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☆ Cambodia 'Upcycler' Turns Tonnes of Plastic Bottles Into Brooms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Feb. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Chantha LachPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - In a small warehouse in Cambodia's capital, a group of workers sit and spin waste plastic bottles into strips, turning them into bristles for brooms, of which they churn out 500 each day. For the past 11 months they have transformed around 40 tonnes of discarded plastic bottles, about 5,000 bottles per day, by "upcycling" them into brooms they say are more robust than regular brushes. Cambodian entrepreneur Has Kea, 41, wants to reduce plastic pollution in his community, in a city that produces up to 38,000 tonnes of all types of waste each day, according to its environmental department. Kea buys empty plastic bottles from trash collectors and garbage depots. "This also help reduce pollution to the environment and encourages people to collect plastic bottles to sell to us at a higher price, which in turn, could earn them a better living," he said.

Persons: Chantha, riel, Suon Kosal, Juarawee Kittisilpa, Martin Petty, Alison Williams Organizations: Reuters, Kea Locations: Chantha Lach PHNOM PENH, Cambodian

☆ Dwindling fish stocks hit incomes in Cambodia, prey to climate change
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A general view of a floating fishing village near Kampong Phluk at Tonle Sap Lake, in Siem Reap, Cambodia November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Chantha Lach Acquire Licensing RightsKAMPONG PHLUK, Cambodia, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Fisherman Siem Huat has seen fish stocks dwindle in recent years in Cambodia's majestic Tonle Sap Lake, and with them, his family's sole source of income. "Sometimes there is rainfall in the wrong months or it gets so hot I can't go out to fish," said the 45-year-old Siem Huat, as he navigated his boat through mangroves to pull in nets carrying disappointingly few fish. The Mekong River typically swells in the rainy season as it converges with Cambodia's Tonle Sap River, sending an unusual reversed flow into the Tonle Sap Lake that fills up the latter and spawns bountiful fish stocks. Reporting by Chantha Lach, Napat Wesshasartar; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor and Clarence FrenandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chantha Lach, Siem, Napat, Kanupriya Kapoor, Clarence Frenandez Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Kampong Phluk, Tonle Sap, Siem Reap, Cambodia, PHLUK, Asia's, Sap, Dubai

☆ Steve: The aurora-like light show you can help research
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The purple-pink streak of light indicative of Steve is shown in this image captured by Canadian photographer Neil Zeller. “It can eventually migrate south … toward the equator side of aurora and form a Steve,” Lach said. A Steve will always appear alongside an aurora, Lach and Zeller said, but not all auroras include a Steve. The Steve phenomenon is most likely to be captured around the equinoxes in the spring and fall, according to Zeller and Lach. The photos contributed by members of the public constantly help scientists improve their understanding of these light shows, she said.

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☆ Family of late U.S. billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian artefacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Clare Baldwin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 13 (Reuters) - The family of late American pipeline billionaire George Lindemann has agreed to return 33 looted artefacts to Cambodia, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, a decision described as "momentous" by the Southeast Asian country. In a statement it said the family's decision to return the artefacts was voluntary. Lawyers for the Lindemann family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He said he understood the Lindemann family had paid more than $20 million for the artefacts. U.S. authorities have been spent more than a decade working on locating artefacts from Cambodia and have so far repatriated 65.

Persons: George Lindemann, Koh Ker, Lindemann, Bradley Gordon, Hun Manet, Douglas Latchford, Clare Baldwin, Chantha Lach, Martin Petty Organizations: Attorney's, Southern, of, Lawyers, United, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, American Chamber of Commerce, Thomson Locations: Cambodia, Angkor, U.S, of New York, United States, Hong Kong, Phnom Penh

☆ Cambodia's ruling party says it won a landslide victory in elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We didn't just win the election but we won it in a landslide," said CPP spokesperson Sok Eysan. Hun Sen, 70, has ruled Cambodia for nearly four decades, with an increasingly heavy hand in recent years that has all but wiped out the opposition. Last week, Hun Sen signalled that Western-educated military general Hun Manet "could be" prime minister by next month. A group of parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia said the election was a "coronation for Hun Sen and his cronies". PM Hun Sen called on them to "confess" or face legal consequences.

