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Asean Summit: What’s on the Agenda

Myanmar and Ukraine are expected to be key topics as the Asean Summit — and at least 12 side summits — kick off in Phnom Penh Thursday.

Da Sreyleath, 30, on her first day as a recycler in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on May 10, 2021. (Michael Dickison/VOD)

Briefs: Official Beats Scavenger, RCAF Arrested in Thailand

A district official in Phnom Penh has been suspended six months without pay for beating a street recycler. A Cambodian soldier was arrested in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province for allegedly driving illegally into Thailand and using weapons.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks at a news conference in Beijing on March 20, 2018. (Reuters)

Briefs: China Premier to Join Summit, Boost for Science Education

China Premier Li Keqiang is the latest among world leaders to announce a visit to Cambodia as part of the Asean Summit this week in Phnom Penh. More than 100 high schools will get science classrooms and libraries on their campuses and hundreds of teachers trained on science education as part of a $70-million loan package announced by the Asian Development Bank.

Worker compounds are lit up at night in Svay Rieng’s Bavet city on October 7, 2022. (Mech Dara/VOD)

Briefs: Regional Media Report More Scam Rescues

Some 171 Vietnamese workers were rescued in Oddar Meanchey and returned to the country. A Hong Kong resident was safely returned from Cambodia after requesting help from the city’s immigration department.