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Posted in: newsMonday, August 15, 2011
Trouble Brewing in Thailand?
By Tim LaRocco With news breaking this week that a Cambodian solider was killed on the border with Thailand, the site of a dispute that was recently adjudicated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it’s worth looking at how serious this development could turn out to be. The Phnom Penh Post reported that Cambodian military officials claimed that Thai soldiers initiated the hostilities from their side of the border: ‘Pok Sophal, a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces commander for Oddar Meanchey’s Trapaing Prasat district, about 100 kilometres from the Preah Vihear temple, claimed that Thai soldiers had opened fire on the soldiers. ‘”We had an appointment for the meeting (between...
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Police identify brokers
Monday, 15 August 2011 15:02 Sen David Photo by: Meng Kimlong Migrant worker Nouv Vuthy (left), 21, holds hands with his mother on returning to Cambodia from Malaysia last month after escaping from a fishing vessel. Police say they have discovered the identities of all the brokers responsible for the trafficking of seven Cambod-ian men, who were forced into slave labour aboard Thai fishing boats.Last week, police revealed they had made one arrest and were tracking three more suspects following the return of the fishermen to the Kingdom on July 29.The victims were rescued in May and early June during raids carried out on a plywood factory in Malaysia after they swam to shore to escape the boats. They described...
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Yingluck: No plan to get Thaksin a new passport
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday that giving a diplomatic passport back to her brother, fugitive ex-premier Thaksin, was not one of her government's plans. Yingluck said that she would not get involved in the process and the matter would depend on Foreign Ministry regulations and procedures. Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul yesterday dismissed media reports that the government planned to reissue a diplomatic passport to Thaksin, because he was a former prime minister. The new foreign minister said he had not investigated the feasibility of reinstating a "red passport" or diplomatic passport to the former premier, as he had not officially startedwork at the ministry....
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Children step in to cover for Indian priest shortage
By Zubair Ahmed BBC News, Mumbai Some 700 children are training to be priestsIn a crowded neighbourhood building in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), 30-odd teenagers are chanting Hindu scriptures and singing religious songs. These children, along with several hundred others, are training in batches to become priests for the city's biggest religious festival. The 10-day Ganesh Utsav - when the elephant god is worshipped - begins this month and there are not enough priests available to handle the rush of ceremonies: More than 12,000 in different neighbourhoods, and several...
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Markets volatile following European Central Bank move
Market Data Last Updated at 12:43 GMT Dow Jones 11444.61 Up 60.93 0.54% Nasdaq 2532.41 Down -23.98 -0.94% FTSE 100 5164.54 Down -82.45 -1.57% Dax 6097.60 Down -138.56 -2.22% Cac 40 3221.82 Down -56.74 -1.73% BBC Global 30 5200.82 Down -44.90 -0.86% Marketwatch ticker Data delayed by 15 mins Continue reading the main story Global Economy Factors behind market turmoil What it means for you Charting Europe's economic woes Is the euro crumbling? Watch ...
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London riots: Theresa May to meet police chiefs
Police clashed with youths in Enfield as violence spread across London Continue reading the main story London Riots London riots: Your reaction Locals voice tension behind riots London riots: Timeline Was riot a cry of rage? Home Secretary Theresa May is to return from her summer holiday following a second night of violence in London. More than 100 people have so far been arrested and 35 officers injured. Police vehicles were damaged and shops looted in parts of the capital. Following riots in Tottenham on Saturday,...
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