Cambodia marks anniversary of temple’s world heritage listing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodians on Tuesday noisily celebrated the first anniversary of the UN’s world heritage listing of an ancient temple which has stoked nationalist tensions with neighbouring Thailand.
Cambodia marks anniversary of temple’s world heritage listing (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodians on Tuesday noisily celebrated the first anniversary of the UN's world heritage listing of an ancient temple which has stoked nationalist tensions with neighbouring Thailand.
Markets welcome Yudhoyono “landslide” in Indonesia vote (Channel NewsAsia)
JAKARTA : The apparent re-election of reformist Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been welcomed by economists as good news for Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
HBO airs story of Cambodian photographer who turned a blind eye to Khmer Rouge genocide (New York Daily News)
“The Conscience of Nhem En” takes the viewer on a tour of the infamous 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. It’s only a half-hour long, but feels as if it goes on for hours because the sheer inhumanity is so difficult to comprehend.
Axiata eyes Millicom’s Lanka, Cambodia assets -sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
* Axiata may bid for Millicom assets in Cambodia, Sri Lanka
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-07-08 08:48 UPDATE 1-Axiata eyes Millicom’s Lanka, Cambodia assets -sources (Interactive Investor)
By Saeed Azhar and Julie Goh
Indonesia sees more reform after Yudhoyono victory (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looked to have a huge mandate to fight graft and poverty in the world’s third-largest democracy after an apparent landslide election win.
Japanese Not Ready for New Jury System, Poll Says (Law.com)
Japan finally introduced a new “lay juror” system in late May, after a five-year campaign to advise citizens about the changes. In contrast to the United States, the new Japanese system requires three judges to sit on a jury and render a verdict along with six citizens. Despite a barrage of publicity — including 500 mock trials and talks by American litigators — a recent poll in Japan’s …
