New Cambodia PM debuts at U.N. amid crackdown on opponents
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's recent election, widely panned after the main opposition party was banned from competing, was "free and fair," the country's new prime minister, Hun Manet, told world leaders on Friday in his debut speech at the United Nations General Assembly. In his 15-minute address,…#cambodia #hunmanet #cambodianpeopleparty #cpp #hunsen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gold, watches and other luxury items totaling $1.75B seized in Singapore money laundering scheme
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Singapore police say they have uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to 2.4 billion Singapore dollars ($1.75 billion). The police…#kualalumpur #malaysia #singapore #cyprus #turkey #cambodia #vanuatu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The little-known blockchain firm behind Southeast Asia ’s digital payment systems
In 2016, Makoto Takemiya, co-founder of Japanese blockchain startup Soramitsu, received a Telegram message from someone claiming to be from Cambodia’s central bank. He thought it was a scam. “It said something like, ‘Hey, I’m from [the] National Bank of Cambodia. We want to discuss a pilot. Can…#makototakemiya #soramitsu #telegram #cambodia #restofworld #takemiya #okada #bakong #fumiokishida #southeastasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Archaeology world mourns Damian Evans, who discovered medieval cities near Angkor Wat
Tributes flow for ‘incredibly generous’ Australian Canadian researcher, who used space laser technology to uncover landscapes in south-east AsiaGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastThe world-leading Australian Canadian archaeologistDr Damian Evans, who played a critical role in discovering previously undocumented medieval cities near Angkor Wat, has died from brain lymphoma.Close friends confirmed Evans passed away on 12 September in Paris, where he was based working for the city ’sÉcole Française d’Extrême-Orient.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 14, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Caitlin Cassidy Tags: Archaeology Australia news Cambodia Asia Pacific Australian universities France Source Type: news
Richard Li-backed insurer FWD postpones Hong Kong IPO plan for second time amid stock-market doldrums
“The [Hong Kong stock] market condition is not good,” said a source familiar with the matter, who added that the company is in no rush to list because it is financially strong. The attempted Hong Kong listings came after the insurer shelved a plan to list in New York in 2021 amid ongoing US-China…#hongkong #fwd #fwdgroupholdings #richardlitzarkai #thailand #philippines #phong #cambodia #macau #indonesia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Extreme weather may cost the global fashion industry $65 billion by 2030
Extreme heat and flooding are set to deal a massive blow to the global fashion industry, with four of the world’s top garment producing countries at risk of missing out on $65 billion in earnings by 2030, according to a study from Cornell University and investment manager Schroders. Bangladesh,…#cornelluniversity #schroders #pakistan #vietnam #cambodia #cornells #globallaborinstitute #dhaka #phnompenh #karachi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Love crypto? Read this book. Hate crypto? Read this book
The best type of non-fiction books are those that read like fiction. Zeke Faux’s Number Go Up is one of them. There are a slew of books about cryptocurrency already published — scathing critiques from skeptics, fawning love letters from the orange-pilled, colorless financial treatises from…#zekefauxs #faux #tether #filipinos #smoothlovepotion #cambodian #trickingfilipinos #smoothlovepotions #sambankmanfried #sbf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Powerful ethnic militia in Myanmar repatriates 1200 Chinese ..
BANGKOK -- One of Myanmar’s biggest and most powerful ethnic minority militias has arrested and repatriated more than 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in criminal online scam operations, an official of the group said Saturday. The arrests were carried out in territory controlled by the…#myanmar #unitedwastatearmy #uwsa #nyirang #panghsang #pangkham #yunnanprovince #officeofunhigh #southeastasia #cambodia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Powerful ethnic militia in Myanmar repatriates 1,200 Chinese suspected of involvement in cybercrime
One of Myanmar’s biggest and most powerful ethnic minority militias has arrested and repatriated more than 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in criminal online scam operations, an official of the group said Saturday. The arrests were carried out in territory controlled by the United Wa…#myanmar #unitedwastatearmy #uwsa #nyirang #panghsang #pangkham #yunnanprovince #officeofunhigh #southeastasia #cambodia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strengthening services for survivors of human trafficking: recommendations from survivors in Cambodia - Cordisco Tsai L, Lim V, Hentschel E, Nhanh C.
Survivors' voices have historically been excluded from research on human trafficking. Although research on the importance of survivor voice is growing, minimal research has explored survivors' own perspectives on their experiences in anti-human trafficking... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Relations between risk perception, perceptions of peers' driving, and risky driving among Cambodian adolescents - Lim B, Lahar CJ, Dang HM, Weiss B.
INTRODUCTION: Traffic accidents are a leading cause of death globally, with substantial economic impact particularly in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). Adolescents are at particular risk, partly due to their tendency to engage in risky driving. How... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Hidden gem: Cambodian cuisine counts blessings of the Mekong
TOKYO -- Cambodian food may ring less of a bell to many outsiders compared with Thailand's spicy tom yum soup or Vietnam's pho noodles. Yet the Southeast Asian country has developed its own unique cuisine over the centuries, centering on the fish, rice and vegetables caught and grown along the…#tokyo #cambodian #thailand #vietnam #southeastasian #mekongriver (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A leading corporate strategy for battling climate change is ‘hot air,’ study finds
A popular method for reducing carbon emissions may be little more than “hot air,” a new study has found. In past years, financial markets have done increasingly brisk business in “voluntary carbon offsets,” projects that ostensibly capture greenhouse gas emissions — or prevent them from being…#andreaskontoleon #cambridgeuniversity #tanzania #peru #colombia #cambodia #kontoleon #delta #verra #science (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Department of Commerce slaps tariffs on solar companies for dodging China duties
The United States is on several solar companies that tried to circumvent existing import duties on goods from China by finishing their products in other Southeast Asian countries. The Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Friday that subsidiaries of Chinese companies BYD, Trina Solar, Vina Solar…#southeastasian #departmentofcommerce #doc #byd #trinasolar #vinasolar #cambodia #malaysia #thailand #vietnam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walmart, Centric probe suppliers for potential links to Cambodia women's prison
[1/5] A screengrab taken on August 17, 2023 from a Google Street View image dated January 2014 shows an entrance to Correctional Center 2, a women’s prison on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Google Street View/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights PHNOM PENH/NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) -…#googlestreetview #correctionalcenter2 #phnompenh #cambodia #centricbrands #footwearassociation #keochhea #cambodian #statesoksopheak #aafa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
