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According to court documents obtained by VOA Khmer, the judge, Mark Harmon, named one Cambodian and one international defense attorney for Ta An, a Khmer Rouge commander who has not yet been indicted or arrested for atrocity crimes.

Lawyers Named for Suspect in Controversial Tribunal Case

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U.N. special rapporteur Surya Subedi walks through a Cambodian national flag upon his arrival in a conference room of U.N. headquarter in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2010.

Senior Official Calls UN Rights Envoy Biased

Om Yentieng, who is also the head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, told reporters that he had heavily criticized Subedi’s latest report.
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Cambodian farmers work on the rice field in Kampong Speu province, west of Phnom Penh. One of the recommendations proposed by the civil society groups is better agricultural markets. (File)

NGOs Assessing Development Goals for Coming Years

The NGOs settled on eight recommendations, including an unbiased judicial system, better agricultural markets and improved human rights.
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Members of Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) march on the street during a protest demanding a free and fair general election in Phnom Penh May 20, 2013. CNRP acting president Kem Sokha and other leaders of the party marched with about 5,000 protesters on Monday to the European Union and the United Nations offices to submit a petition for international assistance to monitor the upcoming election on July 28.

UN Envoy Holds Talks With Both Sides Over Election Complaints

Hun Sen has in the past refused to see Surya Subedi, following the envoy’s critical remarks on the country’s rights environment.
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Khmer Rouge

According to court documents obtained by VOA Khmer, the judge, Mark Harmon, named one Cambodian and one international defense attorney for Ta An, a Khmer Rouge commander who has not yet been indicted or arrested for atrocity crimes.

Lawyers Named for Suspect in Controversial Tribunal Case

Four more suspects have yet to have defense attorneys put forward to the court.
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The premier made his statements during a speech in the coastal municipality of Kep. Hun Sen has begun regularly denouncing the opposition on the airwaves, with July’s national election approaching.

Hun Sen Says Opposition Victory Will Bring Another Khmer Rouge

Hun Sen has begun regularly denouncing the opposition on the airwaves, with July’s national election approaching.
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Paintings by human rights icon and artists Vann Nath depicting how torture devices were used hang on the walls of Tuol Sleng Prison in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2011.

Tribunal Prosecutors Push for Torture Center’s Inclusion in Trial

The prison was at the center of the court’s first trial, which ended in the conviction of Kaing Kek Iev for atrocity crimes.
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Economy

Cambodian farmers work on the rice field in Kampong Speu province, west of Phnom Penh. One of the recommendations proposed by the civil society groups is better agricultural markets. (File)

NGOs Assessing Development Goals for Coming Years

The NGOs settled on eight recommendations, including an unbiased judicial system, better agricultural markets and improved human rights.
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Traditional miners pan for gold at a mine in Hampalit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

No Victims Reached as Rescue Efforts at Gold Mine Continue

Local authorities said late Tuesday they had not reached the villagers or unearthed any dead bodies, but the digging efforts must be undertaken slowly and carefully.
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Rescue workers and soldiers search through a site of the accident in a shoe factory in the Kong Pisei district of Kampong Speu province, 50 km (30 miles) west of the capital, Phnom Penh, May 16, 2013.

Stampede at Shoe Factory, Site of Last Week’s Deadly Collapse

Factory management said there was not a serious problem but that a rumor of an electrical malfunction was enough to scare workers.
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Cambodian in America

The cover of the "A Woman of Angkor"

‘A Woman of Angkor’ Imagines Historic Era

The novel tells the story of a beautiful woman with a secret, who witnesses the building of Angkor Wat, its rise and internal violence there.
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The Cambodia Leadership Conference will be held in Tacoma, Wash., on May 18, file photo.

Cambodian Leadership Conference To Be Held in May

Many participants, including students, will come from states in the West, including California, Oregon and Washington.
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Panh Bosba practices singing with her band.

Video Soprano Singer Looks To Elevate Khmer Music

Back at school, Bosba Panh said she wants to sing opera one day, to bring Cambodian music to the world stage.
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Health

More than 1,900 people died from traffic accidents in 2011, with another 5,800 injured, according to Handicap International.

Healthcare Workers Want Less Ads for Alcohol and Less Traffic Accidents

A rise in traffic accidents could be blamed on an increase in alcohol advertising, some health workers fear.
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3 Million Newborns Die Within First Month

Save the Children President and CEO Carolyn Miles said there’s a widespread and mistaken belief that little can be done to save newborn lives in developing countries.
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Research Continues into Drug-Resistant Malaria

A Cambodian scientist is working together with advanced researchers in the United States to study drug-resistant malaria in three major provinces of Cambodia.
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Culture

Around 200 people participated in a “peace walk” in the northern town of Anlong Veng, Cambodia, on Friday, May 24, 2013. Of the 200 marchers, not all were Buddhists. There were those who represented Islam, Christianity and Taosim, as well. Some came from Thailand, and at least two people were Chinese living in Cambodia. (Theara Khuoun/VOA Khmer)

‘Peace Walk’ Held Near Thai Border

The walk marked Visak Bochea Day, an annual holiday celebrating the life, death and enlightenment of Buddha.
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The cover of the "A Woman of Angkor"

‘A Woman of Angkor’ Imagines Historic Era

The novel tells the story of a beautiful woman with a secret, who witnesses the building of Angkor Wat, its rise and internal violence there.
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U.S. prosecutors and the Cambodian government say the 1,000-year-old sandstone statue, The Mahabharata, was looted from the temple of Prasat Chen in the 1960s or 1970S.

Hun Sen Thanks New York’s Met for Return of Statues

The museum’s decision comes as the Cambodian government seeks the return of another statue from the auction house Sotheby’s, which is fighting the claim.
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