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PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees. [1]

The arrest of Ratchapong "Pond" Soisuwan, a constituency candidate representing the People's Party and then incumbent MP for Constituency 2, former MP for Mae Sot district in Tak province, came as little surprise to local people. [2]

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― A two-lane dirt road truncates the north-eastern tree line of Phnom Tamao Forest, marking the start of a housing complex on private land bordering the protected area. [3]

YANGON — Police in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe have arrested an executive committee member of the Arakan National Council (ANC) and six other locals over a bomb attack that injured a police officer over the weekend, according to an ANC offici... [5]

HONG KONG -- Another player has joined the ranks of mainland Chinese insurance companies snapping up renowned global assets, with Beijing-based Taikang Life Insurance purchasing a leading stake in British auction house Sotheby's by buying New York-li... [6]

Sources
[1] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-03-27 · 85% match

Hun Sen’s reforesting plan falls far short of the mark

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― Sand filled and spilled from Sot Phally’s sandals as the chief monk carried an alms bowl from his pagoda through what was once the Phnom Tamao Forest. “I used to walk under the shade of the trees.

[2] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 42% match

Graft thrives along Mae Sot border

The arrest of Ratchapong "Pond" Soisuwan, a constituency candidate representing the People's Party and then incumbent MP for Constituency 2, former MP for Mae Sot district in Tak province, came as little surprise to local people.

[3] TH mekongeye.com · 2022-07-10 · 40% match

Developers target a ‘protected’ forest in Cambodia

PHNOM TAMAO, CAMBODIA ― A two-lane dirt road truncates the north-eastern tree line of Phnom Tamao Forest, marking the start of a housing complex on private land bordering the protected area.

[4] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 41% match

Cross-border Trade in Mae Sot

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-02-28 · 35% match

Arakan Group Says 7 Arrested Over Sittwe Bomb Attack

YANGON — Police in the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe have arrested an executive committee member of the Arakan National Council (ANC) and six other locals over a bomb attack that injured a police officer over the weekend, according to an ANC offici

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-07-28 · 35% match

Chinese insurer Taikang buys leading stake in Sotheby's

HONG KONG -- Another player has joined the ranks of mainland Chinese insurance companies snapping up renowned global assets, with Beijing-based Taikang Life Insurance purchasing a leading stake in British auction house Sotheby's by buying New York-li

[7] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Mae Sot Burdened by Thousands of Burmese Refugees

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Three Rangoon Monks Arrive in Mae Sot

[9] FI yle.fi · 2016-08-09 · 34% match translated from fi

Čájálmasat

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[10] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Mae Sot-Myawaddy Trade Banned

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