Positive and negative

A couple of stories from the newswires present a positive and not so positive view from Cambodia, kicking off with the story of former gang member Tuy Sobil, deported back to Cambodia from the US, who has turned his life around, and given hope to many youngsters, with his breakdance troupe Tiny Toones. The Christian Science Monitor reports here.

Meanwhile, for Guardian online in the UK, Simon Taylor berates the international community for what he sees as their failure in Cambodia and is scathing in his views on the current Cambodian government. Read his column here.