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Cambodian Human Rights Committee Remarks on Recent Case of Detained Soldiers and Thai Response | CMAC Confirms Expertise on MK-84 Bomb as Evidence Supports Cambodia’s Claims | U.S. Pledges Full Support for Cambodia–Thailand Ceasefire in Meeting with General Tea Seiha | UN Agencies Join Government Field Visit to Assess Needs of Displaced Communities in Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap | Cambodians Worldwide Stand for Peace as PM Pushes for Release of Soldiers Held by Thailand | TOP NEWS: Cambodia and Thailand Agree to Ceasefire and Establish Mechanisms for Border Stability | TOP NEWS: Cambodia, Thailand Reach Critical Agreements in Bid to Ease Border Tensions | TOP NEWS: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet Nominates Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize | U.S. Welcomes Progress in Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire Efforts | Techo Hun Sen Addresses Escalating Cambodia–Thailand Border Incidents | Japan Welcomes Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire Mechanism Agreement | BREAKING: Two Malaysian Tourists Set on Fire in Bangkok, Suspect Arrested | Thailand Taps Former Beauty Queen Panadda Wongphudee to Counter Cambodia’s Defence Spokeswoman | BREAKING: THIRD LANDMINE BLAST INJURES THAI TROOPS NEAR CAMBODIAN BORDER, SPARKING DIPLOMATIC CLASH | BREAKING: Thai Patrol Hit by Landmine Near Thai Border—Cambodia Rejects Accusations | BREAKING : Cambodian Mine Authority Denies Thailand’s Allegations of New Landmine Use |

Paralympic Torch Relay on Final Stretch

INTERNATIONAL: The Tokyo Paralympics begin next Tuesday and the torch relay is on its final stretch. It’s making its way through the last three of 47 prefectures on its way to the capital, but as with the Tokyo Olympics, the pandemic is playing havoc with planning.

Covid-19 restrictions meant a portion of Tuesday's relay was reduced to a ceremony at the Yotsuike Park Athletic Ground in the city of Hamamatsu. Torchbearers who were supposed to carry the torch from Atami to Shizuoka instead ran around a track before passing the flame on with a so-called "torch kiss". Other torch events took place as planned, albeit with reduced numbers of spectators.

The Paralympics, like the Olympics, will take place largely without spectators. The Japanese government is set to extend its Covid state of emergency, but only in the capital, but other regions of the country as well. Organisers say schoolchildren will still be able to attend some events as long as proper safety measures are in place.



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