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Pailin longan wine has come a long way since its owner’s first attempts to produce the wine in 2008. It was only in 2018 that Vuoch Thuch sold some farmland – and even his car – to finance his first run of 2,000 bottles, produced in 20 litre plastic containers.

Pailin longan wine has come a long way since its owner’s first attempts to produce the wine in 2008. It was only in 2018 that Vuoch Thuch sold some farmland – and even his car – to finance his first run of 2,000 bottles, produced in 20 litre plastic containers.

US defence secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a three-day visit to Cambodia from November 21-23 for talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), according to US ambassador W Patrick Murphy. Austin will be in Siem Reap province for the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+), hosted by Cambodia as ASEAN chair.

Group of youth activists also announces plans to hold hunger strike this week in solidarity with Theary Seng

Imprisoned Cambodian American human rights activist Theary Seng is well into a weeklong hunger strike she started on Monday to coincide with the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, which President Joe Biden is expected to attend later this week. Authorities jailed Theary Seng on June 14 following a mass trial in Phnom Penh of opposition…

The jailed activist’s lawyer calls on Biden to press for her release during his visit next week.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng stated that he regarded the presence of US President Joe Biden at the upcoming ASEAN Summit as an opportunity for Cambodia to enhance relations and increase cooperation with the US.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng reiterated to the US ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy that Cambodia was committed to combating all forms of human trafficking, pointing to the complex nature of the crime today due to technology as one barrier to effective enforcement.

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Six Cambodian outstanding conservationists were recognised as “Mekong Conservation Heroes” by the Wonders of the Mekong project for their environmental activities have received awards for their work in protecting endangered species including the Irrawaddy dolphin, Mekong giant catfish, and giant softshell turtle, as well as outreach and community-based efforts to protect Cambodia’s globally significant forests and fisheries.

Six Cambodian conservationists have been recognized as “Mekong Conservation Heroes” by the Wonders of the Mekong project for their environmental activities.