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Serious Efforts Are Needed to Tackle Cambodia’s Traffic Issues
It is stating the obvious to say that traffic congestion in Phnom Penh is approaching a crisis. Will Phnom Penh be another Bangkok or Jakarta? Both reached gridlock before being…
Met’s Decision to Repatriate Statues to Cambodia Sets Example
The decision by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to repatriate two 10th century statues to Cambodia comes at an important time as Cambodia continues its struggle to…
Two Killed, 11 Injured in Shoe Factory Collapse
Two people were killed and nine were hospitalized Thursday when a section of a Taiwanese-owned shoe factory employing some 7,000 workers collapsed.…
UN Did Not ‘Warn’ Government During Rights Review Meeting
I refer to this weekend’s article “UN Official Tells Government Not to Be Defensive on Rights Record.” The article reports on a meeting convened jointly between the Cambodian Human Rights…
Ieng Sary’s Death Highlights the Failures of the KR Tribunal
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) stands as a shining example of all that is wrong with the U.N.’s post Cold War paradigm of therapeutic legalism. A…
Global Movement for Clean Cooking Solutions Comes to Cambodia
Cooking shouldn't kill, but 4 million people worldwide die annually from the seemingly simple act of cooking a meal.…
Death, Injury by Lightning Strike in Cambodia Can Be Reduced
Cambodia has one of the highest rates in the world of deaths by lightning. At 7.8 deaths per million people, (2007 to 2011) the measure is exceeded by only a…
A Nation Bids Farewell to Its Beloved King Father
In a ceremony as tender as it was regal, a country yesterday bade farewell to a king, and an era in Cambodia’s modern history came to a fitting end.…
The Final Journey of King Father Norodom Sihanouk
The golden casket bearing the body of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made its final journey through the streets of Phnom Penh on Friday before coming to rest at…
In Pictures, a Funeral Fit for a King
The casket holding the body of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk embarks on a 6-kilometer procession around Phnom Penh on Friday morning. Mourners clad in white and black lined…
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