Cambodian cyclo drivers transport Buddhist paraphernalia for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on October 7, 2009. The International Monetary Fund said late last month that Cambodia's economy will contract 2.75 percent this year as the global economic crisis takes its toll on the country. Some 35 percent of the country's 14 million people live on less than 50 US cents a day. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHYCambodia-Economy-Poverty
Cambodian cyclo drivers transport Buddhist paraphernalia for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on October 7, 2009. The International Monetary Fund said late last month that Cambodia's economy will contract 2.75 percent this year as the global economic crisis takes its toll on the country. Some 35 percent of the country's 14 million people live on less than 50 US cents a day. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Helth-Flu
Cambodian women wear mask as they walk in a market in Phnom Penh on October 6, 2009. A second Cambodian has died from swine flu while the number of confirmed A(H1N1) virus infections in the country has passed 100, health officials said on October 6, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Economy
Cambodian workers sew at a factory in Sihanouk province, some 230 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh on September 9, 2009. The global economic downturn has forced at least 20,000 workers to lose their jobs in Cambodia's garment industry this year, a labour ministry report showed on October 5, 2009. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Aesan-Meeting
This general view show member countries taking part in the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation. CAP PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Asean-Meeting
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (4th L), Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (2nd L), Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (L), Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (3rd R), Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thong Loun Sisolith (2nd R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) stand for a group photo during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
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Bun Rany Hun Sen (C), president of the Cambodian Red Cross, greets victims by Typhoon Ketsana upon her arrival in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
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Bun Rany Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Red Cross, looks at victims by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometers north of Phnom Penh on October 2, 2009. Cambodians sifted through the wreckage of Typhoon Ketsana on October 1, as officials dealt with the aftermath of the storm that killed at least 14 and destroyed hundreds of homes. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY