Used car tyre inner tubes and concrete sacks were not always considered ideal materials for handbags, backpacks and other useful consumables, but thanks to the efforts of one Cambodian, they are now available in markets as far away as Canada, Australia, the UK and the US.
A devastating legacy of Cambodia’s civil wars has been the tonnes of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the decades of conflict, one that left the country with a curse that continues to destroy lives.
Monument Books has donated more than 17,500 English language books to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, to help primary and secondary school students improve their understanding of the written English word. The books will be distributed to schools in need of English language literature.
On March 16-17, a specialised team from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) found and retrieved nearly 200 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from a sunken warship in the Mekong River in Prey Veng province’s Peam Chor district.