‘Blast-furnace heat every day’: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening learning gaps across Southeast Asia
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Cambodia says it will cut shipping through Vietnam by 70% with new China-funded Mekong canal
PHNOM PENH/HANOI — Cambodia plans to cut shipping through Vietnamese ports by 70 per cent as a result of a US$1.7 billion (S$2.29 billion) China-funded upgrade of a canal connecting the Mekong River basin to the Cambodian coast, the country's deputy prime minister told Reuters.
Cambodia says scorching heat played a role in ammunition explosion at army base that killed 20 soldiers
The blast – which destroyed an entire truck of munitions and levelled buildings – also wounded several soldiers and at least one child in rural Kampong Speu province on Saturday.
Chinese warships at Cambodian base for months, CSIS analysis shows
SYDNEY -- Two Chinese warships have been present at Cambodia's Ream Naval Base for much of the past five months, satellite images show, raising questions about the permanency of China's military presence at the facility.
Remembering Cambodia’s genocide in a corner of Africa
Kigali, RWANDA- April 1975 was a cruel month for millions of Cambodians. Forty-nine years ago, on April 17, the Khmer Rouge finally captured Phnom Penh after a five-year civil war with the US-backed Lon Nol regime.
US, Vietnam fear China-backed Techo Funan Canal in Cambodia could be used for military purposes
“The Cambodian people – along with people in neighbouring countries and the broader region – would benefit from transparency on any major undertaking with potential implications for regional water management, agricultural sustainability, and security,” Wesley Holzer, public diplomacy officer at the US embassy in Phnom Penh, wrote in response to questions from Bloomberg regarding the project.
AP PHOTOS: Cambodian villagers hold rare oxcart race, seeking to revive a centuries-old tradition
ROMDUOL VILLAGE, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of Cambodian villagers held a rare oxcart race on Sunday, trying to revive a centuries-old tradition as they celebrated the arrival of the lunar new year.
