Thouen Van, left, and his brother Sam, await word of their mother's condition Sunday at Mercy San Juan Medical Center. A collision with a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 killed their father, Youen Sum, 56, and seriously injured their mother, Sokpov Van, 55. Randall Benton / rbenton@sacbee.com Click on photo to enlarge Firefighters work early Sunday to
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Sompong faces twins tasks in New York
Posted on 6:13 PM by svdfbd
By Supalak GanjanakhundeeThe Nation New York Published on September 29, 2008 New Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat has his work cut out today when he chairs an informal meeting of Asean ministers here to discuss restructuring the regional grouping
The Amazing Race Route Revealed
Posted on 6:09 PM by svdfbd
September 28, 2008 by Paulene Hinds Looking to build excitement for the 13th season premiere of the globe-trotting Emmy winning show, Amazing Race, CBS has for the first time ever revealed the entire 23-day route the 11 teams will travel to. The teams will start off in Los Angelas and will make stops in Brazil, Bolivia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Kazakhstan,
19 charged in Cambodia over trying to sell a public building
Posted on 6:08 PM by svdfbd
In Cambodia, 19 people including a senior ranking defence official have been charged after trying to sell off a public building.The Phnom Penh Municipal court has heard the 19 defendants used forged documents in their attempt to sell the Fisheries Administration offices in the capital.The Phnom Penh Post reports the attempted fraud highlights a growing problem of illegal land speculation in the
'Unnecessary' dam project threatens rarest wildlife
Posted on 6:02 PM by svdfbd
By Michael McCarthy, Environment editor Monday, 29 September 2008 One of the world's rarest reptiles, the
Ex-sex slave crusades against forced prostitution
Posted on 5:55 PM by svdfbd
By Gary Crosse NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abandoned as a child in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge's murderous reign, Somaly Mam (pictured) has no memory of her family and doesn't know her true age or name. But she recalls when she was sold to a brothel. She traces a dramatic and haunting journey from sex slave to crusader against forced prostitution in her newly released memoir, "The Road
Pardoned Cambodian prince returns from exile
Posted on 7:48 AM by svdfbd
Prince Norodom Ranariddh (left) PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Prince Norodom Ranariddh arrived back home in Cambodia on Sunday, ending his self-imposed exile after receiving a royal pardon for his fraud conviction.Ranariddh, who had been living in Malaysia, was pardoned by his half-brother King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday after being sentenced in absentia last year to 18 months in jail for a 3.6 million
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