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Poisonous produce
More than 200 people in Cambodia’s eastern Svay Rieng province were hospitalized after eating imported vegetables from Vietnam that were not properly washed or cooked, the French-based Pasteur Institute of Cambodia has confirmed after running tests. The case has highlighted an already acknowledged need for more domestic vegetable production and less dependency on imported produce. The ...
Abused Maid to Remain in Malaysia for Case
A hospitalized Cambodian woman who was severely beaten and subjected to humiliating abuse while working as a maid will remain in Malaysia to see out the legal process against her Malaysian employers, an official said yesterday. Tan Mong Huwai, 36, and his wife, Eng Lay Sang, ...
Seventy Workers Faint at Factory Supplying H&M
More than 70 workers at a factory in Kompong Speu province that produces garments for the Swedish clothing brand H&M were hospitalized Monday after they fainted at their workplace. Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union, said the workers at the Anful garment factory in ...
