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The Phnom Penh Post: B Kak activist gets 3 years
Boeung Kak lake land activist Yorm Bopha was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison on charges of intentional violence, sparking protests outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in which police allegedly beat her supporters with electric batons.
The Japan Times: Abe ready for “fresh” restart as Cabinet is sworn in
Shinzo Abe, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, became Japan's seventh prime minister in six years Wednesday, replacing Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan. After leading his party back to power from three years in the opposition, the revived leader said his priority would be to end the nation's extended economic slump.
Hakka round house heritage Chinese castles need protection
China's history stretching back thousands of years has seen the migration of people and mixing of ethnicities.
