Cambodia Backs Vaccinations

Published on Jul 24, 2021 by Luke Hunt

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Amid rising caseloads of coronavirus infections as it emerges from a strict COVID lockdown, Cambodia is pinning its hopes on a vaccination rollout that will help the nation reach herd immunity, even as the nation confronts unique challenges that could hamper that effort. Luke Hunt reports. Produced by David Potter and Luke Hunt for Voice of America.Watch, read, listen here..

An Australian Priest Abroad

Published on Apr 3, 2021 by Luke Hunt

A documentary on Fr Mick Kelly by the ABC. For decades, the Union of Catholics in Asia News (UCAN) has serviced Catholics across Asia with its coverage of the Catholic Church and Catholic concerns in the region, becoming the largest Catholic news service in Asia and one of the biggest in the world. In recent years, under the stewardship of Jesuit priest Fr. Mick Kelly, UCAN has expanded even more rapidly. Watch here. .

Death of a Commandant

Published on Sep 19, 2020 by Luke Hunt

Cambodians greeted the death of Khmer Rouge commandant Kaing Guek Eav – also known as Duch – with a mix of happiness, sorrow and relief, as this country continues to move on from its tragic past.Duch died on September 2, while serving a life sentence at the Kandal Provincial Correctional Center for crimes against humanity and the deaths of more than 16,000 people in Cambodia’s notorious Killing Fields between 1975 and 1979.His conviction was one of three obtained at a United Nations-backed court, which found the former math teacher and born again Christian had ruthlessly lorded over prisoners he deemed fit for extermination at S-21, a prison converted from a high school at Tuol Sleng in the capital city of....

All Along the Mekong

Published on Jul 16, 2020 by Luke Hunt

A television production for Voice of America produced by Bomborra focussing on drought, dams and climate change along the Mekong River.PHNOM PENH – As the monsoon gets underway across Indochina, farmers and fishermen are praying for rain after a lengthy drought — aggravated by climate change and dam construction.This year the Mekong River has seen its lowest levels since record keeping began 60 years ago. According to the Mekong River Commission, rainfall over the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) — encompassing parts of Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam — in May was about 68 per cent lower than in May 2019.  Read, watch and listen here..

The Last Reel

Published on Apr 17, 2020 by Luke Hunt

For everyone on the planet; locked down, bored, tired of planning home renos that will never get done once the pandemic is over? Then watch this terrific award winning movie, The Last Reel, from Cambodia by Hanuman Films who are offering a free watch. Click Here.Directed by Kulikar Sotho. With Rous Mony, Ma Rynet, Dy Saveth, Hun Sophy.