Six&nbsp;children&nbsp;including at least two infants among 36 people killed when an unfinished&nbsp;building&nbsp;collapsed in Cambodia were living on the site with their families, a common practice in Cambodia's construction boom, survivors said on Monday.

The heavy death toll has highlighted the dangers of the lightly regulated industry, with&nbsp;workers&nbsp;saying they live on-site to save money.

The&nbsp;building, a multi-story guesthouse going up in the coastal town of Kep, crashed down on Friday as labourers and their families were&nbsp;relaxing&nbsp;after a hard day on the job, in which they laid the concrete for the&nbsp;building's seventh floor.

Authorities have yet to determine why it came down.

Scrap collectors were on Monday combing the rubble, cutting through iron fittings to collect metal to resell and looking for anything of value after authorities ended a search for survivors.

A black Mercedes Benz Kompressor belonging to the&nbsp;building's now-detained owner was left on the side of the road.

One entire family, including a 5-month-old baby and 4-year-old,&nbsp;died&nbsp;in the collapse, said Seth Pheara, a family friend.

The mother, Mae Ah Yai, came to work at the site with her husband when she was pregnant and the entire family lived in the unfinished&nbsp;building.

"She worked until she was eight months pregnant and then she stopped," Seth Pheara, who lives near the collapsed&nbsp;building, told Reuters.

On Friday afternoon,&nbsp;workers&nbsp;finished laying the seventh-floor concrete so the construction supervisor, known to&nbsp;workers&nbsp;as "Kun", decided to throw a party for&nbsp;workers&nbsp;and their families.

His wife, who ran a small grocery store on the ground floor, provided some beers.

“They all lived at the construction site, there was no other home, they all worked and slept there,” said Chey Phat, 32, who lost four members of his family and works at another construction site in the area.

Twenty minutes into the party, the&nbsp;building&nbsp;collapsed.

The supervisor, his wife, and their two&nbsp;children&nbsp;perished, as did Chay Phat's own relatives, including a 15-year-old and an 18-month-old.

"The baby was just starting to learn to run around and talk," Chey Phat said, speaking to Reuters by telephone from Svay Rieng province, near Vietnam, where some funerals took place.

Authorities have detained the owners of the&nbsp;building, identified as Ek Sarun and his wife, Chhiv Sothy, but Kep governor Ken Satha said on Monday he was unaware if they were charged with any crime.

"In principle, people are not allowed to live at construction sites," Ken Satha said. "But we don't have places for them to live. This is a private construction."

Asked whether authorities will ban&nbsp;workers&nbsp;from living at other construction sites, Satha replied: "We will take measures."

Prime Minister Hun Sen has played down the dangers, telling reporters on Sunday that disasters happened everywhere.

At least 23 people were injured in the&nbsp;building&nbsp;collapse.

Dem Yon, 34, counts himself lucky to have survived along with his wife.

He said he wanted to stop construction work as soon as he could afford to do so.

"I'll stop working on tall&nbsp;buildings, I'll only work on low ones," he vowed.

"Then I'll work growing vegetables," he said.

Six children including at least two infants among 36 people killed when an unfinished building collapsed in Cambodia were living on the site with their families, a common practice in Cambodia's construction boom, survivors said on Monday.

Six children including at least two infants among 36 people killed when an unfinished building collapsed in Cambodia were living on the site with their families, a common practice in Cambodia's construction boom, survivors said on Monday. The heavy death toll has highlighted the dangers of the lightly regulated industry, with workers saying they live on-site to save money. The building, a multi-story guesthouse going up in the coastal town of Kep, crashed down on Friday as labourers and their families were relaxing after a hard day on the job, in which they laid the concrete for the building's seventh floor. Authorities have yet to determine why it came down. Scrap collectors were on Monday combing the rubble, cutting through iron fittings to collect metal to resell and looking for anything of value after authorities ended a search for survivors. A black Mercedes Benz Kompressor belonging to the building's now-detained owner was left on the side of the road. One entire family, including a 5-month-old baby and 4-year-old, died in the collapse, said Seth Pheara, a family friend. The mother, Mae Ah Yai, came to work at the site with her husband when she was pregnant and the entire family lived in the unfinished building. "She worked until she was eight months pregnant and then she stopped," Seth Pheara, who lives near the collapsed building, told Reuters. On Friday afternoon, workers finished laying the seventh-floor concrete so the construction supervisor, known to workers as "Kun", decided to throw a party for workers and their families. His wife, who ran a small grocery store on the ground floor, provided some beers. “They all lived at the construction site, there was no other home, they all worked and slept there,” said Chey Phat, 32, who lost four members of his family and works at another construction site in the area. Twenty minutes into the party, the building collapsed. The supervisor, his wife, and their two children perished, as did Chay Phat's own relatives, including a 15-year-old and an 18-month-old. "The baby was just starting to learn to run around and talk," Chey Phat said, speaking to Reuters by telephone from Svay Rieng province, near Vietnam, where some funerals took place. Authorities have detained the owners of the building, identified as Ek Sarun and his wife, Chhiv Sothy, but Kep governor Ken Satha said on Monday he was unaware if they were charged with any crime. "In principle, people are not allowed to live at construction sites," Ken Satha said. "But we don't have places for them to live. This is a private construction." Asked whether authorities will ban workers from living at other construction sites, Satha replied: "We will take measures." Prime Minister Hun Sen has played down the dangers, telling reporters on Sunday that disasters happened everywhere. At least 23 people were injured in the building collapse. Dem Yon, 34, counts himself lucky to have survived along with his wife. He said he wanted to stop construction work as soon as he could afford to do so. "I'll stop working on tall buildings, I'll only work on low ones," he vowed. "Then I'll work growing vegetables," he said.

