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World Heritage Committee Danger List Revised
New cultural and natural Unesco World heritage sites were added to the “endangered” list, while others were removed, as the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh…
Cambodian Dental Care Makes Tourists Smile
When Lyndall Reed travels back to Adelaide, Australia, next month, she will have saved thousands of dollars during her holiday in Phnom Penh. Ms. Reed has decided to get four…
Bomb Disposal Specialist Killed in Mishap
An explosives removal specialist died and two others were seriously injured in an accidental explosion at a warehouse in Koh Kong province used by demining NGO Halo Trust to store…
Sok An Sees Opportunity in World Heritage Meet
More than 1,300 delegates from 125 countries are scheduled to gather in Phnom Penh over the coming days to participate in the 37th World Heritage Committee meeting, which begins Sunday.…
New York’s Met Returns Statues Looted in 1970s
Under the attentive eyes of government officials and a crush of photographers and reporters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Tuesday evening returned two 10th-century statues, known…
Orphanage Director Released, Back at Work
The director of a Siem Reap orphanage who was arrested in March for allegedly abusing two girls under his care has been released after one of the girls recanted her…
The Plight of a People in Black and White
Unwanted by their own government, violated and loathed by their neighbors and stripped of their citizenship, 300,000 Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Burma, have resettled in neighboring Bangladesh. Their refugee…
Angkorian Statues to Return From New York
Representatives of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will next week return two ancient Cambodian statues, which were stolen from Koh Ker temple complex in Preah Vihear province, the government…
H5N1 Deaths Could Have Been Avoided, Study Says
The lives of Cambodian avian influenza patients could have been saved if the local health system was better equipped, and if staff had better medical training, according to new research…
More Women Using Hormonal Contraception
The number of women using hormonal contraception is increasing every year as new methods are introduced to the market and there is more awareness about the advantages of family planning,…
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