"#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.
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 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
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 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.
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.
"Human survivability at its absolute limit in #Asia currently: #Thailand, #Myanmar, #Cambodia, #Vietnam, and the #Philippines. All hit temperatures above 40°C, with some places experiencing an incredible life-threatening heat index of up to 52°C."#climate
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.)
We commemorate today 30 years passed since the #genocide of the #Tutsi in #Rwanda. There, not unlike several other nations, including #Israel, #Germany, or #Cambodia, mass atrocities have come to define national consciousness and politics.
Nevertheless, the last (few) year(s) have taught us that not only genocide is not and shall not be a thing of the past, it continues to be belittled and ignored, re- #Africa especially.
Thinking about a family trip to #Singapore, #Cambodia and potentially other countries in the general area next April. Two kids aged 13 and 15 who are wise beyond their years and quite happy to indulge in new cultural experiences, ~10 days, very flexible budget. We don't expect to do everything so would love to know what is overrated and what is considered must-do. Anyone have any top #travel tips?
The #antiquities trade has been accused of incentivizing #theft & #looting, especially in unstable parts of the world, and an ecosystem of private collectors, dealers, auction houses and museums has sprung up to handle items of dubious origin. A number of recent U.S. and Europe-based cases have centered on #falsified paperwork.
The Universal Declaration of #HumanRights Art. 19 states you have the right to "receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers".
@protonvpn will make #VPN available for free, starting 2 weeks before important #elections, until 1 week after, from: