Annual China-Cambodia film tour begins in Cambodia

STORY: Annual China-Cambodia film tour begins in Cambodia DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of opening ceremony of the sixth edition of the China-Cambodia film tour 2. various of Cambodian government adviser Ek Sam Ol addressing the opening ceremony 3. various of Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian addressing the opening ceremony STORYLINE: The sixth edition of the China-Cambodia film tour kicked off here on Thursday, aiming at promoting cultural exchanges and the film industry, officials said. Three Chinese films, all dubbed into the Khmer language, and two Cambodian movies had been chosen for screening at this year's film tour. Ek Sam Ol, a Cambodian government adviser, and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian jointly inaugurated the annual film tour at the iconic Chaktomuk Theatre in Phnom Penh. Sam Ol said the ticket-free event would not only deepen the understanding and exchange of culture and arts between the

War-left U.S. aerial bombs still pose threats to Cambodian people: academic

STORY: War-left U.S. aerial bombs still pose threats to Cambodian people: academic DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of U.S.-made AN-M66 aerial bomb recovered from Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh 2. various of explosive remnants of war at a museum in Siem Reap province 3. SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: A Cambodian academic on Saturday said Cambodia is still suffering from the United States' unexploded ordnance and landmines, which are the legacy of the U.S.-Vietnam war 50 years ago. SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh "Every day, somewhere in Cambodia, poor people are becoming the victims of these unexploded ordnance and landmines. Most of the victims are farmers, laborers, and children accidentally stepping on these landmines in fields, forests, and abandoned buildings. I str

Cambodia recovers war-left U.S. massive aerial bomb from riverbed in capital

STORY: Cambodia recovers war-left U.S. massive aerial bomb from riverbed in capital DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of U.S.-made AN-M66 aerial bomb recovered from Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh 2. Various of explosive remnants of war at a museum in Siem Reap province STORYLINE: A Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC)'s bomb expert team on Thursday safely removed a war-left unexploded AN-M66 aerial bomb from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a mine clearance chief said. CMAC's director-general Heng Ratana said the U.S.-made bomb, weighing 2,000 pounds and containing roughly 1,000 pounds of explosives, was found when workers were cleaning up the riverbed near the Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel opposite to the Royal Palace. "CMAC bomb experts have closely worked with the Phnom Penh municipal authorities to transport this bomb to a safe area for CMAC's experts to take further action," he said. "If it was a case of e

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-WAR-LEFT AERIAL BOMB

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-WAR-LEFT AERIAL BOMB

(220506) -- PHNOM PENH, May 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 5, 2022 shows a war-left aerial bomb recovered from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia. An expert team of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) on Thursday safely removed the AN-M66 aerial bomb from the Chaktomuk River in Phnom Penh. (CMAC/Handout via Xinhua)