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    <text>Benin places about 30 suspects, most of them soldiers, in pre-trial detention on charges including treason, murder, and endangering state security following a failed coup attempt. </text>
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    <text>A Thai soldier is killed and eight others are injured after Cambodia shells Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand. </text>
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      <text>Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet accuses Thailand for the shooting death of a Cambodian villager near the border between the two countries, two days after a Thai soldier lost a foot by a land mine in the area, increasing tensions and threatening the ceasefire that put an end to the conflict in July. </text>
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    <text>Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet accuses Thailand of shooting and killing a Cambodian villager near the border, two days after a Thai soldier was injured by a land mine in the area, increasing tensions and threatening the ceasefire that put an end to the conflict in July. </text>
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      <text>Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet formally inaugurates the new Techo International Airport, which will replace the 70-year-old Phnom Penh International Airport as the main aviation hub for the capital Phnom Penh and the country as a whole.</text>
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    <text>Cambodian prime minister Hun Manet formally inaugurates Techo International Airport, replacing the 70-year-old Phnom Penh International Airport as the main aviation hub for the country. </text>
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    <text>South Korea issues a blanket travel ban on its citizens to parts of Cambodia known for its scam centers, alleging that over 200,000 foreign nationals are working in these centers, including 1,200 South Koreans. </text>
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    <text>The Thai Constitutional Court removes Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for ethical misconduct over leaked phone calls she had with former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen. </text>
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      <text>A Cambodian soldier is killed after exchanging fire with a Thai soldier. Cambodia initially said that the Thai soldier opened fire, but Thailand denied this citing a misunderstanding when the Cambodian soldier crossed the border during a routine operation. </text>
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    <text>A Cambodian soldier is killed in an exchange of fire with a Thai soldier. Cambodia initially said that the Thai soldier opened fire, but Thailand denied this citing a misunderstanding when the Cambodian soldier crossed the border during a routine operation. </text>
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    <text>Three people, including the perpetrator, are killed and three others are injured in a mass shooting familicide when a military police officer opens fire at a house in Prey Ampok Commune, Cambodia. </text>
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      <text>Four people are killed and five more injured in a stampede at Cambodian businessman Sok Kong's home in Phnom Penh. Kong was giving away food and money amid Lunar New Year celebrations. </text>
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    <text>Four people are killed and five more injured in a stampede at Cambodian businessman Sok Kong's home in Phnom Penh as he was giving away food and money amid Lunar New Year celebrations. </text>
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  <text>Cambodian senate president and acting head of state Hun Sen grants a pardon to opposition leader Kem Sokha, ending his 27-year treason sentence while maintaining restrictions on his political rights and international travel. </text>
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