Khmer New Year, or “Choul Chnam Thmey,” is one of the most important holidays in Cambodia, where people celebrate, spend time with family, visit pagodas, and gather at specific spots to splash water on each other. Recently, a viral image showing a crowd of people was claimed to depict a water festival during the Khmer […]
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While the freedom to create and access media content has expanded in recent years, the rise of fake and inaccurate information has also become a significant issue. This growing problem is a major concern for social media users, as well as for society and the nation at large. The unchecked spread of misinformation can lead […]
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An image of three girls has been widely circulated on social media, claiming that it features Cambodia’s most famous female artists from about 50 years ago. This claim has garnered significant attention and reactions from users. However, a reverse image search proved the claim was false.
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Recent announcements circulated on social media in the region claimed Marshall products were discounted up to 80% off for those who place online orders. These announcements gained a lot of attention from social media users. However, our investigation proves they were false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A viral announcement recently claimed that UK-based speaker manufacturer Marshall […]
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While the US rapper P-Diddy’s scandal has garnered significant attention, an old video clip of a young Justin Bieber has resurfaced, misleadingly claiming to be a result of his attendance at P-Diddy’s party. This video has been widely shared on social media, but our investigation reveals that the claim attached to it is misleading. This […]
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As Facebook is a hub for promoting goods and services, various Facebook announcements have said Japanese watchmaker CASIO offered big discounts for its G-SHOCK watches for those who place orders online. The promotions have been widely circulated on social media platforms, garnering significant attention and reactions from Facebook users since the end of last month. […]
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As social media has become an online marketplace for people to trade goods and services, a viral announcement circulating on social media claims that Macro Cambodia is offering significant rewards to hundreds of its customers on the anniversary of its market entry in Cambodia. The announcement has been widely shared and has received a lot […]
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Following a court order for the detention of a gunman responsible for the tragic deaths of a young couple and two others in the Chbar Ampov district last week, a photo displaying the former tycoon standing with his hands cuffed gained wide circulation on social media. The dissemination of the photo on social platforms has […]
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A viral piece of news in Thailand claimed that a girl who destroyed handbags and shoes in a store in Taipei was a Cambodian national pretending to be a Thai citizen. This news was widely shared on social media and sparked much discussion among Cambodian netizens. However, further investigation revealed that the news was false.
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The misuse of social media platforms to tarnish the reputation of major companies is a growing concern. Misleading content, such as videos, images, and other forms of media, is being deliberately spread to distort the public perception of these companies. Social Media Posts A video circulating on social media spaces in Sri Lanka purportedly depicts […]
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The truth behind a viral photo showing wire cables tangling in Bangkok.
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Dior is one of the world’s most sought-after brands. As it’s an internationally well-recognized product, some Facebook pages claim the company has provided big discounts for different occasions in Cambodia and the region. Then, the claim has been shared many times for several months. However, we discovered the claim was false and the promotion was […]
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As Kun Khmer and Muay Thai are topics that have been widely debated by Cambodians and Thais for several years, a recent claim said a Cambodian golden medalist used to be trained the Thai boxing before changing to his native fight. The claim has been widely shared, reacted to, and commented on by social media […]
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The truth behind a viral video depicting Immigrants arrested by Thai police in Tak province.
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As technology has advanced and evolved rapidly, it has also had an impact. It also affects users through various forms of deception. Recently, a message was sent asking users to click their link to verify their bank account. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the above claim was a scam. This is about our […]
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Noy Vanneth is one of Cambodia’s veteran artists who are away from the spotlight. Then, a claim that went viral on social media last week said he passed away. This shocked his fans and Cambodian people. However, after reviewing his social media, we found out the claim was false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM A claim that […]
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As Cambodia’s wildlife sanctuary Prey Lang has been threatened by deforestation, a video of gorillas receiving fruits from a group of people on a boat was circulated on social media with a claim saying it is in the protected forest. The video claim has been widely shared on social media, and many Facebook users reacted […]
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As social media is widely used by Cambodians, recently a message was sent to each other on social media and Telegram stating that France provided every Cambodian citizen with a donation of 1,500 USD. This message has been shared several times on social media. However, we find that this information is a scam. This is […]
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As Buddhism is the main religion in Cambodia, a photo of a bone in a glass box has been widely circulated on social media with a caption saying it is Buddha’s collarbone. The Facebook post has been widely shared, reacted to, and commented on by Khmer-speaking social media users. However, after a collaboration with a […]