At least 36 people killed in Cambodia building collapse

Auto giant Mercedes-Benz&#39;s China unit apologised today after its parent company quoted Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in a social media post on Instagram.

&quot;We are fully aware that the post deeply hurt the feelings of Chinese people, including our Chinese colleagues and we would like to extend the sincerest apology,&quot; state-run Global Times quoted the company as saying in a statement.

The Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Company said it will deepen understanding of Chinese culture and values among its staff, including overseas staff, the daily&#39;s report said.

The announcement came after a post published on Mercedes-Benz&#39;s Instagram account showed a luxury vehicle and quoted the Dalai Lama as saying, &quot;Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open&quot;.

The post also included the message: &quot;Start your week with a fresh perspective on life from the Dalai Lama&quot;.

Some Chinese netizens called for blocking Mercedes-Benz from the domestic market.

&quot;Some foreign companies are not as sensitive as their Chinese clients over the issue of the Dalai Lama and they should be warned once such an incident occurs,&quot; Global Times quoted a post on China&#39;s Twitter-like Sina Weibo as saying.

Recently the Marriott hotel chain was also forced to apologise after its e-mail questionnaire survey reportedly listed Tibet as a separate country following which the Chinese foreign ministry also warned other overseas companies.

The US-based hotel corporation categorised Chinese territories as &quot;country&quot; in the questionnaire, which caused a stir among Chinese netizens.

Both Mercedes-Benz and Marriott have huge business interests in China.&nbsp; 
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'We are fully aware that the post deeply hurt the feelings of Chinese people, including our Chinese colleagues and we would like to extend the sincerest apology,' the company said

Auto giant Mercedes-Benz's China unit apologised today after its parent company quoted Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in a social media post on Instagram. "We are fully aware that the post deeply hurt the feelings of Chinese people, including our Chinese colleagues and we would like to extend the sincerest apology," state-run Global Times quoted the company as saying in a statement. The Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Company said it will deepen understanding of Chinese culture and values among its staff, including overseas staff, the daily's report said. The announcement came after a post published on Mercedes-Benz's Instagram account showed a luxury vehicle and quoted the Dalai Lama as saying, "Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open". The post also included the message: "Start your week with a fresh perspective on life from the Dalai Lama". Some Chinese netizens called for blocking Mercedes-Benz from the domestic market. "Some foreign companies are not as sensitive as their Chinese clients over the issue of the Dalai Lama and they should be warned once such an incident occurs," Global Times quoted a post on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo as saying. Recently the Marriott hotel chain was also forced to apologise after its e-mail questionnaire survey reportedly listed Tibet as a separate country following which the Chinese foreign ministry also warned other overseas companies. The US-based hotel corporation categorised Chinese territories as "country" in the questionnaire, which caused a stir among Chinese netizens. Both Mercedes-Benz and Marriott have huge business interests in China.

Mercedes China apologises after quoting Dalai Lama on social media

Mercedes-Benz India has launched two high performance cars in India to celebrate 50 years of the AMG performance brand.&nbsp;

Expanding its AMG portfolio to 12 models in India, Mercedes-Benz will be launching the GT Roadster and the GT-R at 2.19 crore (ex-showroom, India) and Rs 2.23 crore (ex-showroom, India) respectively.&nbsp;

The new Mercedes Benz AMG GT-R popularly known as &quot;Beast of the Green Hell&quot;&nbsp;is inspired from AMG GT3 racing car while the GT roadstar from GT-R.

