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Landmark Khmer Rouge trial opens in Cambodia
27/06/2011 - CAMBODIA

Landmark Khmer Rouge trial opens in Cambodia

Four former top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court on Monday, over 30 years after the regime's bloody 1975-1979 rule saw some 1.7 million people killed through torture, execution or starvation.
New clashes on disputed border despite ceasefire
30/04/2011 - CAMBODIA - THAILAND

New clashes on disputed border despite ceasefire

After two ceasefires in two days and attempts to reach agreement over two ancient temples on the disputed jungle frontier, Thai and Cambodian troops clashed again on Saturday in the ninth day of the countries' bloodiest conflict in decades.
Thailand and Cambodia announce ceasefire
28/04/2011 - CAMBODIA - THAILAND

Thailand and Cambodia announce ceasefire

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to end fierce fighting on a disputed border on Thursday after a week of clashes killed 15 people and displaced at least 60,000 others.
Thai-Cambodia talks collapse amid continuing border clashes
27/04/2011 - CAMBODIA-THAILAND

Thai-Cambodia talks collapse amid continuing border clashes

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called for a ceasefire to stem its deadly border conflict with Thailand, now in its sixth day, but Thailand's foreign minister on Wednesday pulled out of planned peace talks.
New front opens in Thai-Cambodian temple skirmish
26/04/2011 - CAMBODIA-THAILAND

New front opens in Thai-Cambodian temple skirmish

Cambodian and Thai fighters clashed Tuesday for a fourth straight day of fighting over temples in a disputed border area. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the latest conflict, which has so far killed 13 fighters.
Thai-Cambodian clashes over disputed temples continue
25/04/2011 - CAMBODIA-THAILAND

Thai-Cambodian clashes over disputed temples continue

Thai and Cambodian troops exchanged fire for a fourth day in a row on Monday, amid a protracted dispute over 12th-century Hindu temples that has left at least 12 people dead and displaced nearly 50,000.
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New clashes on disputed Thai-Cambodian border area
25/04/2011 - CAMBODIA - THAILAND

New clashes on disputed Thai-Cambodian border area

Thai and Cambodian soldiers clashed on Sunday in a disputed border area for the third day of the worst fighting seen there since the United Nations called for a ceasefire in February. Eleven people have been killed since Friday.
Ceasefire marred by clashes on Thai-Cambodian border
22/04/2011 - THAILAND-CAMBODIA

Ceasefire marred by clashes on Thai-Cambodian border

At least two Thai soldiers were killed and seven wounded after Thai and Cambodian forces clashed on a disputed border near the Ta Moan and Ta Krabei temples Friday. It is the first major violence in the region since a tenuous ceasefire in February.
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Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals 19-year sentence for war crimes
29/03/2011 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge prison chief appeals 19-year sentence for war crimes

A former Khmer Rouge prison chief was in court Monday to appeal his 19-year sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, has admitted to overseeing the torture and killing of 16,000 people.
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Regional body to monitor disputed border near historic temple
22/02/2011 - THAILAND - CAMBODIA

Regional body to monitor disputed border near historic temple

Following emergency talks between South-east Asian ministers, Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to allow unarmed observers to be posted along a segment of their border where deadly clashes erupted over a disputed temple earlier this month.
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