Health & Medicine
PRI's The World
August 15, 2013
Diabetes is very much a disease of poor countries -- where healthcare is ill-prepared to deal with it. So in places like Cambodia, where diabetes is common, but undiagnosed, prevention is the name of the game. Surprisingly, that means a focus on getting people to eat brown rice.
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Health & Medicine
Study finds alarming number of men in 6 Asian countries don't think rape is rape
PRI's The World
September 16, 2013
A new study from the United Nations out last month revealed startling attitudes toward sex and sexual violence in six countries across the Asia Pacific region. In one example, the study revealed that 25 percent of the men studied in Cambodia admitted to having committed rape.
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Arts, Culture & Media
'The Missing Picture' is the first Cambodian film to make it to Oscar night
PRI's The World
February 27, 2014
Cambodian director Rithy Panh will be in Los Angeles for the Oscars on Sunday. His film, "The Missing Picture," is the first film from Cambodia ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. It's Rithy Panh's own personal memories of spending four years of his childhood living in a labor camp under the Khmer Rouge, watching as almost every member of his family died.
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Conflict & Justice
Cambodian police shoot and kill protesters during national strike by garment workers
PRI's The World
January 03, 2014
Cambodian police have killed at least three people during protests by garment workers in the nation's capital, Phnom Penh. Garment workers have launched a national strike to demand higher wages. Kate O'Keeffe of the Wall Street Journal says there is a political dimension to what's going on as well.
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodian Space Project Rocks Phnom Penh
PRI's The World
April 02, 2013
"To find a singer like Channthy," said Poulsen, "is like discovering a young Etta James or Nina Simone. She's really the barefoot Cambodian diva of the rice fields."
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Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodian film up for Oscar
PRI's The World
February 19, 2009
The documentary "The Conscience of Nhem En" is up for an Oscar this year; it is about a young soldier during the Khmer Rouge who took photos of thousands of people before they were tortured and killed.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Bank becomes rich by lending to poor
PRI's The World
May 05, 2009
ACLEDA Bank began as a micro-lender, loaning tiny sums to allow Cambodians to open small businesses -- now it's become the country's largest bank.
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Cambodian TV show reunites families separated by Khmer Rouge
PRI's The World
August 21, 2012
In 1975, the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia and began a four-year experiment in social reordering. To destroy traditional authority, the regime split families apart. Two million Cambodians perished, but some missing loved ones were never found. Now, a Cambodian reality show is reconnecting family members.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Environmental activists under increasing attacks as natural resources diminish
Living on Earth
March 26, 2013
Global Witness says that the number of assassinations of environmental activists has risen around the world. Journalist Fred Pearce says that drawing attention to these cases could help prevent more deaths.
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Health & Medicine
Cambodia promotes brown rice to fight diabetes
PRI's The World
August 15, 2013
Diabetes is very much a disease of poor countries -- where healthcare is ill-prepared to deal with it. So in places like Cambodia, where diabetes is common, but undiagnosed, prevention is the name of the game. Surprisingly, that means a focus on getting people to eat brown rice.
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Health & Medicine
Promoting Brown Rice to Fight Diabetes in Cambodia
PRI's The World
August 14, 2013
In Asia, rice is king, and white rice is the norm. But with rates of diabetes soaring, public health advocates want locals to switch to healthier brown rice. Reporter Joanne Silberner discovers it's nearly impossible.