The deal that died: negotiators thought they'd succeeded in ending the Khmer Rouge's long guerrilla war

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First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh and nominal Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan had agreed that the Khmer Rouge would end resistance against the Cambodian government and rejoin the political system. However the agreement failed due to internal disagreements within the Cambodian government. Peace negotiations had been moving rapidly forward after Pol Pot's capture. However, second prime minister Hun Sen, saw the agreement as a plot to challenge his growing dominance of the government, and moved his forces into Phnom Penh and the remaining militia into the northwester jungles, where fighting continues.

Military aspects, Cambodia

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Marching orders: infection rate among Thai army recruits is rising

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The AIDS infection rate for Thai army recruits was 3.5% in 1992, seven times higher that in 1989. Few conscripts will need medical care during their two-year period of duty, but officers receive indefinite care and there is little information on their rate of infection. Lack of confidentiality and of funds for testing hampers the testing program, and funds for education are also inadequate. Thailand's AIDS problem is in an early stage, and problems for both civilian and military authorities lie ahead.

Health aspects, Thailand, AIDS (Disease), Military personnel

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Log rolling: Thai forestry contracts help to fund Khmer Rouge

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Revenues earned from Thai logging companies may yet help finance the Khmer Rouge's return to power in Cambodia. A recent Thai intelligence report reveals that the Khmer Rouge hasso far earned more than $106 million from logging concessions granted to Thai companies. The guerrilla group can expect to earn an additional $1 billion fromThai logging companies in the near future. Thai logging interests shifted theiroperations to Cambodia after logging was banned in Thailand in 1989.

Finance, Contracts, Lumber industry, Logging, Khmer Rouge

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