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Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:41:39 -0400

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - University students armed with mock guns and knives re-created the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge on Monday for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist regime, blamed for the deaths of about 1.7 million of their countrymen.

Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:10:22 -0400

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident spotlighting the often lethal safety conditions faced by those toiling in the global garment industry.

2 Malaysians get 24 years for Cambodian maid death

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:37:04 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A court has sentenced a Malaysian couple to 24 years in prison for fatally starving their Cambodian housemaid.

NYC's Met to return 2 10th-century stone statues

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:55:03 -0400

NEW YORK - Two ancient stone statues that have been on display in a New York City museum for nearly 20 years are being returned to Cambodia.

Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:27:26 -0400

ISTANBUL - Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday - from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced benefits and eliminated many jobs altogether, to rage in Asia over relentlessly low pay, the rising cost of living and hideous working conditions that have left hundreds dead in recent months.

Thailand bans film about Thai-Cambodian border row

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:22:21 -0400

BANGKOK - Thailand's film censors have banned a documentary about the country's long-running border dispute with neighboring Cambodia as a threat to national security, the filmmaker said Wednesday.

Cambodian opposition urges electoral reform

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:12:46 -0400

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian's main opposition party is calling for electoral reform ahead of general elections in July, saying members of the national electoral committee are biased in favor of powerful Prime Minister Hun Sen.