Viral Image of Massive Festival Crowd in Phnom Penh Is AI-Generated

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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An Old Photo Shows Lao New Year Festival, Nothing Related to Cambodia

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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Did PM Hun Sen and His Wife Dance with Anti-Vietnamese Song?

A viral video clip depicting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his wife dancing along with the government’s high-ranking officials was uploaded on social media in the middle of this month. The video shows the powerful couple dancing along to an anti-Vietnam song. The video had been shared multiple times. However, after running a reverse […]

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Five-Day Holiday Announced by PM in 2020 Circulated Again

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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