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In Brief: Cambodia shines in US Law competition

| Publication date 13 April 2009 | 15:00 ICT

In Brief: Cambodia shines in US Law competition

Tan Tepi Kanika, 20, and Theng Tith Maria, 19, from the Royal University of Law and Economics, reached the semi-finals at the International Client Counseling Competition, an English-language legal tournament held earlier this month in Las Vegas. The pair beat out teams from Canada and New Zealand as only the second-ever Cambodian team in the tournament.

Contact author: Christopher Shay

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