A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh
As the final death toll of the Bangladesh factory collapse
reached 1,126 last week, a small section of the second floor of a shoe
factory in Cambodia gave way. Two people died, but witnesses said it was
a stroke of luck that the number wasn’t much higher. Then, on Monday,
ten more workers in Cambodia, including a pregnant woman, were injured
when an outdoor platform where workers took breaks ...(5/20/2013 2:10:50 PM)
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Cambodia sells more, buys less
Trade between Thailand and Cambodia went off in a wild
divergence in the first quarter of this year. Exports from Cambodia rose
19% to US$102 million (2.9 billion baht) year-on-year, while Thailand's
imports recorded a 4% decline to $1 billion, the Phnom Penh Post
reported on Monday, citing figures from the Cambodian Commerce
Ministry.(5/20/2013 9:33:17 AM)
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Man jailed for Cambodia sex offences
A Bournemouth fish and chip shop owner who admitted having sex with a 15-year-old boy in Cambodia is jailed for 21 months.(5/20/2013 7:41:07 AM)
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Cambodia Presses U.S. Museums to Return Antiquities
Hundreds of Cambodian antiquities in American museums lack paperwork showing their provenance.(5/15/2013 6:11:57 PM)
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Cambodia Calls for Return of Khmer Antiquities
Cambodia Calls for Return of Khmer Antiquities(5/16/2013 11:38:45 PM)
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Cambodia opposition calls for poll reform
OPPOSITION members have taken to the streets of the Cambodian capital to demand election reforms.(5/20/2013 8:06:14 AM)
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Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two
KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia (AFP) - A ceiling collapse at a shoe
factory in Cambodia Thursday killed two workers, police said, fuelling
concern about workplace safety after last month's industrial disaster in
Bangladesh.(5/16/2013 1:49:48 AM)
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Musicians rebuild Cambodia's lost ancient harp
A Cambodian composer has revealed the sound of an ancient harp which has gone unheard for more than eight centuries.(5/19/2013 11:41:10 PM)
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Cambodia factory accident injures 23: Police
May 20, 2013 8:23 PM PHNOM PENH (AFP) - A collapsing
structure injured 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing
garments for a top Western brand, police said, the latest incident to
raise concerns about regional industrial safety. (5/20/2013 8:40:56 AM)
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QIAGEN joins Cambodia’s cervical cancer awareness campaign and educational outreach on Mother’s Day
-- May 12 day-long event will focus attention on Cambodia’s
high incidence and mortality of cervical cancer - and how to prevent
the disease -- QIAGEN is partnering with Calmette Hospital to help
develop ...(5/13/2013 10:30:00 PM)
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