Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a joint plan with Thailand to clear land mines along the nations' sometimes poorly marked border. Rangoon denied its forces had entered Thai territory. This is the only way to stop them. Its term begins on January 1, 2000. Malaysia, elected last year, is the only other Asian non-permanent member.
China is a permanent member.
At least 70 combatants died in clashes between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels, officials said. Yet he has constantly confounded his critics. But lately, political life hasn't been so smooth. He refused to give teachers a bonus they had been promised by his predecessor, Fidel Ramos. And finally, a key anti-poverty aide decided she couldn't work with him any more.