Crocodylus siamensis), and Cambodia’s largest concentration of Asian elephants (
Elephas maximus).
Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) are critically endangered. Image by Frendi Apen Irawan via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SS 2.0).
The first biodiversity survey of the Cardamom Mountains in 2000 found that although they cover just 6% of Cambodia’s land mass, they account for most of Cambodia’s large mammal species and half of Cambodia’s known bird, reptile and amphibian species. On the coast, the Cardamom Mountains connect to Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, which encompasses some of the largest remaining pristine mangrove forests in the Gulf of Thailand and part of one of four Ramsar sites in Cambodia.
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The publisher of the Khmer 7 January newspaper was place in pre-trial detention in Siem Reap province on charges of spreading false news about a well-known businessman and Oknha. Police
News publisher charged for spreading fake news
Sun, 25 April 2021
The publisher of the Khmer 7 January newspaper was place in pre-trial detention in Siem Reap province on charges of spreading false news about a well-known businessman and Oknha.
The 50-year-old publisher, Lim Hour, said in a Facebook post that Ly Yong Phat – a well-known businessman in Thailand and Cambodia – had died on April 20, 2021 from unknown causes.
The honorific Oknha was bestowed upon Yong Phat by Royal Decree on August 28, 1998.