About 100 lawmakers and observers attended the eighth meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Fact-Finding Committee yesterday, to jointly combat the “drug menace” plaguing Southeast Asian countries to meet the goal of a “drug-free” region by 2015. The meeting, which will last three days, was opened by National Assembly President Heng Samrin, who said that the flow of opium and cocaine from Southeast Asia to Western countries had decreased, but the flow to developing countries had increased.
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Bun Heang mocks US, threatens its citizens in scathing open letterAfter being hit with sanctions from the US Department of Treasury, Cambodian General Hing Bun Heang said he would retaliate against any US national who does not respect his country’s sovereignty, has ambitions to invade Cambodia or incites “traitors” in the Kingdom to do
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US slammed over BGU head as Foreign Ministry says sanctions violate international principlesThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) has condemned the US Department of Treasury for its sanctions, announced on Tuesday, against Cambodian General Hing Bun Heang for his alleged role in infringing human rights. In a statement, the ministry said it is disturbing