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3 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Independence Day Special 2013

On this March 26, Bangladesh will be 42 and on the threshold of 43 years of its emergence as an independent nation.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, World News, Asia, Southeast Asia,

5 hrs ago | FiveThirtyEight

Latitude: Cambodia No Model For Workers' Rights Even If Conditions Are Better Than In Bangladesh

After an overloaded mezzanine collapsed at the Wing Star Shoes Factory on the southern outskirts of Phnom Penh last week, killing two workers and injuring 11 others, the Cambodian government sprang into action.

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7 hrs ago | Channelnewsasia.com

Crane error blacks out one third of Vietnam

Over a third of Vietnam as well as the capital of neighbouring Cambodia suffered a blackout this week after a crane operator knocked a tree onto a key power line, electricity officials said Thursday.

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11 hrs ago | The Nation

Neutral Asean members can do more on South China Sea issues

Clues about the character of the new Chinese leadership are emerging from its interactions with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations .

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Opinion

Wed May 22, 2013

Bangkok Post

Unesco talks opposed

Thailand's delegates to the World Heritage Committee meeting in June will oppose any discussion on the Preah Vihear temple, the government says.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Thailand,

Bangkok Post

There's no truth, There's ...

Rithy Panh's powerful and personal documentary about Khmer Rouge era Cambodia is one of the best films at this year's Cannes festival Cambodian director Rithy Panh's new documentary film pays tribute to and questions the power of image.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Movies, Entertainment,

WSFA-TV Montgomery

Cambodian shoe factory collapse kills 2, injures 7

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.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News,

BroadwayWorld.com

Season of Cambodia to Culminate with Visual Arts 'Open Studio' Exhibition, 5/25-27

Organizers of Season of Cambodia announce the final week of events for its two-month long arts festival, which began in early April 2013, and now culminates with a visual arts 'Open Studio' exhibition of works by five artists-in-residence at Governors Island off the southern tip of Manhattan.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Pop/Rock, April, Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Photography, Arts, The Weekend

Tue May 21, 2013

MoneyWeek

Join the scramble for riches in the Mekong region

In June 1866, an adventurous French expedition consisting of two steam-driven gunboats, filled with liquor, flour, guns and other goods, left Saigon and headed up the Mekong River to find a new inland way to China.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Malaria, Health, Southeast Asia, World News, Vietnam, Indonesia

New York Magazine

Beauty School for Ex-Sex Slaves

Michael Angelo stands in the Wonderland Beauty Parlor , a swarm of mermaid Barbies hanging overhead.

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Related Topix: quirky, Brooklyn Decker, Hot Chicks, Southeast Asia, World News,

TheDailyBeast.com

A Beauty School for Former Sex Trade Victims

New York City-based salon owner Michael Angelo has long been privy to the beauty industry's inescapable image-driven, superficial depths.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News,

NEWS.com.au

Second Cambodian factory collapse injures 23

People watch as a roof of a relaxing shelter is lifted from the water after it collapsed behind a factory in Phnom Penh on May 20, 2013.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Business Wire

Sciaroni & Associates: Ruling Endorses Investment in Cambodia

A recent decision by an independent international arbitration authority is an indication that Cambodia is an increasingly attractive candidate for expanded foreign investment, regional advisory and business leaders said today.

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TIME.com

A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh

A garment worker attends a march on the streets to mark International Labor Day in Phnom Penh, May 1, 2013.

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Hollywood Reporter

The Missing Image: Cannes Review

Acclaimed Cambodian-French director Rithy Panh returns to the subject of the Khmer Rouge for this autobiographical documentary, premiering in the Un Certain Regard section at the fest.

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The Miami Herald

Cambodian ceremony honors victims of Khmer Rouge

More than 1,000 Cambodians have turned out for the official annual ceremony honoring victims of the 1970s communist Khmer Rouge regime, blamed for the deaths of about 1.7 million Cambodians.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Christian Science Monitor

Travel: A visit to a Cambodian pepper plantation

A Cambodian worker in a traditional headscarf hoes among the pepper towers at Starling Farms pepper plantation near Kampot, Cambodia.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Travel, Asia Travel, Cambodia Travel, Life, Fruits, Food, Entomology, Science

OregonLive.com

Ceiling of Asics-contracted factory collapses, 2 workers die

Cambodian rescuers work at the site of a factory collapse in Kai Ruong village, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where two workers were killed and seven injured .

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Sat May 18, 2013

Asia News Network

BANGKOK: Thailand, Cambodia agree to strengthen bilateral ties

Thailand and Cambodia yesterday agreed to strengthen cooperation and solve any border conflicts with mutual trust.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Seeking Alpha

Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc.: A Storied Company With Ground Floor Opportunity

Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. is a Pan-Asian gaming company that develops and operates casinos and also leases electronic gaming machines to the gaming industry.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, World News, Science / Technology, RFID News