Cambodia
Virus outbreak hits Chinese community in Cambodia
The kingdom has so far fared well in tackling the virus and life in the capital Phnom Penh has largely returned to normal.
The plight of Kaavan - a 36-year-old bull elephant at Islamabad's dilapidated zoo and originally from Sri Lanka - sparked global uproar from animal rights groups, who launched a campaign to save him.
The Westerdam was at sea for two weeks during which it was barred from Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand over fears it could be carrying the virus.
In its latest update, Hubei province’s health commission on Friday said it had recorded 116 deaths and 4,823 new cases of the flu-like virus that emerged in the provincial capital, Wuhan, in December.
Officials said rescue operations ended two days after the seven-storey concrete building collapsed on Friday in the coastal town of Kep, about 160 km southwest of the capital Phnom Penh.
But one group of scientists is rolling out trials to breed dengue-resistant bugs in a bid to tackle one of the world's leading mosquito-borne illnesses, raising hopes the untreatable disease can finally be beaten.
The building went down before sunrise in the casino-resort town Sihanoukville in southwestern Cambodia, a rapidly developing tourist hotspot awash with Chinese investments.
The revolutionaries who tried to recreate Buddhist-majority Cambodia in line with their vision of an agrarian Marxist utopia attempted to abolish class and religious distinctions by force.
Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 33 years, saw his Cambodian People's Party win all 125 seats in July's parliamentary elections after a shuttering of media outlets and jailing of political opponents and journalists.
Many countries changed their names at independence, most often from ones imposed by their colonisers.
China is Cambodia’s most important diplomatic and economic backer.
More than 82% of those registered to vote cast a ballot, according to the National Election Commission.
Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) spokesman Sok Eysan said his party won an estimated 100 out of 125 parliamentary seats.
Five people, including a Chinese manager, were arrested following raids at two apartments in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, police said.
The White House decision comes amid an ongoing crackdown by the government and its allies against critics of PM Hun Sen.
Cambodia, a conservative Buddhist country, is a popular destination for tourists back-packing through Southeast Asia.
Most of the victims of the regime died of torture, starvation, exhaustion or disease in labour camps or were beaten to death during mass executions in the ‘killing fields’.
Hun Sen is credited with helping Cambodia achieve economic growth but has also been criticized for his crackdown on civil society groups and the media.
The US has withdrawn an offer to help fund the election and the European Union has raised the possibility of withdrawing trade preferences.