"#Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7 billion (S$2.3 billion) canal linking the capital #PhnomPenh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on May 30. The Chinese-backed Funan Techo canal has sparked fears in neighbouring #Vietnam that it could be used by Chinese warships, and reduce Cambodian dependence on Vietnamese ports.
Cambodia's rivers are getting a much-needed cleanup! A new German technology is removing a whopping 20 tonnes of plastic daily from the Tonlé Sap. This initiative targets not just cleaning the water but protecting fish and public health. #Cambodia#Plastic https://focus-cambodia.com/article/everwave-river-clean-up/
The recent news from the United States of bird flu in dairy cows has alarmed the Cambodians.
“The lesson learned from the U.S. is that we need to look more in these other animals and do more tests,” said Dr. Tum Sothyra
The ministry is expanding testing to animals that are likely to eat infected birds,such as ferrets &wild dogs, but he hopes it can find the funds to test cows as well
Poultry, however, is more difficult to surveil. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/health/bird-flu-tracking-cambodia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk0.YZmt.ZnBWvAkg0r_y&smid=url-share
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
Apsara traditional #Khmer ‘fairy dancer’ wins hearts in #Cambodia for rejecting film or beauty pageant fame to promote country’s culture on global stage.
Mastery of 1500 hand gestures to depict movements of goddess.
I don't do this too often but #today went to this little bar. Same place I met my wife. Sat there watching the rain. And the people. And did a repeat or two. Then hailed a tuktuk amd went home.
The series provides an #InDepthAnalysis of the idea that human rights violations, armed conflict & #war cause #psychological & #psychiatric outcomes, using the Kingdom’s tragic past to explore themes.
What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!
@RickiTarr TBH I’m not big on road trips, don’t wanna spend my vacation in a car and there’s some places cars can’t get to. Would rather fly somewhere then cycle. Highly recommended: #Cambodia! 🇰🇭 👍️ 😁
Nice day today. Met my daughter in law and her little girl for coffee and talk and more talk at Starbucks. Turns out she is my closest friend. Can also talk about anything. She's Khmer smart and kind and exceedingly patient with this barang.
Many years ago, the late German Chancellor Dr. #HelmutKohl hat a PR disaster when he compared a #Sowjet minister to the infamous #Nazi Propaganda Minister, #JosrphGoebbels.
Thus, #Lula's #Hitler comparison is very much out of...
Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines ordered to stay home after authorities cancelled classes for 2 days... avoid outdoor activities & drink plenty of water, but the young & the elderly were told to be especially careful.
#Cambodia this year is facing the highest temperatures in 170 years. #Thailand's Department of Disease Control said last week > 30 people have died from heat stroke, compared to 37 for all of last year.
From 2010 to 2017, there was a thing called #AseanCitizen that we Aseans started as a grassroots movement. We were all bloggers from across, well, #ASEAN or South-East Asia.
Some of us joined together to produce one of the best multi-authored regional blogs. We talked about our cultures, write about what makes the region awesome. As well as, try to address the oftentimes silly and sometimes heated debates.
It's all gone now. Forgotten. The blogs dead or offline. We all grew up, got busy with our personal lives, and moved on separately. And the important reason? We lost interest in it as we started to see ASEAN was, is, and will never be for the grassroots.
That was the end of what was once a vibrant grassroot ASEAN Citizens effort. We did it all voluntarily. Without a single recognition from the top-down organisation that is ASEAN.
But today? ASEAN is still a top-down organisation. They kept trying to get the grassroots involved, but they are always failing. Why? Because it is a top-down organisation, as simple as that. They will never understand until they shift their mindset and approach to bottom-up.
(P.S I want to restart this grassroots movement, but I just no longer have the spark. Give me a very good reason why I should give it another chance. Or, at least, guide the new generation.)