cambodia Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Cambodia deports Uighers to China – and an uncertain fate. - by Keith Locke



    There has rightly been a big international outcry at Cambodia returning 20 Uigher asylum seekers to China, where have been detained. The deportation, on December 19,  flies in the face of all refugee law, that people shouldn’t be returned to persecution. Heavy political pressure and bribery seems to have worked for Beijing. Just after the [...] read more
    December 24, 2009 7:17 pm - 6 Comments
  • frog

    Rats - by frog



    The international food crisis is having strange effects.  For instance: PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on Wednesday. Things could have been worse, as Freakonomics notes, rats have been fleeing to higher [...] read more
    September 2, 2008 11:09 am - 6 Comments