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A photo showing the crowd in front of the DIOR perfume shop in a supermarket was posted on social media, with claims that this was the case of the accumulation of more than 5 hours in Aeon Mall. Such claims are distributed and have mixed reactions from consumers. However, fact-finding by Fact Crescendo Cambodia found […]
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As superstition has dominated the social media platforms in Cambodia for several months, a video of a witch captured in a security camera was widely circulated on social media last month. This leads to a belief that the witch captured on CCTV is true. However, our investigation finds the claim is false. SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM […]
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While the freedom to create promotional content is rich and unrestricted, false, and misleading information also occurs in various forms, becoming a new concern for social media users as well as for Khmer and the national society. The following is a recap of important fact-finding events for 2023 in Cambodia. The Top 5 Fact-Finding Events […]
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News reports early this week said several pieces of Cambodia’s ancient antiquitys and sculptures would be returned home after they were looted from this country decades ago. Then, a claim going viral on social media said Preah Khan Reach – an ancient royal sword – was discovered by a farmer in Preah Vihear province. The […]
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While the Water Festival is always held every year, many photos show the beautiful decoration of the boat and the lanterns on the occasion of the Water Festival, which were posted on social media by a Facebook user. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia found that the photos posted on Facebook were altered. This is about our […]
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Over 1,000 ancient inscriptions from pre-Angkor and the Angkor empire have been found in Cambodia and former territories. Then, some images of the ancient inscriptions are often circulated on social media. As such, a photo of the ancient inscription was uploaded on Facebook last week with a caption saying it is the Khmer-language inscription recovered […]
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As the Israel-Palestinian Hamas war is still ongoing, an image was widely shared on social media with a caption saying it was about over 200 Muslim men in Gaza giving up their religion and accepting Christianity after they dreamed of Jesus in the same night. The caption and the photo had been widely shared and […]
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As Khmer living in Kampuchea Krom or south Vietnam nowadays are always debated among the Khmer-speaking social media community, a news piece going viral on social media said Vietnamese authority has allowed the flag representing them to hang in houses. Khmer-speaking social media users have shared and discussed the news report. However, we found the […]
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After the news that Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple has become the eighth wonder of the world, a video clip showing former US President Barack Obama posing for a photo of Angkor Wat Posted on several Facebook pages, the video link above has been widely shared, and there were mixed expressions and reactions as well. However, […]
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After a Buddhist monk, Von Vasi Chanmoni, has been widely debated on social media for several weeks, a claim going viral on Facebook said King’s Mother Norodom Monieath Sihanouk issued a royal letter inviting him to participate in a Buddhist ceremony in Kampot province in November. The claim has been widely shared and debated among […]
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A photo of a crowd in front of a perfume shop in a supermarket has been posted. On social media, there were claims that this was an incident of more than 5 hours of congestion in Chip Mong Noro Mall in Phnom Penh. Such claims are distributed and have mixed reactions from consumers. However, fact-finding […]
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A monk living in a hermitage in Kampong Chhnang province was posted and shared lively on social media in recent weeks. At the same time, a photo of the monk wearing a yellow cloth and equipped with various on-camera microphones indicates that he was harassed by the producer of the social media or news content. […]
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Cambodia’s ancient temple, Koh Ker, was one of the items on the agenda of the World Heritage Committee’s meeting in Saudi Arabia yesterday. Meanwhile, a claim went viral on Sunday morning and said that Cambodia’s nomination was listed in the list that morning. However, clarifications from two government spokespersons proved the claim was false. SOCIAL […]
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A week after Cambodia’s agricultural ministry barred the importation and distribution of Piranha in Cambodia, a viral claim said a man living in Battambang province was injured after an attack from the flesh-eating fish. The claim had been widely shared on social media and commented on by Khmer-speaking Facebook users. However, we found the claim […]
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While parts of Cambodia are experiencing heavy rain and strong winds, a video clip showing the collapse of a billboard was posted on social media, claiming that this case occurred in Svay Rieng province. The video above has been redistributed several times and contains various expressions and reactions as well. However, we found that this […]
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A photo showing a house built on a beautiful hillside has been posted online recently, describing it as a scene in Kirirom National Park, Kampong Speu province. The above post has been shared and commented on thousands of times by users. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found that the above statement was false. This is […]
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Just days after he left Buddhist monkhood, a claim circulated on social media said ex-venerable San Sochea got immediately married. The claim was circulated with a photo showing a woman holding him on the day he left the monkhood in Australia. It had been virally shared and commented on. However, after an interview with the […]
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After a controversial final game between Indonesia and Thailand in the 32nd SEA Games hosted in Cambodia, a claim going viral on social media platforms said a Thai defensive footballer Jonathan Khemdee had been banned for life by SEA Games Committee from SEA Games. The claim had been widely shared and commented on, believing it […]
