Updated: At Least 10 Schoolchildren Dead After Boat Sinks on Commute
Ten children have been found dead and one is still missing after a tragic boat sinking in Kandal province.
Ouch Sony Oct 14, 12:36 pm
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Ten children have been found dead and one is still missing after a tragic boat sinking in Kandal province.
The Cambodian government canceled Phnom Penh’s Water Festival celebration in order to prepare for the Asean Summit scheduled to start one day after the holiday weekend.
Riverbanks at a stream near the Bassac river in Takhmao city collapsed over the weekend, damaging a Khmer-Chinese temple and pavement near the provincial city hall.
Kandal province residents whose homes fell into the Bassac river said Thursday that they’re sleeping in plastic tents while they wait for the government to respond to their concerns over the collapsing riverbank and nearby sand dredging.
Timber magnate Try Pheap’s request to dredge sand in the Mekong and Tonle Bassac rivers is awaiting a study on the potential impact on riverbanks, a Water Ministry official said on Monday.
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