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Cambodia could ban water guns after tourist injury

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen called to ban water guns after a foreign tourist suffered an eye injury during last week’s Khmer New Year festivities. “I saw on social media that one foreigner was injured by water guns during the Khmer New Year. Don’t play this game,” he said. “Water …

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New fire safety costs exceed construction price tag: businesses

New fire safety costs exceed construction price tag: businesses

Businesses find the cost of meeting new fire safety standards exceed that of building a new factory since many of the prescribed materials have to be imported. Tran Van Hung, the chairman of Tan Thanh Container Corp, which manufactures, sells and leases containers, said the cost of building a new …

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Northern Vietnam sizzles at almost 41 degrees Celsius

Temperatures rose to almost 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, and 35 degrees in the southern metropolis Saigon. Under a heatwave’s impact, five northern mountainous provinces Dien Bien, Son La, Hoa Binh, Ha Giang and Cao Bang suffered sweltering temperatures of above 36 degrees …

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