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After the video of Cambodian athlete Bou Samnang struggling to run under the heavy rain at the SEA Games, she received a lot of attention from the public who claimed that the athlete won a difficult gold medal. There have been a number of recent reactions. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia has found that the above […]
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As images of Cambodia’s ancient sculptures are frequently circulated on social media, a claim said several pieces of sculptures from the Angkorian period were discovered after a pond was dried up. The claim has been viral since last weekend. After an interview with the original author of the photos, however, we found the claim is […]
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As the 32nd SEA Game is underway in Cambodia, an image showing a girl wearing Vietnamese customs and walking in front of a group of Cambodian athletes was circulated on social media, and claimed it was the official opening of the event hosted in Cambodia. The claim has been widely shared and commented on. After […]
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In recent months, many old photos have been circulated on social media. One of them is photos showing mysterious animals uploaded on social media last month with a clam saying they were mysterious fishes living along the Mekong River 150 years ago, but all were already extinct. The photos had been widely shared across social […]
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After the largest origami heart was unveiled at Angkor Wat temple, which broke the world record last Tuesday, a photo of Angkor Wat with a colorful origami heart garden has been posted on social media. This post has been widely shared and commented on by social media users recently. However, Fact Crescendo Cambodia’s fact-finding found […]
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As the Khmer New Year Festival was celebrated across Cambodia, an old photo showing a group of people throwing water on passengers on a bus was widely circulated on social media. The photo caption implied it is an old picture of Cambodian throwing water during the festival in the past. As it has gone viral, […]
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A recent claim going viral on social media said a U.S.-based journalist Taing Sarada – a news anchor for an online media The Cambodia Daily Khmer – had apologized to a Cambodian Oknha Leng Navatra after he exposed an investigative report about a money laundering scam. The claim had been widely shared on social media […]
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As Cambodia and Thailand are in disagreement over the name of kicking boxing included in the upcoming SEA Game, a content creator claimed in his video circulating on social media last week that Preah Ko – the sculpture taken by Siam (Thailand now) from Cambodia hundred years ago – was locked in a temple in […]
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One day after a casino fire broke out in Poipet – a town along the western Cambodia-Thailand border, a viral claim on social media yesterday said over 200 people were killed in the incident as of December 29. The claim has been widely shared along with comments and reactions from Khmer-speaking social media users. However, […]
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Maltreatment by the Vietnamese against the Khmer Krom people is a sensitive topic among Cambodians. Against this backdrop, viral posts claimed that a Khmer Krom Buddhist monk was killed by being beaten or poisoned by the Vietnamese. The claim had been widely shared by Khmer-speaking social media users. However, the family of the deceased monk […]
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After the Cambodian artist, Khemarak Sereymon was granted the title “Oknha” (tycoon), a picture of a blue banner printed with his quote was uploaded on Facebook last week. The picture got many shares, comments, and reactions from social media users. However, running a Google Reverse Image Search proves the picture was digitally edited. Social Media […]
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A few days before June 24, a piece of news said five planets in our solar system would travel on the same alignment. This news had been widely published and shared on social media. Then, a picture showing five light rings on the same alignment was posted on social media. It was claimed the five […]
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A photo depicting Neak Loeung Bridge or Tsubassa Bridge was posted on the Facebook page recently. It was attached with a claim stating that this bridge has been holding the position of the longest bridge in Cambodia for more than 25 years. This claim has been reacted with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook […]
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Meanwhile many people have lived on earth for more than 100 years; a photo depicting a granny was recently posted on a Facebook page, claiming she was turning 257 years old this year. This photo attached with the above claim has been shared with mixed reactions from many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. After […]
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In just less than 10 days left for the traditional Khmer New Year coming, which is also called Songkran Khmer New Year 2022, it will be resumed after a few years of suspension due to Covid-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, a viral video clip showing Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, announcing 5-days off from 17th to 21st […]
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Photos showing Cambodian Ayai singer, Prum Manh, laying on a hospital bed with “RIP” were posted recently on Facebook. These photos were attached with a claim that he has already passed away. It was reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking reliable sources and […]
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Near the end of 2013, Ou Virak who was Executive Director of Cambodian Center for Human Rights at the time criticized Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy over the use of ‘Yuon’ in his political speech. The human rights activist said the opposition’s political speech was a racial discrimination against Vietnamese. Nine years later, a picture […]
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A union leader Chhim Sithar was arrested last week and charged with incitement by Phnom Penh court. Days after the arrest, two photos were posted on social media showing Sitha holding two pieces of papers confessing her crimes. The photos had been multiple shared by Khmer-speaking social media users along with a mixture of comments […]
