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Key local elections Elections are expected to lead to a significant loss of influence for the ruling Cambodian People's Party
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UN genocide court defied Cambodia is determined to bring former leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime to trial
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| Mar.3 |
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Agent Orange talks open US and Vietnamese scientists are holding their first conference on the effects of the controversial wartime herbicide
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| Mar.28 |
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Direct talks in conflict Thailand will be the venue for historic face-to-face talks between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels
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| Jun.3 |
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Two die in school bus attack Gunmen have opened fire near border with Burma killing two children and wounding another 15
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$36 million AIDS vaccine trial| 16,000 HIV-negative volunteers will participate in the 5-year study, to be co-sponsored by U.S. and Thailand | |
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| Jul.28 |
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Powell arrived| Secretary of State is making a 9-country Asia tour focussing on reducing tensions between India and Pakistan | |
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| Sep.16 |
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Talks between Sri Lanka and Tamil rebels| The two sides meeting for the first direct talks in 7 years | | |
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| Sep.17 |
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Progress at Sri Lanka peace talks Agreement between the government and the Tamil Tiger rebels was reached in several areas, particularly on economic issues
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| Sep.18 |
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Breakthrough for Sri Lankan peace Government and Tamil Tiger rebels commit to establish a task force to work on humanitarian and reconstruction issues
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| Oct.29 |
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100 dead in office blaze| Fire ripped through a 6-story building in Vietnam that housed shops, a disco and several foreign companies | | |
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| Nov.1 |
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Breakthrough for Sri Lanka peace hopes The government and Tamil rebels have agreed on a joint committee to develop areas ravaged by conflict
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Asian summit raps Western warnings South East Asian states have appealed to stop warning travellers against going to their region because of terrorism
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| Dec.22 |
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Life for Khmer Rouge commander| A court has sentenced former general Sam Bith, 69, to life imprisonment for the killing of 3 Western backpackers | |
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