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The reaction of a girl being shot dead during forced land eviction in Kratie

The reactions and condemnations were made frequently when authorities suppressed villagers who maintained on state land. The US Embassy expressed condolence to the family of Heng Chantha who was shot dead during the conflict in Kampong Damrei commune, Chhloung District, Kratie Province Wednesday during which…

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Teenage girl shot dead in Kratie land eviction while officials intervene

A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by armed Cambodian officials who opened fire on a group of families whom they were sent to evict in Chulung District, Kratie Province, citizens from the area have confirmed. The victim, identified as Heng Ratha, was nearby her home…

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Abandoned children living in centre
11/04/2012

By: Ms. Thol Sreyleak and Mr.Noun Borin, Tuesday, 03rd, April. 18:00. ”I want to live with my parents instead of living in an orphanage.” Through tears, Nam Sophy, 12, and Nam Siv Mey, 10, describe how their parents got a divorce then abandoned them. Now the sisters are living in the Life-Saving and Development Associate Organization in Sen Sok District, Phnom Penh. The girls come from Kompung Cham Province. Sophy says she wishes she was like other kids and could go to study in public sch [ ... ]

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India test launches Agni-V long-range missile
19/04/2012 | Ty

Full article from BBC news. India has launched a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead, say media. The locally-developed Agni-V missile was originally scheduled to have been launched on Wednesday in the eastern state of Orissa. Defence officials had delayed the launch until Thursday because of heavy lightning in the area. The missile has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), within range of targets in China. Analysts say the Agni (meaning "fire" [ ... ]