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The brilliant technology in smartphones allows us to show off our photographs to friends and family with confidence. And the New Year is a great time to ramp up those burgeoning skills, with a specialist holiday that will get you snapping away like a professional. Whether you are capturing colourful street vendors in a Cambodian … Read more
A British backpacker who died in Cambodia last year had drugs in her system prompting her family to question whether she was spiked before her death. Amelia Bambridge, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong in October last year. Her body was discovered floating in the Gulf of … Read more
Jilted lover who threw acid in his girlfriend’s face and hacked her hand off with a meat cleaver is jailed in Cambodia Kub Pha, 43, was on the run for 18 months before he was caught by police He was convicted of attacking his girlfriend San Chenda who lost her left hand Pha was sentenced … Read more
Briton, 48, is killed in a motorbike smash after missing a bridge and plunging into a canal at high speed in Cambodia 48-year-old British expat missed a bridge while riding his motorcycle ‘at speed’ Two other motorcyclists later found the man’s body in the water near the bike The man had been living in the … Read more
British backpacker is left with flesh hanging from his leg after a SPIDER BITE caused horrific reaction in Cambodia Andrew Hodges, 56, was on a working holiday in Cambodia when he was bitten He said his leg swelled up to twice its usual size and flesh began peeling off of it Hodges collapsed in the … Read more
The southern coast of Cambodia is flourishing with new sustainable hotel openings that are doing wondrous things to boost the country’s green credentials. Sitting at the forefront of these is Six Senses Krabey Island, a James Bond-style luxury castaway experience on a private island in the Gulf of Thailand. The resort is an eco-conscious enclave … Read more
Cambodia will charge every visitor a $3,000 ‘coronavirus deposit’ to pay for testing and quarantine Travellers will get some of the deposit back, providing they don’t test positive A large portion of the deposit will be gone if another passenger has Covid-19 The money taken will be used to cover tests, accommodation and food $1,500 … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling an increase in poaching in Asia, a wildlife charity has warned. COVID-19 and the associated lockdown is giving poachers ‘free reign’ to hunt protected species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Charity, a US-based non-profit with plots around the world. In particular, three critically endangered giant ibis have been killed in … Read more
A male model on the run from justice has finally been arrested 6,000 miles away in Cambodia, after mocking police with pictures of his playboy lifestyle. Fugitive hunk Terrence Murrell, 31, fled Britain to Bali before he was due to be sentenced for dealing illegal steroids. But instead of keeping a low profile, Murrell taunted … Read more
Western tourist is arrested after wiping his saliva on a banknote and leaving it on an ATM in Cambodia amid coronavirus crisis CCTV footage caught the man hiding the $10 banknote after licking his finger Staff who found the banknote alerted police and medics after seeing the CCTV The man was arrested by police in … Read more