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Environmental and natural resources have been becoming a new hot topic in Cambodia recently and it is being used by Cambodian online users. They make a criticism of the Royal Government of Cambodia, especially after three environmental activists have been recently arrested. Meanwhile, a photo showing a Cambodian tycoon, Try Pheap, holding a small tree […]
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The recent construction of a pagoda in Buriram province, Thailand, has caused a stir among Cambodians. It is said that the construction of the new temple was copied from the architectural style of Angkor Wat. This reaction has become a topic of debate and debate on Cambodian social media recently. Meanwhile a viral post showing […]
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Many black and white photos showing Cambodia’s landscapes and people in the past are often published and shared on social media without having exact details. One of them is a photo showing a woman in traditional dresses. A social media user claimed the photo was a Cambodian mistress of a French official in the colonial […]
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A photo showing a woman slipped on a paved road was posted on social media with a claim saying the road incident happened in Cambodia’s Kandal province. The photo had been multiple shared by Khmer-speaking social media users along with a mixture of comments and reactions. After running Google Reverse Image, however, it can be […]
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Photos and videos of newly wedding couple are often published on social media, but some of them do not come with exact information. One of them is that a photo showing a girl crying at a wedding ceremony was recently posted on social media. The photo comes with a claim saying the girl cries after […]
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Cambodia is known to have closer relationship with China, leading to resentment expressed against the presence of Chinese in the country. Just a day before Chinese New Year celebration, a photo of banner read “Welcome to the Cambodia, Province of China” has been posted on 11th February 2021. The photo had been shared by many […]
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The Golden Voice of the Kingdom of Cambodia in the early generations of Ros Sereysothea, Pen Ron, and Houy Meas were one of the most famous singers in the 60’s until now. Meanwhile, an old photo of three women walking down the street was posted on Facebook. It was claimed that it was a rare […]
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Thailand is one of the many countries in Asia where foreign tourists like to travel and spend the most money for a vacation stay. Not only that, this neighboring country is also ranked fourth as the country that earns the most all over the world as well. Meanwhile, a viral photo showing one of the […]
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Our planet is full of beautiful and incredible places as we have seen in many countries across the globe whether they are man-made or natural. Meanwhile, a photo showing a beautiful beach road was posted recently on a social media platform. It was claimed and linked that the photo is situated in Kampot province, Cambodia. […]
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Life as a couple is not easy, apart from living in harmony with each other, we also need to be tolerant and keep the couple’s private affairs quite well. Normally, a couple living together is like a plate in a cupboard, there are always arguments and incomplete things that should be discussed and talked to […]
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Nowadays, social media is full of information, including factual information, false, bizarre, and even sad news that is widely shared and disseminated by users. Meanwhile, a photo showing two people crying was published on news media recently. It was also attached with a claim saying in Khmer that a crying father almost lost his liver […]
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Our planet is full of beautiful and incredible places as we have seen in many countries whether they are man-made or natural. Meanwhile, there is a photo showing a shipwreck located in nowhere of water was posted recently on the social media platform. It was claimed and linked that the photo is located at Peam, […]
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Although the famous Cambodian male singer, Sin Sisamuth, already passed away during Khmer Rouge regime, however, his reputation is still ingrained in the hearts of all young and old Cambodians. Meanwhile, a viral photo showing him playing guitar was posted recently on Facebook platform and even published by some local news media. However, after checking […]
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20 years ago, many people who resided in Phnom Penh, Cambodia may have already heard of a well-known robber, Ra Smach, who was a threat to many rich people and tycoos. Due to the robbery and kidnapping, the city was shaken and at least 20 victims were attacked by this guy. Meanwhile, a viral photo […]
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Recently, Cambodian prime minister, Hun Sen, has ordered the purchase of longans from the farmers in all provinces along the Cambodian-Thai border who have been unable to export their fruits due to Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile on social media, four photos showing a watermelon farm and people crying were posted recently. It shows that Cambodian farmers […]
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Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, announced on Saturday last week that Cambodia will provide a temporary refuge to 300 Afghan refugees before they are granted asylum by a third country. This announcement drew mixed reactions from both positive and negative from the social media users, especially criticism from rights groups who said that Cambodia has […]
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Khmer Empire or Angkor Empire was one of the most influential empires in Southeast Asia. This splendor can be seen by the vast expanse of land which was full of amazing stone temples and carvings. Meanwhile, a Facebook page posted a photo of an ancient bell on social media and claimed that it was the […]
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Located in the middle of the Mekong River, Koh Pen island has become one of the beautiful places to relax among the locals. This island is rich in pure atmosphere, beautiful long white sand beach with bamboo bridge for national and international tourists to visit annually. Meanwhile, a Facebook page has posted photos of an […]
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