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
Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon
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
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Bun Rany Hun Sen (R), president of the Cambodian Red Cross, offers emergancy aid to 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
Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon
Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana sit as they wait for emergency aid from the Cambodian Red Cross, 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. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
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Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana sit as they wait for emergency aid from the Cambodian Red Cross, 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. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
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Cambodian victims of Typhoon Katsana row boats loaded with emergency aid as they paddle through floodwater left 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. Ketsana brought devastation across Southeast Asia, killing at least 293 people in the Philippines last weekend before moving on to kill 99 in Vietnam and 16 in Laos. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon
A Cambodian woman carries her child and emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought 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
Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon
Cambodian people carry aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought 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
Cambodia-Vietnam-Phillippines-Typhoon
Cambodian people carry emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought 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
Cambodia-Vietnam-Philippines-Typhoon
Cambodian people carry emergency aid that they received from the Cambodian Red Cross as they walk through floodwaters brought 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
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A Cambodian boy sits on the wreckage of his house damaged by Typhoon Ketsana in Kampong Thom province, some 168 kilometres north of Phnom Penh on October 1, 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
Cambodia-Health-Flu
A relative of Cambodia's first-recorded swine flu fatality burns ghost paper following in Chinese tradition, in Phnom Penh on September 28, 2009. The victim, Heng Eng, was a 40-year-old woman with previous health problems who died on September 27, 2009 at a hospital in Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Pchum Ben
Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match during the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at the Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometres northeast Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand of Cambodians gathered in a village, northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Pchum Ben
A Cambodian villager rides a buffalo during a race of the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometers northeast of Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand Cambodians gathered in a village northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Pchum Ben
Cambodians compete in a Khmer wrestling match during the Pchum Ben festival, the Festival of death, at Vihear Sour village in Kandal province, some 50 kilometres northeast Phnom Penh on September 19, 2009. More than a thousand Cambodians gathered in the village northeast of the capital for the annual water buffalo races to end the country's festival for the dead. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY
Cambodia-Pchum Ben
Cambodians sit on the roof of a public transport as they leave the capital city Phnom Penh to other provinces to celebrate the Pchum Ben festival (Festival of Death) during a public holiday in Cambodia on September 18, 2009. The Pchum Ben festival is a popular holiday in Cambodia which consists of 15 days of prayer for the deceased, visits to the temple, and bringing food to monks. CPA PHOTO/TANG CHHIN SOTHY