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Archaeologists Restore 10th-Century Temple in Cambodia’s Angkor Park

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Phnom Penh, May 9 (IANS) Archaeologists have completed the emergency restoration of the early 10th-century Baksei Chamkrong temple in Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park after parts of the structure were at risk of collapse, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Saturday. Put Soth, head of the Baksei Chamkrong restoration site, said the restoration team had reinforced the Hindu temple’s most vulnerable sections, ensuring that the historic monument will remain stab…

Cambodian Evacuees Return Home After Border Conflict with Thailand

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Phnom Penh, Jan 6 (IANS) Some 68.4 per cent of the Cambodian evacuees from a recent border conflict with Thailand have returned to their homes so far, Cambodia’s Interior Ministry Spokesperson Touch Sokhak said on Tuesday.Sokhak said that about 444,179 out of 649,023 Cambodian evacuees have returned to their homes.”Roughly 204,844 people, including 108,466 women and 66,892 children, remain in displacement camps,” he said in a press briefing.Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an immediate ceasefire …