Tagged: Cambodia

25 Feb

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‘I wish I had AIDS’: Is the global health sector neglecting non-communicable diseases?

by · February 25, 2013 · 7 Comments

(Photo by Keith Lane )

International donors have made big progress against high-profile diseases like HIV, TB and malaria. But Cambodian doctors say non-communicable diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure are on the rise and going untreated. 

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17 Jul

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Diverse Northwest soccer enthusiasts kick off their own World Cup

by · July 17, 2012 · 2 Comments

On opening night, El Salvador faced off against Iran. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. (Photo by Sihanouk Mariona)

If you still had any doubts about how hyperdiverse the Puget Sound region has become, look no further than the All Nations Cup soccer tournament. Over the next two weeks, 48 teams representing 36 different countries will battle it out at the Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. Countries represented this year include El Salvador, Gambia, Iran, Burma, [...]

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30 May

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SIFF pick resurrects Cambodia’s forgotten film industry

by · May 30, 2012 · 1 Comment

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Inside the gutted remains of a 1000-seat movie theater that now is home to hundreds of squatters, an old woman sits with a baby in her lap and retells the plot of a Cambodian movie she loved as a child. The movie she speaks of probably no longer exists, destroyed under the reign of the Khmer [...]

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