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Seven die after drinking adulterated rice wine at funeral in Cambodia
- Asia-Pacific
- December 1, 2020, 11:59
Seven people died and more than 130 others were taken to hospital in Cambodia after drinking rice wine that health authorities believe was adulterated(...)

Shining a light on Ireland’s places of famine, death and rebellion
- Travel
- October 31, 2020, 06:00
Author Gillian O’Brien felt that there was a tendency towards a ‘traditional’ telling of history in Ireland, and set out to find the darkness in he(...)

Notorious Khmer Rouge prison commander Comrade Duch dies aged 77
- Asia-Pacific
- September 2, 2020, 09:55
The Khmer Rouge commander known as “Comrade Duch”, Pol Pot’s premier executioner and security chief who oversaw the mass murder of at least 14,000 Cam(...)

‘Would you not come home?’ An Irishwoman in Cambodia during the Covid-19 crisis
- Abroad
- April 16, 2020, 07:03
It’s a running joke in Cambodia that all foreigners either work as English teachers or for nonprofits. Typically, it’s true. I’ve been working in the (...)

Irish lawyer Fergal Gaynor appointed to top post on Cambodia inquiry
- Irish News
- March 18, 2020, 00:29
An Irish barrister has been appointed to one of the most senior prosecution positions at the Cambodia Tribunal in Phnom Penh, set up in 1997 to try le(...)

Exploring the temples of Angkor, where civilisation and nature entwine
- Long Haul
- March 8, 2020, 01:00
Almost 900 years since its construction, Angkor Wat remains a masterpiece - so iconic that it adorns the full trinity of national motifs in Cambodia: (...)

France reckons with the latest twists and turns in its love affair with the US
- Europe
- February 26, 2020, 01:00
On a weekday evening, members of the French establishment queued to enter the Cercle Interallié, one of the most exclusive clubs in Paris, to hear Ren(...)

Two Irish passengers on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
- Irish News
- February 18, 2020
Two Irish-German passengers who were on board the Princess Diamond cruise ship, currently docked off Yokahama, Japan, have tested positive for the cor(...)

Thailand’s sea slaves: Shackled, whipped and beheaded
- Books
- October 19, 2019, 06:00
While forced labour exists throughout the world, nowhere is the problem more rampant than in the South China Sea, and especially in the Thai fishing f(...)

Are there some destinations in the world we should simply not visit?
- Travel
- July 6, 2019, 06:00
When it comes to travelling the world, the classic fantasy is spinning a globe at random or throwing a pin on a map, then gallivanting off to wherever(...)