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Russia resumes strikes on freezing Ukrainian capital
AFP, Published on 03/02/2026
» KYIV - Russia launched its biggest drone and missile attack this year on Ukraine overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating in freezing temperatures on Tuesday, just one day ahead of fresh talks aiming to find an end to the four-year war.
New species teem in Cambodia's threatened karst
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PHNOM PROEK (CAMBODIA) - A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.
Cambodian canal megaproject in trouble
Reuters, Published on 21/11/2024
» PHNOM PENH - At a ceremony in August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of ground for a canal he hopes will transform his country’s economic fortunes.
Fighting Myanmar's patriarchy, one all-male panel at a time
New York Times, Published on 08/10/2024
» CHIANG MAI — A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male.
Southeast Asia heat breaches records, prompts gas buying
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2024
» Southeast Asia's severe heat wave is pushing temperatures and power demand to new records, straining grids and prompting traders in the region to bulk up on natural gas cargoes.
How world's largest Buddhist temple in Indonesia has been reborn
Penny Watson of the South China Morning Post, Published on 19/12/2023
» YOGYAKARTA - I'm tiptoeing reverentially around the Candi Borobudur temple, stopping to take in ancient stone panels and beautiful bell-shaped stupas, and to ponder the Buddha statues sitting in meditative repose.
Cambodia's women tuk-tuk drivers fighting prejudice
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» SIEM REAP (CAMBODIA) - Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to the famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
US collectors to return looted artefacts to Cambodia
AFP and New York Times, Published on 13/09/2023
» PHNOM PENH - A billionaire family in the United States will return more than 30 looted ancient artefacts to Cambodia after agreeing it “wrongfully possessed” the treasures, the Cambodian government said on Wednesday.
Cambodian poll workers get set for one-sided vote
Published on 22/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Incense drifted across a classroom as Cambodian election workers sought spiritual blessings for their polling station, ahead of a vote that leader Hun Sen needs no divine intervention to win.
Hun Sen rewards man who apologised for royal insult
Published on 22/04/2023
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian activist arrested for insulting the king was made a government official on Saturday after securing his release with a public apology and defecting to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party.