Chinese-funded airport expected to attract more int'l tourists to Cambodia's famed Angkor

STORY: Chinese-funded airport expected to attract more int'l tourists to Cambodia's famed Angkor SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Siem Reap Angkor International Airport and Angkor Archeological Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): LY RATANA, Souvenir vendor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): LEAT MANIN, Employee at souvenir shop 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GONG SHUAI, Assistant to general manager of Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: The Chinese-invested Siem Reap Angkor International Airport (SAI) was officially launched on Thursday. With a 3,600-meter runway, the SAI is currently Cambodia's biggest airport and is the main gateway to the Angkor Archeological Park, one of the Southeast Asian country's most popular tourist attractions. Locals hope that the new airport will bring more tourists to the UNESCO-listed Angkor park. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): LY RATANA, Souvenir vendor "The opening of

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