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Ratanakkiri precious stone a hidden gem
Thu, 8 April 2021
Look closely at the photo accompanying this article of the ring that has a sparkling blue oval gemstone set in a gold band with a design that is simple but with a classy elegance. You’d guess it was a teal sapphire or maybe an aquamarine, right?
Wrong. The gemstone in the ring that I’m describing is actually a zircon and their use in jewellery has been growing in popularity by leaps and bounds in recent years internationally – which is great news for Cambodia, because Ratanakkiri province is the only known large scale commercially-viable source for these coveted blue zircon stones.
International News
Apr 8, 2021
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) 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 April 7 through April 20.
Lands grabs and other destructive environmental practices in Cambodia test the International Criminal Court
by Katie Surma
Farm workers cut a tree in the Cardamom Mountain rainforest in Cambodia in 2002. Photo: Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket via Getty Images
Five years ago, the ICC’s prosecutor said she would consider environmental crimes. Now, environmentalists and human rights activists want her to deliver.
Three leading climate and human rights nonprofits have asked the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in the Hague to pursue rampant “land grabbing” by the government of Cambodia and its commerce partners as a crime against humanity under the court’s jurisdiction.
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Rally in S 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.
Youth Category January 2021 Winner, taken in Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, by Lim Jiahao, captioned “End of Pilgrimage (Thaipusam)”
As ASIAN Geographic’s annual Images of Asia (IOA) 2021 Photo/Videography Competition looms closer, submissions to our IOA Monthly competition – the precursor to our annual event – are pouring in. We have received stunning photos across the categories, and are now featuring our monthly winners in an exclusive interview!
Below is our interview with Lim Jiahao, the IOA Monthly January 2021 Winner in the Youth category.
AG: What is the story of your beginning and journey to creating great images?
The underlying motivation behind my photography journey has to be my love for magazines such as Nat Geo, Discovery and Asian Geographic. Browsing at top-notch photographs by these publications bring me to places I have never been. Such an experience was a magical one for the young me. This was then followed by my cousin who first purchased a DSLR and