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ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest held in Cambodia

STORY: ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest held in Cambodia DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 2. various of Chinese robotics team in Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 3. various of Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 STORYLINE: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2023 (ABU Robocon) was held in Cambodia on Sunday, with the participation of 14 university teams from more than 10 countries. Held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in the country's capital Phnom Penh, the event attracted teams of young university students from Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Speaking at the event, Cambodia's Information Minister Neth Pheaktra said this international event provided an opportunity for university students to demonstrate their technological capabilities, share experiences, and show cultural diversity. Noting this is

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Cambodia records stable population of rare vultures at 131: official

STORY: Cambodia records stable population of rare vultures at 131: official DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rare vultures in Stung Treng province STORYLINE: The population of critically endangered vultures in Cambodia is stable with 131 birds recorded in a census last week, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state at the Ministry of Environment, said on Wednesday. "According to the results of a vulture census on June 9, a total of 131 vultures were recorded in Cambodia," he said in a news release. "This number is similar to the census results in June 2022, with 134 vultures recorded." The Southeast Asian country is home to three vulture species, namely red-headed, white-rumped, and slender-billed vultures, all of which are included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List as critically endangered. Pheaktra said the census last week registered 12 red-headed, 77 white-rumped, and 42 slender-billed vultures.

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Chinese-trained Cambodian athletes hope to bag medals at 32nd SEA Games

STORY: Chinese-trained Cambodian athletes hope to bag medals at 32nd SEA Games DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:45 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): VEY PHEAKTRA, Aerobic gymnast 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): NGOEUN SOVANARA, Artistic gymnast 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIANG LIN, Chinese coach head 4. various of athletics competition 5. various of table tennis tournament STORYLINE: Several China-trained Cambodian athletes are confident of winning medals at the ongoing 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): VEY PHEAKTRA, Aerobic gymnast "For local training, I had been trained for eight years and for overseas training, I had been sent to train in China for more than six months. In China, there are enough equipment for training, including landing pits, so we athletes have no fear (of injuries) during practice. For our Chinese coaches, they are highly professional. During my training in China for more than six months, I got a lot of experiences such as vig

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A banteng is captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, Aug. 2, 2022. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wild pigs are captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, June 28, 2022. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A long-tailed macaque is captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia, Aug. 14, 2022. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a yellow-throated marten captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-WILDLIFE SPECIES

(220902) -- MONDULKIRI, Sept. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows a red muntjac captured by a camera trap in a sanctuary in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia. Camera traps have recently captured a number of rare wildlife species in sanctuaries in northeastern Cambodia's Mondulkiri province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said Friday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-WHITE-SHOULDERED IBIS-POPULATION

(220823) -- PHNOM PENH, Aug. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows a white-shouldered Ibis in a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia. Cambodia has recorded the highest-ever number of critically endangered white-shouldered Ibis in the Sambo Wildlife Sanctuary in northeastern Kratie province, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said on Tuesday. (MoE/WWF-Cambodia/Handout via Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-MONDULKIRI-ZERO-SNARING CAMPAIGN

(220730) -- MONDULKIRI, July 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Neth Pheaktra (1st R), secretary of state and spokesman for Cambodia's Ministry of Environment, visits a wildlife exhibition during the Zero-Snaring Campaign event in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia on July 29, 2022. Officials and conservationists said here on Friday that snares have been posing a great menace to wildlife survival in Cambodia, urging greater participation from local people to eradicate snaring and poaching in protected areas. (Cambodia's Ministry of Environment/Handout via Xinhua)

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Rare vulture population in Cambodia slightly up: official

STORY: Rare vulture population in Cambodia slightly up: official DATELINE: June 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rare vultures eating a dead animal carcass in Stung Treng province (courtesy of the Ministry of Environment and the World Wildlife Fund-Cambodia) STORYLINE: The population of critically endangered vultures in Cambodia has seen a slight increase, raising hope for the species conservation, Neth Pheaktra, secretary of state and spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, said on Saturday. Citing the preliminary results from the 2022 census conducted twice by the Cambodia Vulture Working Group at four vulture habitats, Pheaktra said a census on June 10 indicated that 134 vultures were recorded, and another census on June 17 found that there were 128 vultures. "The figures represent a slight surge from a total of 121 vultures recorded in the 2021 census," he told Xinhua. "The results show that the population of this rare species ha

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CAMBODIA-KRATIE-HOG DEER-POPULATION SURVEY

(220616) -- KRATIE, June 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Neth Pheaktra, spokesman for the Ministry of Environment, speaks during the release of the hog deer population survey results in Kratie province, Cambodia on June 16, 2022. Eighty-four globally endangered hog deer are roaming grassland habitats in the Prek Prasob Wildlife Sanctuary of Mekong flooded forest in northeastern Cambodia, according to the first camera-trap survey of the hog deer population released on Thursday. TO GO WITH "Roundup: 84 rare hog deer found present in NE Cambodia, raising hope for species conservation" (WWF/Handout via Xinhua)

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Cambodia launches "zero-snaring" campaign to protect animals

STORY: Cambodia launches "zero-snaring" campaign to protect animals DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference on the "zero-snaring" campaign 2. various of Neth Pheaktra speaking at the press conference 3. various of photos showing snares and trapped wild animals 4. various of snared wild pig STORYLINE: Cambodia's Ministry of Environment and partner groups on Thursday launched a "zero-snaring" campaign in protected areas to protect animals from being trapped and killed, officials said. The ministry's secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the six-month campaign will be conducted in protected areas in provinces situated in the eastern side of the Mekong River, including Kratie, Stung Treng, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces. The partner organizations in the campaign included the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Birdlife International, and Conservat