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The sabre-rattling between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the 900-year old Preah Vihear temple, which reached a high pitch in late July, appears to be cooling with the... 2008-08-06

Vietnam's decision to raise domestic fuel prices by 36.8% on July 21 came only two weeks after the government stated that fuel prices would be kept unchanged for the rest of 2008.... 2008-08-04

Anti-government protestors still appear unflinching in their near seven-week campaign to force the government out of office. On July 7 a court ruled that the demonstrators, led by... 2008-07-09

Cambodia will export some 50,000 tonnes of dried rubber over the next year, according to national media sources, marking a sharp rise from the current 30,000 tonnes as the country's... 2008-07-08

US President George W. Bush lauded the steps taken to increase religious freedom in Vietnam after meeting Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Washington on June 24. Curbs on religious... 2008-07-08

Vietnam is now leading the way in Southeast Asia for the development of nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels by announcing on May 15 that it is to construct two nuclear... 2008-06-10

Speculation of yet another coup were rife in late May/early June, but the army has intimated that it will not intervene to stop the current political fracas. On June 2 the army chief,... 2008-06-10

Vietnam and North Korea are to boost bilateral co-operation in trade, investment, sports and culture after a visit by Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung visited Pyongyang on May 7-9.... 2008-05-12

In early May Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej went on his first - unannounced - visit to the insurgency-ridden South. With an entourage of top military and police brass he met local... 2008-05-12

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged dry-season rice farmers to keep sufficient rice supply to satisfy their own demand before selling any surplus amid the recent surge in the price of... 2008-04-10