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Rainbows are a rarity during Cambodia’s coolest months of December and January, but multi-disciplinary artist Vuth Lyno has conceptualised one of his own that he says represents diversity and unity and brought it into being at Odom Garden on Norodom Boulevard using clever and skillful technical artistry that reveals the full spectrum of colours through sunlight and water droplets.

John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) was the greatest economist of the 20th century. Less well known is that he had a parallel career as a successful investor: fairly successful early in his career, and spectacularly successful later on when he changed his strategy. After World War I, his income depended more on his investments than his academic work.

After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach, a green sea turtle dives back into the turquoise-coloured waters of the Andaman Sea – a welcome sight for biologists who say the absence of tourists spurred the marine animal’s return.

A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours – farmers working fertile fields a stone’s throw away.

A huge male silverback gorilla nibbles on a tasty bamboo shoot before farting loudly, oblivious to his neighbours – farmers working fertile fields a stone’s throw away.

Afghanistan’s national museum is once again welcoming visitors and exhibiting pre-Islamic artefacts with the Taliban’s blessing – a stark contrast to when the hardliners ransacked and shuttered the facility during their last stint in power.

Mauricio points his blowpipe at a monkey high up in the trees, an age-old hunting tradition the Nukak people continue to practice even though they have long been displaced from their ancestral homes.

In the heart of Brazil’s steaming-hot Amazon region, a sled would be of little use to Father Christmas. Instead, perched on the prow of a rumbling river boat, he waves cheerily to the excited children who wait for him at river’s edge.

City slum Preak Takong along Hun Sen Boulevard is symptomatic of a system that might be ‘challenged’ in its bid to lift people out of poverty He stands by the side of the road, doing a super hero-like pose while uttering some inaudible lines and gesturing to motorists passing by. Sometimes he just sits by the road, staring blankly, lost in his thoughts.

Plants will become the new beef on our dinner tables soon, with more South Korean food companies coming up with their own versions of plant-based meat alternatives to cater to global vegan population of some 79 million and growing.