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BLOG: Adventures in Cambodia — Six reasons why you should visit Cambodia (Part 1)

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By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “Why go to a backward country?” my friends reacted when they heard that my husband and I were going to Cambodia. “Are you crazy […]

Zero tolerance? — Star soccer player’s racist slurs prompt fine, training

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By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly These were the words of Jamie Vardy, an English Premier League soccer player, to an Asian man at a casino in England: “Yo. Jap. […]

Tweaking traditions — Americans abroad celebrate holidays

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By Melissa Rayworth Associated Press In our global world, you can easily buy a Thanksgiving turkey for roasting in Dubai or Beijing or Tokyo. You also can shop for Christmas […]

School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand

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By Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that […]

Who are Uighurs? — A look at group from restive China region

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BEIJING (AP) — Arrests made and details revealed about the Aug. 17 Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people have raised the question of whether members of an ethnic and religious […]

Bombing the latest of many challenges for Thailand’s junta

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By Denis D. Gray Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — When a military coup last year ended months of political turmoil and violence in Thailand, even some democracy advocates welcomed the […]