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The main building in Silver Pagoda where the emerald buddha is kept  
   

The main building in Silver Pagoda where the emerald buddha is kept

Phnom Penh - poverty and palaces

January 4th 2008
Phnom Penh sometimes feels like one of the poorest areas in South East Asia. Its not often you come across so many people begging, so many people without limbs and so many run down areas. Most of the streets are dirty, there is traffic everywhere - half of it going the wrong way up the street. It seems like complete chaos, just how you imagined a third world capital city to look. However there ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
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