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Cambodia says Thai troops turned back from mine blast site

Phnom Penh - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Monday that Thai troops had been turned back during an apparent attempted foray to view the area where two Thai soldiers were severely wounded by landmines just days earlier.

• Philippines' Arroyo calls for summit of East Asian leaders

  Manila - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday urged leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), China, Japan and South Korea to discuss measures to cushion the effects of the global financial crisis.



• Greek president visits Vietnam for first time

  Hanoi - Greek President Karolos Papoulias met with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet Monday at the start of a six-day visit to the south-east Asian state.

• "A country full of ghosts": Cambodians honour their dead

  Phnom Penh - Cambodians will flock to pagodas around the country Monday and the entire nation comes to a virtual standstill for one of the most important religious festivals of the year - Pchum Ben, or the festival of the dead.



• A country full of ghosts": Cambodians honour their dead

  Phnom Penh -- Cambodians will flock to pagodas around the country Monday and the entire nation comes to a virtual standstill for one of the most important religious festivals of the year - Pchum Ben, or the festival of the dead.