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Chinese new year fire destroys 97 houses in Phnom Penh
A fire destroyed 97 houses in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district early Monday morning, with authorities blaming an unattended candle from a resident’s Lunar New Year celebration for sparking the blaze. ...
Ben Sokhean and Peter Ford
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chinese-new-year-fire-destroys-97-houses-in-phnom-penh-107837/
Nightclub fire kills five
A nightclub fire in Phnom Penh has killed five women and seriously injured two other men, officials said late Monday.Patrons inside had been trapped when the fire broke out at the Key Club, in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, said Prum Yorn, municipal fire chief. ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/nightclub-fire-kills-five/2952236.html
Thousands block National Road Two
Thousands of workers from the Macau-owned M & V International Manufacturing Ltd on Wednesday blocked National Road Two to demand better working conditions. The protestors have 11 lists of demands including bonuses of 4,000 riel ($1) for food, $3 for holiday pay, and $12 for ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZDEzMTc5YjNiNTc
NGOs Harassed Ahead of Summit
Cambodian authorities have disrupted several events held by nongovernmental organizations and have threatened to arrest anyone holding protests ahead of sensitive regional summits to be held in the capital Phnom Penh, rights groups said Wednesday. The Independent Democracy of Informal Economic Association (IDEA) said authorities in ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/disrupted-11142012183518.html