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Rally in Siem Reap over ‘harmful’ cell tower
Wed, 7 April 2021
A group of 61 families in Siem Reap province’s Slakram district are protesting the installation of a cell base tower by telecoms firm Metfone in their community. Residents believe the tower’s antenna emits harmful radiation that affects their health.
One of the protesters who spoke to The Post on condition of anonymity on April 7 said the installation of the tower had seriously affected their way of life, claiming the tower’s antenna emitted a strong sound wave that contained radiation. The radiation posed a serious health risk, especially for pregnant women.
Cambodia s Angkor site shut for 2 weeks to curb coronavirus
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Cambodia s Angkor temple complex to remain shut till 20 April after recent spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths
Firstpost 6 hours ago The Associated Press © Provided by Firstpost Cambodia s Angkor temple complex to remain shut till 20 April after recent spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths
Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help curb the country s coronavirus outbreak.
The closing of the world-famous site is the latest in a slew of measures the country is taking after the number of coronavirus cases surged in February.
The Apsara Authority, the government agency that oversees the archaeological site, said that temporarily stopping local and foreign tourists from visiting the temples is important to help combat the virus. It said in a statement dated Wednesday that visitors are banned from 7 April through 20 April.
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Thu, 8 April 2021
A 28-year-old pregnant woman was placed in pre-trial detention on April 7 for theft with aggravated circumstances for allegedly stealing a gold necklace from 67-year-old woman in Siem Reap province’s Angkor Chum district in late March, a court official said.
Provincial court spokesperson Yin Srang said Kun Huoch was charged under Article 357 of the Criminal Code.
Authorities arrested Huoch on April 6 after she allegedly used glue on tissue paper to stick Yorm Ruom’s mouth together then took her gold necklace valued at a tael ($2,400) – a Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 37.5g – in Angkor Chum district on March 30.
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In quiet splendour . . . Cambodia’s most visited site, Angkor Wat, is expected to receive visitors in the fourth quarter this year. Heng Chivoan
‘No light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel’ – Tourism players fear latest upheaval is the end-all for many
Thu, 8 April 2021
Even as vaccination is progressing in Cambodia and globally, tourism players contemplate their long-term survival with the arrival of a five-year roadmap as the pandemic rages on
‘Our business is on the verge of a collapse. All our savings are gone and we have borrowed from banks, our friends and families. Now, we don’t know what to do!” bemoaned Clais Chenda, who owns two boutique hotels and an elephant sanctuary in northeastern province Ratanakkiri.
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