Mercedes GT R which already holds the world record of the fastest rear-wheel-drive car around the famous Nurburgring circuit, again emerged as the fastest ever production car at a speed run conducted by FMSCI and the AMG GT R at the Buddh International Circuit wherein it covered the distance at a time of 2 minutes and 09.853 seconds.&nbsp;

The new sports car AMG GT R is the enhanced version of the GT S that is currently sold in India.The carbon fibre roof is designed to ensure high rigidity and safety and the 20 inch 5 spoke AMG &nbsp;aluminium wheels ensure weight savings. The sporty look is designed in a unique green colour with&nbsp;5-twin-spoke forged wheels with a matte black finish 
he unique green colour Mercedes-AMG GT R features 19/20-inch AMG performance.

AMG R, the Affalterbach tuned, 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, that generates 585 hp and 700 Nm of peak torque (75 hp and 50 Nm more than the GT S in India). The engine is mated to a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox found in other GT model cars. With a maximum speed of 317 km/h, the GT R can sprint 0-100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds.

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Mercedes-Benz India has launched two high performance cars in India to celebrate 50 years of the AMG performance brand

Mercedes-Benz India has launched two high performance cars in India to celebrate 50 years of the AMG performance brand. Expanding its AMG portfolio to 12 models in India, Mercedes-Benz will be launching the GT Roadster and the GT-R at 2.19 crore (ex-showroom, India) and Rs 2.23 crore (ex-showroom, India) respectively. The new Mercedes Benz AMG GT-R popularly known as "Beast of the Green Hell" is inspired from AMG GT3 racing car while the GT roadstar from GT-R. Mercedes GT R which already holds the world record of the fastest rear-wheel-drive car around the famous Nurburgring circuit, again emerged as the fastest ever production car at a speed run conducted by FMSCI and the AMG GT R at the Buddh International Circuit wherein it covered the distance at a time of 2 minutes and 09.853 seconds. The new sports car AMG GT R is the enhanced version of the GT S that is currently sold in India.The carbon fibre roof is designed to ensure high rigidity and safety and the 20 inch 5 spoke AMG aluminium wheels ensure weight savings. The sporty look is designed in a unique green colour with 5-twin-spoke forged wheels with a matte black finish he unique green colour Mercedes-AMG GT R features 19/20-inch AMG performance. AMG R, the Affalterbach tuned, 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine, that generates 585 hp and 700 Nm of peak torque (75 hp and 50 Nm more than the GT S in India). The engine is mated to a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox found in other GT model cars. With a maximum speed of 317 km/h, the GT R can sprint 0-100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds.

Mercedes Benz AMG GT-R launched in India for Rs 2.23 crore

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Mercedes-Benz India, Roland Folger, has criticised the decision of the GST Council to hike cess on luxury vehicles.

He said the move will hurt the growth of the luxury car segment in the country.

&quot;We are highly disappointed with the decision. We believe this will be a strong deterrent to the growth of luxury cars in this country. As a leading luxury car maker, this will also affect our future plans of expansion under &#39;Make in India&#39; initiative, which aims at making and selling world-class products in India, with the latest technology for end consumers,&quot; Folger said.

He also said that the hike in cess will impact the volumes.

The head of the luxury car maker said that &quot;by making better technology expensive the government is causing more damage to the environment and slowing down the overall growth pace of the country&#39;s economic growth&quot;.

The <a href="http://www.wionews.com/business-economy/suvs-luxury-cars-to-cost-more-as-gst-council-approves-hike-in-cess-18666" target="_blank">GST Council has approved a proposal to hike cess</a> on SUVs and luxury cars to 25 per cent from the 15 per cent now.

he was reacting to news of hike in cess recommended by the GST Council on luxury vehicles

The chief executive officer (CEO) of Mercedes-Benz India, Roland Folger, has criticised the decision of the GST Council to hike cess on luxury vehicles. He said the move will hurt the growth of the luxury car segment in the country. "We are highly disappointed with the decision. We believe this will be a strong deterrent to the growth of luxury cars in this country. As a leading luxury car maker, this will also affect our future plans of expansion under 'Make in India' initiative, which aims at making and selling world-class products in India, with the latest technology for end consumers," Folger said. He also said that the hike in cess will impact the volumes. The head of the luxury car maker said that "by making better technology expensive the government is causing more damage to the environment and slowing down the overall growth pace of the country's economic growth". The GST Council has approved a proposal to hike cess on SUVs and luxury cars to 25 per cent from the 15 per cent now.

Hike in cess will hurt growth of luxury car segment: Mercedes-Benz CEO

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At least 36 people killed in Cambodia building collapse

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Mercedes Benz AMG GT-R launched in India for Rs 2.23 crore

Hike in cess will hurt growth of luxury car segment: Mercedes-Benz CEO