Phnom Sampeu monkeys

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March 14th 2011
There are two ways of getting from Siem Reap to Battambang, neither of which could be described as quick given the short distance between the two cities (less than 80km as the crow flies). The trouble is that the Tonle Sap lake is in the way, meaning that the bus has to go all the way back west to Sisophon - not far from Poipet and the Thai border - before turning south towards Battambang. The obv ... read more

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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