Persons: Hun, Hun Manet, Sok Eysan, Hun Sen, Matthew Miller, Washington, Hun Sen's, Miller, Eva Kusuma Sundari, Prak Chan Tul, Chanta Lach, Simon Lewis, Kanupriya Kapoor, Michael Perry Organizations: Cambodian People's Party, Candlelight Party, Pro, State Department, ASEAN Parliamentarians, Human Rights, Thomson Locations: PHNOM PENH, United States, Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Southeast Asia, Washington

☆ Cambodia holds lopsided election ahead of historic transfer of power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Prak Chan Thul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Hun Manet, 45, needs to win a National Assembly seat to become prime minister, which he is expected to do in Sunday's general election. Analysts had expected the transition to come mid-term, giving time for Hun Manet to earn legitimacy with the public and political elite. "The reality is that as long as Hun Sen is around, nobody will move against Hun Manet." Hun Manet has given few media interviews and no clues over his vision for Cambodia and its 16 million people. 'PEACE NOT WAR'[1/3]Hun Manet, son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaks during the final Cambodian People's Party (CPP) election campaign for the upcoming general election in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 21, 2023.

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☆ Cambodia holds lopsided election before historic transfer of power
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Prak Chan Thul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

He needs to win a National Assembly seat to become prime minister, which is likely. Analysts had expected the transition to come mid-term, giving time for Hun Manet to earn legitimacy with the public and political elite. "As long as Hun Sen is around, nobody will move against Hun Manet." [1/3]Hun Manet, son of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaks during the final Cambodian People's Party (CPP) election campaign for the upcoming general election in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 21, 2023. Some did that on Sunday, posting pictures on social media of spoiled ballots, some with writing that disparaged Hun Sen, calling him a coward.

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☆ From war to peace: Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewellery
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PHNOM PENH, March 30 (Reuters) - Every week, Cambodian goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns about five kg of brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into jewellery. "I'm a victim of the war as a Cambodian who lost family members in it and now the world is at war too," he said. "I make this to show that the world doesn't want war ... we all want peace." The bullets are collected from shooting ranges and military training grounds around the capital, Phnom Penh. Reporting by Chantha Lach and Juarawee Kittisipla; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

HANOI, March 20 (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns and tiger carcasses. This followed the finding of more than 600 kilograms of African ivory last month at the city's Lach Huyen Port. Last month, a court in Vietnam sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trafficking nearly 10 tonnes of endangered animal parts from Africa, including ivory and rhino horns.

☆ Inspired by dream of flying, Cambodian man builds 'airplane house'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Chantha Lach | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] The "airplane house" built by Chrach Pov is seen in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/Cindy LiuSIEM REAP, Cambodia, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A Cambodian man, inspired by a lifelong dream of flying, has built a home that is modelled on a plane, complete with a fuselage-like structure standing 6 metres (19.69 ft) above the ground housing his two bedrooms and bathrooms. The concrete construction, which has mock engines, wings and a tailplane, was built by Chrach Pov, 43, and has created a stir in the district of Siem Reap province where he lives. The construction worker plans to build a coffee shop next to his home for visitors and still hopes to be able to fly on a real plane one day, despite admitting he is nervous about actually flying. Reporting by Chantha Lach Writing by Ed Davies Editing by Shri NavaratnamOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Vietnam seizes 600 kg of ivory smuggled from Africa
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Seized elephant ivory and rhino horns are destroyed by Vietnamese authorities in Hanoi November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Nguyen Thanh Cao/File PhotoHANOI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600 kilograms of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said on Monday. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. This followed the finding of nearly 500 kilograms of African ivory on Thursday last week at Lach Huyen Port in the city, the government said. This has been the largest seizure of smuggled ivory in the country in more than four years.

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