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All three fellows are from different competing television networks
in Cambodia, but they come together to work on this documentary because
of their belief that this production could make a difference for children
in Cambodia.
Driven by poverty and their father's abandonment, Sok Chear gives up his childhood to help his mother and older sister provide for the family. In this powerful and moving documentary, Sok Chear shows us one child's daily brushes with death, all in the name of survival. Through Sok Chear and his family, the documentary depicts the issue
of child labor and poverty at the border crossings of Cambodia and
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HEALTH Bird Flu Will Be Around for a Long Time Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar BANGKOK (IPS) — A year after it triggered alarm bells across Asia, the lethal bird flu virus is showing little signs of slowing down, forcing health and food experts to concede that the disease will persist for years in the region. more TECHNOLOGY-CAMBODIA Ingenious Efforts Widen Road to Information by Alecks P Pabico* BANLUNG, Cambodia (IPS) — Situated on Cambodia's border with Laos and Vietnam in the north-east, Ratanakiri province is a largely unspoiled Eden of densely forest-covered hills and mountains, pristine rivers, streams, thousand-year old crater lakes and waterfalls. more CAMBODIA Crusader Takes on Criminals to 'Rescue' Sex Workers BANGKOK — For the past eight years, Pierre Legros refused to be cowed by the death threats that often come his way as he tries to helping free girls and women in Cambodia's sex industry. But now, the Frenchman has a reason to pause. more |
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