodia holding the ASEAN chair, it’s an important moment for all 10 member countries to think about what it means to be part of ASEAN.
Is ASEAN to be a private club for member states’ governments? Or a vehicle for aggressive development and corporate expansion?
Or perhaps an inclusive regional body that considers the interests of its people first, that puts people before politics and profits?
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April 2, 2012
The Philippines thrust the South China Sea dispute to the forefront of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting yesterday, causing the topic to dominate discussions.
Myanmar by-elections and...
April 1, 2012
Civil society groups from Thailand will boycott a meeting between NGOs and regional government representatives at this week’s ASEAN summit because their country’s delegate “does not represent Thai civil society”, a spokeswoman said yesterday.
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March 8, 2012
Nearly two dozen fishermen were repatriated to the Kingdom yesterday after being trafficked aboard Thai fishing boats where they endured forced labour and rampant abuse.
The 11 men bring to 30 the...
March 5, 2012
Indonesia is ready to deploy observers to the provisional demilitarised zone between Cambodia and Thailand, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said after a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart yesterday.
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