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U.S. national Alan Arthur Perry, 57, gets into a vehicle after his trial at the Provincial Court in Preah Sihanouk, some 230 km (143 miles) west of Phnom Penh, October 5, 2010. The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court tried Perry on Tuesday of sexually abusing four underaged boys and the verdict is to be announced on October 13, presiding judge Plang Samnang said. The judge said he was tried under two charges, purchasing child prostitutes and distributing child pornography of the alleged victims, aged between 16 and 17 and added that each charge carries a prison sentence of between 2 to 5 years. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

U.S. national Alan Arthur Perry (R), 57, is escorted by prison officers as he attends his trial at the Provincial Court in Preah Sihanouk, some 230 km (143 miles) west of Phnom Penh, October 5, 2010. The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court tried Perry on Tuesday of sexually abusing four underaged boys and the verdict is to be announced on October 13, presiding judge Plang Samnang said. The judge said he was tried under two charges, purchasing child prostitutes and distributing child pornography of the alleged victims, aged between 16 and 17 and added that each charge carries a prison sentence of between 2 to 5 years. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

 

Teachers prevented from marching on World Teachers' Day

(All photos: Cambodia Express News)

A Cambodian girl looks at other children playing near a pipe pumping out sand to fill Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh. Thousands of families living near the lake, which is currently half-filled with sand, are facing eviction after the government in 2007 awarded the land to a local real estate developer Shukaku Inc for private developments. Residents are demanding between $15,000 to $20,000 in compensation to move out but the government would only agree to around $8500 per family. The firm has been filling in the lake with sand causing frequent floods at the residents' homes, which prompted many protests over the years. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Cambodian children play near a pipe pumping out sand to fill Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh . Thousands of families living near the lake, which is currently half-filled with sand, are facing eviction after the government in 2007 awarded the land to a local real estate developer Shukaku Inc for private developments. Residents are demanding between $15,000 to $20,000 in compensation to move out but the government would only agree to around $8500 per family. The firm has been filling in the lake with sand causing frequent floods at the residents' homes, which prompted many protests over the years. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Cambodians play near a pipe pumping out sand to fill Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh. Thousands of families living near the lake, which is currently half-filled with sand, are facing eviction after the government in 2007 awarded the land to a local real estate developer Shukaku Inc for private developments. Residents are demanding between $15,000 to $20,000 in compensation to move out but the government would only agree to around $8500 per family. The firm has been filling in the lake with sand causing frequent floods at the residents' homes, which prompted many protests over the years. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea